 The current state of Fortnite. I made a video on this last year in 2020 and I wanted to look back and see the state of the game this year. Last year was Fortnite's biggest year in decline in 2021 while it's still near 2020 numbers. So first let's talk about the content and updates. The last 45 seasons have been so boring. They don't add hype to anything. Every season has the same boring theme that the game a year ago had. Yes they didn't add any overpowered things anymore but thinking at least I had something new like quad crashes. For example quad crashes were not as overpowered as plain but they were a new and welcome type of transportation. For example something like the boat is also not overpowered but is still something new. Since chapter 2 they haven't added any type of transportation. They're still updated of game regularly though. Not like once a week but at least once a month. The biggest problem I have with this however is that they don't have anything new to add. Every new season used to have at least something new like a new location with a different theme. When season 5 was announced it had a desert area. Season 7 is no area. The map have been 90% the same for a whole year. Last year I just tell people we're wanting Totet to come back. At this point who really cares what Fortnite does. They added and removed so much stuff that adding Totet back won't really bring back the old vibes. Think about the last time you actually felt accomplished when getting a victory If it's not in a couple of seasons ago bringing back Totet's towers won't fix the boring state. I will talk more later on why it's getting harder to bring back the old vibes. The only thing Epic does nowadays is just cycle between loot pools. It's really sad how players call bringing back the old pump a good update because the new weapons are so bad. They would do this for so many seasons that I just don't care about the updates or patch notes anymore. Before I talk about the community let's talk about the skins and cosmetics. The battle pass has been the same boring cycle since the beginning of the chapter. There would always be a collab between Marvel, The Mandalorian, and anyone Epic could just get his hands on. It's the only reason kids buy the new battle passes these days. What happened to the originality of the skins? It went out the window. Most skins nowadays are either versions of skins in previous seasons or parts copied and matched with different parts in other skins. The battle pass also never saw a change since this chapter. No new items. Epic used to add something new each battle pass. For example, season 7 with wraps, season 6 with pets, or season 5 with animated skins. Where is that creativity now? This is the biggest part of why Fortnite hasn't seen growth in ages and that's the community. Where are your favorite Fortnite streamers you know used to play Fortnite? They're most likely playing other games now. That's the biggest reason why the battle royale feeling you used to get when winning a game is gone. Where are your friends? Probably playing other games. What's the point if you're just gonna get destroyed by these kids who grind in build 24-7? If I get killed, I don't really care anymore. If I win, it doesn't really matter. It doesn't mean anything because you've been through this process so many times. Even hating on Fortnite has no point because Epic is still getting publicity. Either you play because there are no other games out or the sweats play to grind their builds. No one plays because it's fun. Anyways, there's my biggest point. At least a year ago, Fortnite could have came back and changed the game but this year is too late. It's still one of the most popular battle royales right behind Apex and Warzone and it's going to keep on dying slowly until new players stop joining altogether.