What's going on with the recent influx of hate against Fortnite and Epic Games?

Caveat: I live In the United States, so this expansion on the previous explanation is definitely limited in scope.

In the United States, it is or was Columbus Day. The intent and reason to celebrate have been a talking point for a few years now, with some regional governments changing the name of the day but not the day. This is kind of significant because Columbus Day functions on two levels: first, we get bargains at mattress stores; second, people who don’t work at mattress stores often get a paid holiday. Columbus Day is for people who need a day of common off time; they can hang out with family or sleep in or play video games.

Like Fortnite.

Which went down Sunday, October 13, 2019—the day before Columbus Day.

One thing to note here: The term “Fortnite itself is ambiguous. Most of the people who play “Fortnite” actually play a variation know as “Battle Royale.” BR uses some fundamental mechanics that initially took form about a decade ago for a game called “Fortnite.” That game has changed a lot over that decade, but it lives on as “Fortnite: Save the World.”0

People who play Battle Royale regularly are frustrated because the game has at this point been offline for over twenty-four hours, most of which fell on a holiday in a large market for the game. People who play Fortnite: Save the World are exasperated because StW is also out of commission. People who already hated Fortnite and its fans suddenly saw an influx of new material, which they either threw on the flames of their rage, used to disdain their opponents, or ignored.

There are a lot of circles, and some have little sub-circles or weird Möbian shapes where you can attend to the next person in the circle and yourself with different hands and still not break the continuity of the shape.

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