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Fortnite Community Slams 'Worst Update' Over New Age Restrictions on Cosmetics
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 61390" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Over the past few weeks, fans have <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/og-fortnite-update-causes-huge-spike-in-players" target="_blank">praised Fortnite's OG update</a>, which brought the game's original map back after several years. Now, however, the Fortnite community is up in arms once again after the game's latest feature was announced.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Today, Epic Games announced that all Fortnite islands will now have age ratings via <a href="https://www.fortnite.com/news/island-age-ratings-now-in-fortnite" target="_blank">a post on the Fortnite website</a>, something <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/epic-games-adding-age-ratings-for-all-fortnite-experiences" target="_blank">we already knew was in the works</a>. What has fans angry, though, is that it also gives every cosmetic item an age rating, and if an item is not compatible with an island's rating, it cannot be equipped within that island (and becomes replaced by a default item if already equipped).</p><p></p><p>"This is to help parents and players make informed play decisions about the thousands of games and other experiences in Fortnite," the post reads.</p><p></p><p>It's worth noting that Battle Royale and Zero Build are rated T for Teen, which means there will be no comestic restrictions in those modes. Still, many have slammed the decision to restrict paid cosmetics across certain islands.</p><p></p><p>"Might be the worst update in the history of the game," wrote @archer_fortnite on X/Twitter.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Others have suggested that the decision might even "destroy Fortnite" or its community.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There's even a <a href="https://www.change.org/p/revert-re-evaluate-the-fortnite-age-restriction-system" target="_blank">petition</a> online to get Epic to "re-evaluate" the age restriction system, which has 2,720 signatures at press time.</p><p></p><p>This isn't the only safety feature that Fortnite is currently rolling out — this morning, Epic Games also <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/fortnites-voice-reporting-feature-allows-players-to-report-inappropriate-voice-chats" target="_blank">added a new voice report feature</a> that lets players clip audio and file anonymous reports. Despite these changes, though, Fortnite has been returning to its roots with <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/fortnites-next-big-og-update-will-see-the-battle-royale-return-to-its-chapter-1-roots" target="_blank">its current "OG" update</a>, which brings back the game's original map and even <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/fortnite-just-had-its-biggest-day-ever-thanks-to-fortnite-og-with-over-447-million-players" target="_blank">helped the game reach its highest number of daily players</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN who loves all things indie and Nintendo. Outside of IGN, they've contributed to sites like Polygon and Rock Paper Shotgun. Find them on Twitter: </em><a href="https://twitter.com/ameliazollner" target="_blank">@ameliazollner</a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/fortnite-community-slams-worst-update-over-new-age-restrictions-on-cosmetics" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 61390, member: 1"] Over the past few weeks, fans have [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/og-fortnite-update-causes-huge-spike-in-players']praised Fortnite's OG update[/URL], which brought the game's original map back after several years. Now, however, the Fortnite community is up in arms once again after the game's latest feature was announced. Today, Epic Games announced that all Fortnite islands will now have age ratings via [URL='https://www.fortnite.com/news/island-age-ratings-now-in-fortnite']a post on the Fortnite website[/URL], something [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/epic-games-adding-age-ratings-for-all-fortnite-experiences']we already knew was in the works[/URL]. What has fans angry, though, is that it also gives every cosmetic item an age rating, and if an item is not compatible with an island's rating, it cannot be equipped within that island (and becomes replaced by a default item if already equipped). "This is to help parents and players make informed play decisions about the thousands of games and other experiences in Fortnite," the post reads. It's worth noting that Battle Royale and Zero Build are rated T for Teen, which means there will be no comestic restrictions in those modes. Still, many have slammed the decision to restrict paid cosmetics across certain islands. "Might be the worst update in the history of the game," wrote @archer_fortnite on X/Twitter. Others have suggested that the decision might even "destroy Fortnite" or its community. There's even a [URL='https://www.change.org/p/revert-re-evaluate-the-fortnite-age-restriction-system']petition[/URL] online to get Epic to "re-evaluate" the age restriction system, which has 2,720 signatures at press time. This isn't the only safety feature that Fortnite is currently rolling out — this morning, Epic Games also [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/fortnites-voice-reporting-feature-allows-players-to-report-inappropriate-voice-chats']added a new voice report feature[/URL] that lets players clip audio and file anonymous reports. Despite these changes, though, Fortnite has been returning to its roots with [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/fortnites-next-big-og-update-will-see-the-battle-royale-return-to-its-chapter-1-roots']its current "OG" update[/URL], which brings back the game's original map and even [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/fortnite-just-had-its-biggest-day-ever-thanks-to-fortnite-og-with-over-447-million-players']helped the game reach its highest number of daily players[/URL]. [I]Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN who loves all things indie and Nintendo. Outside of IGN, they've contributed to sites like Polygon and Rock Paper Shotgun. Find them on Twitter: [/I][URL='https://twitter.com/ameliazollner']@ameliazollner[/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/fortnite-community-slams-worst-update-over-new-age-restrictions-on-cosmetics"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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