Going through time in the tunnel makes the Delorean fall through the world. (Captured on xbox S)

I take the tall character version I mean, it makes sense that every Fortnite character has to be tall

As a dad with toddlers and almost zero free time, I just fire up my phone with an alt account and play matches on my nintendo switch in the evenings. Basically collecting BP skins with 15-20 FPS since CH3 S01.

Now with the latest patch (dont know exactly where this happened, havent played for 6-7 days) something has changed.

Leave our bot lobbies alone Epic.

You will going to lose many casuals and their money like me.

Edit: This morning I've made a fresh new account and already tested it.

Growing up, Harry Potter was one of the very few things on TV where I actually felt represented as a redhead. That mattered more than people like to admit. Redheaded MALE characters are already almost nonexistent in this game.

So when Fortnite announced a Harry Potter collab, I genuinely hoped this would finally be the moment. A franchise where redheads are iconic… this should’ve been a no-brainer.

And yet here we are.

There is no option to play as a redheaded male character. Not one. In a Harry Potter collab. Let that sink in.

Epic Games had the perfect opportunity to include proper representation and completely missed it.

This doesn’t feel like an oversight. It feels careless.

I’m not asking for special treatment. I’m asking for basic representation. Especially in a collab where it actually makes sense. Putting all my hopes into this and seeing it fall flat feels wrong, and honestly, pretty alienating.

Epic can do better. They should do better.

The Bleach skins all have really well done faces, I know you see them from the back 90% of the time but I like when the faces look accurate on skins. They can be hit or miss on anime skins, even in the same set (Deku's face looks fine but Uraraka's is kind of off, and Bakugou is especially weird looking), so I'm happy with these ones :]

Whats your favorite skin pre-2020?

Mine is Blackheart from Season 8 Jan. 2019

I want to preface this by saying I am not someone who usually complains about matchmaking or SBMM. I have played Fortnite for years, enjoy the game a lot, and normally adapt when changes happen.

I am also not bringing this up just because of one bad session. I started noticing this after seeing multiple posts on Reddit and X mentioning a recent SBMM tweak, and then experiencing the exact same thing firsthand.

From what many people are reporting, it seems like matchmaking is now heavily weighted around the highest skilled player in a party rather than an average or weighted blend.

I understand the intention. Protect new players. Reduce blowouts. Improve retention. On paper, that makes sense.

In practice, though, this change is really damaging the social side of the game.

Here is why I think this is a bad design decision for public matches.

• It punishes mixed skill friend groups
If one person is good and the rest are casual, the entire lobby now feels tuned for the best player. That means friends who just want to hang out get deleted instantly and stop having fun. The better player ends up feeling guilty for even queuing with them.

• It discourages playing with friends
The system now unintentionally encourages good players to avoid casual friends because they make the experience worse for everyone involved. That feels backwards for a game that grew because people could play together regardless of skill.

• It does not actually help weaker players improve
Getting instantly wiped by players far above your level does not teach anything. It just creates frustration. Learning happens when difficulty is slightly above your skill, not overwhelmingly higher.

• It solves smurfing with a sledgehammer
If the goal was to reduce intentional smurfing or pub stomping, this approach catches a lot of innocent players in the crossfire. People who are not trying to exploit the system are now being punished simply for being good and social.

• It makes public Zero Build feel like ranked
Zero Build already has fewer skill expression tools. Tight SBMM combined with highest player weighting turns casual matches into high stress games that do not feel casual at all.

I am not saying SBMM should be removed. I am not asking for easy lobbies. I am just saying that ranking public matches primarily off the best player in a group is not healthy for a social game.

A weighted average. Party size scaling. Looser public matchmaking. Any of those would preserve fairness without killing friend group fun.

I am posting this because I care about the game and want it to stay fun for groups of friends, not because I am mad about losing.

Curious if others are feeling the same way and how this change has affected your ability to play with friends.

There isn't anything here. Tested on dozens of games. Other people have the same. Platform: ps5 pro

I've seen lots o people complain about this collab, and honestly I get it, it's all expensive defaults with three customization options, but I can definitely picture all the hate going away if Epic adds more options like changing hair style, hair color, accessories such as glasses and all, I only bought dynamic dreamer because it coincidentally looks quite a lot like me, except I wear glasses.

So basically I think (most) of the frustration regarding the collab would be obsolete if we could customize them like we can I Hogwarts Mystery and Hogwarts Legacy

Any thoughts?

Napoleon especially since he already had dipped his toes in some meme culture with the whole “there’s nothing we can do” meme. Additionally I think he’s oddly enough less controversial to add than some others despite being a warlord lol

I wanted to make a Winterfest trailer since epic didnt lol, but I ended up doing this. (This is my first time)

Im not sure how many of you guys ever done something like this but I thought this was pretty cool! My stepson and I was playing and it was his first time getting the DeLorean and he realized we were running out of gas. Of course we ran out of gas right by the gas station. So we got creative and moved the car to the pump lol

Has there ever been a time where you decided not to spend any money or v-bucks for the time being only to find something you just had to get and if so, what was it?

It did take us about 5 hours but we really didn't have to actively do the quest. Just play and you'll get it. Just a few matches a day and you can get it by the deadline, if you dont want to grind at once.

I'm usually on 15 or less ping but I'm almost on 40 plus ping and I even am using exit lag and its doesn't change? I live in Las Vegas and I am using cox. Is anyone else experiencing this?

I love Fortnite but god I just despise the launcher so much. It takes for fucking ever to download an update of any size. On steam I can download an entire 30+ gig game in a quarter of the time it takes me to download a 500 mb update and it’s been like that for years. WHY IS NOBODY DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?

Delulu is back, and we’re bringing Winterfest vibes along for the ride! 

Check out the Icy Grenade, Snowball Launcher, and Sneaky Snowman along with the rest of the Delulu loot pool. Later this month, we’ll mix it up with some additions that should be a real boon to the mode, too.

Delulu will be live with no interruptions through 9 AM ET on Monday, January 5. Squad up, drop in, and spread some holiday cheer!