Following Record-Breaking Numbers, Should Epic Games Continue Fortnite OG Season?

Are Fortnite’s glory days too short-lived? Apparently, a lot of gaming fanatics feel so and are already rooting for the ongoing OG Season’s extension. However, Epic Games has already decided on a short season. Meanwhile, it seems like some major industry insiders have also joined the campaign to extend the OG Fortnite, making it harder for the developers to ignore the requests. So, the nostalgia fever might be lasting longer than expected! 

Epic Games announcing the return of glorious features of Fortnite from Chapter 1 took the gaming community by storm. However, the ‘one-month’ policy might be the only party spoiler in the nostalgic fest fans are currently enjoying in the tactical shooter. And the demand for an extension of the ongoing season is continuing to grow.

Forbes gaming writer joins the campaign, wants Fortnite OG to “not just turn off in a month”

Paul Tassi, renowned writer of gaming and television for Forbes, has fueled the ongoing debate around Fortnite’s OG Season’s duration. The short season has been the only bug in a rather ideal ‘glory’ fest. The creator took to his X (formerly Twitter) account and expressed the same. “insane to me to launch the OG mode with these numbers and then just turn it off a month later. maybe they’ll change their minds based on all this,” Tassi wrote.

The tweet was a reaction to the celebratory post-Fortnite had made on the account of achieving historic numbers. For context, the developers claimed November 4 marked the ‘biggest day for Fortnite’ as it recorded 44.7 million players and over 102 million hours of gameplay. These figures, being the highest ever in the history of over six years of Epic Games’ classic, speak a lot about the hype built around the latest Chapter. 

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Undoubtedly, the nostalgic element has worked wonders for the developers and has given every gaming fanatic all the reasons to reunite with the world of Fortnite. Thus, a lot of fans feel taking away such a big attraction factor would be criminal to the game. 

Fans nod in agreement with the writer 

Paul Tassi’s tweet was enough to invite a cluster of fans to express their opinions about the next schedule of the tactical shooter. Most fans couldn’t agree more with the words of the eSports writer. 

A user believes the statistics are a reason enough to motivate the developers to rethink their schedule, calling the current plan “insane.” 

A player feels the developers should keep the OG features as an alternative mode. 

While the OG season has yielded record numbers for Fortnite, there’s no telling if it’s because of the seasonal factor, or if it can work on a more permanent basis. So a user has suggested the OG season needs to be experienced at least once every year.

Something planned for the next season? An intriguing theory is sparked by a player who believes the OG season is just the beginning of things to come. 

On the contrary, a player feels the duration of the chapter is completely justified. Maybe a prolonged season won’t be able to keep the numbers going?

What are your thoughts on the ongoing debate? Let us know your side in the comments below.

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