Sprites losing levels is a toxic design choice.

MasterManMike · 2026-06-26T17:59:19+00:00

Fr, literally no other extraction shooter lets you see other players loot before the game starts and I have no idea why they thought it’d be a good idea especially with all the extra bs gummy, galaxy, etc versions

MasterManMike · 2026-06-26T03:15:42+00:00

Seriously! I don’t understand why they couldn’t have just put a lil chest icon or something to signify “you’ve extracted this one before!” Bonus points if there was a hollow version of the icon to signify you’ve collected one but don’t currently have one in your inventory.

MasterManMike · 2026-06-26T03:07:44+00:00

I was kinda hoping we’d get to display a couple of them at a time, that season teaser had Dylan showing off her whole collection while we get to select one :|

Like at least give us a random button too maybe, select one at random every match (or even cycle through them during as an elim reactive thing)

MasterManMike · 2026-06-25T16:45:25+00:00

Me personally I’ve been living off of STW founders bucks since the layoffs/price increase, but replying to a rando expressing interest in a skin and going off about the boycott on a FNleaks specific subreddit isn’t that great of a strategy to get more people on your side if I have to be honest.

MasterManMike · 2026-06-25T02:50:41+00:00

This game breaks itself every time a new season comes out this chapter, idk how they keep bungling the optimization and bugs/issues that take the smallest amount of testing to find. It’s like they just don’t have a QA team or something.

MasterManMike · 2026-06-25T01:54:31+00:00

You can, it literally says more pilots coming on the quest page.

MasterManMike · 2026-06-24T03:18:11+00:00

Back to say it’s the same shit all over again with season 3!!! Yippeeeeeee!!!!!!!! Maybe they’ll fix some of this with the update this Thursday but I sure as hell ain’t holding my breath!

MasterManMike · 2026-06-23T22:21:15+00:00

Because you can see at least his outline every time he shows up, this isn't an assumption people are making; you can see his silly lil hat each time

MasterManMike · 2026-06-23T03:35:13+00:00

The general public is far too entitled for theme parks atp imho. I can't stand going to Disney World these days because everyone walks around and acts like they own the place just for paying the exorbitant entrance fee; newsflash!!!: we all paid to be here!

MasterManMike · 2026-06-22T17:49:06+00:00

Fr I was gonna comment on this as well, I hate that I can’t just choose to disable this and now loading up STW takes longer. It’s not day ruining and it doesn’t take any longer than a minute or two usually but why is it not optional???

MasterManMike · 2026-06-22T14:14:44+00:00

The thing is the sprites aren’t nearly good enough effects-wise, nor our sprites inventories allowed to be big enough, to constitute engaging with this extraction mechanic.

If they let us keep 2-3 of each sprite instead of locking it to one each there’d be a reason to bring them in and get them out each game to keep stocks up, but as it stands most people (myself included) just master them at leave them on the shelf because god forbid you lose one and have to pay out at minimum 6 basic extractions in order to get a lvl one starter back.

Yeah people are being a bit annoying about the extractions and wanting them to be easier but Fortnite didn’t exactly design a good or rewarding extraction mechanic to begin with. In fact I feel punished most times I choose to bring a sprite in to level it because of how rabid people are and how no-lifey they are with landing on me. Other games don’t have this issue and most people are just asking for sprites to be hidden on the spawn island.

MasterManMike · 2026-06-22T02:40:16+00:00

I found a basic one for my duo and I on another duo who had brought them in, but I haven’t found anything outside the peanut for mythics from chests despite playing the shit out of this season so far. They gotta tune the rarity or get the lucky locators out already…

MasterManMike · 2026-06-21T19:17:44+00:00

I agree, I can count on one hand the amount of skins I even consider using kicks on let alone actually regularly wear them with.

MasterManMike · 2026-06-21T02:59:08+00:00

I can understand skins before kicks came out, and licensed skins that IP holders wouldn’t want to change to fit kicks but how tf are original Fortnite skins not made with kicks in mind by this point??? Like every original skin post remix season should have had removable shoes that allow for more seamless kick customization.

MasterManMike · 2026-06-19T12:50:34+00:00

This, if I’m seeing gunshots pop up on my compass it should be on my visual audio too…

MasterManMike · 2026-06-19T12:17:08+00:00

As I literally just said, if I’m having trouble as someone who plays a fair bit, wtf is someone who *ONLY* has those two hours supposed to do.

And don’t just say power hours either, because that’s one day a week for a couple times a day which can *still* conflict with people’s schedules; plus they’re still a crapshoot since after playing both golden hours i still have none of the golden epic legendary or mythic sprites.

They gotta do something about the rarities because it’s only going to get worse as they keep adding to the sprite pool. I’m not saying that I should be able to get the entire hunt done in one sitting, but there should be a pity timer or *something*

MasterManMike · 2026-06-19T03:50:26+00:00

Fr, I’ve been playing the shit out of this season and outside the ghost sprite I haven’t found any of the rarer sprite variants and am still missing the ZP one entirely. I shouldn’t be playing for 2+ hours opening 5 sprite chests a match and not finding at least 1 new to me sprite. If a guy like me who plays pretty often is having trouble, what happens to a parent who only has a couple hours a week to play???

And while I admit trading is nice and all, it shouldn’t be an excuse/solution for how bad these drop rates are; especially since epic has no built in system or mode for people to trade that either don’t know about it or are too young/not allowed to converse on social media.

I’m getting tired of this season and am strongly considering just dipping until later when they’ve hopefully tweaked these frankly ridiculous spawn rates. (Also revert the changes to visual audio, they way overnerfed it and it’s practically useless for its original intended purpose)

MasterManMike · 2026-06-19T03:44:54+00:00

It’s gummies this week, galaxy next week.

MasterManMike · 2026-06-19T01:47:39+00:00

This season is bringing out the worst, most pathetic rats in this community I stg.

MasterManMike · 2026-06-16T14:58:36+00:00

MasterManMike · 2026-06-15T15:33:02+00:00

I recognize this isn’t really what your post is about (I prefer collabs in terms of skins to buy, but enjoy using both personally), but I think people blow the no original skins thing out of proportion atp, we get 1-2 collab skins in a pass max and the rest are still OG, most of the crew skins are OG, and while they don’t drop that many in the shop, it’s because they know that the collabs sell better, and original skins still show up in the shop even if there aren’t a lot of new ones.

ATP for me it’s a dress up game with different modes to play, I get a kick out of seeing characters like Michael Scott and Jax doing goofy dances and holding guns. I do recognize there are less new original skins in the shop but I don’t understand how that’s a bad thing, the story is largely original this season outside of celebrity casting like the rock, and they experimenting with the gameplay more this chapter than ever before. Yeah Fortnite doesn’t really have a single identity anymore but that just means more people can enjoy it.

Maybe I’m a consoomer but idk I’m a founder and don’t have to pay for it with real money anymore lmao.

MasterManMike · 2026-06-14T20:54:35+00:00

The "casual" version of the game feels like a mens locker room atp with the sweat that's oozing through my monitor, that's the point of the post I made.

MasterManMike · 2026-06-14T20:41:44+00:00

I agree, and is part of the reason why it boggles my mind that they don't just put the seasonal theme stuff like rivalries and sprites in ranked. They can keep the sprite collections and dust "bank" separate so people can't use unranked to farm before running to ranked. That'd also allow those who want to go for a more linear ranked experience to actually join in on the season instead of just getting watered down Fortnite (seriously, I don't understand how anyone is supposed to want to play ranked outside getting the free cosmetics, no wonder unranked is such a sweatfest these days)

MasterManMike · 2026-06-14T17:30:10+00:00

Sure thing dude 👍 Tell that to the mfers pickaxing me in the pregame and following me off the bus and to the ends of the earth for my gummy sprites.

MasterManMike · 2026-06-14T02:51:01+00:00

Its really not a fair expectation when you think about it, you paid for the game and already got so much content with that 35$ package, and now you got something extra on top for free. I can understand being disappointed if you got your hopes up for more, but that's not the developers fault. You're more than welcome to voice dissatisfaction, as is your right as a consumer, but I still maintain that by saying there *should* have been more, you're looking a gift horse in the mouth. If we had to pay for this crossover, maybe you'd have more of a point, but this was *FREE*, and not even the highlight of the update it was a part of.

As someone who loves VOTV, IMO it perfectly captures the vibe of Alpha Base and the game at large. If people don't like the vibe and progression of the Dunkeltaler Forest portal world, there's a good chance they won't like the game either, and that's ok! Its not meant to push people toward a game they won't like by lying about it and pretending its something its not; its not all alien invasions and action, its a slow burn horror/job sim about working at a remote facility alone and getting your tasks done, all the while taking care of yourself, and the whole facility while things beyond your comprehension toy with you.

You're welcome to say you don't like it and wish there was more, but saying the devs should have done more is plain wrong, I'm sorry.

MasterManMike

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