Comment by bonestamp2
3 years ago
Fortnite is also a free to play game, that requires no purchases to be equally competitive to paid players, and it is one of the most profitable games too. Players can pay for skins, celebration dances, theme music, etc.
That said, this is not the only way to make a living as a game developer and I'm happy to pay up front for a game that provides the full richness of the experience to all players.
Fortnite does require purchases if you want to be equally competitive in the dress-up meta, however. Certain player groups (usually children) use "default" as a slur. In fact, dressing up your character is arguably more important to the Fortnite experience than the actual shooty-bang-bang part of the game. And it's in line with Epic's "metaverse" aspirations too.