What Made Fortnite Popular
Fortnite hardly needs an introduction or an explanation of its mechanics. What started as a Battle Royale spinoff of what was originally a zombie shooter game (albeit not a horror one), Fortnite rose to fame for three reasons. First is its building mechanics. Players can build structures, even on the fly, provided that they have enough resources, which are gathered from the environment. They not only serve as cover, but can also be fashioned into a small shelter and even a watchtower. This makes learning what to build in every situation an important skill in the game.
Another would be its very active dev support. Oftentimes, Epic would launch all sorts of events that would encourage players to play, especially if that event gave players a chance to get freebies or experience historic, once-in-a-lifetime happenings. In fact, some players feel like there are more days when there is an event than those that there isn’t.
A part of those events and another reason for its popularity would be skins. While it’s not always the case, many skins are tied to a particular event. When the event ends, so does the availability of the skins from the Fortnite Item Shop. As for those that aren’t connected to one, they too are available for a limited time as well. While Epic Games brings many of them back again, there is no telling when, so the best time to buy them is their release date.
About the Ikonik Skin in Fortnite
There are skins that are exclusive bundles with a particular product. This has been the case with the Fortnite Xbox Skins, which is for players on the namesake console. This is also true with the Fortnite Ikonik Skin, which came with The Samsung Galaxy S10, S10e, and S10+.
Other examples of a skin like this are the following:
- Double Helix – a guy with a white tactical vest and military goggles, this skin can only be obtained by those who play Fortnite on the Nintendo Switch.
- Aerial Assault Trooper – despite being relatively simple in design, this skin is highly sought-after because other than the fact that there are no longer any ways to get it, it is also one of the game’s first skins. Even back then, it was difficult to obtain, it required players to be level 15 first before they could buy it for 1200 V-Bucks.
- Renegade Raider – like the Aerial Assault Trooper, this skin also has a simple design and requires players to be at a certain level before it can be bought for the same price. Instead of 15, however, it was 20.
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