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Fortnite – why your kids play it, and why you should let them play it …
By 11-year-old boy
Note: this is intended for adults.
I hear my mum saying there’s a lot of dispute over the game “Fortnite”, and over the years, Epic Games really has made some progress; but the real problem is: should we let our kids play it?
As a kid myself, I don’t have any parenting experience, but I have had recent experiences going through the life of an average tween to teen life. What’s more, I can tell you why Fortnite is such a big deal, and what it’s all about. After that, well, you can decide whether you want your kids to keep playing this game.
Fortnite was a game created back in 2011. It specializes in military and fighting, and its rating is 12+; be sure to keep in mind that, unless your child is one very mature kid, they should be over the age restriction. Like other Battle Royale games, Fortnite Battle Royale is a competitive shooting game between 100 players as they all drop from a moving plane – or the “battle bus”, in this case. Then, they fight to survive as the play space slowly shrinks to force people into combat. True to the Battle Royale formula, you need to find all your weapons and equipment on the map, including med kits, small and large shield potions, guns and also consumables like apples and mushrooms, for you don’t land with anything other than a pickaxe.
Another problem that I have heard is arguments over the Fortnite Battle Pass. The draw of Fortnite is the game’s Battle Royale mode, no doubt, but part of what keeps people playing is the game’s progression system. The more you play the game, the more stuff you unlock for your character – outfits, dances, and a variety of other cosmetic inanity. Crucially, none of these unlocks offer a competitive advantage. They’re intended as a fun addition – for personalizing your avatar, and showing off a bit. Maybe you’ve got a rare backpack, for instance! Experienced players will know it’s something you could only get by playing a ton of the game, or mastering a specific challenge, or whatever else. In buying the Battle Pass, kids can unlock Battle Pass challenges, which are lengthy lists of objectives that turn each game of Fortnite into something special. It’s a subtle layer of additional objectives, and one you and your kids could fully ignore, but why would you, and more importantly, them, if it makes the game just that little bit more enjoyable? Given that Fortnite is a free game, dropping $15 on the Battle Pass doesn’t hurt so much – especially given how much joy and happiness it offers. For the cost of a budget movie ticket, you get several months of new challenges and unlocks. There’s a strong possibility that some of those unlocks are V-bucks – the in-game currency – and you can put those towards your next Battle Pass. You could also use them towards sweet outfits, emotes, and other stuff in the in-game store. But if you’ve got enough willpower, stacking V-bucks will provide valuable savings the next time you buy a Battle Pass, meaning that if you or your kid(s) buys the Season 5 Battle Pass, he or she will be able to use the full extent of its capabilities, as well as making your child a happier kid.
Oh, and one more thing: just consider the fact that your child is only playing Fortnite to earn some popularity status at school because of his/her friends. If they don’t get the Battle Pass, some people might pick on them and start dissing them just because they don’t have a gaming accessory. I’ve experienced this first hand, and I hope that you won’t let your son or daughter go through what I have during the last 12 months.
Maybe talk to them a bit, find out their motives, and when you’re sure that what you’re just about to concede is absolutely fine, submit that they can buy the Battle Pass; but, if you still don’t want them to have the Battle Pass – well, there’s nothing I can do about that, and as I said above, it’s your choice.
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