Does the amount of Fortnite content make you want to use a different site?

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Poll Does the amount of Fortnite content make you want to use a different site? (29 votes)

Yes 52%
No 38%
I like Fortnite, so it's great for me 10%

Personally, every time I load GameSpot (which used to be my favorite gaming site) I see 8 out of 16 articles on the homepage are Fortnite related and I instantly want to leave.

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#1 pyro1245
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Not at all. I don't play Fortnite nor do I really have any feelings about it whatsoever. I do wish I had tried to get a job at Epic though since I'm in that area.....

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#2 Byshop  Moderator
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Yeah, I mean here's the front page and the second article down isn't even about Fortnite. I'm not sure how I feel about these non-Fortnite articles. It makes me want to leave Fortspot altogether.

-Byshop

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#3 DaVillain  Moderator
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Honestly, I just come for the forums nowadays. Everyone tends to post there own gaming news in System wars, Game Discussion, and the big 3 console forums. It's true that not everyone isn't into the forums, the main problem is, E3 2018 is done and over. After E3, theirs hardly anything to talk about gaming news, Fortnite is getting more popular then PUBG.

So no, the amounts of Fortnite content doesn't make me want to leave GS since I'm only here for the forums. My main issue with GS is the lack of PC content but then again, I do go to PC Gamer site. If GS were to get rid of System Wars forums, I'll leave GS for good and go stay on PC Gamer.

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#4 madrocketeer
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Nope. If I don't like them, I don't read them.

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#5 JustPlainLucas
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It's deterred me from using this as a gaming news site, that's for sure.

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#6 mandzilla  Moderator
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I'm sort of inclined to agree. I like Gamespot articles, but all the Fortnite stuff is burying so much other gaming news atm.

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#7 DaVillain  Moderator
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@mandzilla said:

I'm sort of inclined to agree. I like Gamespot articles, but all the Fortnite stuff is burying so much other gaming news atm.

There's a reason why we have forums for that stuff. Someone will post game news that GS won't bother covering.

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#8  Edited By Dr_Vancouver
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FortSpot gonna post some stuff for other games now?

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#9 mandzilla  Moderator
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@davillain- said:
@mandzilla said:

I'm sort of inclined to agree. I like Gamespot articles, but all the Fortnite stuff is burying so much other gaming news atm.

There's a reason why we have forums for that stuff. Someone will post game news that GS won't bother covering.

Yeah I guess you are right!

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#10 RicanV
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I'm not going to another site but my visits to this site have drastically declined. I have a similar screenshot to Byshops where it is 12 fortnite articles in a row.

  • "Fortnite Season 5 Tips And Tricks: What You Should Know About The Changes"
  • "Fortnite Season 5 Out Now With Map Changes, New Skins, And Battle Pass"
  • "Fortnite Season 5 Update's Patch Notes: New Map Areas, Vehicle, Rifts Detailed"
  • "Fortnite Map Gets Some Changes in Season 5"
  • "Fortnite Has Motion Controls On Nintendo Switch Thanks To Season 5 Update"
  • "Fortnite Season 5 Battle Pass: Skins, Price, Free V-Bucks, And How It Works"
  • "Fortnite Battle Pass Rewards: New Skins, Emotes, Sprays, And More for Season 5"
  • "Fortnite Ragnarok Skin: See Season 5 Battle Pass's Awesome New Level 100 Reward"
  • "Fortnite's Season 5 Challenge Guide: Lightning Bolts, Risky Reels Treasure Map And More"
  • "Fortnite's Lightning Bolt Location Guide: Where To Search Floating Lightning Bolts (Season 5, Week 1 Challenges"
  • "Fortnite Guide: Where The Risky Reels Treasure Map Is(Season 5, Week 1 Challenges)"

I grouped them into topics that could have been combined into one article. If you take a look at Byshops picture they also recycle the same pictures for the articles.

This is a site that I used to visit more than 10x a day. I am now down to 1-2 times a day if that. I understand Fortnite is hot right now but the article recycling is a bit much.

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#11 Byshop  Moderator
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@RicanV said:

I'm not going to another site but my visits to this site have drastically declined. I have a similar screenshot to Byshops where it is 12 fortnite articles in a row.

  • "Fortnite Season 5 Tips And Tricks: What You Should Know About The Changes"
  • "Fortnite Season 5 Out Now With Map Changes, New Skins, And Battle Pass"
  • "Fortnite Season 5 Update's Patch Notes: New Map Areas, Vehicle, Rifts Detailed"
  • "Fortnite Map Gets Some Changes in Season 5"
  • "Fortnite Has Motion Controls On Nintendo Switch Thanks To Season 5 Update"
  • "Fortnite Season 5 Battle Pass: Skins, Price, Free V-Bucks, And How It Works"
  • "Fortnite Battle Pass Rewards: New Skins, Emotes, Sprays, And More for Season 5"
  • "Fortnite Ragnarok Skin: See Season 5 Battle Pass's Awesome New Level 100 Reward"
  • "Fortnite's Season 5 Challenge Guide: Lightning Bolts, Risky Reels Treasure Map And More"
  • "Fortnite's Lightning Bolt Location Guide: Where To Search Floating Lightning Bolts (Season 5, Week 1 Challenges"
  • "Fortnite Guide: Where The Risky Reels Treasure Map Is(Season 5, Week 1 Challenges)"

I grouped them into topics that could have been combined into one article. If you take a look at Byshops picture they also recycle the same pictures for the articles.

This is a site that I used to visit more than 10x a day. I am now down to 1-2 times a day if that. I understand Fortnite is hot right now but the article recycling is a bit much.

Maybe we are heading towards a future where all games are actually Fortnite, like how all restaurants are Taco Bell in Demolition Man.

-Byshop

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#12 DaVillain  Moderator
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@RicanV: Do like I'm doing, give up on article news and just come to GS Forums from this point on. I personally always enjoying coming to GS article news myself and getting into conversation with other users who never go to the Forums. The Forums on the other hand, I come all the time and users actually post gaming news that GS won't bother posting about.

About all of those Fortnite articles. Why can't GS Staff just make an actual one page section on all Fortnite related news? That would have been a lot more helpful and not multiple articles.

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#13 Jacanuk
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Hmm, have not noticed the Fortnite content, because I come for the forums not the new generation of teens running the news and reviews.

But if you don´t like, don´t read it

Fortnite is very popular among kids and teens, so it's not that surprising that they post a lot of content about it.

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@Byshop said:

Maybe we are heading towards a future where all games are actually Fortnite, like how all restaurants are Taco Bell in Demolition Man.

-Byshop

Really? It's been a while since I've seen that movie, but I don't remember that.

Is that why they started using the three sea shells? Deforestation?

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#15 brimmul777
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I don't bother reading the Fortnite articles, I just simply ignore them. From what i've seen, it's mainly a kids type of game.

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#16 Byshop  Moderator
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@mattbbpl said:
@Byshop said:

Maybe we are heading towards a future where all games are actually Fortnite, like how all restaurants are Taco Bell in Demolition Man.

-Byshop

Really? It's been a while since I've seen that movie, but I don't remember that.

Is that why they started using the three sea shells? Deforestation?

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-Byshop

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#17 Mercenary848
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........lol its what gets the clicks

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#18  Edited By deactivated-63d1ad7651984
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I really wish Taco Bell still had the spicy chicken burrito it was so good. I hear Canada still has them it needs to come back to the U.S.

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#19 goodzorr
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@Byshop: argh!!1

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#20 Blueresident87
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I usually spend most of my time in the forums, so it doesn't bother me. Wouldn't matter, everybody is obsessed with this game right now.

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#21 TryIt
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The irony is I never read game journalism. from any site, I almost never even see the front page of this site.