Pretty cool season. Wasn't able to play as much as I would've wanted to because of studying for exams and binge playing the Persona series but from what I played it was really fun. The new mythic weapons were cool to play around with (I loved the Chain of Hades), while I didn't finish the Battlepass the skins I did get are pretty cool and the new POIs were nice and fun to explore. The Avatar event was cool to see, even if it did get rid of half of the new items in the game for a bit. I hope we see more collabs with other animated stuff that isn't just anime in the future.
I'm gonna miss the Waterbending
avatar slop kinda ruined half the season and lack of major updates ruined the other half of the season
im not gonna lie i think the part where they vaulted all the olympic themed items was actually the best part of the season the avatar mythics were so much more fun to use in comparison
Oh wait, this season's ending in a couple hours? Okay, so I'm usually pretty defensive of Fortnite, it's probably the best live service game out there right now (although you wouldn't expect that to be a very hard bar to clear). But this season kinda sucked, guys.
Still not a fan of the Chapter 5 map, with the only new stuff here mostly being relegated to the corners (and a lot of the locations still feeling like empty repeats of one another), and the lack of reliable weapon upgrade spots made games feel like a lot more of a gamble than they already are. The mythology-based items are all mostly bad, with the only stuff really worth going for being the coins, which are often too hard to bother with in solo and fairly inconsequential in squads. The new shotgun was pretty good for a bit but it got nerfed into the ground really quickly, same goes with the wings.
It's live service so there's a chance that this secretly got a lot better in its back half, but it says something that this is the first Fortnite season in, like, 2 years that I've completely tapped out of halfway through, not even bothering to make back the vbucks on my battle pass. Really hoping for some big sweeping changes next season, as chapters have definitely been saved before even when their base map(s) showed very little promise.
Still not a fan of the Chapter 5 map, with the only new stuff here mostly being relegated to the corners (and a lot of the locations still feeling like empty repeats of one another), and the lack of reliable weapon upgrade spots made games feel like a lot more of a gamble than they already are. The mythology-based items are all mostly bad, with the only stuff really worth going for being the coins, which are often too hard to bother with in solo and fairly inconsequential in squads. The new shotgun was pretty good for a bit but it got nerfed into the ground really quickly, same goes with the wings.
It's live service so there's a chance that this secretly got a lot better in its back half, but it says something that this is the first Fortnite season in, like, 2 years that I've completely tapped out of halfway through, not even bothering to make back the vbucks on my battle pass. Really hoping for some big sweeping changes next season, as chapters have definitely been saved before even when their base map(s) showed very little promise.
The season theme I wasn't exactly huge off, but the way it was treated throughout the season wasn't good. Half the season was fully Avatar based and the seasonal themed mythics were vaulted for Avatar mythics instead. which to me isn't horrible since I'm loving the show, but at that point, you should've made the season Avatar themed. Then once they re added the mythics back into the game, the Star Wars collab happened which again, I'm a huge Star Wars fan which is cool, but it didn't really feel like a Greek mythology season. An okay season that could've been handled better.
The concept of an entire Season being based around Greek mythology is something that I feel many fans have clamored for for as long as I can remember playing this game. To this Season 2's credit, I've gotta say that this is definitely one of the more solid and consistent sets of Battle Pass Skins I've seen in quite some time. Other than that, it was somewhat disappointing. I feel like more could have been done to really implement the theme of the Season, and it didn't help that it got muddied down by the Avatar/Star Wars events.
The best word I could use to describe this season would be: inconsistent. Some parts of it are genuinely great, while other parts held it back by a lot. Some parts I loved, while other parts I vehemently despised.
I really enjoyed the start of the season. In fact, I loved the start of the season! I'm a huge Greek Mythology nerd, so being able to fight Greek gods was a lot of fun for me! (Side note: why the hell didn't they bring back Kratos during this? Huge missed opportunity). I also really enjoyed all the more silly additions and weapons. Stuff like the wings of Icarus added a lot to the game's sandbox. And the little missions you could do around the map weren't that investing, but they were a nice little distraction. I also really loved the enhancement to the medallion system, which changed the medallions from being straight up player enhancers to functioning more like individual abilities that didn't guarantee a player's victory if they got a hold of one. They felt way more balanced and way more fun to use.
However, despite making so many great strides in the first part of the season, everything was thrown into turmoil partway through with the Avatar: The Last Airbender event. The bending weapons that were added into this game were all just horrendous and poorly thought out, to the point that they nearly ruined the entire game.
Firebending was just laughably awful. It almost never hit where I was aiming, and its lack of distance made it feel as useful as my starting melee weapon. I never used this thing more than twice.
Airbending is great if you like being annoying. Anyone who ever got airbending would just use it to run around the map in circles at the end of the match as they waited for everyone else to get killed. It was basically just a vehicle you could put in your pocket that had no limit or gas. If you're one of those jackasses who spends most of the match just running away and jumping instead of actually fighting anyone, then this was for you!
And then there's waterbending... my nemesis. I HATE waterbending. It was so bafflingly overpowered. It had insane reach, a ridiculous level of damage output no matter where you hit, and no recoil. And on top of that, it healed the player FOR FREE if they went into water. It easily outclassed every other form of bending, and in all honestly, outclassed most normal weapons as well. I was devastated when they moved past the Avatar: The Last Airbender stuff, but chose to keep this atrocity in. It made it so that you basically had to pick up waterbending if you came across it. What else were you going to do? Just let someone else get it and easily kill you with it? I hate this weapon beyond belief, but I pretty much had to use it in every freaking match I was in.
The only bending I have any positive feelings for at all is earthbending, which is the only bending weapon that felt like someone put some thought into it. It dealt a large amount of damage, but it was also very easy to avoid if you saw the attack coming (unlike waterbending). It also had a defensive option, which added a second layer of strategy to it (unlike waterbending). It was actually fun to use and fight against (unlike god damn waterbending).
And then finally, after that event, there was the Star Wars event which was... something. I don't know, this event felt really phoned in. All they did was put a few random stormtrooper bases around the map, and slapped a Darth Vader boss in the corner. It really just felt like an excuse to put a crapload of Star Wars items in the shop and that's it. They couldn't even be bothered to replace waterbending with something cool.
Overall, this season was just weird and confusing. This is my second season of Fortnite that I've played, and while I have a lot of issues with it, I still prefer it to the previous one (that season's only strength was the inclusions of Peter Griffin and nothing else). I'm hoping the next season will be cool, but looking at the battle pass and seeing it filled mostly with sexy post-apocalyptic Fortnite women and a few Fallout power armor guys doesn't exactly fill me with hope...
I really enjoyed the start of the season. In fact, I loved the start of the season! I'm a huge Greek Mythology nerd, so being able to fight Greek gods was a lot of fun for me! (Side note: why the hell didn't they bring back Kratos during this? Huge missed opportunity). I also really enjoyed all the more silly additions and weapons. Stuff like the wings of Icarus added a lot to the game's sandbox. And the little missions you could do around the map weren't that investing, but they were a nice little distraction. I also really loved the enhancement to the medallion system, which changed the medallions from being straight up player enhancers to functioning more like individual abilities that didn't guarantee a player's victory if they got a hold of one. They felt way more balanced and way more fun to use.
However, despite making so many great strides in the first part of the season, everything was thrown into turmoil partway through with the Avatar: The Last Airbender event. The bending weapons that were added into this game were all just horrendous and poorly thought out, to the point that they nearly ruined the entire game.
Firebending was just laughably awful. It almost never hit where I was aiming, and its lack of distance made it feel as useful as my starting melee weapon. I never used this thing more than twice.
Airbending is great if you like being annoying. Anyone who ever got airbending would just use it to run around the map in circles at the end of the match as they waited for everyone else to get killed. It was basically just a vehicle you could put in your pocket that had no limit or gas. If you're one of those jackasses who spends most of the match just running away and jumping instead of actually fighting anyone, then this was for you!
And then there's waterbending... my nemesis. I HATE waterbending. It was so bafflingly overpowered. It had insane reach, a ridiculous level of damage output no matter where you hit, and no recoil. And on top of that, it healed the player FOR FREE if they went into water. It easily outclassed every other form of bending, and in all honestly, outclassed most normal weapons as well. I was devastated when they moved past the Avatar: The Last Airbender stuff, but chose to keep this atrocity in. It made it so that you basically had to pick up waterbending if you came across it. What else were you going to do? Just let someone else get it and easily kill you with it? I hate this weapon beyond belief, but I pretty much had to use it in every freaking match I was in.
The only bending I have any positive feelings for at all is earthbending, which is the only bending weapon that felt like someone put some thought into it. It dealt a large amount of damage, but it was also very easy to avoid if you saw the attack coming (unlike waterbending). It also had a defensive option, which added a second layer of strategy to it (unlike waterbending). It was actually fun to use and fight against (unlike god damn waterbending).
And then finally, after that event, there was the Star Wars event which was... something. I don't know, this event felt really phoned in. All they did was put a few random stormtrooper bases around the map, and slapped a Darth Vader boss in the corner. It really just felt like an excuse to put a crapload of Star Wars items in the shop and that's it. They couldn't even be bothered to replace waterbending with something cool.
Overall, this season was just weird and confusing. This is my second season of Fortnite that I've played, and while I have a lot of issues with it, I still prefer it to the previous one (that season's only strength was the inclusions of Peter Griffin and nothing else). I'm hoping the next season will be cool, but looking at the battle pass and seeing it filled mostly with sexy post-apocalyptic Fortnite women and a few Fallout power armor guys doesn't exactly fill me with hope...
why did this season have to get shafted so hard man. could've been the best season since C3S1
This season had several fun mythics like the wings and Avatar elements. Water was my favorite to use so I'm glad it was available the longer. I honestly don't think I'll use many Battle Pass skins in the long run but I like Medusa quite a lot. Aang, Toph, Korra, and Lady Gaga were definitely my highlights from this season. One underrated aspect of the pass is all the instruments. I like having a nearly full set themed around the gods. Unfortunately no car this time which is alright. XP was harder to get this season so hopefully they buff XP next season. I barely got beyond 200 this time around and I played a lot with my boyfriend, his brother, and their cousin.
[5/23/24]
A tiny bit underwhelming tbh. Doesn't help that the items defining the season were vaulted for a significant chunk of the season.
(5/10)
A tiny bit underwhelming tbh. Doesn't help that the items defining the season were vaulted for a significant chunk of the season.
(5/10)
Still can't believe they vaulted the only good things about this season midway.
Messing around with the wind avatar power was kinda fun though.
Messing around with the wind avatar power was kinda fun though.
Bastante buena temporada, aunque me han gustado más las cosas de Avatar y Korra.
Another season wrapping up and another one that didn't set the world on fire. Collaborations were fine but having almost all meaningful rewards restricted behind additional $10+ passes was highway robbery, not to mention the time, money, and effort clearly split between all the modes. For example, this year's Star Wars event was lackluster compared to last year to put it nicely.
The loot pool was fine, overall but the wings were nerfed a bit more than I would have liked, the bowcaster wasn't that great, and waterbending can go straight to hades. The chain whip was the only consistent, seasonal weapon I enjoyed using.
Lastly, this season's skins were not great. I usually don't "keep" every skin from the battle pass but archiving all but 2 shows this is one of the weak ones.
The loot pool was fine, overall but the wings were nerfed a bit more than I would have liked, the bowcaster wasn't that great, and waterbending can go straight to hades. The chain whip was the only consistent, seasonal weapon I enjoyed using.
Lastly, this season's skins were not great. I usually don't "keep" every skin from the battle pass but archiving all but 2 shows this is one of the weak ones.