Owen: I came home Nov. 3 to play Fortnite with my friends, but I was disappointed to be greeted by a screen saying, “Game crashed.” Although I had a bad experience with the new Fortnite season, many players, like Kadyn McCafferty, had a great experience.

Kadyn: I came home eager to play the new Fortnite Season on Nov. 3. 

I had to wait in a 20-minute queue, but it was worth it. I got on, and was taken back to 2018. I landed at Pleasant Park for my first game, and immediately died. I returned to the lobby and realized I had 50 friends online; the day before, there were eight. I played the game all night with my friends and had lots of fun. 

On Nov. 7, I got on Fortnite with three of my friends. The game still doesn’t seem like it’s slowing down. Many people are still playing, and I am really enjoying it. There was this one game where I was popping off. I dropped tilted towers and had 15 kills, and I was pushing this one kid when I started lagging. I had height and he was weak, so I went down to push him, but when I dropped down, my grappler didn’t break my fall, so I died. I should not have died there, and I got very upset and rage-quit. Even though I died and was very upset, I wanna get on right now.

Over the long weekend I was grinding Fortnite the whole time. The game has gotten super competitive and sweaty, and many players complain about this, but I’m just happy to be on the old map. I hit diamond in rank and I’m having lots of fun playing. There is one issue, my girlfriend is getting really mad at me because I’m prioritizing Fortnite over her. When I went to her house the other day, I hung out with her little brother instead of her, and just played Fortnite. I don’t respond to her texts when I play, and she is getting annoyed. Either way, I’m having lots of fun, and can’t wait for the new season.

Owen: Day 5, still no Fortnite. Not only did my game crash, my mom was also mad at me. Therefore, I was not able to play, but, hopefully, with the long weekend I will be able to play. I cannot wait to finally have the ability to play with the scar, rocket launcher, and many more old weapons. OGs, we are home.

Finally, after a week of the new season coming out, I finally was able to play. I got a solo win and played a little bit of ranked Fortnite, and it was very fun. I landed in my OG landing spot, the mansion next to lonely; it reminded me of when I used to play every day and die off spawn. I used to land there to avoid other players; if I landed tilted or salty, I would usually die 90% of the time.