Marshmello weighs in on the BRUTE mech controversy in Fortnite Wikimedia \/ Epic GamesPopular DJ and frequent Fortnite collaborator Marshmello has weighed in on the BRUTE mech controversy in Fortnite, following weeks of community outrage. Marshmello is known as a frequent collaborator of Epic Games and a huge fan of the third person battle royale. He won 2018\u2019s Fortnite Pro AM alongside Tyler \u2018Ninja\u2019 Blevins, and had an exclusive in-game event featuring a concert in Pleasant Park. While frequently supportive of the game, it appears Marshmello\u2019s patience is wearing thin, along with a significant portion of the Fortnite community. Fortnite\u2019s Season X saw the introduction of BRUTE Mechs. Many well-known community members, including Soleil \u2018EwOk\u2019 Wheeler and Ali \u2018Myth\u2019 Kabbani, have argued that they are overpowered and do not have sufficient counters. On August 15, Epic Games provided an update regarding their \u2018Fortnite Philosophy\u2019, explaining that they are trying to create a gaming environment in which anyone can achieve a victory royale. While BRUTEs are unbalanced, they provide an opportunity for less skilled players to be successful. On August 21, Fortnite\u2019s official Instagram account posted a teaser for the game\u2019s collaboration with MajorLazer, another popular DJ. However, Marshmello didn\u2019t seem interested in the collaboration, simply commenting: \u201cVault the mech!!!\u201d It\u2019s not the first time a collaborator of Epic Games\u2019 has criticized the inclusion of mechs in Fortnite. Also on August 21, caster and presenter for Fortnite, Jack \u2018CouRage\u2019 Dunlop, slammed the mechs and even stopped playing in the $400,000 \u2018Twitch Rivals\u2019 in protest at the mech\u2019s inclusion. It\u2019s also not the first time a celebrity fan of Fortnite has lashed out at the developers. Back in March, soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic tweeted at Fortnite to revert the v8.20 update, which took siphon out of the game. Despite the backlash, siphon was not brought back to Fortnite\u2019s base modes. Epic Games have been standing firm on the BRUTEs in Fortnite but the backlash seems to be growing as the community grows impatient at the lack of decisive action taken by the developers. As more and more community figures criticize Epic\u2019s approach, it seems increasingly likely that we\u2019ll see a change soon \u2013 or at least another update on why they are staying. Regardless of Epic\u2019s reasoning, Marshmello \u2013 and countless others \u2013 aren\u2019t fans of the giant robots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Marshmello weighs in on the BRUTE mech controversy in Fortnite Wikimedia \/ Epic GamesPopular DJ and frequent Fortnite collaborator Marshmello has weighed in on the BRUTE mech controversy in Fortnite, following weeks of community outrage. Marshmello is known as a frequent collaborator of Epic Games and a huge fan of the third person battle royale. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76391\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}