
Fortnite is at peak popularity right now, following an outrageously successful OG season, and the launch of various new games, including LEGO Fortnite and Rocket Racing. With the holidays upon us, many had been looking forward to Epic Games’ annual WinterFest, where historically it’s introduced a cosy cabin for players to hang out in and unwrap presents.
But while you will find Crackshot’s Cabin as a place of interest in the Chapter 5 Season 1 map, you won’t be shaking any gifts this year. You will be able to earn a new cosmetic every day, but WinterFest 2023 is located under the Quests menu, and simply will see you unlocking a new item every 24 hours. It’s pretty low effort compared to what’s been offered in the past.
Understandably, fans are shocked by the simplicity of it all. To be fair, it does look like there’ll be two free skins made available as part of the annual holiday celebration, so there’s still plenty to look forward to. We always enjoyed the cosy cabin vibes, though, as it allowed you to pick which gifts you wanted to unwrap first, shake them about, and interact with other areas of interest.
Perhaps the developer has simply been too busy getting all these new experiences off the ground to flesh out its holiday event this year. A shame!
[source twitter.com]
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Christmas ruined !
Not gonna lie, I missed the cabin yesterday after reading that winter fest was beginning, the gift in the quest list seemed rather pointless. Then I got clobbered in the “throw only” mode to rub salt in the wound.😝
Fun fact, I started playing Fortnite 2 years ago and when I first joined most of winter fest was over so I got to do like 10 gifts my first day, that was a very fun introduction. 🎼there’s snow, on the mountain…🎼 Good times. 😁 May have been 3 years, that Santa on the bus wallpaper and music I used for like 6 months.😂
Important question - will the gifts stay if we miss a day, I usually don’t play on the weekends? 🤷🏻♂️
@rjejr Yes the gifts stack so you don’t need to log in every day
@NinjaNicky I thought i was the only one who kept seeing the yellow dot on things i looked at in my inventory on the menu and then keeps coming back. It's very annoying because i like to be clean and have no clutter on my menu.
@NinjaNicky Not only is it annoying to just get rid of it all the time, but the false sense of getting something new when you didn't realize it and then you go to look and there is nothing new is kind of a kick in the nertz...
I love the cabin and all its easter eggs.
Sad they made it a simple tab in quests this year.
I don’t mind the free stuff being under “Quest”. The less I have to navigate their wonky UI the better
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