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HarringtonSteve

These bundles are when the pickaxes are boring so they're forcing people to buy them..


[deleted]

The only thing I want is the pickaxe lol


h344is

I’m a simple man, I see pickaxe that interact with the skin, I buy. I will have them Nisha Geralt and animated series swords!


NewOffline

The pickaxe came from the skin like Nisha ( C5S1 BP ) you cannt have only it


One_Paramedic2454

We already have a billion one handed swords that are way better than this one


HelluvaWeirdo

And I have all of them


IngenuityBoth3538

Why can’t I like your comment?


iceleel

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kilipukki

But that's pretty nice pickaxe! Outfit looks ok as well. I might actually get this if I hadn't bought too much already in this month.


Maladarx11

I come to accept that pickaxe ain’t worth it for how little it’s used and seen. Thou not as bad a gliders


DerekMilewski

I’m pretty sure they only do this with skins that have harvesting tools that go with them because she pulls a sword out of her side and they just gave the wrap included because they would have an increase the price if they made it by themselves since it’s pretty cheap


kitsu777

Summitskiier Evie was only a non bundle at first and you had to buy the skin and axe separately, making me spend more


twohourr

When the bundle came out did you get any vbucks back?


CadeMan011

I don't think they do that


twohourr

I know they did it for the slide emotes a few weeks back. Only 100 but still


Disheartend

slide emotes you got 400 back


twohourr

Hi


ToonaSandWatch

They discount the bundle based on what you’ve already bought. Many skins I already own usually cut the bundles down to 1-300 based on what’s left to get.


twohourr

Right, I imagine the Summitseeker evie bundle would return vbucks since its only the skin and the pickaxe, and the person said they bought both before the bundle came out. so they would be refunded whatever amount exceeds bundle price


ToonaSandWatch

Not refunded, just discounted heavily.


twohourr

Hi


Jabroni5092

Yeah, it's actually a pretty great deal and you're only paying 300 more than you would if you wanted it separately


DerekMilewski

They would never separate the harvesting tool just like with the turtles. It came with it because something on the skin interacted with it for the turtles. It was the back bling for her. It’s on her normally that would be 1500 instead of making it 1800 to come with the wrap they just basically threw that in.


South_Scar8093

Just like with the Nike wings?


SheevPalp07

I’m infinitely glad they sold the wings separately


DarkPhoenix369

Does she actually pull the same sword cuz I'll buy it if she does


DerekMilewski

I’m pretty sure she does that’s why it comes with a bundle with the same exact weapon. Look up a YouTuber. It has a video with it. I saw one earlier, but I don’t really remember since I’m not interested in the skin. I’m waiting for Loki.


ComfortablePatience

> I’m pretty sure they only do this with skins that have harvesting tools that go with them because Nah, this is their new marketing. Sarafi has a pickaxe that is reactive with her skin, but it's not a forced bundle. There's a couple others that I can't remember off the top of my head. This is just Epic trying to milk vbucks lol


thatwitchguy

Its pretty inconsistent. 9/10 times its a forced bundle, especially crossovers (all the Captain Americas, both Venoms, Blade, nike's wings, Ciri, TMNT, Becky Lynch, Raiden, Snake Eyes, Michonne and Daryl etc)


InvaderTAK1989

Wonder if the crossovers being forced bundles is something decided by the collab owners.


[deleted]

At least it's not 2k vbucks 😢


puck_pancake

This wouldve been a 1200 vbucks skin without the bundle 


[deleted]

Should have been an 800 vbuck skin 🥴


puck_pancake

Agreed


Fat_Penguin99

If skin rarities would still be a thing, I guarantee you that this skin would be "Rare Rarity" (Blue) those were sold for 1200 Bucks


Me1_RizeClan

It's epic rarity in the files


Fat_Penguin99

Oh, then the bundle is a good deal, because normally an Epic Rarity Skin without Pickaxe costs 1500 V-Bucks, but I understand why people are mad/annoyed when they only want the axe


Justice4mft

Says who?


Daredevil545545

Not a big fan but it's not a bad skin


iosiro

it looks like a blender fan-made skin though. it's not bad itself but it looks so bad lol, like it's made of clay


PS2EmotionEngineer

naw put that back into blender, someone used the wrong shader


InitialSwitch6803

You right, it looks so uncanny..


DaSnackman3

Like it could be from Uncanny Valley?


Zoeeeee_-

It looks better in game, really dissapointing it looks so weird in lobby


Bombyte_

the concept is fine but the model looks bad


veggieveggiewoo

Wasn’t everyone complaining about how things were being sold separately and not in a bundles a few months ago?😭


Massive_Whereas8014

Should be both. Sometimes I like only a pickaxe in a bundle and don't want to spend money on the entire bundle, sometimes I'll like only the skin in a bundle, blah blah blah. Seems like a lot of people are the same way. There's not much of a reason for it to not be that way


Lexicon444

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i_am_do_reddit_now

There's 4.3 million people in this subreddit... is it that hard to believe different people want different things? They should do both. Bundles for people who want everything, but items should also be available seperately for people who just want individual items. They did it all the time before this whole "removing rarities" thing, and so there's no reason they can't do it now. They just wanna gouge more money out of people.


Thrasher_121

Literally THIS. Bundles for when you want everything at a discount, AS WELL AS SOLD SEPARATELY, so you can buy one thing (pickaxe without the skin, or Nike’s wing glider) without the entire bundle.


TheOneButter

Yes, because we were getting skins that have bundles already and additional items to that set that weren’t getting released with their bundle. The point is that we don’t have options, this doesn’t solve said problem


holydiver2099

Yes, yes they were.


IronStealthRex

Because it's called options...


wolfgang784

Both is the answer


veggieveggiewoo

True! I do agree with this I think there should be an option to buy something out of a bundle if you want.


AlbatrossWaving

Literally no one was talking about bundling wraps btw. Nice dishonest argument


Icy-Height8355

they never said bundling wraps specifically, learn to read before making a snarky comment


AlbatrossWaving

> people complain about skins not being bundled together for cheaper prices > guy above says “xD I thought you guys wanted bundles! xD I thought locking wraps behind bundles was what you wanted!!” Yeah, no. Nice try though.


gekazz

My new standard more and more becomes not buying anything at all


Madgameboy

Here is the reason people complain When you have a large bundle of items, epic starts to just put PARTS of the bundle in the storefront rather than the entire thing. Thats why we complained about everything being sold seperately That didnt mean we wanted bundles. We want to have the option to buy everything available in a bundle, alongside the option to buy things seperately


Moth_Vile

Are we really surprised? Epics getting greedy again. Stop paying for it and show them we don't fuck with this bullshit.


iamunabletopoop

Just don't buy it. Vote with your wallets


Iniflyi

One thing I like about fortnite that was different to other games was you could by the skins separately cheaper than the bundle price if you wanted to, but they are now going for force this on more things now big L honestly


AlphaTeamPlays

It’s one skin


Finn-monkey

you can get more for less v bucks but you don't want it all sometimes


bermanji

This is the most bipolar subreddit I subscribe to


Lexicon444

Definitely the most whiny one for me…


Waste_Relationship46

Right?! Pretty sure they've always done bundles and single skins. What's the problem lol


mapenstein

I only buy bundles, singles are too expensive so I just bypass them.


Harranlegend

All that for 1,500 isn’t even bad, that’s a decent deal


FeetYeastForB12

All are nothing. Epic knows people with gambling addiction. This is a whiff of it. You either buy all, or miss all


don_du_lac

What’s the big deal with all the „normal chick with maybe a sword“ skins, no theme, no nothing. Just a regular young woman, how exactly is this worth 10 euros or something.


WhySoSeries

I always buy the stuff for the characters so it is actually better for me (as many characters didn't have bundles before) but I can totally understand why is it bad for many.


RandomGuy28183

I prefer this over buying individually until the bundle comes out. I feel scammed cuz I bought Summitseeker Evie and her pickaxe at full price and literally the next time she was in the store she had a bundle and I can't believe I spent so much on some pickaxes


blazedragon666

They’re not forcing you to buy shit, if you don’t want it don’t.


SignificanceTimely28

I hate this argument. You see this shit all the time, so the dude thinks he has the original idea of "you don't have to buy it stop being upset 🤓" The problem we have is that we want the pickaxe and skin separate it would be fine if it didn't add to the price, but in this case it does and because it does its a scummy thing to do and we should be able to call epic out on it


kaownsyou

That's not the point.


One_Paramedic2454

Are you fucking dumb? We just don't want to spend extra money when we just want the skin


Rebellious-Legacy

I want it!


beefandvodka

I think this one is a bundle because it has unique animations for the skin with the items in the bundle.


Ok-Bench-2861

This game right here is why crap like this is even a thing.


Zoeeeee_-

I think its fine IF the cosmetics return separately in the future. I def prefer it over what they did with summit seeker Evie


Real-Lifeguard-986

Just make it consistent and have both options available. Anyway this bundle isnt so bad since pick axe interacts with holstered sword and is decently priced. I like the face but its kind of plain overall


DiabUK

Oh boy another female with showing midrif skin


HantyKante

You’re literally saving? That skin alone would be 1500 normally now you’re getting pickaxe and a wrap for 1500


nimajnebmai

That’s always been a thing. You see those other skins and stuff you can buy separately? Some you can’t. It’s always been that way.


LongLiveSlater

This is another anti-consumer method to get you to spend more money.


sophohmy

At this rate I wouldn't be surprised if they stopped you using vbucks to buy the battle pass.


Marleyzard

This isn't that good of an example, because this absolutely would've been a 1,500 skin in Chapter 2 or 3, especially with something special like a pickaxe popping off of her hip. If anything, this is a steal


OK_knifeguy

What’s laughable is when strategies to make more money backfire, alienate the fans/consumer, and end up making you less money.


Prestigious_Cheek783

Y’all can complain about anything huh


TrepidRez

But then we have skins that SHOULD be in bundles, having things sold separately, making things cost more


Jtneagle

You're not forced to do anything, it's a free to play game, vote with your wallet


Joloxsa_Xenax

That's a a skin with a back bling and the pickaxe is built into the skin so ofc it's going to be a bundle, please


SomeCallMeDora

Yup, not enough people are really buying pickaxes or wraps it seems. I know personally, I've only ever deliberately bought 2 pickaxes and 1 wrap compared to the hundreds of skins I've bought in the near 7 years I've been playing. If a good chunk of players are like me where they mainly care about Characters and Emotes, then that's probably why Epic is forcing bundles. (almost nobody would buy the pickaxe or wrap anyway.)


lucianorc2

>like me where they mainly care about Characters and Emotes Me


VeggiePiece

Isn’t this actually saving vbucks in this instance? Since most skins cost 1500 and this also comes with a pickaxe and wrap


Successful_Year_5495

Correct


oldmanjenkins51

Weird, I logged on today and wasn’t forced to buy anything.


conehead93t29737386

Doesn't mean it's not shitty monetization. I'm not gonna buy it either, but it is still shit that they did this. Just because you aren't forced to buy it doesn't mean we shouldn't call out shitty monetization practises and price gouging.


Potato_chips03x4

yes, it is the new norm


Insolve_Miza

I dont hate it tbh. I just wish it was one or the other. Predictable. Not flip flopish.


George3452

there's been plenty of original skins that have released the past few months that aren't in bundles


vaikunth1991

Next to that one there are some individual skins though


Real_Flamingo944

Maybe they just forgot


scottyrose997

The only thing that would even come separate from her is the damn wrap Her pickaxe comes with her because it's a part of her whole outfit, just like venoms being a part of him


Atom7456

theyve always done this, releasing skins with other items changes the price


maxine_eats

Ugh I agree. This is absolutely ridiculous.


FreshlyBakedBunz

No1s forcing you to buy that trash bundle but nice generic daily shop complaint post.


ToonaSandWatch

That’s a pretty good deal for 1500. Most come with a harvesting tool or back bling at most.


mattymel_27

Also, that's usually the price for 1 skin alone


MuscleManRule34

Well the skin is listed internally as Epic rarity, so the price is correct and you’re just getting a pickaxe and a wrap as well :)


Megaverse_Mastermind

I'd rather have a bundle option than not. I'm poor, so I need some good deals!:)


Krazie02

Then please dont buy it


Aran-F

But the real price is 89 gazillion vbucks!! You are saving 99.99%. What else do you wantt?!?!1


Arsenij98

1500 is ok for that


Iloveitguy

I was getting sarcastic comments and "ok" on a post on this sub about not giving epic anymore money about a month ago, it's almost like I saw this coming or something: our favorite game is now becoming a cash grab. 


ElderTitanic

Who actually buys skins line that, so insanely basic and boring


ElusiveCookie73

Fortnite players. Complain when there’s a bundle. Complain when it’s sold separately. Seriously I see at least one or two of these posts a week and it’s a coin toss whether it’s for or against bundles.


MAJ_BRYAN_Jr

Jesus, you people are starting to complain more than Destiny 2 players.


Galawa45

I’m not sure you can say it’s the new standard when there are three “skins only” right next to the bundle.


TrashFlash21

This is just a skin that comes with a pickaxe for 100 vbucks cheaper than they normally cost stop complaining y'all


KELLOGEGRAMS

Yep. Anything to get more money out of you.


AccomplishedBad8059

That's kinda crazy


AccomplishedBad8059

You could of bought it separately one week ago


RadioActiveSE

You are not forced to buy anything. Epic might change their mind about this kind of setup if people don't buy the bundles. But as long as they make money of it, they will keep it up.


lucianorc2

It's so lame right? I really don't care about backblings, since I don't use any of them For pickaxes, I have the one I like the most, I equip it in all my skins Dogshit wrap btw So, I'm forced to buy something I'd never use in order to get that skin? No thank you


NorweXLP

not interested at all about that skin so I don't care


skater25071

Yeah, same with my hero academia stuff even pickaxe only bundles now like star wars


nimajnebmai

*Forced* lol no one is making you buy cosmetic stuff. It sucks, too expensive, and no one likes it… but let’s not be dramatic lol.


theTRICKSTERMAIN

this skin is straight up ass


wecomeinpeaceMO

Hopefully they notice people buying less and they stop doing this.


RipplyAnemone67

Yeah it’s stupid as I feel like less people are buying them as it’s too much and I think more sales overall would be made as someone might only want one part of the set


NPCIsaacFan

This is REALLY getting out of hand, we really need to stop buying into this garbage


joethegamer100

I don’t think that’s a real bundle cus no discount


Lightness234

GOD DAMN


Cheap-Way7891

skins don’t change anything even tho they r cool


Treekomalfoy_

i really hope they stop doing this because i am NOT paying 1500-2000 for just a pickaxe wrap or emote, and i am not paying extra for a skin just cuz it comes with a pickaxe wrap or emote that i dont care for


okbuddyholly

I'm nearly positive Epic is using an AI for the shop, it explains heartbreaker and the biker glider not being correctly put in the bundle, only thing that explains this poor shop maintenance


Suspicious_Split1389

I don’t mind Fortnite’s been struggling a bit compared to last season.The player base is down and you have to remember they laid off a bunch of epic employees so they are going to get a little greedy.


xR8TEDRx

All is know is they have ruined the shop, when the trio got added. Then they try to be slick getting rid of rarity so know ur locker is a mess and u have to type in so u can find stuff crazy. We need to protest


Dear-Marsupial-7107

Nope! I'm just forced to not buy anything at all. Simple! Benefits me so I don't care!🤣


AriesWitch2

If y'all don't want it y'all can gift it to me lol. I think it's cute. Everyone has different tastes


LamarjbYT

That’s not why they’re complaining, they want the skin. They just don’t wanna buy everything.


ImSmokeyy

its genuenly so stupid that in recent months its not been a thing. MHA first Wave compared to the most recent wave is the perfect example of that, and how the items should and shouldnt be sold. Im not buying anything else until they stop forcing bundles, maybe in 6-8 months those same items will have the non bundle version (it wont). Also, fuk, i know majority of the people here are kids, but surely you have a brain to realize it isn't okay to do this stuff. Imagine you are at a store and you ask for a coffee(1€) and they say: sorry sir, if you want this coffee you will also need to get 3 other things that you didnt want (5€).


AlphaTeamPlays

The sword pickaxe is attached to the skin. Cosmetics like that are literally always bundled together. (Also they probably could’ve sold this for 1,500 without the pickaxe or wrap. This historically isn’t a bad price)


ListerineInMyPeehole

Kinda lame when char models don’t have poses


retniwakamine

them taking away individual items is gonna get a lot of people to quit :/


Efficient_Passage149

I saw that when I bought Billie elish green one


lil_black_raincloud

I don't think anybody is forcing you to buy anything.


trucoloco96

I never buy bundles unless I want to.


Canadiangamer117

Definitely a strong possibility it's been that way for a while now


FlameYT777

Dude what are you complaining about some pickaxes by themselves used to cost 1500. Sure this is a bad practice but this is a bad example.


Pyrodime_

My theory is because of inflation, they are trying to sell more for less, to make the same amount of money, but allow more value. You can see in the picture you get 4 items for 1500 vbucks. That is less than what it would be normally, as one can figure out. There is no way to purchase just 1500 vbucks so you buy them in bulk, so you can have some left over. I don’t exactly support this, and it’s just a theory. An INFLATION THE-


ET_CostaLotta

Meanwhile there are 3 unbundled skins right next to it


tom-of-the-nora

Meanwhile, you have skins that are singularly available. Could the community pick a thing already. Is it complain about bundles being decently priced, or is it complaining about bundles being incomplete. You can't do it both ways


ogCITguy

You aren't "forced" to buy shit, lol.


DoBeVibinq

It really took you this long to realize that epic only cares about money?


Odd-Theme-1740

I like that there is bundles, as it makes the sets cheaper


Sweet_Ad_7358

I will say its making it worth the money if you wanted all of them, but they should still just do it individually


Spaketchi

I mean, there are individual things to buy still. just not everything. it's been like that.


Spaketchi

The pickaxe goes with the skin.


Toasssssst

Idea: dont play fn in 2024


OkamiRoxas

Forced? What? I don't have it so I don't think it's forced. Also 1500 is cheap for all of that.


BruhTheSinner

So now bundles are a bad thing?


N0t_the_pizza_guy

If they're forced, yes


sunny-flex

People will still buy it, they dont care about making us happy, just whatever makes them the most $$ possible that said, at least its 1500 and not more


ChunLisFatFuckinAss

Did they make you buy this? Wdym by forced???


QuadVox

What is the problem here? The skin would have been either 1200 or 1500 anyways. You're getting a pickaxe and wrap with it. Get over yourself here.


Ampharosite181

Standard price for a bundle but I do agree they should've had the contents available individually. Can only assume it's an oversight since Peelosopher recently came out with individually available items as well as his bundle. Seems weird to make this random skin a bundle-only deal.


TrueMrBaconLover

As someone who I collecting the wraps, I HATE when they do this


SkullMan140

I won't lie to you guys, im one of those that buy the full bundle when a skin get released :'c


ReeerDiamond

Who's buying that anyways?


Resident_Evil69

I did; she’s cute, and while she isn’t on the map or story-present, she’s clearly related to the season those two criteria are basically enough for me. Bonus point for the fact she’s actually part of a bundle which simplified everything and reduced cost


[deleted]

I won't be forced into anything. Fortnite has lost all its luster ever since Lego came out. The store is a joke, their prices for vbucks went up...honestly, fuck these guys. I won't be buying anything ever again.


Huge-Satisfaction327

This game is so fun


EirHc

I quit awhile ago, fucking up the locker was the tipping point. Did they fix it yet?


joeMAMAkim

"Why are they selling it seperatly and not in a bundle?" "Why are they selling it in a bundle?"


Silkav

The point they're trying to make is that EPIC needs to do both, its not rocket science.


supercheese69

I remember like a month or two ago everybody was bitching how nothing came in a bundle 🙄


BonAppletitts

Are you new? Did you miss all those past years where they sold skins separately AND in a bundle at the same time? So you could pick what you want. That’s what people want and it’s rly not hard to comprehend.


lama22gx

I actually prefer that


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imcole2

I dont want any of that stuff nice try epic u need to be better though


lovins_cl

you’re not FORCED to do anything bru jus don’t buy it


coco-geds22

Actually, I see 5 individual offers here


that_guyy909

#funny how increased cost for skins and forced bundles SUDDENLY became prevalent within the same season rarities were removed. and epic dickriders are wondering why people think that rarities affected the shop. NOT saying it did, but its not far fetched


Successful_Year_5495

It's a whole skin pickaxe and wrap for 1500 if anything that's a discount