"Absolutely outrageous": Epic steps in it by removing Fortnite's cosmetic rarity system and immediately selling skins deemed overpriced by angry players
Uncommon and Legendary skins are a thing of the past
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A huge new change just landed inFortnitetoday, and very few players seem happy about it. Color-coded cosmetic rarities are now a thing of the past, meaning there’s no more obvious separation between a Rare skin and a Legendary one, and fans are worried what this means for the future of skin prices.
In case you were unfamiliar, up until today, most cosmetics were labeled in the item shop and Locker using the same rarity system as the weapons found in the Battle Royale mode, with green-tagged Uncommon skins, blue Rare ones, and so on. While they’re no stronger to use in the game, generally speaking, the higher a cosmetic’s ‘rarity’, the fancier it looks, and they usually have a price to reflect that, too. Today, however,Epic Gamesannounced that this system is being retired. Now, the only cosmetics labeled with different colors are …
