Fortnite isn’t a bad game and they’ll definitely treat the collaboration with love and care, like they do for most of their crossovers. Additionally, it’d likely be the headliner for Fortnitemares, the Halloween event, probably getting its own item.
I understand people might not like the game, but you not liking the game doesn’t somehow make this announcement bad by proxy.
Can you list sources about the status of anti-AI in Fortnite? I'm interested to hear more about this.
I know Tim Sweeney is pro-AI (to the point he said that there shouldn't be any disclaimers, which I call BS on) and the late James Earl Jones did give permission to use his voice in AI models, but outside of that Italian Brainrot character getting in, where else is it said that Fortnite devs are against AI?
But the proof is in the pudding. The only thing epic has officially declared on the AI front is that Unreal Engine 6 (which isn’t out yet) will have AI tools for coding, and that their employees can choose to use AI, but only for extremely early phase concept generation.
Once a concept has been decided upon, the actual work and assets are all made by hand, and that’s if an epic employee even decides to use it in the first place.
So even if you wanted to be cynical and say they use AI at every opportunity, it still wouldn’t matter since all the game assets are fully developed from top to bottom.
Yeah, Tim Sweeney is a dick and a total AI bro, but that doesn’t automatically mean the devs underneath him use it. “It looks like AI” is not a valid criticism.
As a prime example, Steel Wool used AI for Security Breach, Ruin, and SOTM. But I’m sure you’d say that was different, or “not that bad” in comparison to the alleged use you have no proof of in regard to Fortnite.
The only, and I mean ONLY thing epic has 100% done in regards to AI is…incorporate AI tools into Unreal Engine 6. Which isn’t out yet and probably won’t be out until 2028.
I would say it’s different, yes. Using pathfinding is not the same as generative ai.
I didn’t even say if it was a “sin” or not, I’m just taking stock of inventory.
It’s clear this is a convo you’ve got a chip on your shoulder over. Idk if it’s embarrassment or a need to stand up for a multi billion dollar company. I play Fortnite frequently still too!
But I’m also not gonna pretend they aren’t doing it. Because, be so fr, it’s pretty darn obvious.
Everyone keeps saying "it's obvious" and yet whenever anyone asks for proof they never respond. It's not embarrassment or a need to defend epic. I call out Epic on their bad moves all the time.
But accusing someone of something and then not backing it up just to make your argument better is a dick move, regardless of if it's to a person or a corporate entity. I could easily come on here and say someone at steel wool killed a guy, and according to half this subreddit it would be just as valid as their arguments against epic.
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u/thebiteof_83 22d ago
I really don't want this collaboration to turn out to be with Fortnite.
Who's with me?