{"id":83326,"date":"2019-02-18T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/02\/random_unofficial_fortnite_event_underwhelms_crowds_in_uk_city"},"modified":"2019-02-18T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T18:00:00","slug":"random-unofficial-fortnite-event-underwhelms-crowds-in-uk-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/02\/18\/random-unofficial-fortnite-event-underwhelms-crowds-in-uk-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Unofficial Fortnite Event Underwhelms Crowds In UK City"},"content":{"rendered":"
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T\u2019is the season of failed festivals, although the latest on the list arguably isn\u2019t quite<\/em> on par with the high-profile Fyre fiasco.<\/p>\n

An unofficial event \u2013 billed as ‘the Fortnite<\/a><\/strong> event of the year’ by the organisers and promising rock climbing, go karts, laser tag, plus the requisite dose of the most popular Battle Royale game on the planet \u2013 left many attendees unhappy due to long queues, poor planning and staff shortages. Stations to sit and play the free-to-play game were present and correct, but there weren’t nearly enough to satisfy the 2,500 fans who turned up to share their enthusiasm for battling royally.<\/p>\n

While Kotaku<\/a> drew comparisons between this and the multi-million dollar fraud-fest that recently inspired Hulu and Netflix specials, we doubt attendees to this Norwich-based weekend event had similar expectations to those paying thousands of dollars to party with influencers on Pablo Escobar\u2019s private Caribbean island.<\/p>\n

It seems Fortnite Live attendees expected more, though. Staged at Norfolk showground, tickets started at \u00a312 \u2013 going up by another \u00a320 for \u2018unlimited access\u2019 – but visitors soon got miffed when it became clear that the organisers simply weren\u2019t prepared for the number of attendees.<\/p>\n