July 25th, 2017 was one of the best days for gamers. We’ve all heard it, we’ve all seen it. Fortnite has literally broke records. Fortnite has one of the most powerful fan bases we’ve ever seen. On Youtube, it has become the highest subscriber count. It drew over 125 million gamers in less than a year.

Fortnite may be thought as a “flop” or “an overrated game” to others who have dropped the game, or have never played it. But to others, the game might be thought as “ a way to connect with friends” or “a stress reliever”. I do want to cover that there is a fine line between a casual play every two or three days for an hour or so and a addiction. Kids are spending thousands of dollars on this game for cosmetics. For people who aren’t familiar with the game, V-bucks are used to buy certain skins to make your character look a lot better. But, let’s keep in mind that this has nothing to do with the skill of the player. You can be the best looking character on the game, but be terrible at actually playing it. Lets go more in depth, spending money on a fashion items for a game sounds pretty unreasonable. 2 or 3 dollars here and there maybe, but 200 dollars on cosmetics seems crazy. Parents are going broke over Fortnite and it doesn’t have to be this way. The best way to stop an addiction is to do it with baby steps, just like anything else. Stopping something cold turkey will cause withdrawal. Yes, I said it, withdrawal. It doesn’t sound nice right? So take baby steps if you think that Fortnite is affecting your everyday life. Set goals for yourself, and make sure they are reasonable ones.