Why is RIP Fortnite Trending?

Why is RIP Fortnite trending? Figuring out the reason behind why certain terms trend on Twitter is a mystery at times. Sometimes people start trends as a joke and other people pick it up. Other times, crazy things happen and everyone is talking about it at the same time.

While nothing specific happened on Sunday, the term has been circling the internet for a couple of weeks. Ever since the alpha footage of Valorant arrived, pro Fortnite players have expressed their interest in the game and have been complaining non-stop about Fortnite. For most experts in esports, Fortnite was never going to be a legitimate esport since Epic Games was always focused on the masses. Epic didn't care about adding drastic changes, or vehicles to the game days before a massive tournament.

Why is RIP Fortnite Trending?

Then once the Closed Beta launched, droves of professionals across the spectrum, including in Fortnite, have retired from their games and have left to play in Valorant. While it seems silly to go for a game with no structure as of yet, many players were tired of Fortnite for a while. This was just the perfect opportunity to leave.

So the term "RIP Fortnite" started trending on Twitter because of the mass exodus. Fortnite is far from being over, and it's not a good situation to lose so many professionals, but the player base is doing fine. It doesn't have the number it used to have, but Fortnite has plenty of players that aren't going anywhere.