Fortnite players call out “overpriced” emote that “barely moves”
Epic Games In Fortnite, emotes are usually associated with a music track and allow players to use animations that cannot otherwise be used in the game. Most emotes come with elaborate dance moves, but players are unhappy with the price tag of a particular emote because it “barely moves.”
Fortnite emotes tend to be some of the most sought-after cosmetics in the game. The price of an emote depends upon its rarity and on the overall animation as well.
However, as mentioned by players, there are emotes that cost 500 V-Bucks but they don’t move enough to validate the price tag. One such emote was introduced in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1, and players are not happy about it at all.
Fortnite player ‘ProdbyPxylwhip’ took to Reddit to share their feelings about the ‘No Cure’ emote in the game. According to them, the character “barely moves” in the emote, so it doesn’t validate the asking price of 500 V-Bucks.
Redditor ‘WangCommander’ responded to OP’s post and said, “That’s not emoting. That’s idling with style.” Others compared this emote to Blinding Lights or Social Climber in Fortnite and mentioned that the price was probably because of the song license.
In that regard, one player said, “One of the songs is licensed. Blinding Lights basically does the exact same movement and it’s also 500.” For context, the music used in the No Cure emote in Fortnite is a song called ‘Cure for Me’ by Aurora.
Some felt that the emote was catchy, but it was not worth the price tag. In this regard, one player said, “Pretty catchy but I think 500 is overpriced for an emote that you just lift your feet up in the air.”
Many fans responded that they would buy the emote just because of the music. ‘H334is’ said, “Instant buy because of the song!” However, other fans felt that the characters in the music video had more movement, and “it was a shame” that Epic Games didn’t extend the duration of the emote in Fortnite.
Player ‘Nice_Jellyfish3633’ commented, “Yeah, in the music video, the people doing the dance have more movement in it so I don’t know why they didn’t use that part (I’m still gonna get it anyway because it’s Aurora).”
At this point, it’s unlikely that Epic Games will change their Fortnite emote prices. For more information on the game, be sure to check out the release date for the next Fortnite update, and how to hire NPCs in the game.