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Illinois, USA
Joined November 2019
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Kyle Jensik✨LetKyleBeSpooky retweeted
Truthfully, this just highlights how fragile Fortnite's UGC ecosystem really is.
Creators already face the constant risk of their projects breaking due to updates and balance changes across BR and UEFN.
On top of that, we're competing for player attention on a platform where Epic can fundamentally shift player interest overnight.
I fully respect Epic's right to make decisions about its own platform. However, when the creator ecosystem is already struggling, changes like this introduce yet another layer of uncertainty.
Creators can adapt to change, but it's incredibly difficult to build something sustainable when the foundation you're building on never stops shifting.
UGC looks rough this season, but a lot of it is Epic’s modes getting huge.
At the same time each night:
Epic modes: ~310K to ~1.2M
Creator maps: ~200K to ~210K
Creator share went from 39% to 15%, but maps are still pulling about the same number of players.
Hours on creator maps are down ~20%. The last two November surges also faded in about 11 days.
Kyle Jensik✨LetKyleBeSpooky retweeted
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Kyle Jensik✨LetKyleBeSpooky retweeted
Some spooky news just in time for Halloween.
West Virginia has a new license plate celebrating our legendary cryptids, from Mothman and the Flatwoods Monster to Sasquatch and more!
Available Monday, November 2, at WV DMV locations.
Find out more at dmv.wv.gov/article/west-virg…
Kyle Jensik✨LetKyleBeSpooky retweeted
Former Valve dev Chet Faliszek has fired back at Epic CEO Tim Sweeney over his latest attacks on Steam.
Sweeney claims Valve is holding PC gaming back and criticizes Steam’s AI disclosure rules.
Faliszek argues that these disclosures help players make informed decisions:
“You’re just treating players like they’re stupid.”
He also points out that Epic’s own Fab marketplace uses AI disclosures.
And his response to Sweeney? Put Alan Wake 2 on Steam if you’re really that pro-consumer.
Kyle Jensik✨LetKyleBeSpooky retweeted
We have reached the Tim Sweeney fighting with Community Notes stage
Kyle Jensik✨LetKyleBeSpooky retweeted
Epic Games support is reportedly refusing to refund #Fortnite Crew subscriptions 🙃
After the Passes scheduled to drop this weekend were delayed by over a month, support agents told upset subscribers that they will not be refunded. No compensation has been promised, either.
Kyle Jensik✨LetKyleBeSpooky retweeted
It's all fun and games.
Art The Clown brings a bag full of tricks to the Trials.
Kyle Jensik✨LetKyleBeSpooky retweeted
epic games store community manager trying to recover their reputation after the "we vibe-coded our launcher" tweet
Kyle Jensik✨LetKyleBeSpooky retweeted
Unless you are in the top 5% of creators, Sponsored Row is a waste of time and money.
It needs to be completely reworked
Here's a breakdown of the time and investment in Break and Steal Eggs, along with the additional investment we had planned before the game was removed from Discover tabs.
- Sponsored row: $5,400
- Asset costs: $1,100
- Total spent: $6,500
- Time invested: 20 days of work (13 updates)
Additional investment planned: $4,000
Throughout this period, we've done live events and boss fights, built an active community, and achieved strong metrics. We were committed to improving this game but discover completely kicked us out with no support.
We also planned a streamer campaign to attract more players to our game and Fortnite. However, after the game was removed from Discover tabs, we decided to stop further investment and time.
We are sharing our experience to show how challenging it has become to gain and maintain exposure in discover, even with consistent updates, investment, strong metrics, and an engaged community. We've concluded that it's more so of a luck based system rather than meeting expected metrics or we're not getting enough data. #UEFN
Kyle Jensik✨LetKyleBeSpooky retweeted
Using the sponsored row is like when Yellow Pages calls me (this is a real story) and asks if I want to advertise with them. I ask if they have analytics on where they serve up these ads and there's silence on the other end and then, "analytics of where and who? what's that?"
Kyle Jensik✨LetKyleBeSpooky retweeted
Here’s what’s going to happen.
Someone is going to use AI to port a really big game to Roblox.
Roblox is going to get sued.
Then Roblox is going to heavily crack down on who can make and publish games.
This isn’t going to end well.
Kyle Jensik✨LetKyleBeSpooky retweeted
Random drop in the middle of the night.
Hide and Seek Universe is LIVE NOW!
I combined some of my most popular maps and made a new one with a backrooms theme! There are some cool abilities to buy and A LOT of new hiding spots! More maps to come.
4051-1815-9473 #UEFN
