Fortnite Summer Skirmish Champion NotVivid Explains Why He is Not a Fan of the Current Meta

The Fortnite meta has been a major topic of discussion for the community of the popular battle royale game since the beginning of Season 5. Many members of the community have been very vocal about their displeasure of the current meta that heavily favors the use of the title's SMG weapons and explosive items and has drastically reduced the overall effectiveness of the shotgun weapons.

While Epic Games has worked to try and address these concerns from the playerbase of Fortnite regarding the state of the game's meta in Season 5, there are still many who are not fans of how the title is played currently. One of these players is three-time Fortnite Summer Skirmish champion NotVivid. Earning his spot in the $8,000,000 Fortnite esports series of events through his performance in the Solo Showdown limited time mode, NotVivid has proven himself to be one of the game's most talented competitive players and has quickly become a household name in the community. 

During a recent stream while playing duos with Team SoloMid Fortnite player Ali "Myth" Kabbani, NotVivid explained what he dislikes about the current meta in Season 5 of Fortnite when asked by a viewer. 

"What sucks about it? Just the meta man. Just the meta dude. Like before I only liked playing scrims because scrims were like people were smart. But, I guess the smart way to play now is just to drum gun at somebody's face or W key with a double barrel or chuck six clingers at the same wall or throw C4 on top of somebody's one by one," said NotVivid. 

While Epic Games has helped to push Fortnite into being one of the most popular games in the world currently with its consistent content updates that bring new items and weapons on a weekly basis, these constant additions have made it difficult for the developer to keep a truly balanced meta and has since become a point of concern for the competitive scene of Fortnite that include the likes of Summer Skirmish champion NotVivid. 

(cover photo courtesy of NotVivid and Epic Games)