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Normally, im a full time, Hardcore non excuses ranter. But now, i just wanna say thank u to the whole Team around fortnite stw, and share the Story how this game saved my life.

After the Release of the BR Mode, a few friends from me told me to download the game, to test it and just to play together. After a Short amount of time, i decided to never Touch it again. I dont know why, But i did Not delete it. Which Was one of my best decisions.

Around a week later, after i decided to never Touch BR again, happened What changed my entire life. I lost a big Part of my family, my gf cheated on me and was pregnant (Not my child) , i lost my Job. All that sh*t happened within 2 weeks. I felt into a strong depression.

For days i just layed in my bed, crying like a little kid. At one point, i just thought : "this sh*t needs to stop. I have to end it."

I got a call from one of my gaming friends, i should come online, they worried because i wasnt online for a long time. I just hung up. I dont know why, But i turned my playsi on. I started fortnite, and just asked myself: " What am i doing right now? I dont play BR, i want to Die, why Do i sit here infront of my TV and want to play a Video game?" Like i mentioned before, i dont play BR. Then i saw stw. I bought it, started it and..

This changed my life.

I never played something like that before. I Was instantly catched. And so i started to play. I just wanted to go inside the bunker in stonewood. (i know how stupid that sounds) My first Session was around 7 hours. After that, i could sleep. Without Bad dreams, it was like Nothing happened, everything just feeled fine. The next Day Was awesome. After i woke up, i logged in and played again. The whole Day. Then i slept, woke up and repeat. For around 2 weeks. Just because the game cought me, im still alive. Actually, my Depression gets better and better, its now more like a shadow, its there But u doesnt always See it. Im on the way to recovery. And i hope next year will be my year.

So, thank u fortnite Team. Even if i often rant, i will never forget What u gave to me. And even if i say i quit fortnite, i dont think i really could Do that. I dont give this game up, i owe that to u.

English isnt my native language, so im sorry if something is Hard to read or understand. And formating? If there are issues, im on mobile But tried my best, sorry.

Maybe this type of Post doesnt belong to this sub, But i thought its something better than just ranting from my side.

Edit:

I dont know What to say anymore, you guys are amazing. Im overwhelmed by the amount of Kind words, and Overall about, Yeah, i really dont know What to say anymore.. Just thank you all

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about 5 years ago - /u/Magyst - Direct link

Thank you for sharing your story with everyone here. Myself, and the dev team, found this story very inspiring and wanted to let you know that we appreciate you from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you, u/Sgt_Seb97-x.