Fortnite's latest v29.20 patch adds Aang and gang from Avatar: The Last Airbender and five new tracks to Fortnite Rocket Racing: however, many players seem to be stuck with one They seem to be sticking with the updates.

Epic Games has removed tiers and rarities from lockers, meaning that cosmetic items will no longer fall into the Rare, Epic, Legendary, and Mythic categories. This means that there will no longer be cosmetic items that fall into the Rare, Epic, Legendary, and Mythic categories. The Shop has evolved significantly to support multiple types of cosmetics and items across games." Cosmetics from different series, such as the Icon Series and the Gaming Legends Series, will help you find your favorites."

Since locker rarity was a day one feature, its removal has caused some confusion, with players trying to find skins in lockers without the aid of color coding and relying only on alphabetical order. A few players also objected to the change, arguing that the rarity system was a good way to keep skin prices down.

"I hate this locker UI change. I think they are trying to make more money from players by separating rarity from price," SnazzyBlocks said in a Twitter post. In a follow-up post, they continued, "Fortnite is trying to make more and more money off of players with SCUMMY marketing tactics."

Other players have also discussed the update, with many agreeing that removing the rarity of lockers will give Epic Games more freedom to price skins: "Epic will now follow established rules on how to price cosmetics. We expect Epic to be more aggressive in how they price cosmetics now that they are no longer forced to follow them," FortNiteBR said in a Reddit thread.

In the last few collaborations we have already seen the price of skins go up, and the latest "Avatar: The Last Airbender" skin is no different. You can purchase a pack of Zuko or Katara for 2,000 V-Bucks each, or you can buy them all together for 3,200. Compare this to the Goku and Beerus bundle, which came with four styles and a pickaxe for 2,700, or the Frieza and Cell bundle, which was 2,300 V-Bucks, and it is clear that there has been some price increase. In a Reddit discussion, one user wrote, "The new avatar skins, much higher than the price they should be," he explained. Money and V-bucks don't fall from the sky, they take care of the player"

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Rising prices for skins and cosmetics have also followed changes in the value of in-game currency: in September 2023, Epic announced in a statement that it would make V-bucks more expensive. "On October 27, 2023, V-Bucks, and real money content pack offers in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Eurozone countries, Hungary, Japan, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States (including all storefronts where the U.S. dollar is used) will Adjustments will be made to prices. These adjustments are based on economic factors such as inflation and currency fluctuations and follow similar price adjustments recently completed in the UK, Canada and Mexico." 1,000 V-bucks will increase in price from $7.99 to $8.99, not a huge amount, but will make a dent if you spend enough in-game cash.

However, a few people have pointed out that Epic can already price skins however they want, and rarity did not actively stop this." When people cite rarity status as justification for price, they somehow overlook the fact that it is the very same company that determines rarity, which in turn determines price. While this change makes sorting more difficult, it ultimately results in a more transparent pricing model. The price of a skin is the same no matter how much Epic charges," one Reddit user explained in the thread.

Who knows what prices Epic will continue to set for skins and cosmetics after this update, but regardless of pricing, players are asking for updates to the locker UI, with ScyanYT tweeting, "The UI lacks very core features such as wraps and lobby item categories to sync with character presets," he explained. The UI doesn't work well and is full of bugs.

In a reply tweeted by Epic in December 2023, players can "expect more improvements and design evolution to roll out over the next few updates," but there are no major changes other than a reworking of Rarity. And since there is no further mention of it in the recent blog post, players will still have to wait and see what awaits them and their precious loot.