"It's too early to be ratioed": Donald Mustard passes verdict on Fortnite x Travis Scott Astronomical event, community reacts to his statement

Throughout its history, Fortnite has had many moments that truly demonstrated the game's capabilities as not only a Battle Royale game but also a platform for spectacle-filled live events that bring the community together while also making waves across the internet. Among these, the Fortnite x Travis Scott Astronomical live event truly holds a special place in people's hearts, with its musical journey.

This was further accentuated by a recent Tweet by reputed video game journalist Paul Tassi, who reposted an X post featuring the Travis Scott event and expressed how it was when Fortnite peaked for them. However, things took an interesting turn when Donald Mustard, the former Chief Creative Officer at Epic Games, replied to Paul Tassi, claiming that he disagreed with the statement.

The tweet gained a lot of traction, even surpassing Paul Tassi's original tweet in likes. This prompted a humorous reply from Paul Tassi, stating:

"It's too early to be ratioed."

Comments from the community (Image via X)

While simple, the reply has sent the community into a frenzy since, for those who don't know, Donald Mustard was heavily involved with the game's storyline and overall approach to gameplay.

As fans took to the replies to express their own takes, X user @am_certi questioned the reasoning behind Donald Mustard's statement, highlighting how Chapter 2 Season 2 was close to perfection for many players.

Meanwhile, X user @RisingMiles expressed how, for them, Fortnite peaked right before the end of The Seven storyline, which in their opinion ended slightly inconclusively. X user @realsousita, on the other hand, highlighted how Donald Mustard's attention to the tweet could mean something for the future of the game.

Expressing their take and talking about the beloved OG mode, X user @Gh0st1Knight commented:

"If we are talking about actual peak, I would say either Black Hole or Fortnite OG."

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What could Donald Mustard's comment about the Fortnite x Travis Scott Astronomical event mean for the game?

While Donald Mustard's reply could be taken as a simple case of differing opinions about the peak of the game, it is important to remember that he was intimately involved in the game's creative direction leading up to Chapter 4 Season 5.

Now that Charlie Wen has begun developing his storyline in Chapter 5 Season 2, it could be possible that Donald Mustard still has somewhat of an insight into what the future holds in store.

Since many players consider the Travis Scott live event to be one of, if not the best live event in the game, Epic Games may have something even bigger planned down the line. However, while this is purely speculation at this point, the allegedly leaked roadmap for the future of Fortnite could back up the idea of something even bigger coming to the game soon.