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Okay, that's fair.
Of course, the entirety of Fortnite is to sell the Unreal Engine, and the entirety is free to play. I can see the skins without paying, I just can't use them without paying. As someone who's never bought V-bucks for themselves (I have bought Fortnite gift cards for a nephew who plays, for birthdays/Christmases), it's completely unnecessary if you just wanna shoot stuff in the game for 15-20 minutes or however long the match lasts.
I almost bought the whole lot of K-Pop Demon Hunters stuff, but I really just wanted to be able to play as Rumi (the one with the purple hair). My Animal Crossing villager can cosplay her for free though, and I'd rather play Animal Crossing than Fortnite 99% of the time. They scratch different itches, though.