Did Fortnite listen to the community?

I would be interested

They tend to listen to creators rather than players.

E.g. Many well-known get their own skin and a few get their own skin. But there was also a moment when you as a player all over the world were allowed to decide for yourself what kind of object was to come back into the game. That was at the Butterfly Live Event where you got into the Nexus. That was the Thomson's submachine gun that came back then.

It depends on what you relate to. At events they listened more to the community, to game changes more to the creators because they promote the game, yes