Fortnite free to play 26th Sept

[Craterloads]

Big patch out today, 60fps (yes) updates to building and nerf of double pump along with loads of other updates.

These guys don’t mess around, also battle pass 3 out.

 

[Quinnaay]

Awesome game and really active Devs. They can have my money for another season pass for sure.

 

[Zatoichi.uK]

Bought the battle pass at last to show support. 60fps I noticed straight away. Nice job from the devs.

 

[Quinnaay]

Also noticed the 60fps and bought the battle pass and 25 tiers again. Graphics upgrade is awesome.

 

[VincentHanna]

Can someone explain what paying for the game gives you over just playing the free Battleground mode?

 

[Quinnaay]

Gives you the ability to unlock more items, faster leveling, vbucks credited at certain levels. Extra challenges, outfits, backpacks, gliders, flying fx, emotes etc etc. It's just more fun levelling up and have more to play for.

 

[2StepSteve]

What a massive update to the game. Hat's off to the developers, it performs and looks so much better (PS4 Pro).

 

[antijoke]

Anyone else playing this on Xbox One?

 

[McPhee]

I am so bad at the combat in the game

Generally make it through to the last few by not being an idiot. But beyond that? Zero chance.

 

[byeo]

Decided to have a go at this after watching my girlfriends son playing it. It's good fun, first few games I ended up dying without getting any kills but last night I got down to the final four. I need to work on my building skills as my hut was nothing compared to the other players forts.

 

[VincentHanna]

That's the bit that I don't like compared to PUBG

I take about 30 seconds to build a ramp. Those people build super dooper towers in about 5 seconds.

 

[Zatoichi.uK]

Just practice the occasional 1x1 with a ramp at the map edge and a wall+ramp to get it down. You can now just hold R2 and spin around to make a quick box since the last patch.

My building still needs work but getting slowly better. Easy to mess up mid gun gun fight.

 

[snow patrol]

if i'm honest - i think i'd prefer it without all the fort building

my son and all his friends absolutely love this game though.

 

[antijoke]

I suck at building too

Going up against all these structural engineers, I don’t stand a chance

 

[Buddy]

4 walls and a ramp. Once you've practiced making this and quickly you can build anything.

 

[Quinnaay]

Building seperates the men from the boys. Typically when ever your going head to head to battle build a box and ramp then focus on shooting

 

[bobbyspangles]

I'm not convinced. I see it so often two people get in a gun fight, both build a mini base and duke it out for 5 minutes. By the time someone does 'win' there's a bunch of players sat waiting in nearby bushes after both your loot. If someone gets the jump on me and there's no terrain to take advantage off (brow of a hill etc.) or they're too close I only then build a structure to aid my escape.

 

[Quinnaay]

Thats just timing, if you dont build to protect yourself chances are the guy in the gun fight will kill you or as you mentioned the guy waiting for your loot will shoot you in the back. 100% the best way to combat is building then challenging.

Although there PC players youtube Ninja fortnite and TSM Myth my word those guys are world class. Over 1500 Solo wins a piece.

 

[Zefan]

Coming to mobile?! https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/mobile-announce



I'll be interested to see how this performs. So far Epic have been quite impressive with tweaking performance for lower end hardware.

Do people think this will really catch on? I realise Fortnite is massive, but playing mobile will undoubtedly have its costs in terms of limited control and I expect most of the market will have - by now - already bought a console or PC to play.

 

[Zatoichi.uK]

Yeah saw that on IGN earlier. Hopefully is crossplay so I can smash people trying to build on a touch screen.

In all seriousness though, is this bluetooth pad only?