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Fortnite: Battle Royale |OT| 100 Players on Epic Battlegrounds
- Thread starter Cerium
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Jest Chillin
Member
Doesn't feel too long to me to get back into a game. It isn't instant but it's under 2 minutes.
Equanimity
Member
By playing more matches, probably?
supervillain
Member
Retro Edge
Member
How can I mark something?
CrimsonEclipse
Member
Weapon drops and other loot aren't randomized in BR?
Jimnymebob
Member
It wasn't too long for me last weekend. The main problem was the long wait when you're running around the island at the start. Unless it's because the servers have just come online, and it's really early in the day (well, it's quarter to 3 in the UK) and it's a weekday.
Most buildings will probably have weapons in them, even if it's just a pistol. As long as you're not just dropping into a field, you should be fine.
N30RYU
Member
yeah but they are mostly on the buildings and they know where the buildings are.
GHG
Member
Yes but if you land on/in a building or near a camp you are bound to get something.
Okay, not it's not insane amount of time. It's just annoying that it doesn't do it for you.
It sends you back to player screen and you have to start all over instead of a continuous player list/game loop.
ScaryShark
Banned
There are buildings and structures everywhere. You'd have to try and miss them.
Blam
Member
Yeah it's completely randomized.
CrimsonEclipse
Member
Okay, just wanted to be sure. Thanks, will download this tonight. Will try it out on PC/XB.
Are there thropies/achievements tied to his mode?
GHG
Member
The loot is but the locations aren't.
RazorbackDB
Member
Woah, would have been nice to know a week ago, another tip for anyone starting today, there are little boxes with ammo scattered around the map, they are easy to miss.
supervillain
Member
GHG
Member
No, you break them down with the axe for materials. That's the only purpose they serve.
Not yet. They are planning to add that in a future update.
Dead Prince
Banned
But you have unlimited sprint
jim2point0
Banned
You can't, but in my experience you shouldn't ever need to. The map is pretty small, and I've never had a situation where I couldn't make it to the next circle unless I wasn't paying attention or got involved in a long fight which distracted me.
I think they'll add some kind of vehicular transpiration in the future... but I don't think it's necessary.
I think they look larger than they really are. You have the timer for the next circle, and then another timer for when the circle will be fully closed. And that has always been plenty of time unless I'm just not paying attention. Usually I have time to loot stuff on the way to the next circle.
Jawmuncher
Member
Can't wait to play this after school
The map isn't really that big. Specially compared to PUBG. I actually don't think they need to add vehicles. I never get into a situation where I feel like I'm doing nothing but running like I have in PUBG.
888
Member
Yeah. Just played a bit over team viewer while at work. Seems pretty cool.
uhm... lol
888
Member
freeofgreed
Member
Played like 2 matches. First match died due to being unable to find a weapon and landing in a populated area. 2nd match found a weapon but it was a sniper and I was indoors. Game seems like it could be good fun. Surpringsly runs quite well. Can get into matches with relative ease and haven't noticed any glaring tech issues.
jim2point0
Banned
I've actually worked out how far on the map I can run in 1 minute if I follow the line. That's helped me gauge how far I can go in the time I have allotted, and I'll usually try and loot stuff until I absolutely have to go.
For my first few games, I tried to land far away from the boss (gliding mostly with the umbrella), and landing at random houses. Just to get a feel for things. Now I can usually land at Greasy Grove and come out alive since I know where the chests and good weapons are in general.
I dunno. I can consistently win fights. Are you maybe hitting people with shields? (blue damage instead of white).
There are head shots in this game and they do count for a lot. If someone's headshotting you, that would also explain it.
Also helps to realize that all guns are hitscan except the sniper, but most guns aren't perfectly accurate in order to balance that. The tracers are just tracers and not the actual projectiles.
Retro Edge
Member
So played a few rounds, here a few thoughts.
- It runs great on PS4 Pro and looks good
- How can I mark something on the map??
- Keyboard and mouse is officially supported on PS4
- You die way, way too fast. Loot better weapons doesn't make much sense when the opponents, or I, die in 2 seconds anyway
- Building is weird and still doesn't make much sense to me, I down a stone wall with 2 shots, what's the purpose then?
- It feels like a very very early alpha cause, like in PUBG, there isn't even a simple level or progression system in it. Which sucks... Oh and that you get some random character to play and doesn't have any character system at all here also feels like I'm playing an alpha.
- Sometimes the music in the bus is very buggy.
That fast dying can get annoying very fast. Don't how long the fun holds up here. At least in solo mode.
- It runs great on PS4 Pro and looks good
- How can I mark something on the map??
- Keyboard and mouse is officially supported on PS4
- You die way, way too fast. Loot better weapons doesn't make much sense when the opponents, or I, die in 2 seconds anyway
- Building is weird and still doesn't make much sense to me, I down a stone wall with 2 shots, what's the purpose then?
- It feels like a very very early alpha cause, like in PUBG, there isn't even a simple level or progression system in it. Which sucks... Oh and that you get some random character to play and doesn't have any character system at all here also feels like I'm playing an alpha.
- Sometimes the music in the bus is very buggy.
That fast dying can get annoying very fast. Don't how long the fun holds up here. At least in solo mode.
jim2point0
Banned
Building is extremely helpful and definitely takes more than 2 shots to break a wall. Even takes more than 2 shots from a purple assault rifle to break a wooden wall.
It's mostly helpful to throw up walls around you if you need to heal. Or just to fortify your position if you're trying to snipe. Using ramps to easily access locations or getting up onto a really high cliff. The uses are friggin endless, really. It's the best part about this game.
ShemhazaiX
Member
Is there any way to edit your character at all? I noticed that I was a guy in lobby, then a girl in game.
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Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
It's almost hard to believe this is on the same engine as PUBG, it runs so fucking nice, no stutter, no hitching, no massive frame rate drops and a much higher frame rate overall, it's just so smooth. And that's while on high/ultra, not very low. Hell, it doesn't even lag when dropping in, the buildings all load perfectly without the frame rate halving. Instead of bitching about Epic, Bluehole should ask them for help getting their game running like this.
Jest Chillin
Member
Lots of people using the emergency wall tactic. I don't mind though. I have the ammo to spare to burn through it. 
Two top 20 finishes so far. Though my last game I had some bad luck or something as I switched to SMG and closed distance in a firefight... then the SMG just wouldn't shoot. Ah well.
Two top 20 finishes so far. Though my last game I had some bad luck or something as I switched to SMG and closed distance in a firefight... then the SMG just wouldn't shoot. Ah well.
freeofgreed
Member
It's random. Don't think there's a character editor.
Jimnymebob
Member
Not yet; you're assigned a random character at the time being.
That's sure to change eventually though.
jim2point0
Banned
I think the simplified art style helps. Fortnite doesn't have fields of grass to render. The trees are very simplistic. As are the buildings. It's clear to see that PUBG is a more detailed game, and that realistic aesthetic is more costly on performance. That said, they could probably do a lot to improve performance. But I imagine it's not easy, either.
ShemhazaiX
Member
Man, that's going to piss my girlfriend off to high heaven. Cheers anyway.