Fortnite

I can’t get over how much Fortnite seems to have gone “viral” (or at least been rediscovered) since the Dragonball stuff. Every videogame podcast is covering it, Giant Bomb have multiple videos up, Dan Rykert wants it to qualify for GOTY on Fire Escape Cast (justification being that the Zero Build mode was this year). I’ve been playing it most weeks since Chapter 2 season 2, and I’d never have thought it was possible for something so big and successful already to blow up again like this.

I’m also a bit surprised how people seem to think ridiculous tie-ins are a recent thing (“haha look at Goku doing the Gritty etc etc). That’s been a thing for quite a while too - as my Xenomorph with angel wings doing Never Gonna Give You Up will attest.

I might be hopelessly naïve but I don’t think either the Bombcast or Fire Escape would take secret PR money to promote something

It's not small. It's just a long way away.

PS/ The dragonball 'glider' dragon is pretty cool.

It does look somewhat splatoon inspired, but the mechanic is more like a morphball sprint.

I finally have enough v-bucks to get a battle pass, but this season's one if distinctly underwhelming. The only thing I want is the Spider Gwen skins, and those aren't till the last page or the bonus awards. And I doubt I'll put enough time in to get to page 10.

Spider Gwen looks tiny.. but that's gonna be a bit bad for game balance if she has a Wraith-size mini hitbox.

I didn't start this season till the end of August and blasted to 100 relatively quickly. The boosted XP from having long periods away makes it a lot easier.

Yeah I'm in, been riding the battle pass for 3 seasons now, off my initial purchase.

I wondered if the hit boxes were smaller on different skins too, so my friend and I did a test of the ones we had, basically they all the same size, and bigger characters don't get hit outside , even if it looks like they can.

Anecdotal ofc, but it would make sense to keep things balanced and not get everyone playing an optimal build. Outfits are supposed to be purely cosmetic after all.

They’re not stingy with the exp, for the last couple of seasons my daughter dropped off at the start and then came back towards the end and finished the pass easily. By the time you’ve got all the weekly challenges and “story” missions saved up, it seems like you can go up 10 levels in a single match without even trying.

I bought the battle pass when I started playing with the kids in Chapter 2 Season 2, and I’ve never had to pay money for it since. That was a great season with the Grotto and Ghost vs. Shadow stuff (although obviously everyone prefers the one they started on)

Had a look at the current battle pass, and there is literally nothing in there that interests me.

Finally managed to start making a dent in the BP tonight after having covid for the past week. Bit rusty in my usual duo, but we did OK every game.

I think I overdid it a bit as feeling a bit rubbish again, but it will be all worth it if I eventually get gwen.

I keep forgetting to do the new questline though!

Snipers have definitely been buffed, but only to the extent that a headshot with a heavy does 200 damage rather than 180. It was annoying getting a perfect shot but still not getting the elimination because they had full health and shields, so I’m ok with it.

Wait, fortnite has other modes? 😉

Sniper headshots should always be instakill, even in a game like Fortnite that’s not exactly going for realism. But I’m probably biased because I’m decent with snipers and not so great close-up, especially in build mode.

I’m still on zero build but I was wondering if the new chrome thing where you can phase through walls would make a difference to the “meta” in competitive build mode games. No point editing a window into your fancy brick tower if they can just glide right through the wall anyway.

That happens to me just as often from close range when I round a corner- 20 minutes of looting and 10 seconds of action is basically the Battle Royale mission statement

You can still mitigate it somewhat, if you use cover, and follow the contours of the land etc.

If you just run around in the open, or stand there sorting loot, I think it's fair game if you get popped.