TOP 10 MISTAKES NEWBIES MAKE AT FORTNITE

A WILD FORTNITE NOOB

if you have been using the internet lately, you must have heard of the battle royale game called Fortnite. its a free to play battle royale game which is available on pc, console, and mobile. if you started playing it but just can't get any kills and end up dying horribly because you suck at the game, then you have to read this post because we guarantee you that you will get better at the game after this. this guide was created after observing my own personal experience and also by observing some of the best fortnite players in the world such as ninja and t-fue

1. LANDING FAR AWAY FROM OTHERS.

 it's a natural instinct of a noob to land far away from the others to avoid getting killed at the start of the game. if you are a newbie at the game, you need to land in some of the high traffic areas like loot lake or paradise palms to get some practice on how to operate the guns and what to do in a fight, sure you will die at the start of the game but you do need the experience from better players to get better.

2. NOT BUILDING AT ALL.

when I was also a noob at this game, I used to think that building was pointless. but when I decided to give a go at building, I have started to survive a lot of fights and get some kills, the outcome of a fight heavily relies on who is a better builder. saying that you are not a builder at fortnite is like saying that you are miner at Minecraft it is recommended to go into a playground match and test your building skills and try to get better at building. whenever you get shot, you immediately need to stop what you are doing and build some cover.  if the default keybinds do not work for you then go to the settings and change the keybinds to whatever you are comfortable with. 

3. UNDER-ESTIMATING THE POWER OF HIGH GROUND.

another really important thing in fortnite is staying higher than your opponent. build your way and get over the opponent, you have a higher chance of winning a fight if you are higher than your opponent as you will know exactly where they are. one of the advantages of having high ground over the enemy is that you can jump down at them and just shotgun them in the head, killing them instantly. another advantage is that when you are higher than your enemy they can only see your head but you can see their whole body and more of your bullets while hit them.

4. NOT KNOWING THEIR WEAPONS.

when starting fortnite the most frustrating thing is not knowing about your weapons and that could only be solved by practice. I will give you guys some help to reduce your problems a little bit. the first thing you should see about your weapons is their rarity, the rarity is color-coded. when you pick up a weapon and it shows in the weapon slot, you can see that it is on a colored background the colors show the rarity of the weapon. the rarity from low to bottom is as follows: gray (common), green (uncommon), blue (rare), purple (epic), orange (legendary).

when you pick up your weapons they need to be sorted for efficiency when choosing your weapons, for example, you need to assign the types of weapons to specific slots. for me, I use the first slot for an assault rifle, second for SMGs, third for shotguns, fourth for anything I think would be useful such as meds, explosives or snipers and fifth for shields or meds. 

you should also know about what the weapons are good at: assault rifles are good at medium range, SMGs, pistols, and shotguns are good at close range,  snipers are good at long range and explosives are only good at close range too since you can't throw it much further no matter how hard you try, even though the rocket launcher's rockets do travel quite far, it takes a very long time for them to reach a distant target and everybody will know that it is coming so keep the rocket launchers at use for normal (between close and medium) range.

5: STAYING STILL

the best way of getting sniped to the head in fortnite is by staying still. the last thing you want to do in fortnite is staying still, no matter what just keep moving to dodge any incoming snipes. always keep hopping in fortnite when you are walking or sprinting, just assume that there is always a sniper watching you, waiting for you to stop jumping like a maniac and you dont want his dreams to come true. 

6: HIDING BEHIND TREES

 there is an option for building in fortnite for a reason and that is so you dont hid behind trees and rocks. at the end of the game, when people are mostly hiding quietly, you don't want to be found hiding behind a tree as everyone has got snipers at the time. build yourself a 1x1 base (it should be tall so you don't get sniped) and wait and whatever you do just do not get out of it or you will have 10 people shooting at you.

7: SHOOTING BEFORE BUILDING

if you see an enemy, the first thing you wanna do before you shoot is build a wall and a ramp to get above the other guy, this will give you cover when the other person responds by shooting. no matter how far the enemy is, just slap down a wall and a ramp and you are ready to go.

8: BUILDING TOO WIDE

sure it is fun to build a giant castle is fortnite and it looks beautiful but its going to be double the fun for an enemy to knock it down and kill you. keep in mind that bases can be knocked down and you have fall damage. if you see some of the world's best fortnite players then you will know that they never build a base more than a 1x1 cube, which is four walls on each side and a ramp in between.

9: ENGAGING IN A FIGHT WITHOUT MATERIALS

if you see someone and want to shoot them, first you need to check if you have enough building materials, if you don't then you'll have to bail out of that one. if you are getting attacked and don't have enough materials then just launchpad out of there because you will die if you cant build.

10: GETTING TOO EXCITED IF THEY GET A KILL AND TOO RAGED IF THEY DIE

once, you get good at the game and get your very first legit kill in a fight, it is a very emotional moment where you feel proud of yourself, but you don't wanna end there buddy, you want to check your surroundings first, maybe the guys teammates are there to shotgun you to the head or someone trying to third party you. sure all that loot is very tempting but being careful is better than regretting. after all, it is only one kill, nothing too much, you will freak out if I tell you what the world record for most fortnite kills is. even if you get killed after that, it's okay, no problem you can start again and learn from what your mistake was that got you killed.

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