Hey what is going on guys, in this video today
we're gonna be going over 5 mistakes that
console Fortnite players commonly make. And
I don't wanna make it seem like I'm singling
out console players or anything by saying
that, I'm sure the mistakes I'm going to share
in this video are also common on every other
platform as well. We'll be going over a variety
of different things and I think no matter
your skill level as a player, you should find
that at least 1 of these mistakes will apply
to you, if not more. So, without further ado,
let's get right into it.
Alright so the first mistake that I want to
cover is being too predictable with your edits.
Now, the reason I'm going over this one first
is because this is probably the single biggest
mistake that I find myself making right now,
so I can personally attest to how detrimental
this can be to your game. So I think this
mistake mainly applies to when players make
wall edits, and even though that isn't the
only time it happens, let me address that
first. A super common situation that happens
a million times a game is you have a wall
in front of you that you own, and the enemy
is one the other side of it. You could be
on the defensive end of a box fight, the offensive
end of a box fight, or you may have just placed
a random wall to block the enemy's shotgun
shot. In this situation, there are so many
powerful and easy to execute edits that you
could possible make. Just to name a few: The
ever so popular peanut butter edit, the top
row 3 tile edit, you can edit a single-window
towards the left or right middle, there are
easily like 6-7 different options. But a lot
of average level players for some reason will
always make the same 1 or maybe 2 edits no
matter where they're positioned. Sure, the
middle window edit is a really solid one to
make in most situations, but if your body
is positioned towards the middle of the wall
when you open it, you're going to be totally
exposed for a solid second or so as you switch
from your building menu to your weapon.
A top right corner peanut butter edit is great
most of the time as well, but if you're near
the left side of the wall, now you need to
try some crazy strafe jump shot that's gonna
be really hard to hit. So it's really important
that you're willing to use all the different
wall edits at your disposal depending on the
situation and your positioning. If you aren't
and you just do the same ones over and over
again, that's gonna hurt you pretty frequently.
Another time when players are way too predictable
with their edits is when they ramp over someone.
What most good players do when they get ramped
over nowadays is immediately pre-aim the ramp
because they're expecting to be edited down
on. Now that doesn't mean you shouldn't ever
make that play, because honestly the majority
of average players won't be expecting it,
but just be aware that if you're fighting
someone that you can tell is really good,
you may want to be a little more creative
when you ramp over them then just immediately
editing down.
The next mistake that I see all the time with
players is not having enough patience before
starting a fight. The most common situation
where this happens in when someone is about
30-50 meters away from an enemy, or even multiple
enemies that don't see you. The thing is,
I totally understand why this happens and
I used to make this mistake all the time.
You see a player that isn't facing you, you
lineup your crosshair, and you just can't
resist shooting and dealing some damage. But
here's the thing, nowadays even average-level
players are going to reaction build and block
your shots almost immediately. So if you're
outside the 20-30 meter range, with how bad
bloom is, most of the time you're only going
to hit 1-2 shots. Now sure, that is some decent
chip damage and it is going to give you an
advantage in the fight, but probably not a
massive advantage by any means. And what I'll
see all the time in team game modes because
a lot of my friends aren't that great at the
game, is that they'll shoot at a guy not facing
them just deal a tad bit of chip damage, and
now then the entire team turns around and
they get destroyed. So I'll play two clips
in the background that show the advantage
of having patience before engaging in a fight.
In either of these clips, I could've easily
shot right away and done a decent amount of
damage. But instead, I waited, re-positioned
a bit, let the enemies kind of get a little
more separated, and becuase of that, when
I eventually started shooting it resulted
in me getting a knock before the fight even
started. And since both of those fights were
1v2 situations I believe, without that initial
knock, I would've been in a pretty sticky
situation. So there's no need to rush shots
if the enemy or enemies aren't looking at
you. Take a deep breath, take your time, and
wait for the best opportunity possible before
you actually pull the trigger.
Mistake #3 in this video is one that I think
affects players of all skill levels because
it's a mistake that's really all mental, caring
too much about upgrading your loot. And no
I'm not referring to upgrade stations because
I know most people don't even use those, I
moreso mean upgrading your loot by virtue
of running over dead bodies or opening chests/supply
drops. Now, I'm a big believer that a small
reason why battle royale games are so successful
is because people psychologically like to
upgrade things. If you have a green tac and
you pick up a blue one, that's something that
makes you feel a bit more positive about your
chances in that match. Now if you just loot
a chest off spawn and get a higher rarity
weapon or 3 extra minis that's obviously a
good thing, but there are situations where
people's desire to get better loot actually
gets them killed. The most common example
of this is without a doubt in team fights,
and again I'm super guilty when it comes to
this one. I'll be in like a 1v2 or maybe 2v3
situation, and the fight will start with me
getting a knock from maybe 15-20 meters away
with my AR, and then I'll finish the guy.
But then once I get the elim, I'll see that
the guy dropped a purple scar and blue tac
when I only have a blue AR and green tac.
And as much as I try to resist the urge, I
run out into the open to upgrade my weapons,
I get lasered by the guys teammate, and then
when I box up to try and heal he just phases
in and destroys me. And even though I'm a
little less guilty with this one, I see it
happen all the time with supply drops as well.
A player will have insane loot, ya know great
weapons, shield, launch pads...pretty much
everything you could ever ask for. But despite
all that, when a supply drop lands 50-100
meters away from them, they make it their
life's goal to get it for whatever reason,
and it results in them getting lasered by
multiple different players. Don't get me wrong,
upgrading weapons and loot in general is definitely
important, but it isn't worth risking your
life over. Getting higher rarity weapons especially
usually only adds a very small amount of damage
per shot, so only do it when you know that
you're 100% safe.
Our next mistake that I see players make way
too commonly is giving up left side peaks
too easily. When it comes to close range fights
in Fortnite, left side aka right-hand peaking
is probably the single most important tactic
to use. I think everybody knows about the
power of it at this point, since Fortnite
is a 3rd person shooter, you can sit behind
cover and be totally protected while seeing
everything in front of you, then as long as
you right-hand peak, you only have to expose
a minimal part of your body to shoot the enemy.
Now I know playing right-hand peaks sort of
has a reputation as a "boring" playstyle to
some people, and I think that's why I see
a lot of players give up great right-hand
peak positions really frequently. They don't
wanna play slow and wait 10-15 seconds for
their enemy to make a mistake, they wanna
just go go go so they'll instead pop out and
take a 50/50. I get it, playing slow isn't
the most fun thing in the world to me either,
I'd love to just rush out and destroy everyone
I see. But one that everyone can agree is
worse than playing slow is dying and having
to queue into another game. If you have that
left side peak advantage over an enemy in
a close-range fight, do not give it up unless
you absolutely need to.
The final mistake I wanna quickly cover at
the end of this video is something I briefly
pointed out in a recent video I made, players
not using all their weapons in a close-range
fight. Nothing ruins your chances of securing
an elim more than reloading one of your weapons.
But since SMGs especially which are so popular
on console fire really quickly and do such
little damage per shot, you're gonna run out
of bullets without having finished the enemy
off fairly frequently. Now sure, if the enemy
has a ton of health left it probably is a
smart idea to disengage and then reload your
weapons, but if you know they're weak, there's
nothing wrong with switching to your AR to
finish the kill. Sure it isn't necessarily
a weapon designed for point-blank range fights,
but it'll still get the job done most times.
And I'll just quickly run a clip in the background
that shows me pretty much running out of ammo
in my current weapon, so I switch to my AR,
continue to pressure the guy with it, and
it works out really well in the end.
So, I hope you guys enjoyed this video, and
if you watched the entire thing be sure to
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section below. Out of the 5 mistakes that
I discussed in this video, which one do you
personally feel that make most frequently,
and if you feel like you don't make any of
those mistakes, you can say that too. Be sure
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