FinalStageBoss
Banned
can't wait to try this out tbh
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Fortnite: Battle Royale had Over 1 Million Players on its First Day
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NightShift
Member
Oh shit! I didn't realise this was free to play. Downloading now.
Alpha Centauri
Member
Server is being reset according to the fortnite discord. They are trying to hot-maintenence everything because of the huge influx of players. Should be back in 20 mins iirc
MistressMoitie
Member
Yeah have been playing this for a bit today and now I'm getting a failure to connect to matchmaking service.
They're already advertising Fortnite Battle Royale as the main game with an optional PvE mode in the Epic Games launcher.
Duchess O'Death
Member
For me, it makes the game more fun to play. It adds weight to the character and makes it more realistic. Not every game needs it but I Rockstar games definitely do. It's part of the experience.
you either haven't seen the guns that are good, or you aren't used to it.
No he's right the shooting is pretty bad, especially when it doesn't have a first person view.
texhnolyze
Banned
Well, the game was not designed for precise shooting in the first place.
We're supposed to shoot stupid zombies in Fortnite, not agile and intellectual players.
That is definitely true. PvE stagnated hard because of the microtransaction shit, but if BR can give them the funds to make it not feel like shit then I'm all for it. I'm still super sour on what it turned out to be after its initial release way back. Just give me that version with BR and I'm happy.
Nah as others have said the shooting is terrible for BR playstyle. It's got terrible hitscan and no real ballistic tech.
TransTrender
Gold Member
That's kinda funny
Well there lies the problem doesn't it? If the game was made for Co Op and you're trying to make a battle royale then the shooting mechanics have to be changed...
Croatoan
They/Them A-10 Warthog
They could fix it.
Shooting feels really good me.
CrimsonEclipse
Member
Had to wait almost 20 mins on xbox, played a few games started getting into the jist of it...never seem to have luck in finding bandages tho.
Ah well.
Seems to be fun, think pubg will still be my main but this is a nice supplement.
Ah well.
Seems to be fun, think pubg will still be my main but this is a nice supplement.
texhnolyze
Banned
Well, yeah. That's what I was trying to say.
But still, this is gonna be a good game for shot sessions casual gaming.
breadtruck
Member
Tried it a little bit ago.
Ill have to get used to the feel and shooting, but it seems like itll be fun. Also, the lack of jank is pretty nice. Take notes Bluehole.
Ill have to get used to the feel and shooting, but it seems like itll be fun. Also, the lack of jank is pretty nice. Take notes Bluehole.
MAX PAYMENT
Member
I thought it required that $40 pack to play.
MetalliCabombination
Member
Tried it. Matchmaking was reasonably quick and i didn't encounter lag or performance issues.
Didn't enjoy it tho since i somehow made it to 3 survivors with 0 kills and then died lol
Didn't enjoy it tho since i somehow made it to 3 survivors with 0 kills and then died lol
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
You can have a weighty gameplay feel without bogging it down with intense animation priority. TLOU and to a lesser extent UC4/LL feel a thousand times better to player and they straight up have better character animation than Rockstar games.
Brian_FETO
Banned
It did last week, but the Battle Royale mode is free to play as of yesterday
ScientificPizza
Banned
has the concurrent PUBG numbered noticeably dipped at all
Blam
Member
From what I can say no it doesn't seem like it.
travisbickle
Member
That's like pro strat dude.
lol you do know that rank racks up your leaderboard rank on PUBG right?
Some people don't care about rank. The matches in BR games can be very passive at times, which isn't enjoyable for a lot of ppl. And in Fortnite as it is, there isn't any incentive to play a passive game, unless you really want the umbrella. there is no other reward for winning and no reward at all for coming close to winning.
Mikey Jr.
Member
I think it's expanded the audience more likely, ie., PS4 and Xbox users.
Its like the second most streamed game on Live on Playstation.
That is for the other mode, the PVE one.
Twitch fortnite BR is second highest, behind LoL
Demoskinos
Member
First win. So awesome. Wish I had the foresight to capture the video of the last few moments. Fun stuff I hope they keep updating this.
First win. So awesome. Wish I had the foresight to capture the video of the last few moments. Fun stuff I hope they keep updating this.
Were you playing on PS4? I'm just guessing from the prompt ... but, it automatically records your last 15 minutes of gameplay. You just have to hit the share button.
I just got my first win, too lol I'm uploading my very boring victory now.
MetalliCabombination
Member
Huh..... So thats a good thing? I didnt see any scoreboards but i thought id be pretty far down the points table for doing nothing.
Funny that when i did die it was because i was actually trying to do something( barricading and stuff). Rest of the time i just ran around looking for people to shoot but they would always run away before i quite got to them with my shotgun. Didnt record but im sure i took screenshots atleast.
Its quite funny in hindsight.
Demoskinos
Member
Yeah, I know. Thing is I opened the capture menu to save that screenshot and then closed it and then realized i should have saved the video. Once you close the capture menu it ditches the recording it has in memory and starts a new recording of which you can actually do up to 30 minutes now!
Wow, that's pretty impressive because this time none of the really big PUBG streamers are on Fortnite like they seemed to have been the other times Fortnite was ahead.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Grimmmz and JoshOG are streaming Fortnite right now.
Also, Fortnite doesn't look like an ugly piece of shit like PUBG does
Obliterator
Member
Epic have to be thrilled with how this game has been performing. I'll be honest I had some doubts after how long it seemed to be somewhat stalling during development. But its been performing pretty damn fantastically
This game is a ton of fun and having the crafting elements allows for some imaginative winstexhnolyze
Banned
I want a proper AAA battle royale game, probably from Ubisoft based on The Division or Wildlands.
I prefer realistic graphics for my shooters, Fortnite is definitely not what I prefer and PUBG just looks too janky.
It's going to be interesting in the next 18 months or so to see if the bigger, risk averse publishers simply bolt on modes to their games to try and take advantage of the phenomenon or if they bother to try and dedicate a major AAA franchise to the concept.
Obliterator
Member
Certainly would seem to make a TON of sense for the inevitable Division sequel to feature a Battle Royale mode. Gotta think that will be heavily featured in it
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Ubisoft really could attempt this considering they upgraded their anvil engine to handle much more massive land sizes without sacrificing scene density.
Wonder if they're actually thinking about doing so.