Who Is The Professional Fortnite Player Who Goes By Ninja

Many of you have hear of Ninja in some form. Whether it be watching him stream his games on twitch, social media, or word of mouth, people all around the game know that Ninja is one of the best to ever play the game. This post will explore who Ninja really is.

• So who is Ninja?
• Ninja's real name is Richard Tyler Blevins. He is 27 years old and grew up in Grayslake Illinois, where he graduated from Grayslake Central High School. He recently married Jessica Goch in 2017 and is still happily married. 
• How did Ninja become Famous?
• It was out of high school that Ninja decided to pursue a career in professional video gaming on PC where he entered tournaments, joined gaming organizations, and live streamed his games on the internet. In 2009 Ninja began playing Halo 3 professionally and joined the professional teams Cloud9, Renegades, Team Liquid, and now currently Lumonisity Gaming. By 2011 Ninja began streaming. Ninja's following took off once he made the transition to streaming Fortnite through the platform Twitch. Twitch was his platform for success where he broke streaming record after streaming record. He broke is streaming record of most views on a single stream in March 2018 when he played a game with celebrities Drake and Travis Scott and athlete Juju Smith-Schuster. For more information check out his Wikipedia Page.
• How much is Ninja Worth?
• Through subscribers and traffic on his streams on Twitch and YouTube Ninja might actually be one of the richest professional video game players in the world. Forbes confirmed that Ninja make over $500,000 a month from playing the video game. Read more about Ninja making money HERE
• How good is he actually?
• Ninja's stats truly show why he gets paid the big bucks he does. Ninja is second all time in PC wins with 4,222 and first all time in PC total kills with 81,549. For all of  Ninja's stats in the game of Fortnite check out his Fortnite tracker profile.
• You really need to see Ninja's greatness for yourself!
• If you are still not convinced? Watch Ninja set the record for the most kills in a game. The way he navigates and builds around the battles is like no other. Truly addicting to watch.
• Contact me: https://kontactr.com/user/Reich

Interview With My Friend Jon About Fortnite Battle Royal

Good evening everyone! Today we have a very special blog which is an interview with my good friend and long time duos/ squad partner Jon. Jon was the first person I ever got a squad or duos win back when Fortnite just came out. Lets hear what he has to say!

• Where is your favorite place to land? "My new favorite place to land is Paradise Palms. I enjoy Paradise Palms because of the amount of loot and the fact that there are plenty of rifts and ATK's in this area which help for traveling to the circle".
• How many hours a week do you play? "Wow, this is going to take some time" When I play for a week I tend to play on for 1-2 hours. I probably play 5 days a week. So lets call it 10 hours a week to be safe.
• What controller settings do you play on? "Builder pro all the way, it just makes sense".
• What is your favorite weapon? "I like getting up close and personal by staying in attack mode. The gun that allows me to do this best is the heavy shot gun. I also like the bolt action sniper and the scar. It is so difficult to chose just one".
• Do you have any tips of your own that you would like to share with the audience? One this that has really benefited me is applying the setting titled Auto sort consumable to the right. This places all healthy and shield consumables to the right of your lay out. This is great for dropping into a competitive area with a lot of people. You have time by not needing to sort your weapon lay out".
• Do you want to play a quick game when I finish this post? "You took the words right out of my mouth".

Do you have any questions for Jon? Please comment or contact me and I will make sure Jon replies!

Review of The Fortnite Battle Royal Workshop Shop

What's up fellow Fortnite players. I am excited to announce that I have opened up a shop on Cafe Press to provide you all with the coolest Fortnite swag on the market. This consists of clothing and merchandise designed by yours truly, Fortnite Al. Here is my own honest and as unbiased review of my shop as possible. Check out the Fortnite Swag Here

• The website currently just has one design for its various products, however it is pretty cool: As a new shop I am going with just one design to start out. I went with the Black Knight for my product due to it's rarity in the game. With that being said this is something the average Fortnite player should appreciate. However, if you want more variety I suggest finding another website or contact me HERE with your design and I would be happy to publish a design of your choosing.
• The Fortnite Battle Royal Workshop Shop Has a great variety of products: Yes the Fortnite Battle Royal Workshop Shop does in fact have a lot of selection. This selection consists of T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, mugs, laptop and I-Pad covers, mouse pads, and more! Check it out your shelf from the link in the intro of this post.
• The swag is a little pricey: Yes you hate to hear it but the prices are higher then I would prefer. Better you hear it from me right? To be perfectly honest I have very little control over the price. With that being said there is no other place on the market that gives their customers complete freedom in designing their own Fortnite Swag designs to get published on The Fortnite Battle Royal Workshop. The customization pays for itself.

The Cube Melting Into Loot Lake is Insanity in Fortnite Battle Royal

HOLY SMOKES, if you have not heard by now, the random giant cube that have been roaming around the map, leaving domes of zero gravity in its tracks has just melted into Loot Lake. It caused the water in Loot Lake to become purple and now you can bounce around on the lake like a mad man. This is absolutely insanity. I have no idea why this would happen. Yes, you can travel across the lake with more quickly. However, it has turned Loot Lake into a place of chaos. More players then ever are landing here and are fighting each other on a purple trampoline that is supposed to be the water in Loot Lake. There is already limited loot in Loot Lake as it is(ironic, I know). All I want to know now is what is the meaning behind this? What does this mean for Loot Lake in the quickly approaching Season 6? And when will players get over the fact that Loot Lake is a bounce house? I personally have had little success either trying to pass through Loot Lake to get in the circle or by battling in the bouncy water. Even though you can pass through this area much quicker, it is loaded with people waiting to pick you off. It is also much more difficult to aim as you are bouncing across the lake. These changes have caused frustration. I am just going to have to adapt.

Players all over the world, good and bad have been shocked by this change. Witness the cube actually melt during the live event on Ninja's stream HERE and see the insanity for yourself. Please comment or contact me with your opinions about the new Loot Lake.

My 2 Cents on Fortnite Battle Royal Constantly Evolving

If you haven't noticed by now Fortnite Battle Royal is constantly changing and updating the game every week. Whether it is changing/modifying weapon types, adding challenges, new map locations, or even the random giant cubes that now appear around the map, the Fortnite Team at Epic Games does this to keep the games new and exciting for all players. Even though I am for these continual changes I still have some critiques that I would like the Fortnite Team to consider next time that make the next update.

1. Too many changes overwhelms the occasional player. Over the summer when I was working my full time job I would not have the opportunity to play everyday or even every week. On the weekends I would log on with excitement to see what was added. However, more time then not I felt overwhelmed because there were too many changes that occurred and not enough time to truly experiment and adapt my play style to keep up with the daily players. Changes occurred over the summer such as them weakening the shot guns and adding more powerful sub machine guns that cause me to fall below the standard of play that I hold for myself(average). To see all the updates that occurred recently press HERE.
   
   
2. The constant addition of guns restricts the amount of time you will loot your favorite weapons. As Fortnite continues to add more guns, they change the spawn ratios to ensure that each gun gets spawned at their proper rates(never consulted me on these ratios). This is great when a new gun comes out that you think you'll really like, or if they add a stronger version of it. However, it has been particularly frustrating for me when they add variations to existing guns. This just recently happened to me with the purple and gold suppressed assault rifle. Which I just previously blogged about in my v5.40 update post. I do not have anything really against the weapon other then the fact that it has reduced the amount I get to pick up my all time favorite weapon, which is the regular purple or gold assault rifle. We know the game is most fun when you play with your favorites. 
3. Comment or contact me with your own critiques. https://kontactr.com/user/Reich 

Fortnite Battle Royal v5.40 Update

Today the Fortnite Team at Epic Games released yet another content update, v5.40. As a player we must understand that Fortnite keeps making these updates to improve the game and to try out new ideas. It is best not to resent these changes, and to embrace them because they are not going to stop anytime soon. Lets find out what they did this time!

• Vaulting of the Drum Gun: This change is one that is tough to cope with. The Drum Gun was a glorious weapon that was a fan favorite for many players. The quick fire rate, quality damage, and long magazine clips made this weapon a "power move" on the battle field. Unfortunately,  the Fortnite Team did not clarify why the weapon got vaulted and did not even provide a hint on when it would come back at all. There is still also's a chance! However, many believe if the drum gun does make a return it will not be the same beast it was yesterday. Check out this article from Polygon for more info on the Drum Gun vault  here: Fortnite’s drum gun has been vaulted
• The addition of the Silenced Assault Rifle: Epic games made a good effort to make up for the drum gun vault by adding the Silenced Assault Rifle. This weapon is not as quiet as the silenced SMG, but you can not successfully utilize the element of surprise from a distance. You can pick this gun up as an epic(purple) and legendary(gold) weapon tier, and it truly lives up to the status. The Silenced Assault Rifle feels great when you use it, 32/33 damage(same as the blue or green), and a mean head shot multiplier. See for yourself!

• For the entire v5.40 Fortnite update click HERE to read Epic's official patch notes on the update.
• Please comment your thoughts about the new update or contact me at https://kontactr.com/user/Reich

5 Tips To Successfully Change To Builder Pro In Fortnite Battle Royal

Many of you may be questioning why so many players are able to utilize building for attack and defensive purposes so smoothly to win battles, while you're stuck on the ground. The answer is that the players are most likely playing on the builder pro controller layout(see pic below). This layout changes how you build while maintaining the same buttons for combat as combat pro. The builder pro layout allows you to build multiple building options(such as a wall and stairs) nearly at the same time because you do not need to scroll to select what you would like to build. Now that you see the benefit here are 5 tips to ensure a successful transition to learning builder pro.

1. Do not get discouraged and commit to the change: Making the change will be frustrating and you will make mistakes at the beginning that cause you to lose battles. Once you change COMMIT. The worst thing you can do is change back to your old controller layout and then confuse the two. 
2. Play Consistently: Play at least once a day until you feel that you have fully mastered the transition. I personally found  from changing to builder pro that if I did not play for an extended period of time that I would be rusty. This is because developing your muscle memory to the new layout is the most important aspect of the transition.
3. Utilize Playground Mode: Muscle memory is everything. Play on Playground mode where you do not need to worry about your opponents. Resources get collected with a hire multiplier. Playground mode is an excellent practice mode, build away.
4. Learn The Protected Stairs Building Formation: Builder pro allows you to build while still taking an offensive strategy. The protected stairs building formation allows you to rush an opponent, while getting higher ground safely. As you are building up with stairs press RT and RB before pressing Lt to go up another level. The purpose is to prevent the opponent from shooting out your stairs. Click here and see for yourself (starting at about 11 seconds).  Fully Protected Stairs Video
5. Quick Build Towers: This defensive building technique is easier to apply then the protected stairs formation and provides excellent cover. If you are taking fire simply press B to open up building, the hold down RT and spin in a complete circle. This will put up walls on all 4 sides of you. Once you are done press LT to make a stair. You can build up as high as you link by repeating the same process.

Please contact me with tips of your own here! https://kontactr.com/user/Reich

What more advice? View this link to learn the most common mistakes Fortnite players make!

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About Fortnite Al and The Fortnite Battle Royal Workshop

• o       Blog Objectives: The Fortnite Battle Royal Workshop is a Blog for the common players, who still love playing the game. Readers will become a part of a community where the typical player who averages 0-4 kills a game can gain insight about the game from someone who is just as average as they are. All skill level players are welcome even though posts will target the more inexperienced players. I will post tips that can help us "Average Joes" combat against the "Pros", the newest information on what Epic Games will be doing with the game next, and the best clips of gamers playing around the world. The primary goal of The Fortnite Battle Royal Workshop is to show the average player that they are not alone, advise how to improve, and provide the motivation and support for them to continue to play the game they love.
  o   About Fortnite Al: My real name is Alex Reich and Fortnite Al is my Pen Name. I am a Senior at Illinois State University. I started playing Fortnite over a year ago. I have played this game with a passion almost every day since starting and have not looked back since. I know almost all there is to know about Fortnite, however when it came to improving with my peers who rose to nearly professional levels, I remained average. I am here to talk about it. My favorite gun to use is the Gold Assault Rifle (go figure) and my favorite game mode in Battle Royal is Duos.
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