Fortnite Basics

I found this excellent article on the basics of Fortnite on the ezine database, ezinearticles.com. The article is titled Fortnite Basics and it was written by Brandon Nagem. This article does an excellent job of explaining Fortnite at the most fundamental level. He describes the purpose of the game and what to do while playing the game. Anyone who is considering playing Fortnite for the first time should read Brandon's article below. After the article I write about some of the key points brought up in the article and then elaborate on their importance. 

Fortnite is the name of a hit new game that was released back in September of 2017. When it was first released there was very little hype about it and did not receive much attention at its initial release. Due to that simple fact, the company that created it decided to offer a portion of the game for free and since the game has become probably the most popular in the world now. There are many aspects that make the game unique.

First off, it is a third person shooter but very animated in its positioning so not very serious in a manner of terms. Along with being a shooter game you are able to harvest materials such as wood, brick and metal and craft different building structures like ramps, walls, floors, and really anything imaginable. The point of the game is to be the last player or squad standing. The game starts out with one hundred players all dropping in from a school bus held in the air by a hot air balloon to a giant island with different little towns and places marked on the map. Each person drops off of the bus and once they land they loot for weapons and shield before someone else finds the loot first. There are many different types of weapons like shotguns, rifles, rocket launchers and many other different weaponry to find. Players open up golden chests that give you multiple items usable in game like potions and weapons as mentioned above. Once a player has the loot they want they must move into the storm circle as the outside storm closes in slowly and forces players together. The storm will slowly decrease your health if you are caught in it till eventually your health runs out. Once your health runs out there is no respawning into the same game as you must start over from the beginning.

The ultimate goal is to be the last one standing and achieve a "Victory Royale". It is a difficult feat as there are many highly skilled players out there that play and compete viciously on a regular basis. The key that has been found by most of these highly skilled gamers is to be able to build more efficiently and quickly in the heat of a gun fight. These builders are usually the most skilled of players and tend to win more of the games they play. Inexperienced players that are still learning the overall flow of the game do not usually find their first win till many games played. As time has gone on the developers of the game have added special limited time game modes to the mix as well to keep the game interesting and their die-hard players entertained and not becoming bored after so long. The mode that has become a favorite of many is the high explosive mode which takes away all normal weapons and leaves players wandering around the map finding grenade launchers and rocket launchers and a few other specialty weapons to win the game with. These additional modes provide a skill change and allow newer players to become more accustomed to items that are less prevalent in the normal mode and allows them to experiment more freely so they are not unprepared in the regular mode.

Overall, the game is fun for all ages and provides a very good challenge for the competitive person in all of us. Fortnite is a fad for now but look for it to stick around for a while longer as more and more players continue to join the ranks as each day goes by.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Brandon_Nagem/2401374

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My favorite points brought up in the Fortnite Basics article written by Brandon Nagem

• Mining materials can allow you to build nearly anything imaginable(paraphrased): When Brandon explained that harvesting materials allows you to build anything imaginable he was absolutely right! However, this is not all that practical. This is because you should use your materials sparingly for the purpose of battling your opponents. I would practice building structures that would help you in battle. With that being said, if you have the desire to build elaborate structure's I recommend playing the Playground game mode. Resources are abundant and only 4 people land on the island, if you die you re-spawn and continue building. Check out these gamers build a castle in Playground mode!
• "The game is fun for all ages": Again, Brandon is absolutely right on this one again! Even though Fortnite is a fighting game it does so in the most harmless way possible. There is no blood or gore, and the players are cartoon like. This really makes the game seem less violent and more welcoming. See for your self!
• "Fortnite is a fad for now but look for it to stick around for a while longer as more and more players continue to join the ranks as each day goes by": I would like to note that this article was published in April of 2018. Today Fortnite is not even considered a fad but a question of how new games are going to need to adapt to keep up. Fortnite has surpassed all expectations when it comes to it's longevity.  By continually updating the game has caused many people to become become regular players when they would have gotten bored with the game months ago. This is what has kept me a consistent player!

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