Fortnite V Bucks

[Mikebentley]

I was very against buying any of the VBucks for Fortnite but my son has been working really hard on entrance exams for school so I was going to treat him.
My question to the PH readers is where is the cheapest place to purchase and get the most VBucks to the £. I am obviously wary of some of the fleabay options but would value any feedback/help.

[DanL]

Would have thought the only place to buy them where you can be sure you’ll get them is the store associated with your son’s console (Microsoft or PlayStation store). They’re not terribly expensive in the grand scheme of things (compare with a cinema ticket and popcorn, for example), so I wouldn’t try to buy elsewhere...

I’ve not bought any myself, so maybe there’s better advice out there, but I do play Fortnite and there are warnings about V bucks scams plastered everywhere, which suggests there’s a problem...

[Ahbefive]

I don't like the idea of my card details being on the xbox so we generally just buy xbox gift cards from Sainsburys/Argos/Tescos/Amazon etc

[Order66]

DanL said:

Would have thought the only place to buy them where you can be sure you’ll get them is the store associated with your son’s console (Microsoft or PlayStation store). They’re not terribly expensive in the grand scheme of things (compare with a cinema ticket and popcorn, for example), so I wouldn’t try to buy elsewhere...

This. I have an addicted child, and you should only buy them through the game store. As above comparing it to cinema prices etc and you do get a lot of entertainment time for the money.

[The_Jackal]

Buy an xbox gift card and redeem it on his account and tell him to buy them through the store. Never put your card details in.
Fortnite do not allow vbucks to be sold anywhere else, so you are setting yourself up to be scammed if you are tempted by dodgy cheap ebay prices.

[theaxe]

The_Jackal said:

you are setting yourself up to be scammed if you are tempted by dodgy cheap ebay prices.

This, plus it's being used for money laundering.

[audi321]

It's a slippery slope - beware! £3.99 now, £8.00 then before you know it you're into '00s.

Having said that, the game is free, the hours that mine spend on it is unreal (with no sign of getting bored).

The weird thing for me is that these v-bucks buy costumes and dances which give you absolutely no advantage in the game, it's just for looks. I don't understand the big appeal to buy things

[The_Jackal]

Also, i'm not one for the "video games will corrupt your child" way of thinking (as a gamer myself and worked in the games industry), but...
If your child is prone to addiction or peer pressure Fortnite is one of those games that will suck him in.

Just be aware of how much he is playing, and doesn't put off other real stuff to play.

[Mikebentley]

Thanks to all that replied. Purchased E cards from Sainsbury’s last night and therefore avoided the need to put card details online.
Again thanks for the replies

[goforbroke]

Xbox gift cards (and I presume PS4 equivalent) are available at cdkeys.com for a few % cheaper usually. Doesn't save loads, but every little helps

[ZesPak]

audi321 said:

The weird thing for me is that these v-bucks buy costumes and dances which give you absolutely no advantage in the game, it's just for looks. I don't understand the big appeal to buy things

I don't play Fortnite, but I do prefer this way. As this isn't a Pay To Win model a lot of games hold.

I play Titanfall 2 which has nearly no in-game purchases save for a couple of skins (no gameplay changing stuff).
This means that people just can enjoy the full game, and people that are willing to spend a bit on cosmetic stuff can. I've played the game for so many hours, and I think I spend an additional 20 on it or something, mainly because I love the game and don't play anything else, so the game has made my gaming habit very cheap in general.

[DanL]

ZesPak said:

audi321 said:

The weird thing for me is that these v-bucks buy costumes and dances which give you absolutely no advantage in the game, it's just for looks. I don't understand the big appeal to buy things

I don't play Fortnite, but I do prefer this way. As this isn't a Pay To Win model a lot of games hold.

I play Titanfall 2 which has nearly no in-game purchases save for a couple of skins (no gameplay changing stuff).
This means that people just can enjoy the full game, and people that are willing to spend a bit on cosmetic stuff can. I've played the game for so many hours, and I think I spend an additional 20 on it or something, mainly because I love the game and don't play anything else, so the game has made my gaming habit very cheap in general.

Indeed, pay to win is the worst, with the absolute worst being pay for loot crates (or similar) where you’d buy a box of random stuff and hope that it had something you wanted in it.

I don’t generally pay for DLC, never mind skins for games, and I’m very happy Fortnite hasn’t gone another route.

[ZesPak]

DanL said:

ndeed, pay to win is the worst, with the absolute worst being pay for loot crates (or similar) where you’d buy a box of random stuff and hope that it had something you wanted in it.

I don’t generally pay for DLC, never mind skins for games, and I’m very happy Fortnite hasn’t gone another route.

It's a good thing if it works out for like that for developers.

However, pay to win has proven itself very profitable indeed...

[DanL]

ZesPak said:

It's a good thing if it works out for like that for developers.

However, pay to win has proven itself very profitable indeed...

Oh, I’m not saying it doesn’t make money! It just sucks for players - even worse when you have purchased a game, and then pay to win for the multiplayer.

[Mikebentley]

Thread resurrection :
Well about 6 months ago I went online and played Fortnite to see what the environment was like(52 yrs old). I thought it was the best way of monitoring what it is like and better parenting than just letting him play. My son is 12.

What a game. My wife and I now regularly play as a duo team and really enjoy it. We don’t use microphones so don’t therefore vocally communicate with others and decline any friend requests.

These two areas are the concerns we have about these games. It seems a bit like “likes” on social media in that some kids just send friend requests to anyone and lots have “open mics “ which need to be muted. Strangely when playing a squad game with four players it is nearly always seemingly children with European accents who leave their mics open and chitter chatter in basic English throughout. As I speak French and German I have also heard these accents.

I know parenting standards are different in every household but it is a concern and something we should all maybe check out with our kids.

Oddly my son and his mates have drifted back to Minecraft, or Prozac as I call it.

[ZesPak]

I've dabbled with Fortnite, but I'm on Apex legends now. A little bit less cartoonish, but still pretty ott.

This thing rings very true to me though:

[Mikebentley]

Get that entirely. As I said though no mic and mute so no chitter chatter. I actually like the cartoon nature of it too. Like all games though you have got to be prepared to be destroyed by some 4yr old in China.