Fortnite Battle Royale

Fortnite Battle Royale

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youngsyr

14,742 posts

192 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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FreeLitres said:
Nice shot! Right at the start of the game too.

Should have cut the clip before taking fall damage though hehe
I was too busy laughing at the kill to get a platform built in time!

Had me in hysterics thinking about how that guy was going to explain to his squad how he had died before even landing!

Johna

2,328 posts

170 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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A few of us PistonHeaders play most nights on PS4. Feel free drop me an add, johnaUK

phil-sti

2,679 posts

179 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Heads up if you link your amazon prime to your Twitch account you get 2 free skins, 1 backpack, 1 glider and 4 emotes


FreeLitres

6,043 posts

177 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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I've got a few more nooby questions for Fortnite on PC:

Can my integrated laptop microphone be used for the ingame voice chat, or do I need a gaming headset?

I've avoided spending any money so far - Is it worth me buying a battle pass? What do you get?

If I invest in my PC Fortnite profile, can I use the same profile when I eventually get an XBox?

Where do people find the campfires that heal your health? I have seem them on youtube but never in game

P-Jay

10,564 posts

191 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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FreeLitres said:
I've got a few more nooby questions for Fortnite on PC:

Can my integrated laptop microphone be used for the ingame voice chat, or do I need a gaming headset?

I've avoided spending any money so far - Is it worth me buying a battle pass? What do you get?

If I invest in my PC Fortnite profile, can I use the same profile when I eventually get an XBox?

Where do people find the campfires that heal your health? I have seem them on youtube but never in game
It will depend on how good your Laptop mic is, but I doubt it. They're rarely up to Skype.

Not for me, it doesn't change the game or give you any upgraded - it's all cosmetic. I'm tempted to pay for the PvE game, but knowing my luck the moment I do it'll become free to play.

No idea.

I've found two, in the attics of smaller buildings. The health gain is pretty slow.

youngsyr

14,742 posts

192 months

Friday 23rd March 2018
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Yeah, campfires are pretty rare and are very situational - their real advantage is that they allow you to heal and carry out your normal actions at the same time whilst healing. They also heal anyone near them.

So, they're good if you've built a fort, have taken damage so want to heal whilst shooting back. They're brilliant if there's a squad of you in a fort all taking damage and fighting back.

Other than that though, not as good as bandages for quick healing in solo.

As for the Battle Pass, I get a lot of value out of it as I'm motivated by achieving in-game challenges and unlocking the cosmetics. The Battle Pass gives you an extra 7 challenges per week. A nice side benefit is that you support a game that you enjoy playing. Too many people expect something for nothing nowadays, IMO.

FreeLitres

6,043 posts

177 months

Saturday 24th March 2018
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I went with the battle pass today. I'm enjoying the challenges and silly unlocks. It seems to make each game worthwhile as I seem some way off actually winning a game. Right, 2 more ice-cream vans to find...

Snails

915 posts

166 months

Wednesday 28th March 2018
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I think the Battlepass was 950 v bucks. You get 100 v bucks every fifth tier, therefore getting to tier 100 earns you 1000 v bucks in total!

Sycamore

1,769 posts

118 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Just started playing this over the weekend and it's a lot of fun. My younger brother is annoyingly good at it and our first 5 duo games we actually won.

Solo games are more of a challenge as they rely on building more, which is difficult to do quickly.

The sniper only game mode currently available (on xbox at least) is by far my favourite. Shooting someone in the neck with a hunting rifle is pretty satisfying.

Spanna

3,732 posts

176 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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FreeLitres said:
I've got a few more nooby questions for Fortnite on PC:

Can my integrated laptop microphone be used for the ingame voice chat, or do I need a gaming headset?

I've avoided spending any money so far - Is it worth me buying a battle pass? What do you get?

If I invest in my PC Fortnite profile, can I use the same profile when I eventually get an XBox?

Where do people find the campfires that heal your health? I have seem them on youtube but never in game
They now have crossplay for Xbox/PC so you can make progress on the same account over the two platforms.

Log in to Epic Games Fortnite in a browser using your usual login. Go to account, link Xbox profile.

LarJammer

2,237 posts

210 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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My son got scammed in a trade on this game earlier. Not knowing much about Fortnite, is there anything that can be done or has he learnt an important life lesson???

FreeLitres

6,043 posts

177 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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LarJammer said:
My son got scammed in a trade on this game earlier. Not knowing much about Fortnite, is there anything that can be done or has he learnt an important life lesson???
So he swapped his game for a copy of Fortnite?

Fortnite has 2 parts to it. The Battle Royale is free but the "Save the world" side costs money. Which did he get?

LarJammer

2,237 posts

210 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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FreeLitres said:
LarJammer said:
My son got scammed in a trade on this game earlier. Not knowing much about Fortnite, is there anything that can be done or has he learnt an important life lesson???
So he swapped his game for a copy of Fortnite?

Fortnite has 2 parts to it. The Battle Royale is free but the "Save the world" side costs money. Which did he get?
He was doing a trade within the game.

The_Jackal

4,854 posts

197 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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Sounds dodgy if someone was asking for cash for things in the game.
Not just a life lesson you need to tell him to wise up and never give information or money over a game or social media or he will get in trouble.
Ignorance is not bliss anymore these days.

What exactly happened?

LarJammer

2,237 posts

210 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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As far as im aware, he traded some of the in game items he has bought with real money and got nothing in return (it happened a few mins before his mum picked him up so didnt get the full info).

The_Jackal

4,854 posts

197 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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Ah, someone promises to give him a Gold Scar (the gun everyone wants) if he gives them his stuff, and then they run off.
I guess he has to learn his lesson to not trust anyone on there.
You can't watch him all the time, just don't give him your card details or logins.

CooperS

4,503 posts

219 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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I didn't appreciate that was even possible.

I know you can do it on games like Rocket League on PS4 as kids are always asking to trade but I shrug it off as I'm a causal player.


LarJammer

2,237 posts

210 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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Fortunately as he is a sensible kid he reported it to epic games straight away. However, looking on other forums it seems they do not police these scams at all. It was quite a traumatic experience for an 11 year old.

Spanna

3,732 posts

176 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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There is no trading Fortnite. To get Fortnite items you buy in game currency (V-Bucks) to purchase cosmetic items such as skins, axes, emotes and gliders.

There is no player to player trading possible, what exactly happened?

JQ

5,738 posts

179 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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Spanna said:
There is no trading Fortnite. To get Fortnite items you buy in game currency (V-Bucks) to purchase cosmetic items such as skins, axes, emotes and gliders.

There is no player to player trading possible, what exactly happened?
This. I assume the kid just lost an item he found in the game, which he would have lost at the end of that game anyway.