I've been playing the SHIT out of Fortnite for the past few days, but I haven't touched the new PvP side yet. It's pretty legit so far.In light of Fortnite launching on the 25th, has anyone pre-ordered the game to start playing on the 21st?! I am super excited for this game and hoping some of you would come play as well! I'll be playing on PC as soon as servers are up.
I've been playing the SHIT out of Fortnite for the past few days, but I haven't touched the new PvP side yet. It's pretty legit so far.
The actual game still costs money, but people can play the Battle Royale pvp part free.They just made it free if anyone wants it. Included is the Battle Royale version, now with squads. You still have to pay for the campaign packs if you want to do those.
The actual game still costs money, but people can play the Battle Royale pvp part free.
The single player game would be the campaign. Battle Royale the free PvP part of the game. (Just trying to differentiate between "Fortnite: the game" and "Fortnite: Battle Royale". People who are interested in playing the actual game may not be interested in the PvP standalone version, just didn't want anyone thinking they could play it for free.)Yes. That's what they call 'campaign packs' on the website. We're talking about the same thing I believe.
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In the game itself, they refer to them as 'founder's packs.' But they are the same thing. Even those it seems will still be free some time in 2018.
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I just called it campaign packs because I was on the website when I wrote that.
I believe it's something about how they helped create the game platform for it WITH the company that is now using the same platform to make their own. Not exactly sure on the details, but there may be some legitimacy to the complaints. I personally don't see the sorts of people who love PUBG wanting to switch to a cartoon version so no biggie IMO, but I guess they may feel a little used/ripped off/somethingsomething.The pvp part is great.
Pugb debelopers are complaining about it.
I believe it's something about how they helped create the game platform for it WITH the company that is now using the same platform to make their own. Not exactly sure on the details, but there may be some legitimacy to the complaints. I personally don't see the sorts of people who love PUBG wanting to switch to a cartoon version so no biggie IMO, but I guess they may feel a little used/ripped off/somethingsomething.
Yeah I read that in the article too, but in the interview I swear you could just read into their words that they were upset at the base of the game being copied by Epic too. Either way, I guess who the fuck cares, right?Most people see this as a PR mistake that gave fortnite free advertising and implied it was on the same level as PUBG for them to be a threat.
Damn whippersnappers.FREE is more important than brand loyalty now for younger gamers.
I have tried the Battle Royale it is a good game. It feels very polished and the rounds are a bit quicker than they are in PUBG. It is definitely a game worth looking into for anyone that is interested in this type of game mode.
The fact that so many mechanics are different than PUBG I am surprised it is being compared so much (other than the obvious controversy and name association involved in the marketing and planning). You can build stairways to heaven and snipe from the sky in Fortnite BR? Absolute WTF? That alone makes it completely different than PUBG. No cars, super hold-your-hand efforts to get you weapons and gear, and the cartoon style make it a much more casual game.Yeah. I'd also say it's a more "casual" version of a battle royale game than PUBG. People flat out RAGE at deaths in PUBG, at times, but I feel the art style, bright colors, etc. will lend Fortnite Battle Royale to a more relaxed crowd. Sure, it can still get competitive, but I don't think it will be as rage inducing as PUBG can get for certain people. It's much more arcade-like in style and action than PUBG or even H1Z1 King of the Kill.
Plus it's different enough in its own right that I don't feel it's a "rip off" of PUBG. The weapon rarity mechanic, very limited inventory, and building mechanics all separate it from PUBG and H1Z1 enough to make it its own take on the genre. Besides, it's not like PUBG was the first battle Royale game. Playerunknown, himself, worked on Arma 2, 3, and DayZ mods with battle royale mechanics,and was a consultant on H1Z1 before going to Bluehole with this version.
The fact that so many mechanics are different than PUBG I am surprised it is being compared so much (other than the obvious controversy and name association involved in the marketing and planning). You can build stairways to heaven and snipe from the sky in Fortnite BR? Absolute WTF? That alone makes it completely different than PUBG. No cars, super hold-your-hand efforts to get you weapons and gear, and the cartoon style make it a much more casual game.
I think the comparisons should cease. It is not in the same field.
No cars, super hold-your-hand efforts to get you weapons and gear, and the cartoon style make it a much more casual game.
I think cartoony = casual isn't really a good comparison anymore. There will be tryhards in any competitive game. People manage to rage in Overwatch which is equally cartoony.
Fortnite is also gaining popularity because the server actually work and through some miracle hasn't been infested by cheaters yet. PUBG has had it's server down everyday in the last week and their leaderboard was overrun with hacker accounts in a day. Ironically the same people that made the Fortnite BR mode (Epic UT team made the BR mode not the core game team) are currently helping PUBG deal with it's stability issues.
Yeah not just the graphics, the combination of all the points I mentioned combined. I watched some video play of it and it certainly looked a lot less serious to me after playing many rounds of PUBG and having my heart nearly beat out of my chest.The cartoony graphics don't make it more casual, by themselves. But the whole feel of the game, from the party bus- with its thumping bass beat- you jump out of instead of a military C-130, to the dance emote that plays a bit of music while you dance (which can be heard in game by others), helps make it feel more casual.
Yeah not just the graphics, the combination of all the points I mentioned combined. I watched some video play of it and it certainly looked a lot less serious to me after playing many rounds of PUBG and having my heart nearly beat out of my chest.