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Massive mistake.

BR is the fresh new trend now, and the best competitive game mode for a long time.

Any FPS should be going the BR route - at least having the mode available. Halo, even.
 
Not sure if Battlefield has a BR, but I don't think so? They didn't mention it explicitly. They mentioned a game mode called Airborne where you drop in on parachutes but I don't think it's BR. I mean, they made it sounds a lot like it, said you have to find your supplies and everything too but I doubt it's one death and you are done.

The game sounds and looks dope. No premium pass or anything so tons of content and cool new game modes. Sounds like even more great new mechanics introduced as well. But they missed an opportunity by not making an explicit BR mode. It would attract a ton of people just hearing the word BR.

I love the changes they made with customization and the mechanics though.
 
Massive mistake.

BR is the fresh new trend now, and the best competitive game mode for a long time.

Any FPS should be going the BR route - at least having the mode available. Halo, even.

BR is certainly the hot, new, and exciting trend, but labeling it the best competitive game mode going forward for a long time is incredibly premature.

No BR game has developed a strong esports presence to date. Fornite is now officially pumping money into it, but the results of that are still a long ways away.
 
BR is certainly the hot, new, and exciting trend, but labeling it the best competitive game mode going forward for a long time is incredibly premature.

No BR game has developed a strong esports presence to date. Fornite is now officially pumping money into it, but the results of that are still a long ways away.

I meant the best competitive game mode to COME OUT for a long time. It should be the best competitive game mode going forward for a while too. I have no clue how long. A couple years at least.

You can’t beat dropping into a map and attempting to beat 100 different people. It’s genius.
 
I meant the best competitive game mode to COME OUT for a long time. It should be the best competitive game mode going forward for a while too. I have no clue how long. A couple years at least.

You can’t beat dropping into a map and attempting to beat 100 different people. It’s genius.

It definitely is a unique space. My draw to it has always been the rush of adrenaline/paranoia it gives you.

As far as competition is concerned, there is still something to be said for 'my team vs. your team' though that is necessarily absent from the battle royale setting. I think that's the biggest barrier for it entering the esports scene.
 
Dude, I have some genius off-shoot non-BR games that Fortnite could make. It has my creative juices flowing. They should and will focus on BR as long as it's this popular, but I almost want to send them the ideas I have for the future.

Fortnite BR is still somewhat casual, but I think they could make a separate mode or game that draws in an even bigger audience and truly dominate the market. And it could be a nice break from frustration that can ensue in BR. Usually I just play a totally different game and comeback, but imagine how much they benefit if they can still keep you in their game.

They do have Save The World, and I believe they are making it free and it's probably fun, I've never played it. But they could aim bigger. I have about 5 ideas and one that is very ambitious. But if they made another game that has really never been done before, it would do so incredibly well. They have the whole world's eyes on them right now. Now, they don't need to necessarily, they will do more than fine with BR alone. But there is a huge opportunity to innovate gaming on another level.
 
It definitely is a unique space. My draw to it has always been the rush of adrenaline/paranoia it gives you.

As far as competition is concerned, there is still something to be said for 'my team vs. your team' though that is necessarily absent from the battle royale setting. I think that's the biggest barrier for it entering the esports scene.
Fortnite literally has duos, squads and a 50 v 50 ground war. The only way to make it slightly more competitive is to have all players (in a competitive mode) drop with a pistol so they dont get slaughtered by landing in an area that doesnt have a weapon.
 
Fortnite literally has duos, squads and a 50 v 50 ground war. The only way to make it slightly more competitive is to have all players (in a competitive mode) drop with a pistol so they dont get slaughtered by landing in an area that doesnt have a weapon.

Trust me, I'm very aware of what Fortnite has.

The 50v50 is one of their rotating fun modes. It's not a 'competitive' mode at all.

Even duos and squads are still 50 teams of 2 or 25 teams of 4. That's kind of my point to begin with.

To date, the most successful esports have been 1 on 1 games (see: StarCraft, Hearthstone) or one team versus another team (see: League of Legends, DoTA, CS:GO, Overwatch, etc.)

Fortnite will have to buck that trend to make it as an esport. I'm not saying it can't, but history isn't on its side.
 
Fortnite has far too much RNG to be a true esport. It's the flavor of the month right now. BR's in general will struggle to be esports mainly because it's too difficult to spectate 100 players effectively. You're always missing something that's going on in the game that could be crucial.

I didn't get into the Fortnite fad, I prefer PUBG by FAR. Dislike the graphics, gun control, and third person that Fortnite has. I also don't really enjoy the building aspect of the game although it makes so you can't get shot in the back really.

I was hoping BF5 was going to have a BR mode, it may still. That was my hope for a realistic shooter made by AAA developer. PUBG has come a long way since launch but it still has major flaws. Yet somehow I'm still addicted to it.
 
I told myself I would never spend money on a Fortnite skin. New skins leaked and a basketball one is coming out. I think I'm going to have to cop that.
 
Pubg is by far the better game.
It's just too bad it's so poorly optimized. Killed the game for a lot of people.
I will never touch Shitnite however.
 
Pubg is by far the better game.
It's just too bad it's so poorly optimized. Killed the game for a lot of people.
I will never touch Shitnite however.

If you've never played it, I wouldn't say these things. You have no idea what playing the game is like, literally.
 
Too many master builders and shit now. Not sure how much longer I want to keep playing
 
If you've never played it, I wouldn't say these things. You have no idea what playing the game is like, literally.
I've played it. Even got a battle pass last season because I went in with the intent of playing it. That's how I know I don't like it.
 
I've played it. Even got a battle pass last season because I went in with the intent of playing it. That's how I know I don't like it.

My apologies. "I will never touch" read as though you hadn't.
 

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