Hey, what is going on guys, in this video
today we're gonna be going over 7 very simple
high ground re-takes that I believe even beginners
will be able to do. I made a similar video
to this sometimes last month and I got a lot
of positive feedback on that one. Even though
I consider myself a pretty good Fortnite player,
a lot of the high ground re-take videos I've
see on Youtube seem ridiculous to me. I'll
watch someone do a re-take that they'll call
"simple" or "easy" and once they do it I'm
sitting there thinking "I've played Fortnite
for almost 3 years and I don't think I'd be
able to do that re-take." And I also truly
believe that the more complicated a re-take
is, the less useful it'll be in real game
scenarios. So none of the re-takes that you
see in this video will require double edits
or anything flashy like that, therefore I
think they're all very console friendly. So,
without further ado, let's get right into
it!
Alright, so the first re-take that we're gonna
be going over are fake cone 90s. So this re-take
strategy is not only incredibly simple but
also very effective if used correctly. The
mechanics of it are really as simple as this:
You crank 90s just like you normally would,
but every few 90s you wanna look towards one
of your side walls, place a ramp on top of
it, and then place a cone connected to the
end of that ramp. And then once you've done
that you just continue 90ing just like you
would in a regular situation. So this technique
is most powerful when your opponent is trying
to ramp over you, and there are two reasons
why it works so effectively. First off, whenever
you throw up that ramp and cone, it makes
your opponent think that you're about to start
ramping in that direction. So what a lot of
people will do is sort of pause their building
and pre-aim that cone thinking you're going
to edit through it, but in reality it was
all a fake and you're still 90ing straight
up. Second, if the enemy is trying to ramp
over you from a certain angle, that ramp and
cone may actually block them from being able
to continue their building. So then they'd
need to stop for a second and change direction,
and at that point, the high ground would be
as good as yours since you've been cranking
90s the entire time. So this is one of the
most simple re-take strategies you'll ever
see and if used correctly it can be really
deadly.
The next re-take we're going to cover is a
slightly simplified version of bugha's forward
side jump. So in the last high ground re-take
video, one re-take I quickly covered was the
simple side jump. It's a technique that most
people know about at this point, but again
for how simple it is, it's also very effective
and you see pros do it all the time. The difference
between the standard side jump and forward
side jump is I guess kinda obvious based on
the name. Instead of jumping to the left then
turning sideways and ramping up towards the
left, you instead still jump to the left side,
but you continue looking forward, catch yourself
with a floor and ramp, and then continue ramping
up in that direction. The reason why that's
so effective is because your momentum is stopped
even less than when you do a regular side
jump since you aren't even changing direction.
Also much like with the fake cone 90s, this
could also surprise your enemy. When I see
someone jump to the side of a cone and place
a floor I immediately assume that they're
going to start ramping to the side. So if
I'm in front of them I'll pause for a split
second to prepare for a shot, and that may
be all the time that enemy would need to ramp
forward straight past me and take high ground.
The jump part of the forward side jump is
a little more difficult than the standard
one though so you may need to practice it
a bit more, and I'd suggest re-watching the
clip I just showed if you can't get it down
to see how I do the jump fairly easily each
time.
Moving on to our next re-take we have kind
of a 2 for 1 special here. I call this one
the scissor ramp 180 and there's a basic version
of it and then a slightly more advanced version.
The basic version is ridiculously simple.
You start off by doing a regular scissor ramp
which means you place ramps above and below
you. Then once you've ramped up 2-3 times,
you wanna turn around, connect a wall to the
ramp above your head that you're now facing,
then connect another wall to the side of that,
jump towards it, place a ramp to catch yourself,
and then continue ramping up in that same
direction. And just like with all the other
re-takes you can mix in 90s at that point
or do whatever else you want. So the obvious
reason why this re-take is effective is because
you totally flip the direction you're ramping
towards in the blink of an eye. So if your
opponent is directly above you for example,
he's gonna keep ramping forward to stay on
top of you, and then suddenly you do this
re-take and you ramp right past him before
he can even realize what happened. Now the
main negative here is that due to how simple
this is, you aren't really protected very
well. The scissor ramp provides a little bit
of cover above you, but when you actually
switch directions by placing the 2 walls you're
pretty exposed. So the 2nd variation of this
scissor 180 incorporates 2 cones as an extra
layer of protection. It starts the same way
with you scissor ramping up, but then right
before you change the direction you wanna
place 2 cones above like in the clip,
then simply repeat the same process of turning
around, placing the 2 walls, jumping to the
side, and ramping up. Adding the two cones
into this definitely does make ita bit more
tricky, but if you can learn to do it consistently
I think that the extra cover that it gives
you is really worth it.
Our next high ground re-take in this video
is something I call the double cone re-take.
This is a re-take that I first saw some pro
player do a few months back, but honestly,
I have no idea who it was since it happened
so long ago. So this re-take starts off very
normal and simple, as you're ramping up you
place a cone towards the end of your ramp.
Then you place a second cone connected to
either the left or right side of the first
one, connect a ramp to that, run up the ramp,
edit through the 2nd cone you placed, and
then keep going upwards either by ramping
or 90ing. The main reason why this re-take
works is because when you're ramping up and
you place a cone connected to the end of that
ramp, your opponent is basically thinking
1 of 2 things is about to happen. You're either
going to edit through the cone and then keep
ramping straight up, or you're gonna try some
kind of side jump, and since 99% of people
side jump to the left, that's the side they'd
be predicting.
So by going to the right and editing through
the second cone you do just enough to throw
your enemy off. This is actually the only
re-take on the entire list that requires any
kind of editing but I really can't emphasize
enough how simple this re-take really is.
It may look a tad bit challenging but I can
assure you that the piece placement is very
simple and it all kind flows together with
the edit that need to make. I truly believe
that even average players will be able to
learn this in like 5-10 minutes tops.
The next re-take on our list is a somewhat
simplified version of the thwifo cone spam
which is my single favorite re-take to use.
I included the full thwifo cone spam in the
previous video I did on this subject, but
I actually saw a good amount of comments from
people saying they just couldn't do it. So
this right here is a version that requires
1-2 less pieces being placed which I think
will make it a bit easier. As you're ramping
up all you need to do is quickly turn around
and place 2 walls on top of each other, connect
a cone to the top wall, and then turn back
around and keep ramping. So the positives
of this compared to the full thwifo cone is
that you may find it a little easier and it
uses 10-20 less mats per level which does
add up over time. The main negative though
is the fact that since you're placing less
pieces, obviously you're slightly less protected.
This bootleg version still does a solid job
of protecting you from your back and above,
but it doesn't place the side wall so you're
pretty much totally exposed from that direction.
All in all I definitely like the full thwifo
cone more but I could see how some people
would like this version better so I thought
I'd throw it in here.
The final re-take I just wanna quickly touch
on at the end here is something I mentioned
in a previous video, infinite 90s. I know
90s may not count as a traditional high ground
re-take by definition, but I personally disagree
with that. When I'm on low ground and I'm
trying to get to high ground before my enemy
does, infinite 90s are probably the most common
way I try to do that. And in case you're unfamiliar
with inifnite 90s, when you 90 normally you
get jump fatigue after you do about 3 90s
in a row. However if after your 3rd one in
a row you do a 90 without jumping, that'll
reset your jump fatigue and then you can do
3 more. If you repeat that process over and
over again you can 90 without ever stopping.
This is a really powerful technique that is
easily one of the best ways to retake high
ground in the game. I know it isn't super
flashy and it may take a little bit of time
to get down if you've never done it before,
but trust me it's worth it.
So, I hope you guys enjoyed this video and
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