Hey what is going on guys, in this video today
we're gonna be going over how to play like
a sweat on console Fortnite. I know that's
a bit of an odd video title but here's what
I mean by that. The term sweat in Fortnite
is typically used as an insult towards players
that are really good at the game, and players
who try really hard to get a lot of kills
and wins. So even though it's meant to be
an insult, in a way it's actually kind of
a compliment. You're never really gonna call
a terrible player that you easily kill a sweat,
you're gonna save that term for players who
either kill you or at the very least give
you a very difficult fight. I see comments
on my videos all the time that say things
like "Oh look at this dude trying so hard
in public matches, you're such a sweat." And
yeah sure that is true, but playing that way
is how I have the most fun, so I don't see
anything wrong with being a sweat, and if
anything I'll take it as a compliment. So
the purpose of this video is to teach you
guys the specific traits and playstyle characteristics
that most quote-unquote "sweaty players" share,
and if you follow the instructions you yourself
can become a sweat if that's what you desire.
So without further ado, let's get right into
it.
Alright, so one of the things that most sweats
have in common is that they love to land at
hot-drop locations. So back in Fortnite's
prime that would've most likely been Tilted
Towers, RIP, after it got destroyed, they
would've moved onto somewhere like Salty or
Pleasant, and nowadays they would probably
be landing at a Mythic POI like Catty, the
Authority, or the Shark in season 2. So there
are two very important reasons why sweats
love landing at hot drop areas. First off,
it almost guarantees them a ton of fights
early in the match. Landing outskirts can
be good in certain situations especially if
you're really trying to get a win, but you're
also severly limiting the action that you're
gonna get in the first 5-10 minutes of the
game or so. Now if you don't want any action
then I guess that's a good thing, but that's
not really how sweats roll. When you land
at one of these super contested areas like
the Authority or Catty Corner, it's incredibly
rare that any less than about 5 enemies land
with you, and sometimes it can even be like
10-15. So you know it's gonna be super high
action which I personally think is really
fun, and also if you can successfully clear
that area, you're now well on your way to
a high kill game. Also, the other reason why
sweats love to land at hot drop locations
is because the loot their sets them up for
the rest of the game. Obviously these areas
have a lot more chests than most other places
on the map, but with mythic POIs it goes well
beyond that. First off you have the vaults
which are just insane in general. It gives
you enough shield to get to 100/100 no matter
what amount you start at, and also it allows
you to stack your inventory with shield no
matter what. Also, probably the biggest positive
of mythic POIs is that you get the mythic
weapons and items from the boss. Getting the
mythic charge shotty, shockwave launcher,
grappler, or unlimited chug jug is plain and
simple a massive advantage over everybody
else in the lobby. So yeah sure, you probably
are gonna die off the rip way more than you
would if you landed somewhere else, but in
the games where you survive, you're literally
guaranteed to be stacked for the rest of match.
And that sort of high-risk high reward mindset
fits perfectly with how sweats want to play.
The next thing that you pretty much need to
do to be a sweaty Fortnite player is push
every player that you damage, and most players
that you see. This is without a doubt the
most essential mindset to the sweat playstyle.
You have to believe that you are good enough
to outplay and eliminate the vast majority
of enemies that you run into. You need to
have a mindset going 24/7 where once you damage
an enemy, the only direction that you want
to go is forward directly towards them. You
know that if you tag them they're gonna box
up, probably try to heal, and play very passive
for at least a couple of seconds. And that
gives you all the opportunity that you need
to really apply pressure on them and make
their life as difficult as possible. Me and
my friends have a somewhat fitting term for
these players, we don't call them sweats we
actually call them sharks. Because once they
sense blood in the water so to say by dealing
damage on you, they're not going to let up
and they're just gonna keep pushing forward
until either you die or they do. However,
it's important to point out that even though
sweats are very aggressive in general, the
good ones also aren't stupid. If you have
really low health or really low mats or the
enemy is just in a much better overall position
than you, as much as you may want to push
that fight, you need to resist that urge and
live to fight another day. In my opinion that
right there is the difference between successful
sweats and players that try to be sweats but
just end up dying most of the time.
The next really defining characteristic of
a sweat is that they want to get high ground
every single fight, and they love it when
opponents turn fights into battles for high
ground. And as I've mentioned before, this
is especially advantageous for console sweats.
The main reason why getting high ground fits
so well with this playstyle is because it
allows you to finish fights very quickly.
If I start ramping towards high ground and
my opponent does the same thing, I know that
if I can ramp over him and beat him to high
ground,,, there will be about a 2-3 second
window where I can edit down or just jump
onto him and make a really effective offensive
play. And even if that doesn't work about,
as long as you keep high ground your opponent
either has to try retakes or box up. If they
try retakes, unless they're absolutely cracked
they're going to present you with many opportunities
to deal significant damage. And if they decide
to box up which is what most people will do,
yeah it may be a tad bit annoying to deal
with, but as long as you're patent you're
eventually going to either break and replace
one of their walls or just phase through into
their box. So although boxing up early in
an engagement to force your enemy into a box
fight has become a pretty popular strategy,
it just doesn't fit the sweat playstyle as
much as build battling for high ground does.
Since box fights are so defensive in nature,
they can drag on way longer than a sweat would
ideally want, because they wanna get that
kill as quick as possible. I can totally relate
to this personally, when I go up against a
really good defensive box fighter I just feel
like I'm wasting a lot of time, and as that
fight drags on I become more and more likely
to just make a stupid YOLO 50/50 play to try
to confirm the elimination.
Another mindset that you're gonna need to
accept to be is a sweat, is that you can't
have problems abusing overpowered items or
mechanics in Fortnite. I see these comments
every time I mention any kind of tactic that
could be considered OP saying things like
"Oh you need to abuse aim assist to get kills,
you aren't actually good at the game you're
just a sweat that ruins it for everyone else."
And because opinions like that get spread
throughout the community, there are players
that try to avoid using any controversial
items or just tactics in general. I specifically
remember back during like season 8-9 when
legacy aim assist was a hot topic for PC players
to hate on, there were controller players
that legitimately refused to use L2 spamming
because they felt like it was a cheap tactic.
And ya know that's totally fine, I'm not gonna
try and force people to play the game in a
specific way or anything, but sweaty players
don't really care what other people think
about how they play. The mindset is basically
"Don't hate the player hate the game." As
long as you aren't cheating and only taking
advantage of items and features that Fortnite
intentionally added, that's fair game in my
opinion. I'm gonna use whatever gives me the
best chance to get as many kills and wins
as possible, and I don't feel bad about that
at all. The final playstyle trait that's almost
necessary to be a sweat is speed. This applies
to a few different things so let me break
it down a bit. First off, building and editing.
Some people will say that being able to build
and edit fast is an overrated skill but I
generally disagree. The vast majority of sweats
care about the game a lot, and therefore they
put the time in on editing courses and creative
free building to really refine their building
and editing speed. That gives them a significant
advantage in pretty much every fight they
get into, and it helps them finish those fights
pretty quickly. It isn't impossible to be
a sweat with more average building and editing
speed, but it does definitely put you at a
noticeable disadvantage. But speed doesn't
just stop there, it also applies to their
mindset while playing the game in general.
Seats aren't going to play super passive and
slow in fights, and camp for 5 minutes straight
in a power position, they wanna go go go and
move on to the next engagement in their area.
It's almost like they play the game with a
short attention span, and as I alluded to
earlier, that's a big reason why they don't
really love slow-paced box fights.
So, I hope you guys enjoyed this video, and
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