Hey what is going on guys, in this video today
we're gonna be discussing a bunch of different
things regarding ping in Fortnite.
For the longest time, I never really felt
qualified to make a video about this subject,
since for pretty much my entire Fortnite career
I only experienced one side of the ping spectrum.
Since I live in New Jersey which is one of
the best locations in the country and maybe
even the world to get really good ping on
Fortnite, I mostly hover in the range of 5-15
ping, and sometimes I'll even hit 0 in certain
games.
However, a few weeks ago I went on vacation
for 2 weeks and brought enough of my setup
to where I'd be able to play some Fortnite
at night when there was nothing else to do.
Let's just say the place where I was staying
at definitely didn't have the best internet,
so I was playing with anywhere between 70
and 120 ping, with right around 100 being
the average.
That experience showed me first hand how different
it truly was to play on 100 ping compared
to playing on 0 ping.
So what I want to do in this video is talk
about the differences between really high
ping and really low ping that not everybody
may be aware of, and then discuss how you
should be playing and how to be successful
with high ping vs. how you should be playing
if you have really low ping.
So, without further ado, let's get right into
it.
Alright, so what I want to quickly talk about
at the beginning part of this video are some
of the lesser known disadvantages of having
high ping.
Obviously no matter what video game you play,
ping and general latency are going to have
a significant impact on certain things.
But, due to the fact that Fortnite is a game
with 100 player lobbies, and also features
super complicated mechanics like building
and editing, there's a solid argument to be
made that ping is more important in Fortnite
than any other game out there.
So, I'm guessing pretty much everybody watching
this video is aware of the fact by now that
probably the biggest disadvantage of playing
on high ping is the fact that you'll really
struggle to break and replace enemy walls,
yet those same enemies will be able to break
and replace your walls relatively easily.
But, like I said everybody already knows that,
and it also isn't the only disadvantage of
playing on high ping.
One aspect of high ping that probably doesn't
get enough attention, is how it makes almost
everything in Fortnite feel more delayed,
and that can be very problematic for a variety
of reasons, that aren't super easy to see.
If I told you that players on higher ping
actually do more structure damage than players
on lower ping, you probably wouldn't believe
it.
However in certain situations that's actually
100% true.
A few days ago, a clip surfaced within the
Fortnite community that actually showed this
first hand.
So in this clip I'm about to show you guys
the first player is going to shoot through
a collection of structures while being on
roughly 120 ping.
Then he'll have his friend shoot the exact
same collection of structures with the exact
same weapon, the only difference being, he's
on somewhere between 15 and 20 ping, so about
100 lower.
And as you'll see, this test will yield some
pretty interesting results.
So I hope that was easy enough to understand,
despite everything being the same for both
players, the player on the much lower ping
ended up doing about 100 extra structure damage,
just from 1 single clip of the silenced SMG
than the player on much higher ping.
Now that may seem really crazy, but there's
actually a really concrete explanation for
why this happened, and it relates back to
the massive disadvantage of high ping.
Every time the high ping player broke a structure
in that clip, the game didn't register it
fast enough because of his high ping.
Therefore each time that happened, 1 bullet
basically ended up hitting a wall that no
longer existed in the game.
You can basically no for a fact that's true
with some simple math.
In the clip 4 structures were broken which
would mean that 4 bullets didn't deal damage
because of the server delay.
The blue suppressed SMG does 24 structure
damage per shot, so 24 times 4 is 96 less
damage, which is the exact amount of less
damage the high ping player dealt in that
clip.
So although this was a pretty situational
and specific test, it shows some tangible
proof of how absurd some of the disadvantages
of high ping can actually be.
And even though you may never spray 4 perfectly
lined up structures in a row, this same problem
of shots not registering because they're hitting
walls that no longer exist can still show
up in other much more common situations.
For example, when you're spraying a wall that
a player is constantly replacing by turbo
building.
Low ping players will be able to constantly
sneak shots through the turbo building, while
high ping players have pretty much no chance
of doing the same exact thing.
It's really unfortunate, and it definitely
affects way more than just the specific examples
I've mentioned, but sadly that's something
you're gonna have to live with if you have
high ping.
So now let's talk how you should be playing
to give yourself the best chance to be successful,
no matter your ping.
The situation where the advantages and disadvantages
of ping are most evident is in close range
fights, involving building and editing.
And with how good the average player is in
Fortnite now, I think it's fair to say that
the majority of close range fights are gonna
involve at least some building and editing.
Now one thing I wanna make clear here specifically
for breaking and replacing walls, is that
it isn't as straight forward as some people
think.
I've heard a lot of people saying something
along the lines of "oh if you have 0 ping,
well then that means you're guaranteed to
have lower ping than everybody you go up against,
and therefore you'll be able to take anybody's
wall on the first try."
Sure, with 0 ping you do have a huge advantage
in that situation, but as long as your enemy
has close to your ping and is turbo building
the walls, you're still probably gonna somewhat
struggle to replace them, even if you're using
the fastest possible break and replace method.
Understand that concept in relation to your
own average ping is really important.
For example, If you're someone that plays
in the range of 20-40 ping, you may struggle
to break and replace your enemies walls if
they turbo build, but unless you're dealing
with a super low ping player, you also can
probably turbo build to prevent your walls
from being taken in most situations.
However, if your ping is anything over maybe
60 or so, and especially if you're at or near
the triple digits, you guys are the ones that
basically need to revolve your whole close
range game around your ping.
Whenever you're in a position where you're
turtling, you need to basically assume that
you're going to get your wall taken right
away.
This means that you need to be prepared to
place a ramp in front of you, and then edit
out the back wall as soon as possible.
On the flip side, when someone turtles against
you, you need to assume that you aren't going
to be able to take their wall.
That's a mistake that I see so many players
make, and it's really applicable to all players,
even guys with super low ping.
If you try to break and replace an enemy's
wall, and it doesn't work in the first 2-3
tries, odds are it's simply never going to
work.
That doesn't mean you should totally give
up putting pressure on them, but it also means
you shouldn't keep trying to same thing over
and over again.
Attempting to break into a players 1x1 puts
you in such a vulnerable position since you're
making a lot of noise, and only focusing on
what's in front of you.
That's why after those 2-3 failed attempts
to beat turbo building you need to get creative.
As I like to say here, if you can't outspeed
the you're going to need to outsmart them.
And in case you missed it, I would really
recommend watching tip #1 in my recent video
titled 5 fortnite tips I wish I knew earlier
- #3.
That tip shows hands down the best way to
take an enemy's wall in Fortnite, that isn't
dependent at all on if you have a ping advantage.
And that same motto of outsmarting your opponent
when you can't outspeed them also can be applied
to editing as well.
Editing is so much less smooth and reliable
on high ping, therefore you need to make a
conscious effort to avoid situations where
you're gonna need to make a quick edit to
either get a kill or not die.
If you don't do that, you're gonna be so frustrated
by how many times you think you make the perfect
edit super quickly, but because of your ping,
that isn't actually the case.
So, I hope you guys enjoyed this video and
if you watched the entire thing be sure to
let me know with a comment down in the comment
section below.
I wanna know what your personal average ping
is when you play Fortnite.
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