Hey what is going on guys, in this video today
we're gonna be going over the 5 different
types of Fortnite players.
I believe that out of the millions and millions
of people that play Fortnite, almost all of
them will relate with 1 of the 5 types of
players I'm going to describe in this video.
So when you hear me describe the type of Fortnite
player that YOU are, let me know what that
is by leaving a comment.
I think it'll be really interesting to see
which types of players seem to be the most
and the least common.
And without further ado, let's get right into
it.
Alright so the first type of Fortnite player
is the creative warrior.
Now I know a lot of the time that term is
used in kinda a negative way to make fun of
certain players.
The logic behind it is that these quote unquote
"creative warriors" spend too much time in
creative mode practicing building and editing,
but not enough time getting better at every
other aspect of Fortnite.
However that's not what I mean here.
I believe that the term creative warrior simply
means a player who revolves their game around
building and editing more than anything else.
These players feel the most comfortable when
they're in 1v1 build battles or edit fights,
so therefore when they're playing regular
games, they'll do everything in their power
to turn their fights into those specific situations.
And since building and editing are so important
in Fortnite, a lot of these creative warriors
are very good players.
Even if you have terrible aim which is something
that a lot of people struggle with, the best
way to compensate for that is by being a great
builder and editor.
Can that be a negative in some situations,
yeah absolutely.
The reason creative warrior has turned into
somewhat of an insult over time,,, is because
some of these players have a tendency to worry
more about flashiness than effectiveness.
I'm sure you've all seen someone who will
just keep building for high ground over and
over again, but then once they get high ground
they don't really know what to do with it.
Or when they're in something like a close
range box fight, they'll do all these crazy
edits that take an insane amount of skill,
but then they struggle when it's time to use
those edits to deal damage with their shotgun.
The 2nd type of Fortnite player is the aggressive
slayer.
This is the player that players Fortnite as
if the main objective of the game isn't to
win, it's to get as many kills as possible.
They'd seriously rather get 10 kills early
in the game and then die rather than getting
5 kills total and winning.
And because of that, they're going to push
every single enemy they see no matter what.
They don't care how bad their loot is, how
outnumbered they are, how bad of a position
they're in, whether or not the storm is coming,
none of that really matters to them the majority
of the time, they think they can win every
fight.
And to be a bit more specific, these types
of players usually prefer close range fights
more than anything.
Medium to long range engagements in Fortnite
are usually very hard to win quickly.
They involve a lot of trading AR chip damage
that in a lot situations isn't really super
impactful, plus you always have to worry about
being sniped so that fear is always in the
back of your mind as well.
So what an aggressive slayer will try to do
is turn as many fights as possible into a
point blank range shotgun and SMG battles.
That way they can get their elimination as
quick as possible, loot the body, heal up
and then and move on to the next enemy/team.
Now at times these aggressive slayers can
definitely be overaggressive or even stupid,
and that's the main downfall of these players.
No matter how aggressive you wanna be or how
good you think you are, there are certain
fights you just shouldn't push.
And I said in the beginning of this video
that almost every single Fortnite player will
relate to at least 1 of these play-styles,
and me personally, I think I'm an aggressive
slayer.
The next type of Fortnite player is what I
call a backline support player.
This person is in some ways the opposite of
the aggressive slayer.
It isn't necessarily that they don't care
about getting a lot of kills because that
can still be true, but backline support players
just never want to push directly into fights
like an aggressive slayer would.
What they do instead is sit at medium to long
range with ARs, and they're also typically
pretty deadly with snipers.
They're gonna be trying as hard as possible
to get chip damage and picks on the enemies
who can't focus on them because they're in
a close range fight.
I'm sure a lot of you guys out there who play
squads a lot have a friend who just never
seems to be with the team during chaotic situations.
You and your boys will be fighting for your
lives in some condensed area with like 7 different
people building for high ground, and he'll
just be sitting behind some random ramp 50
meters away calling out that he's hitting
all these different enemies with his AR for
25 shield.
That guy is the definition of a backline support
player.
And I know based on that little example it
may sound like a bad thing, but like every
other playstyle in Fortnite, it all depends
on the player.
In my experience with this type of player,
they embrace this playstyle because it's a
lot safer and slower than the way an aggressive
slayer plays.
In close range fights, your margin for error
is so small, if you miss 1 shot in a point
blank range shotgun fight, and that could
be all she wrote.
That isn't really the case at medium to long
range unless of course you get super unlucky
and get sniped.
Plus a lot of players just feel more comfortable
with their AR aim than anything else.
There are plenty of pros out there that I
would consider a backline support, so it's
a totally viable playstyle, and it's not like
it's something to be ashamed of.
You just gotta make sure you play smart and
don't get too separated from the rest of your
teammates.
The 4th type of Fortnite player is the non-builder.
As I'm sure you can tell by the name, the
non-builder is basically the polar opposite
of the creative warrior.
However, much like every other Fortnite player,
the non-builder has kinda evolved over time.
Back during the early seasons, non-builders
used to literally not build at all, period.
But as time has gone on it's become almost
impossible to have any success without building
at all, so nowadays non-builders at least
know the basics.
They probably aren't doing any crazy high
ground re-takes or double floor ramp wall
rushes, but they can do things like build
a 1x1 and make some of the more basic edits,
ya know like the single window or top corner
wall edits.
Based on what I've seen, these non-builders
typically have a history of playing shooter
videos games, so they have a good foundation,
but they just never really grinded Fortnite
as much as other people did, so they struggle
to keep up with more advanced mechanics.
However, due to their strong background in
other shooter games, they're definitely able
to hold their own in Fortnite.
They typically have good close, medium, and
even long range aim, they have decent game
sense when in chaotic fights, and just in
general a high fight IQ.
I think the most well known player I would
describe as a non-builder is Nickmercs a few
seasons ago.
He's done a really good job of becoming a
much better builder and editor so he probably
doesn't belong in this category anymore, but
he used to be the textbook example of a non-builder,
and he had a lot of success even at the highest
level of competitive play.
The 5th and final type of Fortnite player
is the fun-seeker.
This is the type of player who cares less
about getting a lot of kills, or a lot of
wins, or even becoming a better player in
general, their main goal when they hop on
Fortnite is to have fun and do cool things-in
game.
Fun seekers care about new content being added
into the game more than anybody else.
They love trying out and playing around with
new weapons and items, they love the huge
in-game events that take place once or twice
per season, they're almost always down to
try out the new LTMs being added into the
game, and they're much more likely than the
average player to go out of their way to complete
daily and weekly challenges.
Therefore these players probably aren't enjoying
chapter 2 season 1 very much, because so far
we've had barely any new content compared
to previous season, so they probably haven't
been the play the game as much as they have
in the past.
Now, are these fun seekers likely to win a
competitive event or make it to champions
division in arena mode, probably not.
But that stuff doesn't really matter to them
so they don't really care, and I think you
gotta respect that.
And I think the most popular example of a
fun seeker would be someone like a lazarbeam.
You don't watch his videos because he's really
good at the game, you watch them because he
uses Fortnite as a way to have fun and share
some laughs, and that makes his content really
entertaining.
In a way I'm actually pretty jealous of this
fun seekers because they seem to be the players
that have the best overall experience when
playing Fortnite.
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.
As I said earlier in this video, I think every
Fortnite player out there really fits into
one of the 5 types of players that we discussed,
like I said I think I'm an aggressive slayer,
so which one are you?
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