Hey what is going on guys, in this video today
we're gonna be going over how to improve your
mechanics in Fortnite if you play on console.
So that mostly means your building, editing,
and I guess aim also. Although people constantly
debate whether the importance of having good
mechanics is overrated or underrated, nobody
can deny the fact that they're definitely
important. And even though improving your
mechanics isn't an easy task and it's not
something that will happen overnight, it's
definitely possible with the right approach.
So the point of this video is to help you
guys with exactly that, also point out some
things you don't want to do because I've seen
some bad information out there, and without
further ado. let's get right into it.
Alright, so one quick thing I wanna get out
of the way because it's super basic is the
importance of using good settings. This is
basically the first step in the process of
improving your mechanics, and if you don't
give it enough attention it's really going
to hold you back. I'm sure there are some
people out there that are so mechanically
gifted that they can use terrible binds, settings,
and sensitivities and still be insane. However,
for probably 99.9% of players out there, that
isn't the case. So I don't think this will
be a problem for many people, but if you're
using editing binds or certain sensitivity
values that you feel are hurting your mechanics,
it's worth it to make the change. And with
all the different custom binds and settings
videos on Youtube, it's very easy to see what
other players are using and feel most comfortable
with.
So, now that we got that out of the way, I
wanna talk you guys through exactly what I
personally do when I'm trying to improve my
mechanics. Let's just say to keep it simple
there's some new type of tunnel I saw someone
else do that I wanna use. That's just the
first thing that came to my mind but this
general plan works for any kind of mechanical
skill. I'll start off by going very slowly,
literally placing 1 piece at a time. So if
I was working on a certain type of tunnel
I'd do something like floor, wall to the left,
wall to the right, roof, and at first, I'm
not worrying about the speed of my building
at all. The reason why you want to do that
is because it helps you build muscle memory
for the proper piece placement on the most
basic level. One major misconception about
mechanics in Fortnite is that having great
mechanics just means that you can do things
really fast. Being super fast is great and
all, but one thing that stands out to me the
most about the incredibly gifted mechanical
players is that they almost never make mistakes.
With a lot of advanced building and editing
techniques in Fortnite, you're gonna need
to do like 3-5 different actions within the
span of about a second. So if you haven't
absolutely mastered your muscle memory of
the individual piece placement you're really
gonna struggle. You might be able to do the
first set of builds or edits really fast and
it'll make you look like you have these insane
mechanics,,, but then you're gonna place a
wall instead of a floor or whatever and it's
gonna mess everything up. So once you've spent
a minute or two just very slowly placing the
pieces or making the edits perfectly, you
wanna start speeding up a bit. Still not 100%
speed at this point but more like 50%, instead
of placing the pieces or edits while standing
still try doing it while walking forward.
If you notice that you're starting to make
mistakes, you can slow down a bit, and on
the flip side if you feel like you're doing
it perfectly every time in a row you can continue
to speed up. That right there is the process
that I have used to learn pretty much every
single advanced edit or build technique that
I know, and I truly believe it's the best
possible strategy. There have been so many
times I've seen pros or one of the insane
creative players do something crazy and I
thought to myself "man I'd never be able to
do this." I'd try it at full speed just to
see what it's like, and I wouldn't even be
close to doing it properly. But then when
you start off slow, break it down, and then
speed up you're kinda like "Oh ok this is
actually possible, I can do this." So let's
say you start off slow, speed up, and eventually
get to full speed and you're just killing
it. You're nailing that re-take or crazy edit
or tunnel every single time, so now you're
totally good to, right? Well, sadly the answer
to that question is no you're not.
When you're in creative mode working on a
specific build, edit, or aim technique you're
in a totally pressure-free environment only
focusing on that one thing, you're dedicating
pretty much all of your brainpower to it.
So, it doesn't take a genius to realize that
it's not gonna be that way when you go into
a real game where you have a LOT of different
things to worry about. And that's why so many
people struggle to translate their mechanics
from creative to real games. It'd be like
practicing your jump shot in an empty gym
then expecting to shoot just as well in a
real game when people are actually contesting
your shot. So here's an absolutely major tip
for improving your mechanics that I don't
think I've ever heard anybody else say: Once
you've mastered something in creative mode
at full speed and you feel really good about
it, you need to go into a real game and make
it a point of emphasis to use whatever you
just learned in as many scenarios as possible.
Honestly don't even worry about if it's the
"right" play to make, if you just learned
the ramp, floor, cone double edit, for example,
try doing it anytime you're building up even
if there's no enemy above you. I believe that
when you learn a new mechanical technique
in creative, it just kinda floats around in
your brain for a little. If you don't start
using that technique in real game situations
within the first few days of learning it,
it almost disappears, and then you basically
need to re-learn it again. You wanna avoid
that at all costs even it means dying 1 or
2 times in-game because you force yourself
to use it in less than ideal situations, it'll
be well worth it in the long run. And the
cool thing is, the more and more you use a
certain technique in-game, the more it gets
engrained into your permanent muscle memory.
You know that saying about how you never forget
how to ride a bike once you learn, well, there
are certain mechanical techniques in Fortnite
that I honestly feel the same way about. Even
if I stopped playing Fortnite for months no
doubt in my mind I'd still be able to do techniques
like the advanced ramp rushes, side jumps,
and most double edits.
However, speaking of not playing Fortnite,
if you're trying to learn certain mechanical
skills, you need to avoid taking extended
breaks from playing the game as much as possible.
Now I get it, we all have lives and responsibilities
so there are a lot of times you just don't
have a lot of time to play, it happens to
everybody. But as unfortunate as it is, Fortnite
is one of those games where you really feel
the effects of not playing for an extended
period of time. I could go weeks or even months
without playing call of duty, hop on, maybe
warm up for like 10 minutes, and honestly,
it'll feel like I never left. With Fortnite,
I'll go 3-4 days without playing, get back
on, and for a little while, it feels like
I haven't played the game in weeks. My aim
will still be fairly alright, I feel like
that's the mechanical skill you keep most,
but my building and editing will look superrrr
rough. So if you're one of those people who
have limited time to play on a frequent basis,
I would really recommend doing everything
possible to find at least 10-15 minutes each
day. You honestly don't even need to play
a real game, you can just hop into creative
and free build for like 10 minutes while doing
homework or something and that'll be enough
to at least keep your mechanics from falling
off.
Now one question I expect some people to be
wondering at this point in the video is basically
"Is it really worth it to learn advanced building
and editing techniques?" The truth is, it's
gonna be pretty rare that you use some of
the super-advanced tricks in real games even
once you master them. However, what a lot
of people don't realize is that just by learning
them, your mechanics as a whole get a lot
better. As you learn the more advanced tricks,
the simple ones that you use much more frequently
become easier and easier for you to do. That's
basically the textbook definition of how mechanical
skill progression actually works. i'm sure
you guys all remember a time from your Fortnite
career when you struggled with the most basic
ramp rushes and simple 90s. But now that you
know you've learned the advanced versions,
the basic ones seem ridiculously easy it's
almost embarrassing that you used to not be
able to do them. On top of that, you'll also
start to take little bits and pieces of the
advanced techniques that you learned and use
them to make the simple ones more effective.
So at the end of the day improving your mechanics
does take a lot of work I think that's fairly
obvious, but I truly believe that the general
gameplan I gave you in this video is the best
way to go about it.
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. On a scale of 0-10 how would
you rate your own personal mechanical skills
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