{"id":10605,"date":"2018-10-23T14:11:39","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T12:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/?p=10605"},"modified":"2018-10-23T14:36:30","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T12:36:30","slug":"fortnite-yes-its-time-to-talk-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/general\/fortnite-yes-its-time-to-talk-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite \u2026 Yes it\u2019s time to talk about it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pacman and Galactica have become childhood memories to tell stories about since game-changers like Fortnite came onto the scene. The online gamer environment has been owned by Fortnite ever since it arrived on our screens a few years ago, and the following seems to be growing faster than most.<\/p>\n<p>Let it be known &#8211; this blog is written from one Noob to the other\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some insight on the game itself: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an online battle royale video game, developed and published by Epic Games.<\/p>\n<p>For the past few seasons, the game has been free to download on gaming consoles such as PS4 +Xbox.\u00a0In our opinion, this easy-access elevated the game to new ranks of global awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Fortnite has an age restriction to take into account though &#8211; no kiddies under 12 &#8211; as the game can get violent, to a degree.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Fortnite you ask?\u00a0 Well\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s free to download on all compatible devices, consoles and cell phones.<\/li>\n<li>You are able to play with anyone the game pairs you up with \u2013 on a global scale (depending on whether you&#8217;re feeling for a duo challenge or a full squad game) and chatting to someone on the opposite side of the planet is pretty fun.<\/li>\n<li>The super animated, fun and cool gaming experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have pretty epic Fortnite battle royales in the office during break time, of course. So, it&#8217;s only natural that we want to discuss Fortnite.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some things you should know before you enter the Fortnite realm of fun \u2026 you know, to release your inner game hacker \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>For the Minecraft players:<\/p>\n<p>This is something we think you would enjoy and you could hit pro ranks really quickly, simply because you guys are already epic builders in-game, and the building skills required on Minecraft will definitely set you apart from the &#8220;noobs&#8221; (new gamers) when you get started on Fortnite.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top 5 things Noobs need to know about Fortnite:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Crouch And Shoot<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The guns are not as accurate as most shooter games, which makes for a challenging fight when encountering the enemy. If you crouch and shoot you will have improved accuracy and safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gathering Resources (looting)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once you land on the game map, you will need to gather a few items before you start your battles.<\/li>\n<li>Try hammering all types of things on the map (trees, cars anything really) \u2013 almost everything can be used as material when building forts and or protecting you &#8211;\u00a0 in combat &#8211; Also, you&#8217;ll notice that a weird blue icon appears on the thing you&#8217;re smacking.<\/li>\n<li>This earns you the most resources you can get with each hit, this increases your building materials and leaves you less vulnerable in combat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Build To Save Yourself<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Epic Games has created a \u201cPlayground map\u201d for you to try out your building skills without dying and to allow you to practice, practice, practice.<\/li>\n<li>Learning how to build will protect you and help you to gain advantages in combat. Remember its all about <strong>survival.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Shield Potions Are Essential<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The blue shield potion makes you super resilient in combat.<\/li>\n<li>The game is about surviving &#8211; this helps you survive \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Use Bushes And Trees For Concealment<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>These can be found when looting (mostly in gold chests \/ Lamas ). You can slip inside some of them, which conceals your character and makes you tough to spot from a distance and can even serve as a close by camouflage.<\/li>\n<li>It also works really well when sniping your enemies and remaining undetected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now you have all the tools you need to be the best you on Fortnite. Have fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pacman and Galactica have become childhood memories to tell stories about since game-changers like Fortnite came onto the scene. The online gamer environment has been owned by Fortnite ever since it arrived on our screens a few years ago, and the following seems to be growing faster than most. 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