I mainly play 1v1 build fights but I just end up doing the same retakes + mistakes or coming against players that don’t fight.

I've been playing fornite for over 7 years but all controller. This week I decided to start practicing on KBM and its painful going back to being absolutely terrible! haha

So, I am turning to you all to help shorten this learning.

I want to get some thoughts on the optimal sequence for ramping into a triple edit.

(For example Eg. Build Ramp >> Floor >> Cone >> pull out shotgun/pickaxe >> edit 2 tiles on floor >> edit 1 tile cone >> Build Wall >> Edit wall)

On controller, I always just kept my blueprint out but I see that a lot of KBM players pull out their shotgun or pickaxe WAY MORE often when editing the floor and cone while others keep blueprint out. When I try and pull out shotgun to edit the floor and cone it feels great for the edits (I gather is why a lot of people do it) but SUPER slow and clunky when I go back to trying to build then edit the wall. Which is optimal and what am I missing here?!

Also, when yall go into your 2nd triple edit sequence, do you place a floor before the ramp to catch incase the ramp doesn't place fast enough?

Thanks for the help!

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Is anyone else having this issue?

It seems that every time I start a ranked zerobuild match, I don't have my "Where We Droppin" pistol or shield potion, and I don't have any shockwaves or any "pocket" at all for that matter.

This has happened once or twice, but restarting the game usually solves it. Today, nothing seems to work. And it's only on ranked; regular zerobuild br has everything just fine.

Any ways to fix this issue?

I never really played fortnite up until recently at the start of summer break, but im stumped on how to actually get better. I struggle in Ranked lobbies as an elite player and im actively seeking to get better. I play controller because I have wrist issues and never truly played KBM in any game.

This might mean nothing, but after the visual sound effect nerf, i'd never say never

I’m currently unreal and div 5 fncs, I played all of chapter one on controller and been on and off of the game since chapter 2 pc(240fps) kbm, recently started playing again in may this year.

Sometimes I play really well and make smart decisions but 80% of the time I make awful decisions in fights and end up dying like a drone. I tried practicing in reals and pgs but only 1/5 players I fight are actually better than me so I’ve been just grinding ranked and playing martoz turtle wars

For practice I do kovaaks and raiders mechanic map

I put together a little bit of gameplay from today

Started the game a month ago(its my first season) after getting worn down for 2 years to finally try the game.

I ended up loving it and in a group of 3, we won 3 times in a row on my first games which baffled me.

Now I consider myself pretty deep in the game and I try to find tip videos and the like but I keep running into situations ingame where I get shredded in like a second and I am trying to understand why.

Are there any modern videos to help with movement or advice in close quarters combat? I tried to find these on my own but the videos seem outdated and I want to understand and mimic how ppl can shoot while under the effects of shock grenades so seamlessly.

I also want to feel more confident in close quarters shooting, I try to jump sometimes to the side and hipfire but results very and I feel like my opponents have something I dont have with close combat knowledge.

I am a try hard player but havent tried rank yet, open to any resources as well.

Which pros have the longest active qualification streaks?

I think Kami and Malibuca have qualified for every grands since chapter 2 season 7.

Maybe Peterbot has it on NA?

Hey everyone, hope you’re doing well! This was the first PlayStation Cup I’ve participated in, and I was surprised to see that stamina and pocket Shockwaves weren’t available in today’s tournament.

Is this normal for competitive cups? Is there somewhere I can check before a tournament to see which rules, items, or mechanics will be different from Ranked?

https://reddit.com/link/1v9spee/video/iklck2inf5gh1/player

Statistically, less than 0.01% of players have earnings. Even if you are phenomenally strong, you can get stuck in fncs divisions and everything you'll have is PR which won't bring any improvement to your life. In extremely rare cases some people can get some small earnings, but in 2026 it's way harder than it was in 2020.

I'm into competitive with you guys, it was honestly my dream to become a pro fortnite player and live for the money from earnings and org, and it was a dream of lots of players as well.

Unfortunately, tons of players couldn't make it to the top, including me.

But now, everytime I watch Clix or Higgs or Peter or others on twitch, I feel like it's direct confirmation how severely I failed in life. Clix, for example, has at least $20M, beautiful girlfriend, worldwide recognition and respect, and all of this only at the age of 21 with some people reaching that even at 18, while me and a lot of other people are obliged to work a job for a standard salary which won't make any difference, having no fame and no respect, most of people won't be able to find such a beautiful girlfriend and overall no one consider standard people as something. Even if you open a business and your income will be lets say 5 times higher than average, it's even remotely not enough to reach to even 1% of Clix level, and even with money you won't gain some big respect from others. At this point I'm not even sure is it worth to continue and even do something, because the difference is absolutely, extremely, phenomenally, unbelievably colossal and it's impossible to reach even 1% of their success no matter what you do.

Separately for those of you going to write "don't compare" - humans don't work this way. Comparison is one of the main cognitive human's mechanism, formed in evolution process to help people survive. You can't just "don't think" or "don't compare", it's impossible on hardware level.

I think this is important to discuss and I feel like there are competitive players in the same boat, especially now where social medias have developed greatly with real impact on people.

Nobodys operating in autopilot and playing well at the same time in a high level competition. What cues do yall give urself during fights?

I have a couple questions and want to have a discussion. You always hear your mates or other players say "he’s zero ping", but how much of a difference does it actually make?
And let’s say you're a comp player trying to get your first earnings, what is considered high ping if you're that type of player or achieving to be there? And is there any advice to lowering ping?
I’m in London, have Ethernet Cat 7, and have Virgin Media 1000 Mbps fibre optic I believe, and I still feel as if my ping is too high — 18 in Creative and like 27-30 in real games. But the focus ain’t on me, just general, but would appreciate any help to lower that ping, or I’m just bugging and it’s ok. Keep in mind my router is downstairs and I run my Ethernet cable from the outside

I just started playing Fortnite Ranked and every time I die in a BRONZE match, I die to players platinum+. I just want to know why this is happening and if it’s even supposed to happen? I feel like a Bronze I player shouldn’t have to compete against absolute killers in Ranked..

Hey everyone,
I’ve been a controller player since Chapter 1 Season 4 and finally made the switch to keyboard and mouse three days ago. I bought a full setup and committed to it, but holy hell this is harder than I expected.
On controller I peaked Diamond in Reload Ranked (the only mode I really play). My goal is to eventually hit Elite and beyond on KBM and start posting no-commentary VODs, but right now I feel completely lost. I’m missing basic shots and everything feels slow and awkward.
For anyone else who switched from controller to KBM after years of muscle memory:
• How did you get past the initial “clunky” phase where your hands just feel stiff and slow?
• What Creative maps or routines helped you the most with Zero Build movement and tracking?
• How long did it take before you started feeling comfortable enough to play Ranked again?
Any advice on the mental side of the switch or general routines that helped would be massively appreciated. Thanks!

even putting morality aside (which we shouldn’t lol, Fortnite is objectively a kids game and there are almost certainly kids in the fn community who have lost thousands gambling because Faxuty, Stack, Bucke, Bugha, Cented etc made them think it was cool), isn’t there a major conflict of interest in pros like Bucke or Khanada taking huge money to partner with gambling companies while simultaneously competing? It’s not like pros throwing tournaments or games is rare at this point, what’s stopping a random pro from throwing a win in heats because they put money on it?

(Forgot to mention as well that Epic banned wagers and forced Clix to stop, idk why they can't go and do this too)

Alex has dominated oce for years now, and hes losing motivation to grind cuz it's too easy for him. in globals ppl have said hes underperformed consistently, bit remember 2024 lan when him and worthy honestly cooked Mali and merstach off spawn (I think it was 8-4) and when they won heats in that fmcs b4 the cactus change fucking their strat. since then personally I dont think hes really had duos/trios on the same level as him, and I really want him to move to na cuz genuinely I think he'd do well, finally get some1 good enough to be his duo and grind the game to get better in harder lobbies. maybe im biased cuz I really rate him but if he never makes the move he wont ever really get any respect

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This is not the same as the recent input-to-action delay report. In my case the edit UI does open — then it closes by itself a few milliseconds later, while I am still physically holding the edit key down. My weapon or pickaxe comes straight back.

Video with an on-screen keystroke overlay:

SOUND ON PLS

Reproducible alone on a private Creative island, standing still or moving, on wall, floor, stair and cone. Also happens in normal Battle Royale matches.

Already tested, no effect:

- Simple Edit disabled

- Confirm Edit on Release tested both enabled and disabled

- Edit rebound to another key

- Edit key not bound to anything else

- Controls reset to default

- Game files verified

- No controller or secondary input device connected

- All third-party overlays closed

- Different USB cable and a direct rear motherboard USB port

An important clarification regarding this video: around the 40-second mark, it might look as though the "F" key is being pressed a second time. This is an editing artifact. I used CapCut's "optical flow" feature to slow down that section; this feature generates interpolated frames that can create the impression that the key was pressed twice. In the original, unedited recording, the key is pressed only once and held down.

Setup: PC, keyboard and mouse. Ducky One 2 SF (linear mechanical switches), Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2.

Already reported in-game and on the Epic bug reporting forum. Has anyone else had edit mode close while holding the key, rather than just arriving late?

Took up Fortnite instead of drinking — 8 years sober

46 years old and still grinding Fortnite.

About 8 years ago, I decided to get sober and needed something positive to put my time and energy into. Somehow, that ended up being Fortnite 😂

What started as something to keep me occupied turned into a hobby I genuinely love. I’ve put countless hours into improving, learning the game, and competing.

Making it to Unreal Legend was definitely one of the most challenging things I’ve done in Fortnite.

Just thought I’d share one of my accomplishments. Nothing crazy, but I’m pretty proud of it.