On PS4 I think we've had this since more or less day 1, at least for the PVE game. I play both on PS4 and PC. I'd like to be able to play with my PS4 friends while on PC though and I don't think that's possible yet.
Gaming Fortnite .
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
You can. You send friend requests on your PC, then log in as them and accept, then when they log in on console you simply go to your friend lists and join their party.
Look at the immediate edit afterwards, before you replied but after you quoted.It did the first time sonny, don't you lie now!
You know the sad thing? I've always been a gamer and have played shooters for 20-odd years and through CS, through Halo and all that to the latest shite Cod, I've slayed and slayed hard. But one day I get cocky and I introduce my 9 and 7 year old sons to Fortnite and now they are outplaying me way too much, so I think feck that kids game I'm going to show them Pubg, and the eldest fecks me at it too. I'm done man, bejeysus.
And I too dream to be able to play either 8 hours a day and earn money from it!
It’s hideous, isn’t it? I have these memories of being a badass on just about any game that I picked up, and now I’m one step away from reading the instructions or going through the tutorial before playing it!Nothing worse than seeing you’ve just been killed by some kid with the username Jake2008...
I replied before you edited itLook at the immediate edit afterwards, before you replied but after you quoted.
I thought it was strange you'd fall for it, though I guess you kinda did hence the edit right? Come on, you can tell me 
Aww man. I'm blaming it on the whiskey drinking and need to be an adult and earn money and all the stress. Yeah totally, life gets you.
Nothing worse than seeing you’ve just been killed by some kid with the username Jake2008...
Damn though, even on Fortnite I can get 10+ kills but still get owned by blatant kids. It really does #feelsbadman
Wait, did I even hashtag right? I don't know any more
I think it is now, not sure how it works though but if you load it up on PC you will see in the top right corner it says something about matchmaking from the same platform.
This game is absolutely massive with kids in my son’s primary school. Seems a bit mad that it’s free. How do the developers make their money?
Microtransactions. Cosmetic stuff and emotes.
There are cosmetic items available for player to buy ingame. It only needs a tiny fraction of the player base to make purchases for the company to make an absolute fortune, the player base is that large now.
Fortnite was originally conceived as a co-op PvE game where you could pay for early access so they've funded some of their development through that. The Battle Royale version of the game was something implemented on the side, for free, to bring more exposure to the main game. They had no idea it would become so popular and basically kill-off the original concept they've worked so hard on.
The microtransactions make sense. Purely cosmetic and there's something called a battle pass which really is worth the £8 or so for a couple of months at a time. They make a killing off of it, purely because they aren't trying to rip people off to unlock gameplay content that should already be there.
Plus there's loads of free stuff, constant updates and fixes and a hell of a lot of exposure on platforms like twitch and youtube. It really is amazing just how much this has blown up and will continue to do so.
You can, I did the same with my cousin. However whoever is playing on PC will have to add the PS4 person in squad and not vice versa. PS4 users can't do this.
What does a Battle Pass give you?
So, Ninja played with Drake last night and broke almost every Twitch record possible. Also, it's estimated he earns $650k a month from twitch subs, only!
Access to cosmetics, emotes etc. you can't otherwise attain. It's worth it, if you're wondering. You'll earn enough in game currency to get the next one for "free".
Why would anyone pay money for cosmetics and emotes? Also, what are cosmetics and emotes?
Not strictly true, you can join a PS4 player's party from PC.
They've proven you don't need a pay-to-win model to make a F2P game work.
Yeah but a PS4 player can't join a PC player's party.
I think DOTA2 already proved that to be honest.
They are different character models and accesories and emotes are little dances and actions you can do, usually to annoy someone you've just killed. It's an awesome way to contribute towards a game you play loads, whilst not having it 'pay to win' thus a rip off.
Oh yeah. Forgot about DOTA.
Sorry dude, I didn't read the post you quoted properly.
To be honest, console players would generally get destroyed on PC servers (apart from the elite which hold their own fairly well), whilst the other way round is fairer for console gamers. In my experience anyway.
Good point. I still ask myself that question. The game was free, so, truth be told, I felt like "supporting" Epic Games (developer) and purchased the battle pass.
Cosmetics are skins (change of character appearance) - there's a really cool Keanu Reeves skin you can attain once you hit level 100 and a bunch of other different ones.
Emotes are dances, little actions such as the dab and other salt inducing moves you can perform when you kill someone in the game.
You get other add one for your parachute (glider) and different trails when you jump out of the bus. It's all for fun, to be honest. I, normally baulk at the thought of microtransactions, however, since the game was free, it really didn't feel out of the ordinary to purchase the pass.
I downloaded this game just to try it out, as a change from pubg.
Found out my name was taken.... really?! Who the feck use a stupid name like this? Lol!
Found out my name was taken.... really?! Who the feck use a stupid name like this? Lol!
I actually like the battle pass system in this game. It gives you something to work for be it skins/dances a ton of other graphical items they offer without handing them out for free on the game store. It makes the latter level items that much rarer to get.
I've played so much PUBG that im terrible at this game.
I've played so much PUBG that im terrible at this game.
Pretty much this. My son has the battle pass and I have the twitch prime skins, purely because it just seemed fair to contribute to a game he plays all the time and loves and one I wish I had more time to play.
Considering I'd honestly pay full price for it for myself and my boys as a release, I think it's exceptional value as a game.
It's a culture shock from pubg, but a seriously good change if pace once you get what it's about.
I usually prefer the more cartoonish games, but a bit sceptical to the bulding, it looks stupid.
It's really not, not at all. It's a huge part of what makes this game so great and why it's taken off. It adds a true skill layer to the game and makes total sense if you play around with it for a bit.
It also stops the camping that makes so many online games boring these days, as although you can build your own base and hide for a bit, you can also easily invade bases and buildings making nowhere safe for long.
Anyone playing this?
I'm in practise mode getting ready for season 4 next month, ive only been playing a week or so.
It's hard after playing PUBG to get your head around but im getting there. Playing on PC and Xbox.
My boy had 6 kills and found himself facing off against King Richard earlier (live on stream) and put up a good fight. He was well proud
Struggling to get to grips with it
Just the 40 million.
Playing what?
Downloaded this last night. It's free so thought i would give it a go. Haven't played it yet, but i'd be surprised if it does anything for me.
Just want to see what all the fuss is about.
Just want to see what all the fuss is about.
I find the game a little boring, now. As it's developed over the past few months, it feels like they keep moving away from the actual fighting aspect. I don't mind the building aspect and use it quite well, but I'd like a game type where they remove or limit resources.
Are you finding loads of games with building battles? I'm finding the opposite lately on both Eu and Nae. Me and my boy won a game of duo vs squads earlier with 15 kills between us and I can't remember anything other than a few odd walls or ramp rush attempts. End game seems to have changed again too.
I think long term rather than mess with resources they should still focus on the shooting and loot mechanics. I'm really tired of the bloom, it's just not a good mechanic at all.
But yeah I'd welcome a limited time game type where they test shooting mechanics again, but limit the amount of resources you can carry too to something like 299 of each.
I think it has so much potential, but the rate at which everyone plays the one map, it's gonna hit a wall soon.
Think I'd prefer it if they just took the year, release a standalone game, and hit us with shit loads of maps and game modes.
It still says early access though, is that there intention? I'm fed up with solo at this point.
Think I'd prefer it if they just took the year, release a standalone game, and hit us with shit loads of maps and game modes.
It still says early access though, is that there intention? I'm fed up with solo at this point.