A game as massive and populated as Fortnite and its battle royale mode is bound to stir
up some chatter about hacks and myths.
We’re talking those rumours about things players claim they’ve pulled off in matches,
or secrets they’ve uncovered.
And usually, if you’ve tried to test one of those rumours, there’s a good chance
that it didn’t work out the way you wanted it to.
So today, we’re taking a closer look at that chatter with our top 10 scary fortnite
myths, addressing which ones are true, and which ones are flat out fake.
Be sure you guys stick around till the end of the video to weigh in on which of these
you’ve personally tried in the past.
Let’s get to the list!
10 Fall Damage Fall damage is something that has, at one
point or another, plagued us all.
It’s hard to determine how much damage you’ll be dished out (unless you’re falling from
a very obviously high height), but often, some believe that the can negate the damage
by trying to slide down a slope or roll when they hit the ground.
This is half true.
Because falling can be incredibly imprecise, and entirely dependent on where exactly on
the map this occurs, there can often be variations in damage, even if two players are falling
and sliding down a slope right next to each other.
It’s a gamble, really.
So sure, you can attempt these tricks, but the odds aren’t in your favour.
You’ll like sustain some amount of damage.
Generally, light brown earthy slopes seem to be the easiest surfaces to avoid large
amounts of damage on.
9 Destructive behavior There’s a common myth that destroying the
entirety of an object will remove it from the map.
For example, one of these believed things was Wailing Woods; if you destroyed all of
the trees within the woods, there was a rumour that it would be removed from the map.
Others believed that if you removed the nightclubs from the map, their music would stop playing.
This is false.
The in game map you see is static, it doesn’t change, so removing all of Wailing Woods would
not make it disappear from said map.
And the music is an in-game sound, although we do think it would be cool that if the nightclubs
were destroyed the music also would stop.
It would make for a fun little easter egg to say the least.
8 Hitboxes There are a whole lot of different skins in
Fortnite.
Some of them are physically larger than others, having features like wings, hats, you name
it.
This has caused speculation as to whether or not those skins that take up more physical
space or are more physically imposing have a larger hitbox.
If you’re unfamiliar with the term, a hitbox is an invisible shape in video games that
detects collision.
For example, if you shoot at a player in fortnite, and strike within that hit box, you’ll injure
them.
Think of how VATS works in the Fallout games; striking certain hit boxes often results in
varying amounts of damage.
Anywho, the hitboxes are the same size regardless of whether or not a skin looks larger.
7 Emote Hitboxes Riffing off of our last number, there’s
also a common belief that the hitboxes on emotes are drastically different from one
another.
And, to be fair, it is different than the regular hitbox situation.
For example, the Flippin Sexy emote is notorious for being great at dodging bullets.
The thing is, it all comes down to the movement.
Think of it as the emote dancing being similar to if you were running – the hitboxes move
with your character, meaning unless you’re really amazing at timing your emotes, it’s
not likely that you’ll be able to use them as a means of defense.
Sure, there’s a decent chance you could get lucky, like with the Flippin Sexy emote,
but it’s not necessarily something to rely on.
6 Fortnite Makes Children Violent Ever since gore and violence was simulated
in video games, there has always been someone, somewhere, getting uptight about the negative
effects that the medium has on the minds of our young ones.
An argument of many anti-Fornite parents and school administrators is that the battle royale
promotes violence amongst younger players, who make up a large demographic of the players
in the title.
There is no scientific evidence that proves Fortnite causes violent side effects in younger
player.
That’s that.
5 The One Shield Glitch Back in 2018, there was a glitch in the game
known as the one shield glitch.
It’s a visual glitch that occurs when you take heavy damage and your shield is broken.
You start taking damage despite your hud saying that you have one shield one point left.
There was a myth surrounding this glitch that on occasion, it would prevent you from taking
any damage at all, and allow you to have an unlimited shield for the rest of the game.
That’s not the case, unfortunately.
4 Spawn Island Back when shopping carts were in the game,
players found a glitch in the game that allowed them to use the shopping carts to access spawn
island, the pre-game lobby that players are dropped into before they get on the battle
bus and their match begins.
After the match begins, the island is entirely inaccessible.
But some players discovered that they could get back on the island if they built a large
structure, a long bridge, angled it as a downward ramp with a sharp upward incline at its end,
and then used a shopping cart on it, and carefully aimed for the island.
Needless to say, this is something that can no longer be done.
3 Running Speeds There is a myth that depending on what weapon
you have equipped, your character will run at varying speeds.
The bigger the weapon, the slower your character moves, although the difference between that
and regular speed is minimal.
Yet some believe that slight disparity can make or break a match.
Turns out though, this is a myth that is simply that; it’s not true.
It doesn’t matter what weapon you have in your hands, or if you have no weapon equipped.
All player characters run at exactly the same speed.
Some players believe this myth was spawned thanks to Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds,
where holding weapons actually can slow a player down.
2 Bonus Llamas Everyone loves getting a llama.
It’s a rare to stumble upon a llama, so it makes sense that so many players would
believe that this myth was true.
According to this rumour, if you get three llamas in one match, you’ll earn yourself
a special bonus llama.
Considering its next to impossible to collect all three llamas in one match, some people
have actually done it before.
But really, all that player is rewarded with is the advantage of having a ton of building
materials.
No special bonus, unfortunately.
1 Land Faster This is a myth that’s been kicking around
ever since the battle royale mode of the game came out.
If you search up any Fornite hacks, tips or tricks, it’s very likely you’ll find this
as one of the topics of discussion; how to land faster after you jump out of the battle
bus.
Typically, when you jump out, you’ll fall as a fast rate, and a little ways before you
hit the ground, your glider will open up, gently guiding you to the ground below.
If you are above a mountain or another escalated part of ground though, your glider will open
up much sooner.
The speed you fall at is the same as all other players, but the time it takes for you to
float down to the ground does vary.
But this isn’t entirely a myth; there are a few ways to get down faster.
Some people try to fall above water, others will aim for an area next to a hill top, so
that when your glider opens, you can steer yourself to the hill top to land sooner.
There we have it friends!
What other Fortnite myths can you think of?
Ones that are true or false?
Give us a shout in those comments below and share em with us!
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