Why Does Fortnite Have So Many Updates?

Why Does Fortnite Have So Many Updates?
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Gamers are a nitpicky community who want their games to be mostly flawless for them to enjoy them wholeheartedly. Fortnite is one of the rare popular online shooters that appreciates its community’s suggestions, complaints, and wishes for new season content. However, some fans cannot get over the fact that Fortnite updates take too long to download and the constant “need” for new updates. In this article, we will discuss why Fortnite has so many updates.

Fortnite has so many updates because Epic Games are constantly adding new content to the game. Online games can never stay relevant if they’re not updated at least once every month – the competition is tough, and only a few games “stay alive.” Fortnite updates include new accessories, season stories, goals, maps, balancing weapons, and more. 

We will discuss this topic more, analyze what Fortnite updates include, and ultimately conclude if there needs to be that. If you are interested in this topic, stay with us until the end of the article.

What is included in Fortnite updates?

Updates are one of the things that gamers are not very fond of, especially if they are huge and very common. Imagine logging into the game and wanting to play it until you see a huge update that makes you lose your mind. From personal experience, seasonal updates are the worst, even though they are essentially adding so many new features to the game.

Destiny 2 comes first to mind – I returned to the game after a few months and needed to download an update with 45 GB of files. It included a whole new season, and let me say that it was not a pleasant experience for my internet connection which was already questionable. Now, imagine having updates every Tuesday, every single week.

Why Does Fortnite Have So Many Updates?
Patches and updates are happening weekly in Fortnite.

Fortnite has had weekly updates every Tuesday since its release. Each update has patch notes on what update was added to the game. For example, this next list will include patch notes of the recent huge update that included the Fortnite x DragonBall crossover – the patch was 1.6 GB in size.

  • General
  • Cosmetics
  • Dragonball Super x Fortnite
  • Bug Fixes

Some patches can be much bigger, especially if the game requires a whole overhaul or a new season. There are several game modes in Fortnite – Save the World, Battle Royale, No-Build Mode, and Creative Mode. Each mode needs special updates for them to work, and the developers need to ensure that all modes are up to date and relevant for the players to play.

I play No-Build mode, which requires only looting and fighting against the opposing players. However, the weapons and secondary gear like grenades and harvesting tools need balancing for the gameplay to be immersive and entertaining.

Character avatars, skins for rifles and guns, and cool animations are also appealing to the players and need updating every time.

Why does Fortnite have so many updates?

So, why does Fortnite have so many updates? Well, for a really good reason. Online games were always regarded differently from story-driven single-player games. Yes, the games like Fallout have thousand of available mods that are being created and released by the community every day, but the developers do not release them – they were fanmade.

Online games are ongoing titles that need updating every once in a while. Games like League of Legends, Dota 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and more, are updated periodically depending on the game. There are always issues or bugs that require a good update. For example, one League of Legends champion had a bug in its animation for months until Riot Games finally resolved it a few weeks ago.

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The bug seemed minor, but it influenced the players’ games tremendously, mostly ruining them. Fortnite is the same in that regard – the game updates so much content every week because they do not always work very well for some players. Epic Games did an amazing job listening to its community and adding the suggestions the fans make every once in a while.

They know their player base is mostly a bit younger, but with the addition of cool Naruto or Dragon Ball character avatars, maybe some older gamers will get appealed by the nostalgia or just their love for the anime.

Why Does Fortnite Have So Many Updates?

There is a problem with a certain assault rifle that is too overpowered and is an instant win for the players that have it – don’t worry, Epic Games will listen to your suggestions and fix your issues. Of course, they are not flawless, but at least they care enough about the game to update and add new content every week.

Even though Fortnite was an instant hit when it was first released, many skeptics predicted that this battle royale game would not withstand its relevancy for more than a year. Epic Games made sure that didn’t happen, and since 2017, Fortnite is still one of the most popular games in the world.

The constant, weekly updates and loyal community made Fortnite relevant to this day, and because of that, we should be happy that the game we play is still regularly updated. Hopefully, it continues that way.

Rumor: My Hero Academia’s Shoto Todoroki Allegedly Coming to Fortnite

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If one thing Fortnite is famous for, it’s various skins and cosmetic items that reference some of the most popular fictional characters belonging to history’s most famous franchises. Just a few days ago, Fortnite launched its Chapter 4 Season 4 and included many skins that will certainly pique the interest of players.

Among them was Ahsoka, the star of the recently debuted Disney+ series, and Kado Thorn, a vampire character that will most certainly influence the upcoming Fortnite event under the name ‘Fornitemares.’

Speaking of Ahsoka, LeafsMatrix, who properly predicted that the character would be making its way to Fortnite, had another announcement via X. According to Leaf, a popular character from My Hero Academia manga & anime will soon be joining the stellar cast of anime’s character in this popular Battle Royale game.

Leaf has no idea where the character will arrive, but the rumor is likely to be true considering that Epic Games had such deals in the past. Shoto Todoroki will be yet another character from the popular franchise. In the past, players could acquire All Might, Izuku Midoriya, Ochaco Uraraka, and Katsuki Bakugo skins in the game.

The last time My Hero Academia skin dropped, it was accompanied by additional manganime content.

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Shoto Todoroki, son of Endeavor and Rei Todoroki, inherited both fire and ice quirks from his parents, reflected in his hair’s white and red split color. He initially refrained from using his fire powers due to his father’s abusive behavior towards his mother but gradually overcame this reluctance, now effectively wielding both abilities.

Here Is Why Your Ping Is So High in Fortnite

Why Is Your Ping So High in Fortnite
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High ping is the stuff of nightmares for gamers. Wanting to relax and play out a couple of matches only for you to never even get the chance to try and win because your ping is high is a type of frustration that’s hard to describe to a non-gamer. So how do you handle it on the fly when it happens? Why is your ping so high in Fortnite?

The most likely reason why you have such high ping in Minecraft is a poor internet connection and network stability. It almost always has nothing to do with the game itself. If you usually don’t experience high ping while playing, the cause might be that someone is sucking up all the bandwidth on your network, so there’s little left for you to play out your Fortnite match in peace.

Although the ladder is the most common reason why someone might run into high ping issues in Fortnite, it certainly isn’t the only reason. I’ll aim to list all the others in the rest of this article, explain how and why high ping affects your gameplay so badly, and explain the practical difference between high ping and low FPS.

Explaining ping

Ping or ms is the time it takes for the command you input to go through and actually play out through the servers. If you have 8 ping, that means that it will take 8 milliseconds for the command you input to go through, whereas if you have 100 ping, it will take 100 milliseconds. Although that isn’t a lot, in a competitive game like Fortnite, having a 100 millisecond command input advantage will make a whole world of difference between winning and losing.

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How it affects your gameplay

Now that we know what ping actually is let’s look at Fortnite as a game and discuss how higher ping will affect your gameplay experience.

I would argue that the two most important things you do in Fortnite are building and shooting things. Building can provide you with a strategic advantage, whereas shooting will win you the game in the end when you’re the last man standing. A large delay in any of those things will set you back a ton.

The first thing to mention is shot registration. The higher your ping, the longer it will take for the server to register your shot command, leading to you missing your enemies and them killing you instead.

In regards to building, you want to build as quickly as possible, but due to the high ping, your edit or build might not be placed properly or at all because the build command you input didn’t reach the servers or didn’t reach it at the right time correctly.

Another common thing you’ll experience with high ping is called rubber banding, but that’s something you’ll experience in any game with high ping, which is where your character keeps going back into place and repeating the same walk command.

Other possible causes of high ping

A common reason for high ping is if you’re playing on a server that’s just too far for your location. To give you an example, If you’re from North America and are playing on a European server, high ping shouldn’t come as a shock to you.

A few more reasons for high ping are if you have multiple processes running in the background while playing, like downloading content, or just having multiple applications that use the internet running.

Nowadays, most of us like to play games on Wifi, but it can cause high ping for some. A wired ethernet connection is far more stable and will make sure that you take some sort of priority when it comes to resource allocation on your home network.

Of course, there are more reasons why someone might have high ping while playing Fortnite, but there are the most common ones, and one of these should be the reason why you’re experiencing it.

FPS vs. ping

Now that we know what ping is, what’s the difference between ping and FPS, and how do they correlate with one another?

Although both affect your gameplay experience, a high FPS will result in smoother and much better visuals. Ping, on the other hand, represents the responsiveness and interaction with game servers.

You can have amazing ping and still feel miserable playing because you have low FPS and vice versa. FPS, or frames per second, as the name suggests, is the number of frames that your device can display and process in one second. If you play with 144 FPS, your computer effectively handles 144 frames per second and every little thing that happens in that one second.

You can see much more details, and your reaction time will be better as a consequence. Although FPS doesn’t affect gameplay much, a player with low FPS will definitely be at a disadvantage over someone with high FPS.

At some point, though, the FPS stops mattering since the differences between the frames aren’t all that visible to the average human eye.

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Checking your ping before going into a game

One way you can stop playing Fortnite with high ping is to check if your ping is high before you go into a game. You’ll have to access the command prompt for this, so let’s see how you can do it:

  1. Press the Windows key + R key. This will open a new window for you.
  2. In the dial box of the newly opened windows, type in ‘cmd’ and press enter.
  3. In the window that you just opened, you will have to type in ‘ping’ followed by your IP address and the -t. It should look something like this ‘ping 192.098.73.90 -t’. Press enter.
  4. Your ping will start popping up under ‘ms’

If you’re using a Mac computer, you will have to go into Applications in your Finder, then go into Utilities, and then Terminal. The Terminal is just another Apple’s own version of a command prompt.

Fortnite: What Is Soft Aim & Can It Get You Banned?

What is soft aim in Fortnite and can you get banned beacuse of it
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Hacks in games have been used for decades now as the earliest examples of cheating date back to 1986. Over the years, hacks have only gotten better and their detection harder. Not all hacks are created equally, though. Some are created for players to have more fun, while others give you an unfair advantage over other players. One of the hacks that fall into the second category is the Soft Aim, so what is the Soft Aim in Fortnite specifically, and can you get banned because of it?

Soft Aim in Fortnite is a cheat that helps players aim better. Using the hack will result in more kills overall, but you can’t just mindlessly aim anywhere to get the kill. You still have to work for it. This is what makes the cheat harder to detect. Use of any cheat in a competitive multiplayer game will result in a ban if you get caught and such is the case with Fortnite as well.

Now that you know the answer to what soft aim is and whether it is worth getting it to win more, as a firm believer that cheats will ruin both your and other player’s experience, I want to explain what you can do to get better aim in Fortnite without cheats and get a bit more in-depth about cheats in games like Fortnite in general.

How games recognize hacks

If we’re talking about games in general, many games have anti-cheat systems in place that aim to detect cheats in a player’s system and ban them if the system detects a cheat. However, this system can often get surpassed by other software, so it’s up to the player base to detect if someone might be using a cheat and report it.

This help from the players also helps the cheat systems get better at detecting cheats. Fortnite, specifically, has two anti-cheat systems in place. They use Battle Eye and Easy Anti Cheat.

It’s said that the use of the two anti-cheat systems together has significantly helped players have fewer hackers in their games compared to other games of a similar caliber.

As I’ve said, the community plays an important role in detecting hackers Soft Aim as a hack will be much harder to detect since it doesn’t guarantee that every shot will be a hit; you still have to aim, just not as hard, so it might just be a highly skilled player playing.

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Soft Aim vs. Hard Aim

As the names would suggest, Soft Aim slightly helps with aim, whereas with Hard Aim cheats, it’s blatantly obvious that you’re cheating since the AI in charge of aiming takes over completely, and your movement begins to look too robotic.

Why more and more players are using the hack

As with all competitive games, the main goal of Fortnite is to win naturally. Considering that the game has been around for quite some time, it’s only natural that there are a lot of skilled players around, and to surpass them, you need to invest a significant amount of time to make it happen.

Soft Aim is an easy way to improve your rating and overall score. It all comes down to a desire for rewards and a desire to make yourself known as a good player while unwilling or unable to invest the proper time in order to actually have the needed skills.

Fortnite weapons

Most of the time, players are frustrated that they are performing badly, and instead of investing time to improve, they fall back on quick solutions to bypass skill development and achieve success immediately. It all comes down to psychology, but ultimately players use cheats to win instantly without minimal or zero effort invested.

When it comes to Soft Aim specifically, players often use it because it’s harder to detect than Hard Aim.

Getting better aim without the use of hacks

If you’ve found yourself suffering poor results in Fortnite matches, there are a few ways to improve your aim without resorting to cheating. It will take significantly more effort than just installing aimbots, but you also won’t have to be afraid of getting banned or mocked for using cheats.

The golden rule of just about any skill is a regular practice. Dedicate a portion of time each day to practice your aiming by playing, of course, and improvement is guaranteed. There will be some mean comments in the game, especially if you are particularly bad at aiming, but it’s nothing to worry about. Even the best pro players had bad days and “newbie” days. Do you think they remember every single negative and toxic comment they ever got?

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Focus on the game’s base mechanics; without those, it’s unlikely you will ever advance in the game. Most players that are consistently bad skipped the tutorial and the learning part of the game and went straight to a competitive mentality, you can’t master anything without proper foundations, and this is especially true for aiming.

You should also, when you’re unable to play, watch pro players and their strategies. Watching skilled players’ streams and YouTube videos and observing their strategies, techniques, and decision-making will help you out a lot, especially if you’ve never mastered the basics of the game. They are pro players for a good reason.

Relax and forget about performance anxiety. This is the most crucial advice I can give you. You’re never going to advance in the game if you’re too anxious to make sound and rational decisions. Fortnite is a fun game, first and foremost, and keeping score is nothing to burden yourself with while you’re still learning how to play.

It might sound cliche, but if you’re consistently bad at aiming, chances are you’re not following even the most basic advice you can find online. Relax, practice, master the fundamentals, and watch other, better players, and you will 100 % improve.