The storm has been switched up ever so slightly, but it ultimately means that your games will probably end up being just as long as they always have. Um, unless you die early. What's happening is that the time it takes for the storm to start shrinking after you've been the location of the next safe zone has been sped up by ten seconds. But to counteract this, the time it takes for the storm to shrink from circle to circle has been increased by ten seconds. That means you can feel more comfortable not having to rush to the next circle, but it doesn't mean things won't catch up to you in the end.
Gameplay Strategy Tips
Just like with all of the other battle arena games, at the outset your goal should be to survive and avoid so that you don't get killed by other players right out of the gate. Let some players off each other and themselves first, and then when the player count is whittled down, start engaging in the action. The exception is if you end up with a good sniper or assault rifle, then you can pick some players off from afar while they attack each other or search around for equipment.
You can play the game in regular mode or in blitz mode. In blitz mode, the game goes a lot faster because there is more epic and legendary equipment hanging around, all of the action is faster, and games usually last a far shorter time than they do in the regular mode. So if you don't have a whole lot of time, go to blitz mode.
You can use your pickaxe to mine just about anything for materials, and everything is breakable in this game. You want to get rid of a house, an electrical A-frame, or an entire forest? You can do so, and you'll earn materials for it. You can use said materials to build your fortifications and walls so that you can protect yourself.
Make smart use of your walls and fortresses. Be aware that while they may protect you, they also give other players an indication of a place that you've been in that area, so they can even be used as a lure to try to draw other players to a specific location. Or if you make an area where you can't be seen very well, you can hide and fire at other players at will as you see them.
Purchase the Battle Pass to unlock all of the challenges in this game. The challenges can earn yo uexperience points, coins, and all sorts of other loot and clothing. If you don't want to, and you just care about the shooting, then instead play a number of matches for a free pass, and then keep playing more of them to keep upgrading your tier.
Guns gone
Some of the weapons you might like using have been vaulted in season six, removing them from play. Although you'll no longer be able to wield these weapons in the battle royale, you will still get to use them in Playground mode for now.
Other weapons are still available, but you might find your favourite gadgets have been changed slightly, including the Grappler, which now only has 10 charges instead of 15. A damage nerf has hit the Double Barrel too, reducing the damage from 143/150 to 114/120. On top of that, the Dual Pistol will be harder to find, with the floor loot drop chance down from 1.49% to an even lower 0.88%.
How to Farm Gold Quickly
Go to the game's The Forest - Stonewood tab to Fight The Storm, then select Play With Others, then finetune it to where you're searching for games with power level 1 to 3. This should get you in a Storm Shield defense game. If it's something else, just back out of the game and try again.
Tip: Before you load, look at the players actual power levels. You want to look for a power level 3 or 5. These are the average powers people are at when they do ssd 1 and 2, which gets you in a Storm Shield defense game. If there are 2 or more people with power level 3 it's probably the first Atlas. Multiple power level 4's or 5's and it's probably Ride The Lighting.
After the match is done and you've helped a new player out in their first Storm Shield defense game, you'll receive 2 Mini Reward Llama's. Claim your Mini Reward Llama's to gain 60 up to 100 or 200 Seasonal Gold per match!
Note: On top of all that Gold you get lots of Hero XP for completing each Storm Shield defense match.
New places to visit
Everyone loves new locations to explore in Fortnite, and season six's crazy dimensional madness has ended up changing the island dramatically once again.
There's a bunch of new locations, including:
Floating Island
Corn Fields
Haunted Castle
Corrupted Areas
They're all interesting and ripe for exploring, and of course, Playground Mode is there for you to scope them out before the battle begins. Oh, and those Corrupted Areas are hiding something new.
Shadow Form
You can get an all-new Shadow Form in the game, thanks to a brand new item, the Shadow Stones. Nope, the Marvel crossover is over, this is a Fortnite original. When you use a Shadow Stone you'll enter your Shadow Form. You'll be invisible to enemies when standing still, and completely unable to use weapons, but you'll be able to speed across the map and jump higher than ever, with less threat of fall damage. It lasts 45 seconds, so make the most of it, and use the Phase ability to pass through objects and across the map quickly by tapping Alt Fire twice.
Encroaching storm...