In Fortnite , player Tom “72hrs” Mulligan executed a creative coup against Twitch star Turner “Tfue” Tenney. What seems strange to outsiders is appreciated and praised by Fortnite fans: 72hrs steals valuable resources from Tfue over a huge distance.
Which players are involved: Tom “72hrs” Mulligan started early with Fortnite and was one of the first players for the professional team “FaZe”. However, he left the team in June 2018 and joined Team Liquid. 72hrs is known for his “creative ideas” in Fortnite. He has nearly 800,000 followers on Twitch.
Turner “Tfue” Tenney took 72hrs’ place at FaZe, and now Tfue is the largest active streamer on Twitch with 7.2 million followers. 72hrs was among the people he regularly plays with. However, they had a falling out over a sponsor deal. Tfue is considered an outstanding Fortnite player.
The Fishing Rod as a New Weapon
This is the play: 72hrs shared the clip on Twitter. It lasts only 19 seconds.
Tfue took an elevated position, built himself in, and is now waiting for opportunities to take out an opponent with a sniper rifle.
72hrs is far away from him and has built himself in as well. He is “fishing” with a rod towards Tfue over long distance. In the process, he manages to steal 2 large “shield potions” that Tfue likely dropped to make room in his inventory. The shield potions each provide 50 shield and are an extremely valuable resource in Fortnite.
Tfue can hardly believe what just happened to him.
The Big Catch
What it’s about: The fishing rod is a new item that came with Fortnite Chapter 2. Initially, it could only be used to fish for fish or weapons in water areas – but it is now possible to fish for “loot” from the ground as well. If you catch the loot, you can pull it towards you.
This is important in position fights: If you eliminate an opponent from long distance, you can retrieve their loot with the fishing rod without having to walk over there and risk being shot at “without cover” by others. However, there are also other reasons why items can be lying on the ground, even if the opponent is not dead.
In Fortnite, players have space for only 5 items. Professionals like Tfue use the space around them as a temporary storage for additional items. Apparently, Tfue had stored two “large shield potions” that 72hrs blindly fished away.
Why the play is so special: The clip has now over 1 million views. The play is so special because 72hrs is so far away. He knows Tfue and suspects that he has “something valuable” lying around.
But that he hits so accurately from this position and is stealing the most valuable items is considered genius by many players. The clip excites Fortnite players.
