MeinMMO author Eilyn Rapp has a habit from the noob days in Fortnite that she hasn’t been able to shake for almost 3 years. To hide it well, she has to lie to her husband and the other team members. But why all of this?
What is this habit? I still remember well when I started with Fortnite almost three years ago. Back then, the weapon and item selection was still quite limited; you just had what you needed.
I quickly realized which weapons and items I need to carry in my inventory to match my play style. At that time, I could handle the sniper quite well, so my inventory looked like this:
- A assault rifle
- A shotgun
- Shield potions
- Med kits
- A sniper rifle
That worked quite well for a while, but Fortnite changed, and new weapons and game mechanics were introduced.
When close combat became increasingly important in Fortnite, I swapped the sniper for a submachine gun. If you were a noob like I was, you needed an additional melee weapon because you could never hit anything with the pump shotgun.
Not to mention that I only use the submachine gun to shoot down walls faster. However, Fortnite has received more and more cool weapons and items that everyone would probably like to try, and what do I do? I just stick to my five items that I’ve known for almost three years!
“Do you really need to carry that?”
This affects team matches: Well, maybe it’s just my comfort zone, and as long as I have these items with me, I feel safe. In combat itself, it doesn’t help me at all, as I’m still the noob from back then, and I should actually be ashamed of my kill record.
It only becomes a problem when I’m out with friends. It’s often the case that we want to share the loot well among ourselves to be prepared for the final fight. One takes care of the shield potions, another brings healing items, and a good mix of weapons should also be available.
So when it comes down to the distribution, I often hear: “Can you carry that too?” I, who don’t want to part with the usual inventory, always reply: “No room in the inventory.” Of course, that’s a lie, as I could very well drop something.
With this lie, I could actually enforce my habit pretty well. After all, the others can’t see what exactly I’m carrying.
Yet I can’t fool one person, even if I keep trying – my husband, who sits right behind me and plays. He just has to turn around for a second and sees: She’s got the same stuff as always again! Naturally, the question quickly arises: “Do you really need to carry all of that?”
Even though I’ve been caught a few times, I keep trying. This habit probably won’t change. After all, it has been with me for years. Not even the cool superpowers of the Marvel superheroes can make me give up my beloved inventory or take a special ability with me.
