In Fortnite: Battle Royale, you can reuse your glider for some time now. However, this doesn’t sit well with all players. Professionals, on the other hand, love the feature. Here are the reasons.
How do the “new gliders” work? Since the end of October, it is possible in Fortnite to deploy your glider anytime you reach a certain height and start falling. The required height is about three floors.
Previously, redeploying the gliders was only possible in a special game mode or after using launch pads or rifts.
What are the consequences of the reusable gliders? With the new glider mechanics, you can deploy your glider every fall and glide away safely. This has the following advantages:
- Fall damage is hardly a risk anymore
- You can build ridiculous towers without worries. If an opponent shoots them out from under you, you won’t die
- You can quickly save yourself from tricky situations by simply building a tower and jumping off to glide away quickly.
- You can nasty ambush opponents by gliding over them in the middle of a fight or shortly after, landing on them and taking out the weakened enemies.
That’s why many players hate the new gliders
This actually sounds pretty cool, right? Many players find the new mechanic quite silly. According to them, the game becomes too easy and any noob can indiscriminately hide in absurdly high forts.
Previously, high forts were a potential death trap unless you secured an escape route with launch pads or other jumping aids. Now you can simply glide away calmly and give the opponent the middle finger.
These are the players’ criticisms: The fact that a kill-hungry but otherwise untalented player can drop on them via glider at any moment annoys many players as well. You no longer feel safe and can’t heal in peace because someone will come gliding in right away ready for trouble.
Especially the popular “Saufkrug” with its 15 seconds of use time is now for nothing!
In general, Fortnite has only been rubbish for many angry gamers since this new glider mechanic was introduced.
That’s why professionals mostly find the new gliders great
This is what the pros say: For professional players like top gamers Tfue and Cloak from FaZe Clan, Fortnite is currently at the peak of development.
The two have, among others, won the last Fall Skirmish and are considered some of the best players in the world. Their opinion is therefore highly valued.
According to Tfue, there is hardly anything left to improve in Fortnite: “Sure, something can still be improved, but I wouldn’t know what.” The pro seems to appreciate the glider reuse as well.
Myth loves the new mechanic: He is not the only one who thinks the new mechanic is good. For instance, the notorious streamer Myth is a fan of the new gliders.
The game becomes much faster and more aggressive. And opponents who want to escape from him with low hit points can be easily taken down according to the pro with targeted shots.
As a flying opponent, you are much more exposed than when hiding in a fort. However, there are also wicked tongues who claim that Myth likes the gliders because he is known for constantly falling to his death.
Good, but it could be better: Another top player named “Marksman” thinks the gliders in tournaments are great, but in random battles, he shares the concerns of most gamers.
Therefore, he supports limiting glider reuse, for example, by requiring kills before the glider can be reused or by having a limited number of gliders from the start.
What is your opinion on the new gliders in Fortnite?
