In Fortnite , new rules have been active for several weeks that reward aggressive play. Since then, kill records are tumbling on the platforms, and the top players keep raising the numbers higher and higher.
These are the new rules: At the end of Season 7, on February 14th, Epic introduced new rules for Fortnite that previously only applied in the Pop-Up Cup:
- Players now receive 50 health points or shield points for a kill
- and harvesting building materials goes significantly faster, as defeated opponents drop resources
These rules are meant to reward more aggressive, faster gameplay. Some have speculated that Epic is reacting to the competition from Apex Legends.
These are the impacts of the rules: The main goal of top players is to get into fights as quickly as possible to accumulate kills.
Previously, top players could not engage in every fight immediately, but had to take small regeneration breaks multiple times to use potions or bandages. Even pros occasionally get shot and take damage.
A lot of time was also spent regularly hitting things with the pickaxe to be able to build again in the next fight.
These two time wasters are now gone.
Top players are additionally rewarded for aggressive play, often returning to full health with full shields after kills and can immediately continue. Opponents also drop building materials.
Records in Fortnite are falling
This is what it looks like in practice: Players go on a “record hunt.” The goal is to collect as many kills as possible in a round. Usually, players compete solo but play against 4-person teams in the “Squad” mode.
The mobile player “Flash” has set a new record in “Solo vs. Squad” on mobile. He previously held it with 34 kills.
With the new rules and a super run, he has now increased it to 39 kills.
In the video of his run, you can see how aggressively he plays and that he takes few breaks once he is out of Tilted Towers.
The impressive part here is also how confidently he can execute all maneuvers on mobile.
These kill records have been broken since February:
This record is not the only one that has recently fallen:
- The duo vs. squad record on PC was broken multiple times (via dexerto). After the record was constant for over a year, it has now fallen three times in just a few days and currently stands at 52.
- The normal duo record on PC has also tumbled. On February 26th, two players achieved 46 kills.
- We reported on the kill record of the German Fortnite player Kamo in Solo vs. Squad on PC, which was also set in February.
Here’s what’s behind it: Even if some pros believe that Epic has secretly implemented a harder matchmaking system, the records show that “top players” are currently becoming stronger. The new rules apparently support them – at least in “vs. Squad” modes, the “normal opponents” seem to die much easier.
It seems to be the era of John Wicks.
