The purple cube from Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Switch) has reached its goal. In the lake at Loot Lake, the cube sank and transformed the entire region. But that may just be the beginning.

What happened to the cube and Loot Lake? On September 19, 2018, the cube, named “Kevin” by the Reddit community, rolled for the last time. It tipped over – as predicted in many theories – into the lake at Loot Lake. But what happened next was unforeseen, as none of the events speculated by fans occurred:

• There was no volcanic eruption
• No mirror dimension opened
• No aliens appeared to build a bizarre high-tech city

“Bouncy Bayou” instead of “Lava Lake”: Instead, the entire lake is now covered with a purple substance that resembles the surface of the cube. It displays the same runes and makes strange noises.

Those who step on it will be bounced around like on a trampoline. It is virtually impossible to stand still on the lake. Players on Reddit have already renamed the place to “Bouncy Bayou”.

Lake becomes a bouncy castle: You can also shoot at the lake without consequence, there are no energy beams like from the cube. And if you want to complete your stunt points challenge with the golf cart or the shopping cart, you should definitely drive onto the lake.

I thought I’d lose the ability to drift the center island so I did it one last time before ruin. I may have been wrong. from r/FortNiteBR

A huge fun, but what the hell does it mean?

The finale of Season 5 – Something big is coming!

The final phase has begun: According to the internal timer (which may still change), Season 5 will last until September 24, 2018. That’s not long now. Unlike the end of Season 4 and the augmented reality game from back then, where suddenly burgers and llamas appeared in the real world, not much has happened so far.

Epic needs to deliver: Therefore, it can be assumed that Epic will drop a big bomb soon. After all, the developers constantly have to deliver new content and keep players engaged with increasingly wild PR stunts.

Especially now that viewing minutes on Twitch are slowly decreasing and Black Ops 4 is a top competitor in the battle royale genre.

But Epic would not be Epic if they didn’t have something crazy up their sleeve. Thus, many players are already eagerly watching the lake, expecting something new to happen on the map tonight, 24 hours after the cube’s demise.

Season 4 went similarly, where objects from the game world were also daily sucked in or spat out by cracks.

But what happens at the end of Season 5? Here are a few theories from the community:

• The lava is still coming: The volcano under the lake is still active and will erupt!
• Dark dimensions: The lake explodes and reverses the entire map on Halloween. Also, the “evil” skins that we know from the final cover of the road trip challenge will be available.
• The Vikings are coming! After all, the Norse people are an integral part of Season 5, without much having happened with them so far. Perhaps the purple water will continue across the river to the lake up to the Viking ship on the mountain, which will then take off or release a dragon. And just today, the frost dragon glider for Ragnarök, the final outfit of Season 5, appeared in the shop …
  • Fun Fact: Ragnarök is in Norse mythology the end of the known world and its recreation from the ruins. Is it possible that the entire map will be wiped out and reborn? Many fans would greatly welcome that!
• Tentacles from the deep: A spectrograph analysis of the sounds the lake makes has revealed strange snake-like shapes. Are they tentacles that will emerge from the depths?

Did the cube fly away? A video that a player claims to have recorded caused quite a stir. It shows the cube suddenly rising from the lake and simply flying away. Whether the video is fake or shows a bug is unknown.

So much for the current ideas and theories. What do you think will happen next?

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The streamer Ninja is one of the best players in Fortnite: Battle Royale. But how did the skinny boy with colorful hair become so good? The answer is not particularly glamorous.

Who is this Ninja, anyway? Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is the most successful streamer in the world. The lanky young man with colorful hair has over 11 million followers on Twitch and earns several thousand dollars each month through their donations and subscription fees . On social media, he is regarded as the most influential athlete ahead of footballers Neymar and Ronaldo.

Moreover, Ninja is simply a damn good Fortnite player.

That actually sounds like a chill life: Gaming all day and becoming filthy rich doing it. But the truth is less glamorous, as Ninja explains in conversation with the sports magazine ESPN.

Maximal Combat Spirit

Ninja is an extreme competitor: To understand Ninja’s gameplay, one must first take a closer look at the person Tyler Blevins. The pale boy with dyed hair may outwardly appear as a laid-back jokester, but at his core, he is a tough, tenacious winner.

He approaches every game he plays with maximum commitment, according to his brother, this has been the case since childhood.

Unbeatable even as a child: Tyler would always win back then, no matter what was played. Even when his brother frustratedly punched him in the arm to make Tyler drop the controller, the young Ninja would still achieve victory.

Ninja simply does not want to lose. When he plays, he follows through relentlessly. Be it in Halo, where he made his mark as an eSports player, or now in Fortnite.

Ninja’s way of playing Fortnite has nothing to do with fun anymore

Talent is good, but it’s not enough: Ninja’s success definitely indicates that he has a talent for games. That might be an initial advantage, but if you want to reach the top, you have to train hard. And much harder than most of us can imagine.

At least one victory every day: To stay this good, Ninja must constantly practice and rethink his strategy. He plays about 50 matches a day. Out of those, he has to win at least one. Usually, it’s around 15 victories; once, it was even 29.

Every loss is a failure: Whenever Ninja does not win, it’s a big deal for him. It really frustrates him because at his level of professionalism, there are no excuses for “failure”. As a consequence, he rethinks his strategy and analyzes the past game to learn from his mistakes.

This is no longer fun: Ninja is therefore incredibly driven and competitive when playing Fortnite. This has little to do with what most players understand by “fun”.

This stands in stark contrast to Ninja’s public image, where he always presents himself in a good mood and witty to his fans.

But essentially, Ninja is not about “fun”; he’s about business. If he streams less or performs poorly, his record earnings would quickly vanish.

Training is good, but it depends on how you train: Moreover, it is not enough just to practice. If you want to be as good as Ninja, you must use your training effectively and not let up even when you are at the top.

When you reach the “goal,” the work only just begins: Especially when you are at the top, Ninja says, you must work even harder to stay there. Many players would slack off at this critical moment and then fall back down. The fact that Ninja has held the top spot on Twitch for months is a testament to his ambition and commitment.

Vacation or Streaming?

Vacations and events cost thousands of dollars: Therefore, Ninja has hardly any leisure time that he can spend quietly with his wife and dogs. If he wants to continue existing as a top streamer, he must basically always be online and cannot ease up.

When he finally had a two-day break, it cost him around 100,000 dollars. Even appearances at eSports events, such as the Pro-Am Tournament at E3 2018, cost Ninja money as he could not stream during that time.

He must weigh whether the increased publicity from such events and appearance fees offset the concrete value loss of his Twitch channel.

Honeymoon still happens: Therefore, his honeymoon was also his only vacation in 8 years. Ninja had already played Pro-Gamer Halo and other games before Fortnite and was similarly engaged in it.

For his vacation, he at least produced various videos in advance and released them at staggered times during his absence. Otherwise, the loss of viewers would have been too extreme.

And even if he takes time off and leaves his house in a walled neighborhood, he is besieged by hordes of fans and has hardly any peace.

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Life on the Edge

The price of success: So if you want to become as good as Ninja, you probably have to invest massive time and energy in endless practice and sustain this for a long time. And very few can manage that without burning out first.

Wife manages everything else: Ninja likely achieves this only through his iron will and the support of his wife, who bears it all and even acts as his manager.

She also ensures that her husband gets enough food and drinks during his stressful streaming routine.

What comes after Fortnite? Currently, Ninja is maximally associated with Fortnite, and his fans love him for it. But Ninja says of himself that he could master virtually any competitive online game in a short time.

So if Fortnite ever goes downhill, Ninja would likely get involved elsewhere after a brief adjustment and would soon be back at the top.

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How long will this continue? Currently, Ninja does not want to stop and rest on his earned millions. He plans to keep going until he can provide a comfortable life for his family and grandchildren. Then it would be time to slow down.

Fun fact: Ninja once quit his job at a noodle company when he could comfortably live off his Halo streaming. By that, he meant an annual income between $80,000 and $90,000!

Ninja’s hard work has now brought him to the cover of a recognized US sports magazine. This could also bring gaming itself closer to the mainstream:

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