Around the League Part 11: When in doubt, blame Fortnite

[DaveG]

last thread was over 1000

Click to read more...

 

[MinJaBen]

 

[Unsustainable]

Alternatively: Fornite stole my goal scorer

 

[RodTheBawd]

Fortnite was the turning point where I realized I'm too old for a lot of these video games now. I imagine 10, maybe even 5 years ago I'd be all over it, but jesus christ the building aspect is just too much for my aging brain and hands to handle. I don't have time for something with that much of a learning curve.

 

[Svechhammer]

I'm just sayin.... David Price and Nathan Eovaldi were addicted to Fortnite this year (they even logged in for a few games after the 18 inning marathon Game 3 when Eovaldi threw 90+ pitches over 6 innings).... So clearly, if you want to win, play Fortnite.

 

[Stickpucker]

Every 5 years I notice my reflexes are slower. I understand very well why all pro gamers are so young.

 

[HisIceness]

Too much fortnite.

 

[Lempo]

Every 5 years I notice my reflexes are slower. I understand very well why all pro gamers are so young.

I was shocked to find out a couple of months back that Duke Nukem 3D is much more difficult game than I remembered.

 

[Tryamw]

Some day Half Life will continue.
I'm more into my youth or games where reflexes aren't the defining requirement to play well. Factorio, Rimworld and EU4 are my main poisons for now

 

[MinJaBen]

Fortnite was the turning point where I realized I'm too old for a lot of these video games now. I imagine 10, maybe even 5 years ago I'd be all over it, but jesus christ the building aspect is just too much for my aging brain and hands to handle. I don't have time for something with that much of a learning curve.

I just can't stand all the multiplayer games. Give me a single player game with some f***ing story please. When I heard Fallout 76 was going to no NPCs, my wallet closed like a trap.

 

[The Faulker 27]

I just can't stand all the multiplayer games. Give me a single player game with some ****ing story please. When I heard Fallout 76 was going to no NPCs, my wallet closed like a trap.

Not sure what your gaming platform is but I hear RDR2 is quite good.

 

[SlavinAway]

Not sure what your gaming platform is but I hear RDR2 is quite good.

I didn't like the mechanics of RDR1.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Fortnite was the turning point where I realized I'm too old for a lot of these video games now. I imagine 10, maybe even 5 years ago I'd be all over it, but jesus christ the building aspect is just too much for my aging brain and hands to handle. I don't have time for something with that much of a learning curve.

That was Pong for me.

 

[HisIceness]

I've never played fortnite.

I also never played Farmville, which was all the rage while in college.

 

[The Faulker 27]

I didn't like the mechanics of RDR1.

Wat

 

[SlavinAway]

I've never played fortnite.

I also never played Farmville.

I used to LOVE Farmville. Buddy and I did the math to figure out that blueberries were the most profitable crop if you could harvest every 4-6 hours.

My wife still likes to give me a hard time about when we were first dating in college about how I interrupted us fooling around to harvest and plant a new crop of blueberries. She talks shit but she let me pick up right where I left off and we're still together 9 years later!

Not real sure what that story says about either of us though ha....

 

[SlavinAway]

Wat

It just felt clunky to me compared to Halo, CoD, MoH, etc.

 

[The Faulker 27]

That was Pong for me.

 

[raynman]

I've never played fortnite.

I also never played Farmville, which was all the rage while in college.

I played a couple games of fortnite and it consisted of me running around for 20 minutes trying to find people. Much prefer the new call of duty.

 

[DaveG]

Never really cared for the FPS genre aside from the Rainbow Six series.

Also we really need this trade to be TVR for Kapanen or something like that, for the lulz.

 

[Buenos Necas]

I played a couple games of fortnite and it consisted of me running around for 20 minutes trying to find people. Much prefer the new call of duty.

I haven't played Fortnite at all, but had the same experience in the game or two I tried of Blackout on BO4. I just stick to multiplayer.

 

[Lempo]

I've never played fortnite.

I also never played Farmville, which was all the rage while in college.

4/5 of people on my Facebook today are strangers I used to play Farmville with. Early to late middle-aged American women predominantly. A Canadian redneck. A fervent Penguins fan.

We never interact.

 

[Identity404]

It just felt clunky to me compared to Halo, CoD, MoH, etc.

I have RDR2. It's a fun game, but I can see how the game can be frustrating to some.

Everything you do has a SLOW animation (Skinning animals, looting a dead body, hitching your horse, etc.). You have to hold down a button for a second or two to interact with almost everything. In some areas you are forced you walk as slow as a snall. The combat also feels pretty rigid.

 

[JCLA]

Pretty good for an undrafted player

 

[raynman]

I haven't played Fortnite at all, but had the same experience in the game or two I tried of Blackout on BO4. I just stick to multiplayer.

I need to try some more multiplayer. Lately blackout for me has been pandemonium. Everywhere I drop there’s at least one other player. I’ll openly admit to being terrible at video games but it’s still fun as hell.