Category: Fortnite Ranked
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Chasing Unreal in Fortnite Zero Builds is not Worth it – Here’s Why
My History with Zero Builds (ZB) Never really played it. It didn’t exist when I began playing Fortnite in December of 2018. For those unfamiliar with the game, it’s basically Fortnite without the Forts. Players can’t build in ZB game mode hence the name Zero Builds. I suspect the reason Fortnite introduced the ZB version…
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Ranking Up – Zero Builds
My Roots Have Been Builds For those unfamiliar with Fortnite, it has two main modes; Builds and Zero Builds. Builds is just like it sounds. Players harvest materials so they can “build” forts for protection and fighting as opposed to Zero Builds, where players don’t have any harvesting or building abilities. Back when I started…
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Ranking Up Quickly in Ch5S4
Fortnite Battle Royale – Champion Rank Achieved Just 10 days into the new season, I hit Champion rank in Fortnite Battle Royale. That’s a blistering fast pace! This season it has taken me 121 games to reach Champion. I’m not sure how many games it took last season but I do know it took me…
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Closing Thoughts on Fortnite Ch5S2
Launching the PopPlaysToo Fortnite Blog At the beginning of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 is when the PopsPlaysToo Fortnite Blog launched. It’s hard to believe that this was only a dozen weeks ago. Getting the website built, learning how to make AI prompts that didn’t return gibberish, and becoming disciplined to post weekly on my…
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4% from Unreal – See if I make it Tonight on Twitch
I’ve learned that there are no guarantees. The current Fortnite season ends May 24th which means that rankings reset. Watch live 5:30 PM EDT – May 13th, 2024 I’m brand new to streaming and closing in on hitting Unreal in Fortnite ranked Battle Royale with building. Although I’ve been playing Fortnite for several years, this…
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Tick. Tock. 14 Days Left.
This is a continuation of the series of a 64 year old pops (that’s me) blogging my journey to see what level I can achieve in this season’s Fortnite Ranked Battle Royale Build (Chapter 5 Season 2). Each week, I share my progress, observations, and learnings. This Week’s Progress It’s been a week and a…
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Resilience Required
This is a continuation of the series of a 64 year old pops (that’s me) blogging my journey to see what level I can achieve in this season’s Fortnite Ranked Battle Royale Build (Chapter 5 Season 2). Each week, I share my progress, observations, and learnings. This Week’s Progress More pain! A few days ago…
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Inching Towards Unreal
This is a continuation of the series of a 64 year old pops (that’s me) blogging my journey to see what level I can achieve in this season’s Fortnite Ranked Battle Royale Build (Chapter 5 Season 2). Each week, I share my progress, observations, and learnings. This Week’s Progress Frustrating week! I started the week…
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Champion Rank Achieved
This is a continuation of the series of a 64 year old pops (that’s me) blogging my journey to see what level I can achieve in this season’s Fortnite Ranked Battle Royale Build (Chapter 5 Season 2). Each week, I share my progress, observations, and learnings. This Week’s Progress I climbed through the second half…
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Sliding Backwards
This is a continuation of the series of a 64 year old pops (that’s me) blogging my journey to see what level I can achieve in this season’s Fortnite Ranked Battle Royale Build (Chapter 5 Season 2). Each week, I share my progress, observations, and learnings. This Week’s Progress Almost completely gave up on my…
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I Miss My Explosives
This is a continuation of the series of a 64 year old pops (that’s me) blogging my journey to see what level I can achieve in this season’s Fortnite Ranked Battle Royale Build (Chapter 5 Season 2). Each week, I share my progress, observations, and learnings. This Week’s Progress The sledding keeps getting tougher. This…
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Suddenly it Became Harder
This is a continuation of the series of a 64 year old pops (that’s me) blogging my journey to see what level I can achieve in this season’s Fortnite Ranked Battle Royale Build (Chapter 5 Season 2). Each week, I share my progress, observations, and learnings. This Week’s Progress Strong! I started the week at…