Fortnite's New Mantling Mechanic Can Negate Fall Damage, YouTuber Says
Fortnite's recently added mantling mechanic might just allow players to avoid fall damage in certain situations. The mantling mechanic, which is commonplace in many other games, was added as part of Season 2, accompanied by other massive changes like the removal of Fortnite's iconic building system.
As Fortnite enters the second season of its third chapter, it continues to get expanded and enhanced through a number of new mechanics, features, and activities. Minigames and quest collections like Avian Ambush spice the game up and keep it fresh for long-time players, while new inclusions like Spider-Man's web-shooters allow for entirely new approaches to matches. While these fun new features, along with the multiple new characters and weapon skins that arrive each season, are somewhat common, it is less common for the game to permanently alter its core gameplay outside of touchstone moments like the arrival of vehicles. Mantling is another feature that has the potential to drastically shape gameplay, as it allows players to climb over certain objects and open new doors when it comes to traversal. Unlike more controversial aspects of Season 2 like the Doctor Strange Fortnite skin, this mantling mechanic seems to have been received rather well.
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A new video from YouTuber SoaR Milo indicates that this new mechanic might offer more of an advantage than was previously assumed. The video, which is focused on "myth-busting" rumors about Fortnite's Season 2 changes, kicks off with an experiment that attempts to prove if mantling can negate fall damage. The experiment simply consisted of SoaR Milo's character dropping from a significant height and mantling over the side
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