Parkour Is The Real Star Of Fortnite's Latest Season
Fortnite’s latest season is well underway and it’s brought about plenty of change for The Island. Although the introduction of no-build modes is the big change that all anyone can seem to talk about, the real stars of the show are the new movement options; mantling and sprinting.
Up until now, Fortnite’s movement has always been pretty limited, really only letting players move around with a leisurely jog, a short hop, and a crouch. This was always by design to go alongside the ability to build wherever you are and to compliment the range of vehicles and interactive elements on the map, but after a few years it started to feel a bit stale, especially when compared to other battle royales like Apex Legends.
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Thankfully, Epic has started to remedy this over the past few seasons and seems to be placing more importance on movement than ever before. The first sign of this was with the ability to slide which came just a few seasons ago, but it’s now gone even further by adding sprinting and mantling, two moves which I hope become permanent fixtures rather than just temporary features of a season.
Mantling lets you clamber up walls and other structures, while the new sprint lets you press the button in to perform an all-out dash in front of you. This upgraded dash is a god-send, especially when going up against the Storm, and (obviously) gives Fortnite a much faster pace than it had before. Beyond the obvious tactical advantage of being able to sprint in and out of a battle, you’ve now got more chances to explore an area for items, which makes it more worthwhile to stop off at more areas than just Tilted Towers.
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