The One Weird Trick That Transforms Fortnite

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I’m 35 years old, and I play Fortnite.

That’s not really that weird--lots of adults are Fortnite fans. But for those of us of a certain age, Fortnite is just a game we play sometimes, whereas for younger players, it’s part of their social fabric. It’s where they live. We’re just visiting. Or maybe encroaching? One particularly rowdy 8-year-old I met in the game not too long ago screamed that I’m way too old to be hanging out in Fortnite. Was he wrong?

No, of course not. But given the perception of Fortnite as the domain of the children, it’s only natural that we adults are scared to go beyond the battle royale surface. And that, in turn, means that those of us who do want to dive in are going to have a hard time getting started because our friends don’t understand it and can’t explain any of it.

But I’ve put in the work. I’ve spent a lot of time in the Fortnite wilds, dancing with and observing the stoners and children in the game’s strange social underbelly. It’s actually not that scary as long as you know a couple of dos and don'ts.

First, don't voice chat with people you don’t know. This is actually pretty easy, because unless you’re LFGing in battle royale, there isn’t going to be any kind of pressing need for it. And in Party Royale and Creative modes, it’s rare for anyone to be on the open game voice chat. So that’s good news if you’re the sort of person who didn’t want to explore Fortnite because you saw Dunkey's Fortnite Daycare video and really would rather not speak to children. And hey, there's even a non-voice version of the Among Us mode.

This brings us to something you should do: learn the basics of non-verbal Fortnite communication.

The pillar of communication in Fortnite is a move that a lot of folks will