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Post by hedben on Dec 5, 2021 6:15:51 GMT
I just downloaded the update and launched it but it's still not live yet. Just sits on a holding screen from the end of the live event.
(UK here, I assume it's unlocking region by region)
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hedben
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Dec 5, 2021 8:22:24 GMT
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Post by hedben on Dec 5, 2021 8:22:24 GMT
I let the kids wake up at 5:30 this morning, and they seemed to be able to connect and play it ok. They said it wasn't as good as they expected, but they're excited about Spiderman and apparently Spider Gwen in the next season. I'm very sleepy as I failed to get back to sleep after they woke up. Grrr. No one seems to be playing it yet, you sure they weren't mistaken/winding you up? The map's been revealed now, looks quite snowy. And apparently vaults are back - my eldest is very excited about that, seems like a return to her favourite season (the one we all started on, ch2 season 2) |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Dec 5, 2021 9:14:19 GMT
Oh, I was talking about the Season Finale, not the new season.
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Dec 5, 2021 9:28:22 GMT
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Post by hedben on Dec 5, 2021 9:28:22 GMT
Ah I see
New chapter unlocks 3pm GMT today apparently
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Post by hedben on Dec 5, 2021 16:03:02 GMT
New chapter is live but, predictably, the servers are full. Kid 1 has been trying, and failing, to get into a match for the past half an hour.
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Dec 5, 2021 18:18:53 GMT
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Post by dasbooter on Dec 5, 2021 18:18:53 GMT
We got in ok for Trios, had a few games. A few bugs/glitches but it'll iron itself out. Now to get that elusive dub..
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Post by hedben on Dec 5, 2021 18:58:38 GMT
Yeah I've played a few matches now, and Kid 1 is up to lv7 already. It's nice having a whole new map to uncover, and having *all* new weapons is an unexpected surprise. Haven't got a crown Victory Royale yet but I'm sure it's only a matter of time.
Ultimately it's still the same game, they were never going to mess with the formula that much, but there's enough new stuff to keep it interesting. And both my kids are back into it for now, having abandoned it last season, so that bodes well for a few fun evenings of squads
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Dec 5, 2021 19:58:06 GMT
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Post by dasbooter on Dec 5, 2021 19:58:06 GMT
Yeah enjoying the changes. The Mk7 is great at medium range but useless up close. SMG is good, snipers too. Knee sliding is fun, as are the quadbikes. Edit: Actually snipers are a pain in the hoop  They just create endless standoffs, plus the damage isn't great. |
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Dec 17, 2021 12:24:12 GMT
Fired this up because of free skin and there's daily freeshit(TM) in this winter bollocks so no I feel compelled to get it.
Still like my psycho bandit borderlands skin the best
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Dec 19, 2021 1:27:42 GMT
This is actually quite fun and amazingly polished as well. Still can't stand the building but this legendary snowball launcher makes short work of them cunts  |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Dec 19, 2021 3:39:49 GMT
I like that they've introduced a fireplace screensaver for xmas. Last year I stuck a 4 hr looping fireplace video with xmas music on the tv, much to the kids dismay.
How does the present claiming work? Do you have to log in every day and claim one a day?
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Post by hedben on Dec 19, 2021 8:04:22 GMT
I logged in on day 2 and claimed 2 presents, so it seems daily logins aren't necessary. Got a very nice glider that ties into a soon to be released film.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Dec 19, 2021 8:07:14 GMT
Sentinel? My son thought that one was cool, though he has no concept of The Matrix.
So the best bet would be to log on on the last day and grab everything at once?
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Dec 19, 2021 8:10:17 GMT
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Post by BigOrkWaaagh on Dec 19, 2021 8:10:17 GMT
Wife who is not much of a gamer gave this a go because our eldest has been playing and she wanted to see what all the fuss was about. She's played 6 games so far and has won all of them. What has she awoken?
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Post by hedben on Dec 19, 2021 8:53:39 GMT
I'm not saying she isn't a natural, but also the early matches for new starters are allegedly full of bots to make them easier and avoid putting people off. I didn't get a victory on my very first one though, it took 3 or 4 goes, so good for her!
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Post by hedben on Dec 19, 2021 8:56:54 GMT
Sentinel? My son thought that one was cool, though he has no concept of The Matrix. So the best bet would be to log on on the last day and grab everything at once? That will probably work but I wouldn't want to guarantee it if you care about the stuff?? Maybe leave it a couple of days and then try, to confirm it works |
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Dec 19, 2021 9:21:28 GMT
Like the new map, love the new AR!
I think both the Assault Rifle and Stinger might get a nerf. The Stinger is way too OP compared to the old SMG.
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Dec 19, 2021 9:37:57 GMT
Omg there is a cracking replay system in this. Literally re-renders the entire match and you can skip between players and zoom out.
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Post by hedben on Dec 19, 2021 10:59:41 GMT
Omg there is a cracking replay system in this. Literally re-renders the entire match and you can skip between players and zoom out. I honestly assumed this was the norm, can't you do that in Warzone or PUBG? But yes, it's great if you do something impressive you want to record but don't want to use the console recording because you're in the middle of a firefight |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Dec 19, 2021 11:33:08 GMT
I'm not saying she isn't a natural, but also the early matches for new starters are allegedly full of bots to make them easier and avoid putting people off. I didn't get a victory on my very first one though, it took 3 or 4 goes, so good for her! Yep. I won my first game and felt like a god. Things went downhill from there.... |
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Dec 19, 2021 11:38:06 GMT
Omg there is a cracking replay system in this. Literally re-renders the entire match and you can skip between players and zoom out. I honestly assumed this was the norm, can't you do that in Warzone or PUBG? But yes, it's great if you do something impressive you want to record but don't want to use the console recording because you're in the middle of a firefight Quite possibly is a standard feature now but PvP is not usually my bag these days. I tried a match or 2 of destiny 2 but that was balls and u wanted to love pubg but it was just janky and I sucked at it. |
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Jan 3, 2022 13:53:43 GMT
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Post by dasbooter on Jan 3, 2022 13:53:43 GMT
My son (8) has been playing Fortnite for 2 years and either plays with me or his school friends, initially on Switch but later on PS4.
Just after Christmas he got Fall Guys on PS4 and it asked for his date of birth while installing/registering. I naively put his correct date of birth in. This somehow got registered with Epic and he can now no longer use voice chat in Fortnite (as under 10's are only allowed 'Friends Only' chat and Fortnite doesn't have this option, even though he's only ever playing with friends anyway).
Ffs. Will see if I can convince Epic that I put his DOB in incorrectly or something, or will just have to set up a new epic account for him.
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Post by dangerousdave on Jan 3, 2022 16:00:31 GMT
Csn his friends not try discord or something like that? A new account will undo all of his progress and he'll lose all his skins.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jan 3, 2022 23:58:36 GMT
"As per same privacy laws, children under age 10 are limited to “Friends Only” chat where it is available. As Fortnite only contains “Everybody” and “Nobody” options right now, chat in Fortnite will be OFF for the child's account until game introduces a “Friends Only” voice chat option. We are currently working on adding this option, it should be introduced in one of the future patches." - Epic email
Seems one option is to tell Epic that it's your account and he used it and accidentally input his DOB when prompted. Also seems like it'll take a lot of persuading to get them to change it.
Supposedly you're not supposed to let kids use your account and are supposed to set them up with their own account. Which is actually what I did, but I thought I'd done it wrong because it seems a dumb way to do it. *shrug*
Nintendo has child accounts, but epic doesn't, and they're now linked in a hugely confusing and byzantine way.
It seems dumb for them to implement this when *by far their biggest game - which is used by millions of kids to communicate* doesn't have the feature implemented yet.
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Post by dasbooter on Jan 4, 2022 5:20:33 GMT
Seems one option is to tell Epic that it's your account and he used it and accidentally input his DOB when prompted. Also seems like it'll take a lot of persuading to get them to change it. Yeah, may be worth a try 👍 Byzantine is the word. He had a Nintendo child account first and man that was an absolute ball ache getting it linked to his new Epic account when he switched to playing it on PS4 (though to be fair Epic were great on Live chat and patiently talked me through the whole process). Fall Guys is an absolute heap of shite too. |
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Jan 8, 2022 9:11:51 GMT
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Post by dasbooter on Jan 8, 2022 9:11:51 GMT
Thanks very much user Bill, that suggestion worked on Epic. After a few days of escalating my help request up the chain I was finally able to update the DOB on the account.
Just checked and voice chat is back up and running! :-)
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Jan 8, 2022 10:39:53 GMT
Is this new? I thought Fortnite allowed the parents to make the decisions and it was the consoles that added the extra bullshit?
To be honest setting up Fortnite for my first son at the time was a big bag o dicks.
I used his correct dob on PS4 which auto locks him out of it. Seems sony have a second layer to their policy governing online and it completely ignores any parental setting I applied.
We got around this by him playing on switch and eventually he got an Xbox, both of which allow the parents to make the decision and setup rules accordingly.
With my youngest who is now getting into it I 'fudged' his dob on his PS4 account to get around this and he plays Fortnite just fine now. I get a "1 time only" option to correct his dob when he's actually 12.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jan 8, 2022 11:02:48 GMT
Thanks very much user Bill, that suggestion worked on Epic. After a few days of escalating my help request up the chain I was finally able to update the DOB on the account. Just checked and voice chat is back up and running! :-) Excellent. I'm glad it worked! |
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Post by Solid-SCB- on Feb 16, 2022 19:24:30 GMT
Anyone tried this gyro aiming/flick stick they've added in then?
The buzz online seems to suggest it's finally an answer to KB&M on consoles and that it's going to be the meta for this and any other game that implements it in future.
I've just tried it but I felt like one of those people who has been struck by lightning and has to learn to walk and talk again. Think I'm too long in the tooth to completely revamp my muscle memory if it does become the norm in shooters.
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Post by theguy on Feb 16, 2022 21:59:54 GMT
I tried.
It's supposedly the dogs bollocks, yet I'm there waving my controller about unable to hit a barn door let alone a player
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They just create endless standoffs, plus the damage isn't great. 
