{"id":134492,"date":"2024-12-07T22:07:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T15:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134492"},"modified":"2024-12-07T22:07:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T15:07:46","slug":"fortnites-new-mode-is-an-fps-thats-a-lot-like-counter-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134492","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite\u2019s new mode is an FPS that\u2019s a lot like Counter-Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">Epic Games is about to let <em>Fortnite<\/em> creators publish experiences with first-person modes, and to help show what\u2019s possible, Epic itself is introducing a tactical FPS shooter that seems like it will play a lot like <em>Counter-Strike <\/em>or <em>Valorant.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">The new mode, called \u201cBallistic,\u201d is \u201can adrenaline-filled, round-based 5v5 competitive game mode where strategy, tactical teamwork, and individual prowess are essential for victory,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortnite.com\/news\/fortnite-goes-first-person-with-ballistic-a-tactical-5v5-shooter-launching-in-early-access-dec-11\">according to an Epic blog post<\/a>. Players will be split into two teams, with one that has to plant the bomb \u2014 sorry, I mean the \u201cRift Point Device\u201d \u2014 and another that has to defend against that. Between rounds, you\u2019ll be able to buy gear for the next one. Teams will switch sides after six rounds, and the first to win seven rounds will be crowned the victor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">This isn\u2019t the first time Epic has cribbed a game idea for <em>Fortnite: <\/em>its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/12\/7\/23993046\/fortnite-is-going-full-speed-ahead\">racing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/12\/9\/23992574\/fortnite-festival-harmonix-guitar-hero-rock-band\">festival<\/a> modes both borrow a lot from Psyonix\u2019s <em>Rocket League<\/em> and Harmonix\u2019s <em>Rock Band<\/em> (Epic owns both studios), the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/12\/7\/23990660\/lego-fortnite-release-epic\"><em>Lego<\/em> survival mode<\/a> has a lot of similarities to <em>Minecraft<\/em>, and Epic even admitted that the (now-gone) Impostors mode <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/10\/12\/22722606\/epic-games-fortnite-imposters-mode-copy-among-us-credit\">was inspired by <em>Among Us<\/em><\/a>. Heck, the game\u2019s main battle royale mode was actually a spinoff that followed the success of <em>PUBG<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">But now that Epic is trying to make <em>Fortnite<\/em> into something more akin to <em>Roblox<\/em> (another inspiration!), where players are encouraged to sample lots of experiences instead of just one, modes like Ballistic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/6\/21\/24183255\/its-going-to-be-a-busy-weekend-in-fortnite\">Reload<\/a><em> <\/em>let Epic experiment with different ideas without changing the core battle royale experience. And since your purchased <em>Fortnite<\/em> outfits and gear generally work across all of the modes, there\u2019s a financial incentive for Epic to add more experiences, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">Ballistic launches in early access on December 11th. <em>Fortnite<\/em> creators will be able to publish their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/10\/1\/24258447\/fortnite-creators-first-person-shooters-fps-unreal-editor\">own experiences<\/a> with first-person modes <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FNCreate\/status\/1864747437384176063\">that same day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/12\/7\/24315134\/fortnite-ballistic-counter-strike-first-person-shooter-fps\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Epic Games is about to let Fortnite creators publish experiences with first-person modes, and to help show what\u2019s possible, Epic itself is introducing a tactical FPS shooter that seems like &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134492\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8630],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=134492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134492\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=134492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=134492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}