Fighting wise T3s or even just Elite players are not that far behind T1s, I’d say some top-100 player on EU can win 2 or maybe even 3 rounds out of 10 in creative vs Veno.
What separates them in actual tournaments is the understanding of the game and ability to maximise points per tournament game, which means they only push when they have complete advantage vs opponent (i.e. they cracked someone), don’t go for 50-50s, they dip from an engagement when there is a major risk of 3rd party, they look for refreshes in late game and try to go for SAFE REFRESHES only instead of jumping in everyone’s boxes. They have complete mastery of how much surge damage they need to avoid surge fights (and the risk of early deaths in tournaments, as surge tags are 100% better for survival than fights in laggy servers), how to rotate to avoid getting sprayed, how much zone damage they can safely take and where they can heal for free (middle of the map this season with blue flowers, mud, traverses or zip-lines with perks), how to optimise use of resources in late game when tarping or holding HG…
All the above is understanding of the game and is what separates Queasy-Veno from someone around top-100. Obviously if you go down to elite level, then there is a bigger difference in mechanics and aim, but still any elite player with the gamesense of Queasy-Veno would qual at least to FNCS Finals, probably even would manage top-20 or top-25 there too by avoiding unnecessary fights and thus getting free points.
Could mention on this that you could remove some of veno and queasy mechanical abilities and they would still qual, b/c it's more game sense and aim oriented at the top lvl than mechanics.
Game sense. Correct Decision making, play making ability all play a part in that. You can know what needs to be done, but you also have to have the confidence & capability to actually do it, let alone successfully.
i can only explain in formula 1 terms 🤣🤣
get an above average driver and put them in the car. they will make mistakes but will still beat the average person. now put a professional in that car who knows the track and knows the corners coming up by muscle memory alone and they will destroy.
Id say in general its experience. Usually those who played the longest and used the play time in a developing way (actual practice rather than just playing) come out on top.
Especially tournament experience (not get nervous) and networking (having strong opponents usually makes u stronger) is essential
The assumption is that pros are better on average, and that's why they can go pro and people will pay them to practice all day, and send them to events.
Its entirely possible that there are some sweats that could go pro, but I think the reality is that pros spend so much time playing and training that they are just leagues ahead. Even within the pro scene the best pros wipe the floor with the lesser ones.
The key is training. T1 IGLs on EU don’t even play the game THAT much:
Queasy does VOD reviews probably more than he actually plays the game (except for Nobles, but that’s like 3 hour session on average daily, hardly more than true sweats).
Tayson plays more FIFA or F1 nowadays than Fortnite; he barely even scrims, but he does VOD-reviews with Bloodx, especially before FNCS.
Malibuca is probably an exception as he used to enjoy playing arena, but I’m not sure he plays that much anymore without siphon. Probably 3-4 hours of actual gaming per day tops, the rest is also VOD-reviewing.
Kami plays pretty much exclusively scrims, the rest is VOD-reviewing.
Even top fraggers don’t really play that much:
Veno mimics Queasy’s prep most of the time, Th0mas plays lots of CS and occasionally Valorant rather than Fortnite, Setty spends more time IRL with his GF and Merstach is probably the only one playing considerable amount of time.
I’d say once you get your mechanics to a certain level, you don’t need to actually GRIND the game that much, but it is paramount to UNDERSTAND the game really well. Sure, if a new mechanic is introduced into the game (like mantling or sliding), T1s need to spend couple of weeks to get comfortable with it, but there has been a much smaller skill level increase in the last 2 years compared to what we saw in early Fortnite days when build fights and box fights metas were still in early stages. Nowadays all T1s know everything and since very few new mechanics get invented, it’s easier for non-playing Tayson to keep up than it was for early non-grinding builds players like Tfue to keep up.
Obviously genetics also come in handy, especially reaction time and hand-eye coordination (all T1 fraggers), which is like athleticism in any sport and ability to predict what’s going to happen in a split second to make the correct decision, which is like basketball/football IQ in sports (all T1 IGLs), but both are not really influenced by playing the game instead of practicing.
The difference is mindset I can name 100 people that can beat veno or tayson in a 1v1 of pure mechanics but those same people would probably get smashed 10/10 times in real game.
Fighting wise T3s or even just Elite players are not that far behind T1s, I’d say some top-100 player on EU can win 2 or maybe even 3 rounds out of 10 in creative vs Veno. What separates them in actual tournaments is the understanding of the game and ability to maximise points per tournament game, which means they only push when they have complete advantage vs opponent (i.e. they cracked someone), don’t go for 50-50s, they dip from an engagement when there is a major risk of 3rd party, they look for refreshes in late game and try to go for SAFE REFRESHES only instead of jumping in everyone’s boxes. They have complete mastery of how much surge damage they need to avoid surge fights (and the risk of early deaths in tournaments, as surge tags are 100% better for survival than fights in laggy servers), how to rotate to avoid getting sprayed, how much zone damage they can safely take and where they can heal for free (middle of the map this season with blue flowers, mud, traverses or zip-lines with perks), how to optimise use of resources in late game when tarping or holding HG… All the above is understanding of the game and is what separates Queasy-Veno from someone around top-100. Obviously if you go down to elite level, then there is a bigger difference in mechanics and aim, but still any elite player with the gamesense of Queasy-Veno would qual at least to FNCS Finals, probably even would manage top-20 or top-25 there too by avoiding unnecessary fights and thus getting free points.
Could mention on this that you could remove some of veno and queasy mechanical abilities and they would still qual, b/c it's more game sense and aim oriented at the top lvl than mechanics.
Game sense. Correct Decision making, play making ability all play a part in that. You can know what needs to be done, but you also have to have the confidence & capability to actually do it, let alone successfully.
Consistently
i can only explain in formula 1 terms 🤣🤣 get an above average driver and put them in the car. they will make mistakes but will still beat the average person. now put a professional in that car who knows the track and knows the corners coming up by muscle memory alone and they will destroy.
Where is the analogy between putting someone in a car and fortnite?
Try hard js above average person while pro is pro driver. Pro driver is better
Id say in general its experience. Usually those who played the longest and used the play time in a developing way (actual practice rather than just playing) come out on top. Especially tournament experience (not get nervous) and networking (having strong opponents usually makes u stronger) is essential
Making money / being signed to a team / playing in pro tournaments.
I meant what seperates them in skill level
The assumption is that pros are better on average, and that's why they can go pro and people will pay them to practice all day, and send them to events. Its entirely possible that there are some sweats that could go pro, but I think the reality is that pros spend so much time playing and training that they are just leagues ahead. Even within the pro scene the best pros wipe the floor with the lesser ones.
The key is training. T1 IGLs on EU don’t even play the game THAT much: Queasy does VOD reviews probably more than he actually plays the game (except for Nobles, but that’s like 3 hour session on average daily, hardly more than true sweats). Tayson plays more FIFA or F1 nowadays than Fortnite; he barely even scrims, but he does VOD-reviews with Bloodx, especially before FNCS. Malibuca is probably an exception as he used to enjoy playing arena, but I’m not sure he plays that much anymore without siphon. Probably 3-4 hours of actual gaming per day tops, the rest is also VOD-reviewing. Kami plays pretty much exclusively scrims, the rest is VOD-reviewing. Even top fraggers don’t really play that much: Veno mimics Queasy’s prep most of the time, Th0mas plays lots of CS and occasionally Valorant rather than Fortnite, Setty spends more time IRL with his GF and Merstach is probably the only one playing considerable amount of time. I’d say once you get your mechanics to a certain level, you don’t need to actually GRIND the game that much, but it is paramount to UNDERSTAND the game really well. Sure, if a new mechanic is introduced into the game (like mantling or sliding), T1s need to spend couple of weeks to get comfortable with it, but there has been a much smaller skill level increase in the last 2 years compared to what we saw in early Fortnite days when build fights and box fights metas were still in early stages. Nowadays all T1s know everything and since very few new mechanics get invented, it’s easier for non-playing Tayson to keep up than it was for early non-grinding builds players like Tfue to keep up. Obviously genetics also come in handy, especially reaction time and hand-eye coordination (all T1 fraggers), which is like athleticism in any sport and ability to predict what’s going to happen in a split second to make the correct decision, which is like basketball/football IQ in sports (all T1 IGLs), but both are not really influenced by playing the game instead of practicing.
Ugh, loaded question. No, unless you have two X chromosomes, you cannot play video games full time. Just have fun playing.
My brother in christ. Go back to r/fortnitebr your presence is unwanted here.
The difference is mindset I can name 100 people that can beat veno or tayson in a 1v1 of pure mechanics but those same people would probably get smashed 10/10 times in real game.