Movement and Positioning
Fortnite Battle Royale: Duos Tips and Tricks
In our tips and tricks guide for solo gameplay, we went over the concept of using the Storm tactically and the merit staying on the outskirts of the safe zone. But while it is still equally important to be thinking about enemy movement as a result of the shrinking safe zone, establishing a position well inside is of a greater importance in duos. This is mostly due to two reasons: firstly, because two players moving in open spaces will struggle to effectively conceal themselves (you can forget cramming two players into a single bush) and two silhouettes on the horizon is also much easier to spot than one; and secondly, fort building is much more effective in pairs or squads than it is in solo, which makes established positions both easier to defend and harder for mobile squads to breach.
Tactically, this slightly changes when you’ll be jumping out of the Battle Bus, given that the safe zone typically forms around the area of the map with the most survivors. If you are thinking about jumping late to run for a certain chest rich area, or you’ve agreed to start the match in a more remote location, make sure you set up quickly and start moving toward it so as not to be constantly on the run. But typically, you’ll find that jumping out earlier is a better tactic so as to ensure you’re not too far away from the safe zone from the start.
Try to limit having to constantly run toward the safe zone. Even if staying out of the action still yields top 20 finishes, as it does in solo gameplay, you’ll find that winning the late game from a mobile position is tricky. Moving inward from the outskirts of the storm, you’ll undoubtedly be faced with well-defended positions/forts.
Consider that identifying and coordinating where a target is on the horizon, as one might do from a mobile position, is much harder than simply registering it and actioning a strategy on your own. Drawing your team members attention to enemy locations takes precious seconds, rather than being instantaneous when you’re solo. This isn’t a big deal from a static defended position, but it’s unnerving and often ineffective when you’re mobile and exposed.
