Building
Fortnite Battle Royale: Duos Tips and Tricks
We’ve mentioned before that building is a big difference between Fortnite Battle Royale and other comparable games, such as PUBG. In solo mode, you should not be underutilizing the advantage of being able to create cover on the fly or using ramps to aid traversal. Yet, solo matches can still be won with fairly limited use of fort building, even in the late game. The same cannot be said of duos, in which the action of fort building is both much less risky and far more easily defended.
Earlier we alluded to having one team member tasked with the responsibility of mining and building while the other takes point, and this is an excellent tactic to employ if you can coordinate it properly. Most of the difficulty with building forts in solo gameplay is that you’re exposing yourself to fire, especially given that the action of building sticks out like a sore thumb on the horizon. In duo mode, however, a squad member can keep an eye out for danger.
In the same way, forts can also be much more effectively defended, since team members can defend opposing directions and work quickly to repair damaged structures. Forts can also be occupied by a single team member while the other takes refuge outside. This is effective because forts tend to draw attention and fire toward them, and while one team member simply hides and repairs the structure, the other can open fire from a concealed position away from the fort. In the late game, as the safe zone squeezes players together, these sorts of tactics are often the difference between victory and defeat.
