How To Create A Loot Path in Fortnite: A Guide To Finding Powerful Items Fast
In Fortnite, collecting rare and powerful loot could be the entire difference between success and failure. Using a loot path can help you optimize your gameplay in a number of ways, as it builds up your arsenal, reduces the amount of time that you have to search for chests and equips you with enough gear to handle the later stages of the game. Here are some of the methods that will help you create a loot path that best fits your playstyle.
How Your Playstyle Impacts Your Loot Path
Before figuring out your loot path you have to take a few minutes to consider your playstyle in Fortnite. Are you the type of player who can pick up a weapon and go full Rambo on your opponents, or are you a player that prefers a more slow and deliberate style of play based around having an tactical advantage over the opposition? The answer to this question will dictate where you tend to land and as a result, it will have an overall impact on the path that you take across the map.
It is worth noting that you’re never going to be guaranteed to find good loot at the beginning of the match, so dropping hot does still rely on your ability to throw down with low quality gear, as it might be the only items you find at first. This may force you to approach the early engagements more passively, before finding a quiet area where you can setup before your next fight. After a few rounds, you should have a better idea of how much preparation you really need to feel comfortable in fights, which is critical information to know as you begin to develop your loot path.
Predicting Chest Spawns
Another key element to laying out your loot path is to begin to map out the potential loot around your preferred landing area. Not only are you optimizing your ability to loot up right after setting boots on the ground, you’re also developing a home field advantage for any early game engagements as you’ve come to know the area like the back of your hand.
The best way to build up this knowledge is to drop in the same location repeatedly, as each repetition will build up your familiarity with the location and learn where every chest, ammo crate and forage box could potentially spawn. As a disclaimer, the spawn rates for chests can vary from season to season, or even be adjusted during an update on occasion, so you will never really know where 100% of the chests will spawn every match.
Tracking Loot with Visualize Audio Settings
One great way that you can boost the results of a loot path is to enable the “visualize sound effects” audio option. This option will provide information on your screen directing you to nearby loot that you would otherwise identify with an audio cue, with the indicator even providing the direction of the loot. This can be enabled in your audio settings, by toggling on “visualize sound effects”. This does not just provide you with loot, but more knowledge of the area you’re looting for future visits to the POI.
Looting During the Midgame
As you continue to develop your loot path throughout the map, you will need to consider how often you tend to pick fights during the mid game phase of a match. Some players are going to focus on fragging out at every opportunity, while other players will prefer to lean on self preservation and avoiding fights while looting up. Once you have a good grasp on your playstyle and tendencies, you can make a better plan for your matches.
If you are often times more active and aggressive in your matches, focusing on eliminating the players you come across in the midgame can be a great way to snowball with loot, as they’ve delivered it right to you! This may also help speed up your path to rare items, and the extra ammunition sure won’t hurt.
On the other hand, if you prefer to avoid the conflict and make it as deep into the match as possible before getting your hands dirty, you will want to adjust your path so you are traveling through the less popular POIs and moving loot to loot. Though you may find a number of chests that have already been picked clean, utilizing that setting which visualizes audio can potentially point you towards untouched chests.
This method is going to require a bit of preparation, as you will need to be up to date on the latest seasonal changes or events that may dictate item spawns or the inclusion of special chests, such as the IO chest, the Henchman chest and the Oathbound chest. These chests will often contain special items that can only be found during that season, but more importantly, they usually contain high rarity items from the existing loot pool.
The Optimal Loot Path
Considering everything we have covered in this article, what does your optimal loot path look like? Visualize your drop zone, and then think of the different POIs you will try to move through from that drop zone as the storm circle closes in. You will always be moving in the direction of the storm circle, keep an eye on the developing map and make sure that your path is leading you in the right direction. With adequate preparation, you will always reach the late stage of the match with a competitive loadout ready to secure the win.
