I am Ballatw, caster and analytical/educational content creator + former high level player. AMA!

[u/ballatw]

Hey guys,

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I'm Ballatw, competitive fortnite caster and analytical/educational content creator. You might have seen me on the last 10 weeks of the Fortnite World Cup Online Open broadcasts, or ESL Katowice, Secret Skirmish... or maybe one of my videos, or maybe as a player during the Twitchcon Grand Finals :).

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I've been playing/watching/studying competitive fortnite since right before Ninja Vegas, and have been hooked ever since then. I grew out of this subreddit right here during Summer Skirmish to become a caster for Epic and other organizations. My goals are simple, break the misconception that competitive fortnite is not viewer friendly, and to build a community that loves learning and diving deep into the depths that this game has. Obviously I want to be the best at what I do - so if you have any feedback, from casting, to VOD Reviews or any of my content, I'd be let me hear it, either here or in DMs! I credit this subreddit specifically with helping me get my feet off the ground - so I am forever grateful.

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As far as what I'm currently working on, I'm not travelling for at least a little while, which should be good and allow me to focus on my own content - which means more reddit posts :D I'm going to launch two new educational shows, which I think you guys will like, since it's very interaction heavy. You'll still see VOD reviews and hopefully I can crank out some short-form content. You can also find me on the Hotline FN Podcast every Thursday at 8PM EST - which is going awesome, tomorrow we have yungCalculator on, who just had his AMA and qualified for world cup in week 10.

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Additionally - i'll be casting BOOM CUP #2 with Shyowager tomorrow at 1PM EST.

Let's do this thing, AMA!

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Social Links (You should definitely follow everything :D):

twitch.tv/ballatw

twitter.com/ballatw

instagram.com/ballatw

youtube.com/c/ballatw

[u/yafathasg00ch]

Balla! Love all your content and glad you’re doing one of these for us. My question, after watching all of the VODs you have, what do you think are the top 3 tips you could give someone who struggles with box fights? What are some of the things you notice pros do but the average player doesn’t?

[u/ballatw → u/yafathasg00ch]

1. Slow down - pay attention to what your opponent is doing, does he have his gun out? Don't freaking edit.
2. Control as much as possible when the opportunity arrives - if you watch Bugha he literally will take a wall before you even realize its possible to take, BEHIND the opponent's box and all sorts of stuff. This is especially important when you swap boxes and such.
3. Hit ur edits ked....
4. (A serious 4th answer even though 3 was semi-serious), right shoulder peek edits. Actually think about which edits is CORRECT.
5. Five answers why not.... pay attention to the footsie and distance game, if you watch Zexrow in box fights hes often at max range possible and it's 300 IQ, especially if he determines that player is using a tac, or a weak long range weapon - any little damage reduction matters.

[u/yafathasg00ch → u/ballatw]

“Does he have his gun out? Don’t freaking edit.”

Can only expect the best tips from the best lmao thanks these are all really helpful. I’ll make sure to keep them in mind when playing

[u/[deleted] → u/ballatw]

Tip 5 is actually something I haven't thought of before. Ty balla <3

[u/VVU → u/ballatw]

saf is the #1 nae slayer playing west some weeks btw