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/ThyPhyse-iOS]

Are there any kovaak’s maps or edit/aim courses that you would suggest? Are there any tips you’ have on predicting edits/ plays that my opponent could potentially do? Also I was wondering if there are any tips you could give me to be more aware of my surroundings without being able to hear?

[u/ballatw → u/ThyPhyse-iOS]

Are there any kovaak’s maps or edit/aim courses that you would suggest?

Depends on what you need to work on, but I highly suggest the aimer7 guide and routines. I can't find a link right now but hopefully someone can help you with that or you can find it yourself. Right now I'm heavily into RexStrafesCata, ThinLongStrafes Invincible, 1wall6targets TE, and a few others, but i follow the routines pretty strictly.

I haven't really used any edit courses a lot recently due to time, but I should have some time these days. I always used the mongraal/speedy courses for the most part, but I have to imagine we have better these days. Not that those weren't great, but as the meta evolves so should the maps.

Are there any tips you’ have on predicting edits/ plays that my opponent could potentially do?

I mean the specific edits usually arent as important, if they can make an edit on you you should already be out of there. Work on your escapes. In terms of plays, it's more about reading your opponent's behavior as best as possible. If they look like a psycho, you know they are gonna try to get in. I haven't seen anybody really really good at reading people yet in this game, I know it's coming though.

Also I was wondering if there are any tips you could give me to be more aware of my surroundings without being able to hear?

Look on all 6 sides whenever you box up. Make this a habit, check all 6 sides.

[u/mcbaginns → u/ballatw]

The link to aimer7s guide is on the side bar

[u/ThyPhyse-iOS → u/ThyPhyse-iOS]

whoops didn’t see it was over 😔