Hey what is going on guys, in this video today we're gonna be discussing the ongoing debate
of the deagle vs. the smgs in Fortnite.
Ever since double shotgun was removed from the game in season 5, the 5-slot inventory
"meta", has more or less been set as this: Slot 1 is your AR, slot 2 is your shotgun,
slots 3 is the complement to your shotgun, and then slots 4 and 5 are some combination
of either healing, mobility, a sniper, or an explosive weapon.
Some people like to try some more unique combinations at times, but, that's the ideal setup that
you wanna stick with in most situations.
I've already made video breaking down and ranking all of the ARs, which covers slot
1, and then all of the shotguns which covers slot 2, so, I guess it only makes sense to
wrap it up by ranking all of the viable options for slot 3, which basically just means the
deagle and all of the SMGs in Fortnite.
I have talked about the deagle and how much I like it in previous videos, but, most of
those were a few months ago when I was just beginning to learn how to use it.
So, now that I've become much more comfortable with it, I feel like I'll have much better
insight when it comes to helping you guys decide between deagle or SMG, and I'll also
have some good tips on how to be successful with whatever you choose.
So, without further ado, let's get right into it.
Alright, so let's start this video off by specifically talking about the deagle.
I think at this point, every body knows that it's one of the most unique weapons in all
of Fortnite, and its very different than all of the other options for complements to your
shotgun.
So one of the biggest discussions going around in the competitive fortnite community right
now. is basically a debate on whether or not the deagle is overpowered, and if needs to
be nerfed to some degree, or even just straight up vaulted.
That alone should show you how good it really is.
However, I think that the deagle is simply a weapon which is really only overpowered
in the hands of a very good player.
This isn't like the infinity sword, pre-patch compact smg, or the old double pump, the deagle
does certainly have some very powerful strength, but, what keeps it balanced is the fact that
it also has some really relevant weaknesses.
An average player can't just pick up a deagle and suddenly be able to absolutely dominate
and win games because of it.
It requires a certain amount of mechanical skill to be successful with, and, as I previously
mentioned, it also requires a playstyle that is very different than if you were to instead
be using an SMG.
The strengths are probably pretty obvious if you've ever seen a really good player use
the deagle before, and I've discussed most of them on this channel before.
It provides insane structure destruction potential, it's probably the only weapon in the entire
game that offers close, medium, and long range burst damage, you can abuse aim assist with
it really well if you play with a controller, unlike a lot of weapons in fortnite it almost
always rewards good aim, and it's just generally a very versatile weapon, I mean seriously,
depending on the situation you could use it like a shotgun, sniper, or even an AR.
And even though that was a pretty long list of positives, I wanna go more in-depth with
the weaknesses of the deagle.
Because, they show why the SMG may be the better option for a lot of players, and because
I can help you deagle users try to counter those weaknesses.
The biggest one right off the bat is the fact that the deagle requires a lot of precision
to use.
This is especially important in those close range fights where you're basically using
your deagle as a second shotgun.
Having two single shot weapons like the pump and deagle can be a very challenging combination
for even really good players.
And that's why I think it's foolish to assume that the deagle is simply better than the
SMG for every Fortnite player.
A super common situation that happens all the time in Fortnite, is you'll pump a guy
with say 150 health for something like 120 damage.
If you have an SMG as the follow-up to your deagle, you can just keep holding down right
trigger and even if the guy builds, you'll eventually sneak the 1 or 2 shots needed through
his builds to get the kill.
It's something that really requires no skill in terms of accuracy, and it's one of the
biggest selling points of the SMGs in Fortnite.
If you're using pump deagle though, even though you hit that initial shotgun shot for 120
damage and your opponent is really weak, you're still gonna need to land either another shotgun
shot or a deagle shot to actually get the kill.
And that can really be a struggle for a lot of players, because if the enemy builds to
protect himself, you're gonna need to use your deagle to shot out one of his walls,
and then replace it with one of your own and go for a quick edit play, or you can shoot
out the wall and then quickly switch back to your pump and try to land another shot.
It's simply requires so much more quick finger movement and accuracy, than what you would
ever need with an SMG.
However, a quick little tip I have regarding the shotgun and deagle combination to somewhat
counter this weakness, is to not be afraid of using your AR in close range situations.
Obviously, it won't have the same fire rate or accuracy in close range situations as a
normal SMG or compact SMG, however, even just non-AD'ing with any kind of fully auto AR,
is still fairly decent as a close range option.
And, if you have an enemy at something like 25 health, a lot of people will find it way
easier to land 1 AR shot compared to either 1 deagle or 1 shotgun shot.
Another weakness of the deagle, is the fact that out of all the close range options in
the game, it's probably the worst choice for straight up 50/50 fights.
A lot of players in Fortnite have a bad habit of once they switch away from their shotgun
in a hectic close range fight, they don't go back to it until either the fight is over,
or they find safety in something like a 1 by 1 or the inside of a building.
This obviously isn't ideal, and constantly switching back to your shotgun is something
you want to get used to in close range fights, but, if you have an SMG you'll still have
a decent chance in a lot of those 50/50 fights.
With the deagle however that simply isn't the case.
It fires at a slow rate of 1 shot every 1.25 seconds, has relatively unreliable non-ADS
aim, and maybe most importantly, has a max body shot damage of only 75 with the purple
deagle and 78 with the gold deagle.
So, just to compare it to an SMG real quick, with a gold deagle you're shooting 0.8 shots
per second with a max body damage of 78 per shot.
With a blue SMG you're shooting 12 shots per second with a max body damage of 19 per shot.
Although DPS is a somewhat flawed statistic, it actually does kinda make sense to compare
it for close range weapons in a 50/50 fight scenario.
And if you do the math, the gold deagle has a max body shot DPS of 62.4 while the blue
SMG has a max body shot DPS of 228.
So, that means if you're using shotgun deagle as opposed to shotgun SMG, you cannot let
yourself get caught in 50/50 fights where you have the deagle in your hand.
Unless you hit a miracle headshot or you're facing an extremely weak opponent, you are
going to lose that 50/50 to someone with an SMG pretty much every single time.
The way you avoid those 50/50 fights, is by making sure you're building after pretty much
every single shotgun shot.
When you have shotgun SMG you typically wanna hit a shotgun shot, switch to your smg, spray
to finish the kill, and then back to the shotgun.
But, like I described, that doesn't really work with the deagle.
So, the rythm you wanna get down is shoot a shotgun shot then build to protect yourself,
by the time that action is done your shotgun will be ready to fire again, so you repeat
the same process of shoot and then build over and over again.
So, I think that was a solid overall summation of the strengths and weaknesses of the deagle
compared to the SMG, and how you need to play to be successful with it.
So now it's time for my overall verdict and ranking in regards to the deagle vs. the smgs
in Fortnite.
I think that the deagle is simply too good at too many things to not be the #1 best complement
to your shotgun.
Although it definitely isn't as good close range as the SMG, it's so much better in every
other situation.
But, like I've made obvious throughout this video, even though the deagle is objectively
the "best" that doesn't mean it's the best for everybody.
So, now let's rank the SMGs.
What's really interesting when it comes to the SMGs is that statistically, the compact
SMGs are probably better than the normal SMGs.
Just to compare the purple compact SMG to the blue regular SMG, the blue SMG has a slightly
higher DPS, but the compact SMG has a significantly larger clip size, the same spread, and a slightly
more controllable bloom.
However, maybe I'm underestimating the DPS advantage of the blue SMG a bit, because I
feel that I prefer it to either of the compact SMGs.
And, sometimes I'll even be tempted to take a green smg over the compacts as well.
So I'd probably have an overall rankings that goes something like this, from best to worst
the Deagle, blue regular SMG, gold compact smg, green regular SMG, purple compact SMG,
and in last place, the gray regular SMG.
But, I'll admit that a lot of the compact SMG vs. regular SMG decisions just come down
to personal preference, and you should go with whatever you feel more comfortable with.
So, I hope you guys enjoyed this video and if you watched the entire thing be sure to
let me know with a comment down in the comment section below.
This video was about the deagle vs. the smgs in Fortnite so I wanna know, do you guys prefer
using a deagle to complement your shotgun or an SMG to complement your shotgun?
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