Hey what is going on guys, in this video today we're gonna be going to over how to become
a faster/better editor in Fortnite.
Editing is one of those skills in Fortnite that is becoming increasingly more important
as time goes on.
We've talked about this a bit before, but basically, as players continue to get better
and better, just building over someone and shooting them from high ground isn't gonna
cut it every time.
Also, in close range scenarios, good players aren't going to just let your round a corner
and pump them in the face.
Now, to kill a lot of these really good enemies, you're going to need to use quick and smart
edits in an aggressive way to create opportunities to deal damage.
Editing is a skill that can feel really awkward and difficult at first, especially on controller.
But, trust me it's something that you're going to need to learn.
And, the good news is you don't need to edit at the speed of mongraal or make some of the
crazy plays that symfuhny does to be an effective editor.
So, my hope is that the tips in this video will help you guys with that, and without
further ado let's get right into it.
So the first thing we have to discuss when talking about editing is controller binds.
If you want to be a good editor in Fortnite, you practically need to have custom binds
which allow you to edit instantly.
If you're still playing on any kind of button layout where you're editing is bound to the
same button that pulls your building menu, you're putting yourself at a huge disadvantage.
That's basically the editing equivalent to still playing on standard or combat pro when
every body else is on builder pro.
You can definitely still be good but, why intentionally make it more difficult on yourself.
So, I'm going to share with you guys 3 different custom binds that are good for editing on
controller.
The first one is in my opinion the best custom binds for any controller that has paddles
like a scuf or an xbox elite.
The 2nd one is what I believe is a more simple layout for normal controller players that
allows you to instant edit.
And the 3rd is another one for normal controller players.
These binds are gonna be a little more odd/unique but they're probably the best overall normal
controller binds for editing.
Alright, so starting off with the binds for players with any kind of functioning paddles
on the back of their controllers.
These are the binds that I personally use with my xbox elite controller.
You're going to want to bind edit to A on Xbox X on PS4, then bind your jump button
to right on the d-pad, and then program one of your paddles to right on the d-pad.
So that basically means you don't actually jump by pressing right on the d-pad because
that would be horrible, you jump by pressing one of your paddles.
I personally have it as the lower paddle on the left side of the controller but that part
is totally up to you.
Then I would keep reset edit as what it's default on and you can make confirm edit whatever
you want as well.
Now we move on to the first and more normal binds for normal controller players.
You're going to want to bind edit to Y on Xbox Triangle on PS4, pull out your pickaxe
to right on the d-pad, keep reset edit as right stick, and then I personally would make
confirm edit also be Y on Xbox Triangle on PS4 just because I feel like it would be smoother
for most players, but that just comes down to preference at the end of the day.
Now, these binds are awesome because they aren't all that different from base builder
pro.
If you've been using builder pro for a while now, you can probably switch to that layout
and be totally fine with it after a few days.
However, the problem with this layout in terms of editing is that by binding edit to Y/Triangle,
you need to take your finger off of the right thumbstick anytime you want to make any kind
of edit.
If you don't understand why that's a problem, here's why.
Ideally to edit quickly, you want to open the editing menu and then immediately select
the squares you want to edit, and that's obviously done by holding down right trigger/R2 and
then moving around the right stick.
But there's going to be a slight delay in that action when you're using these binds.
That's because to initiate an edit you take your finger off of the right stick to press
Y/Triangle, and then you need to bring that finger back down onto right stick to select
squares.
I hope I made that somewhat understandable for you guys, but if not just trust me.
Y/Triangle edit is really good because you won't have any in-game edit delay, but it
isn't perfect because you'll have a slight delay due to your finger movement.
So, that's why I'm going to talk about a second normal controller bind option that is pretty
much as perfect as it gets for fast editing.
You bind edit to left stick, confirm edit to left stick, keep reset edit as right stick,
and then turn sprint by default on in the in-game settings..
You can do whatever you want with your binds other than that.
This is perfect because it means that you're never taking your finger off of left stick,
right stick, or right trigger at any point while editing.
This means that you'll be able to edit as fast as possible with no in-edit game delay
and also no delay due to finger movement.
However, these binds only work with sprint by default on which is something that I'm
guessing the vast majority of you guys don't use.
It definitely isn't a bad setting and some people even argue that it's beneficial, but
it's definitely something that's going to take a decent amount of getting used to.
And also, I would personally strongly recommend that no matter which binds you choose you
should have editing mode aim assist off.
It's basically just a crutch that makes it much more difficult to edit quickly.
So that's pretty much every thing you need to know about custom controller binds and
how they relate to editing.
The next topic I want to cover in this video regarding improving your editing are editing
courses and other general tips.
Creative mode editing courses are hands down the best way to both practice and improve
your editing ability in Fortnite.
The reason why they work so well is that editing is a mechanical skill where you're always
dealing with the same inanimate object.
Editing a wall in creative works the same exact way as editing a wall in a regular battle
royale game mode.
Therefore, if you can get the muscle memory for every edit down, you shouldn't have much
trouble incorporating it into regular games.
And a nice perk about creative mode editing courses is that unlike the creative mode aim
practice courses, the editing ones work the exact same way on PC and console.
There are literally thousands of different editing practice courses out there, so I'll
quickly mention some of my favorites and put the codes to them in the description, but
just keep in mind there are so many more options available.
Mongraal's course is really good but since one of the recent updates its a bit broken
now.
Apparently you no longer spawn at the correct point, so you need to actually start the creative
game and then break through a ceiling to get to the actual starting point.
But, other then that it's an awesome course that is used by a ton of pros, and everybody
competes to see who can get the fastest time.
I believe the world record is somewhere around 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
And I'll also drop the code to 2 other good editing courses by a Youtuber named CanDook.
They're both considerably longer than Mongraal's course but they're also really solid options
as well.
They all offer a nice mix of wall, ramp, floor, and pyramid edits that you can kinda freestyle
with and learn as you go.
Now, a big thing that I was to emphasize about practicing editing is that you really want
to prioritize consistency over speed.
If you guys watch me play you'll probably notice that I'm not really an overly fast
editor.
However, I still feel that because I'm pretty consistent with my edits, I'm still able to
make some really nice editing plays.
It's plain and simple really hard to be both consistent and incredibly fast when editing
on controller.
There are definitely people that can do it, but I honestly feel that much like having
insane aim, being able to edit at super speed takes a certain amount of natural talent.
A really common mistake I see when it comes to editing is that people will just flick
around their right stick like crazy, and just kinda hope they end up selecting the correct
squares to do the correct edit.
That's a sign that you're focusing too much on speed and not enough on actually consistently
getting the edit right.
And just think about it like this, messing up and then having to re-do an edit is going
to take you so much longer than just taking maybe an extra 0.2 seconds to get it right
the first time.
Unless you're an expert, I would probably avoid "flick" editing in general, and more-so
focus on "dragging" your right stick to select the correct squares.
Only once you've truly mastered consistently getting edits correct at a solid speed should
you specifically focus on getting faster.
And I don't remember where I heard this tip, but someone said that a way to improve consistency
is by really putting emphasis on making sure you do the first and last square of the edit
correctly.
The logic behind it is that those are the 2 squares that people mess up the most, and
if you get the beginning and ending ones correct odds are the ones in-between them will be
as well.
And once you feel like you've mechanically mastered all the edits you've practiced to
the best of your ability, that's when you should really start trying to make edit plays
in actual games.
Editing is a lot like building in the sense that step 1 is mastering all the mechanics
like fast 90s, ramp rushes, and pyramiding and boxing players.
Then step 2 is learning how and when to use those mechanics in real live in-game scenarios.
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.
I wanna know how you guys feel about yourself as editors in Fortnite?
And quick followup question, if you're someone that plays on a high ping, did the recent
editing update that made it a client-side feature actually make editing better for you?
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whatever the heck you want, and I will catch you guys next time.
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