Fortnite Gamer’s Viral Moment With a Philadelphia 76ers Logo Ticks Several Fans Off

Published 06/08/2022, 10:30 AM EDT

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Fortnite is a popular third-person shooter game of the Battle Royale genre. It features multiple core modes, namely Creative Mode, No Build, Save The World, and the original Battle Royale. So, there’s something for everyone. However, Fortnite can quickly become competitive as you push through the lower ranks. In fact, there are several ways you can showcase your expertise in the game.

Competitive and casual are two sides of the same coin, the coin being shooter video games. It depends on how a fan or a player wants to experience it. However, multiplayer video games often turn out to be more competitive than casual. We always feel the need to prove our skills in front of our teammates. The result? A booming video game content creation industry!

Fortnite is definitely a massive part of content streaming today, with streamers and creators from around the world showcasing their pro-gameplays, trickshots, flicks, and more. For example, a competitive Fortnite player named, ‘Walkerrz’, recently posted a video of him performing a ‘sweaty’ trick shot on Twitter. Unexpectedly, the tweet went massively viral with over 5.4 million views, as of writing.

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What is a trick shot in Fortnite?

As explained before, Fortnite‘s competitive side has proliferated a lot of young, talented athletes who are capable of performing unbelievable stunts in the game. A trickshot is a popular stunt that athletes and content creators love reproducing and practicing over and over again. It basically needs a player to kill an enemy in a ‘supernatural’ way.

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Players usually practice their trickshots in Fortnite’s Creative Mode, where they can make avail of numerous customizations. Some popular streamers even built public Fortnite Creative worlds for their fans to practice and follow their tips and tricks.

Take a look at Walkerrz’s ‘sweaty’ trickshot, which went viral. His character also flaunted the popular Philadelphia 76 skin.

‘Sweaty’ is a term assigned to Fortnite players who love deploying unnecessarily complex moves upon their enemies to kill them impressively. Basically, they can kill the player normally with a gun standing on the ground. But instead, they choose to build massive but impressive structures really fast to dumfound their enemies and then kill them.

Twitter reacts to Walkerrz’s Trick shot

Walkerrz showcased his trickshot, but the internet was quick to dismiss his talent because it was ‘unnecessarily sweaty’. However, the video did receive a lot of likes and views. In addition to the unprecedented hate, a number of competitors have also left ‘I am better than you’ comments on his post.

It is interesting to note that Walkerrz posted the video to share his best clip with his followers. However, things didn’t go as expected.

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To top it up, he also received a lot of negative comments from people who don’t appreciate sweaty stunts in Fortnite.

He may have broken his keyboard and mouse!

 

At least some support.

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Sharmila Ganguly

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Sharmila Ganguly is an ESports author at EssentiallySports. After completing her bachelor's degree in engineering, she pursued her love for writing and most importantly, video games. All kinds of video games intrigue her, but her love for shooter video games like Valorant knows no bounds. Apart from video games, she also likes to keep a tab on the world of technology and spend time with her pet parrots!
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Vibhanshu Kumar