Fortnite Reload takes the Battle Royale formula and flips it on its own. The idea remains the same: players drop onto the Island and the last standing wins. However, with Reload, there is one interesting change—you can respawn after dying if your team is alive.

This means the fights go on for longer as enemies can come back. The map is substantially smaller than the standard maps, with only a handful of POIs, so players are packed together. This means fast-paced combat, fast respawns, and overall a chaotically paced match.

This is why your normal Battle Royale strategies will fail here. Here are some tips and tricks to help you win more Reload matches and rank up.

Don’t Be Afraid to Be Aggressive

In Battle Royale mode, you have to pick your fights because you have only one life. But in reload, things are different; you can respawn, so taking a fight has fewer consequences and more rewards.

So, don’t be afraid to be aggressive—take as many fights as you can, especially in the early game when everyone is dropping. You can start to be a bit more passive during the endgame, but in the early to mid-game, w-key as much as you want.

Just make sure that your entire team doesn’t get wiped, or if you are solo, keep an eye on your deaths, as you are only allowed three. But, apart from that, if you see an easy kill, go for it!

Learn Your Landing Points

While this is generic advice for Battle Royale, it’s very important in Reload. The map is smaller and the player count is high, which means wherever you land, you will be contested by at least one player, usually more.

This means you need to have good knowledge of all the floor loot and chest spawns in your drop location. If you end up botching your landing, this knowledge will help you come up with an alternative plan.

Secondly, if you know the landing spot well, you can loot up faster than your opponent and push them early to get the edge on them.

Always Keep Mobility On You

Carrying mobility is already a good idea regardless of what Fortnite mode you are playing, but in Reload, it’s a necessity. You are going to be pushed, third-partied, and sprayed on by everyone, so you need to be able to get out of trouble easily.

That’s where things like Shockwave Grenades and Launch Pads help. Mobility also helps you loot back up after you have died. You can use it to quickly get to your death spot or to a nearby supply drop to get kitted up again.

In some situations, it might be even better to use the healing spot for more mobility, because during the mid-game, it will be difficult to find time to heal, but those mobility items will prove useful.

To sum it up, always have something that can keep you mobile in this mode. It’s super fast-paced, and mobility helps you keep up with the game.

Play for Position

As the game progresses to the mid-game phase, it is important that you start planning out your rotations and where you want to be positioned. This is because the speed of the game picks up a lot during this phase.

Players will start dying here and there, and you will see a lot of people respawning in the air. You will also notice a lot of players rotating out late. So, you can take advantage of this by positioning somewhere you can get free kills. For instance, if you can get to a hill, you can easily shoot at players gliding down from the sky, securing you some free kills.

Of course, this depends on the map you are playing. Some maps have a lot of elevation points while others have large open spaces.

The main takeaway of this tip is to try to be in a position that gives you the edge over other players.

Find a Loadout That Works for You

The loadout you choose depends on your playstyle. Maybe you like running a Shotgun AR and SMG combo with heals and mobility, or a Shotgun AR Sniper combo might fit your style.

If you like to fight up and close with the enemy, you can run Shotgun/SMG with two mobility and one healing item. To put it simply, you will be getting into a lot of fights, so it’s important to find a loadout that works for you. Fortnite Reload has a vast loot pool, so you have a lot to choose from.

Play with different shotguns to see which suits your playstyle, or different mobility items to see what works for you.

This tip is also important because when you die, you respawn with nothing but a pistol, so you have to loot up quickly, and when you know what you want, it saves you a lot of time deciding.

Always Reboot, Don’t Wait for Revive

This tip only applies to Duo, Trio, or Squad queues in Reload. The rule in Reload is that when you die, you will respawn if your least one of your teammates is alive.

When you get knocked out, you have the option to die and respawn. You could also wait for your teammate to revive you.

The better option here is always to choose to respawn rather than wait for a revive. Because, in the time you are waiting to be revived, you can easily get respawned and join the fight again. Secondly, if you are knocked out and your teammate dies, you are out of the game, but if you respawn and your teammate dies, they can respawn too.

Conclusion

Fortnite Reload is a really exciting mode in Fortnite. The fast-paced combat and respawns create an excellent experience. Plus, it’s a really good mode for warming up and practicing. So, whether you like playing Reload for practice, fun, or to grind the ranked mode, these tips will help you win more matches and fights.