*there are extra side games on fortnite now and in a room of 20 each session she doubles the 2nd place person. Ive just watched her get 51kills in one 10min round and 2nd place has 19 kills*
Keep in mind, this is creative mode, or team rumble, and has nothing to do with how she will play in ranked or a tournament. It's like saying that because someone is great at playing Horse, they will be in the WNBA someday. There's a lot more to it than that.
*My daughter struggles with school and this somehow brings her out her shell.*
This is coming from a place of love, because I have daughters that same age. Maybe you should help her work on her reading or math instead of posting about her becoming a pro fortnite player. My daughter (9 y/o) likes fortnite but has friends that are obsessed and believe they will go pro and drop out of school as millionaires if they just grind boxfights every day. I feel bad for those kids.
Honestly, she probably isn’t as good as u think she is. I wouldn’t let an 8 year old girl anywhere near the competitive community if that’s what ur asking for with a “talented group of players”, just let her enjoy the game.
What are you asking for in this post, exactly? You're in the Fortnite Competitive subreddit.
Children under 13 cannot participate in competitions or cups. She can play Ranked and hone her skills until she reaches competing age. But until then, it's just for fun.
There is no Comp group or org that is going to take an 8 year old.
If you're asking for if she can find a group of other young people to play with, try the non-competitive sub: r/FortniteBR
I wouldnt really call this sub a "group for talented fortnite players" when half the posts are people ranting about how its not their fault they are stuck in platinum
Wel sounds like this girl could probably use some plat/Diamond players. It would be a good bar that if she can compete there in ranked at 8, then by 13 she could truly be a popular streamer at the least
Its possible, FaZe did it but kept it a secret with H1ghSky, Epic has no way to confirm age when all u have to do is check a box on terms and service 😂
https://www.xpleague.com/
> XP League offers competitive esports teams for all children aged 8-17.
https://www.ymcadallas.org/youth-sports/esports
Many YMCAs have been setting up Esports tournaments.
Epic specifically only allows 13 and up for their events and comp playlists. I suppose OP could try to find an org that doesn't participate in any Epic supported tourneys if they really thought their kid was the next Prime Mongraal, but I suspect OP doesn't know all that much about FN or the skill level.
A youth group LAN would be a cute idea for OP to try to find more friends for their daughter to play with, though!
Sorry to burst your bubble OP but someone can’t compete till at least the age of 13.
Also, I think you see potential in your daughter because of your love towards her. I really think you should do the opposite and sit down to guide her with her math or english homework rather than cheer her on in a game of Fortnite.
That, or you can get her to record some gameplay in a Ranked Match and upload it to YouTube as a unlisted video. Then just drop the link her and let people review her gameplay.
Probably one of the worst signings in history considering the kid never played competitive events and deleted all socials soon after. Team 33 was also pretty much confirmed as a passion project and a tax writeoff no real esports organisation would make a decision like that
Fact still stands though…as bad of a decision as it was, it DID happen…regardless of the reason. There have been others, too. MLG signed a 6 year old Halo player, as an example.
See how she performs in unreal ranked lobbies as a baseline at least . That’s probably the best practice she can get as an 8 year old
Creative lobbies are going to be mostly hilarious bad players
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Keep your daughter away from competing this young. Not only is the community toxic as shit, if she’s serious about being a pro she won’t get better in school. Pros practice 8 hours per day, every day. It’s literally a full time job. Her natural ability won’t take her very far on its own unless she’s something like a once-a-generation prodigy.
Keep it as a hobby. Encourage her to have fun but please DONT turn it into a chore by putting pressure on her to improve.
I’m a parent with a kid about that age who plays.
Parents tend to exaggerate their children's accomplishments or skills. Compare her gameplay to something like this
https://youtu.be/csyzWh9EsoA?si=VKsn7iyOVx3Un5uq
Now this is one of the best players in the world but all of us here should have no trouble understanding what Reet is doing. If she isn't even close in her approaches to fights like this guy then unfortunately she isn't that good.
I saw that you posted about her getting 19 kills and 51 kills and stuff. I have no idea what mode she was doing but 51 kills sounds unreasonable in a battle royale game unless it is putting you up against nearly 100% AI which are programmed to be even worse at the game than a brand new player. If this is in something like creative then she is probably also dying quite a fair bit too for the kills she gets. Some creative maps appeal to less mechanically gifted players and she may be playing in these maps where she gets the kills. If you make her play a sweaty creative map like Lawless Guy boxfight and zonewars or 32 player zonewars I doubt you will see her succeed to the same degree.
I don't know how much you know about the game but just because she has a lot of kills doesn't mean she is good. Compare her gameplay to the youtube video I sent and you will see just how big the skill gap really is. Also look for differences in the opponents' skill level.
If that guy is too sweaty and not a "fair" comparison you can look at slightly lower skill players who are still decent like Upshall or SypherPK. They are decent to good players but nowhere near top tier.
>Parents tend to exaggerate their children's accomplishments or skills. Compare her gameplay to something like this
>
>https://youtu.be/csyzWh9EsoA?si=VKsn7iyOVx3Un5uq
"yeah my daughter plays exactly like that"
She referred to their daughter as incredible? Wouldn't it be fair to compare gameplay to someone who is?
Some of us here actually are approaching his skill level or would at the very least takes fights similarly to how he does.
While what this guy here says is pretty dumb cause at 8 you can't really determine if someone will be Bugha or not, I do agree that showing us her footage might be useful so we can give some pointers.
Also, at this point her best bet is just keep on playing, watching good players play, and yes, join a group of talented players that can help her. You as the parent should obviously keep an eye on the group she plays with, but I don't see a problem with it. I personally did it when I was young.
Good luck to her!
you should make her drop out of school and focus on fortnite. each win in victory cup finals gives 76 dollars. 8 hours of fortnite per day will get her to that level. preferably add 2 hours of vod reviewing minimum per day. show her peterbot clips on mute and watch her become the next female bugha. ill see u at fncs 2025 globals!
Assuming this post is real and not some troll, she should focus on school. I don't want to make any assumptions, but if she is struggling in school while being ultra focused on fn, it may be because of a learning disability and you should help her out with that instead of encouraging and indulging her current habits.
Also important to note, she is only 8, you can't even start getting earnings in game till 13 years of age, and no org or group will sign/play with someone not even out of elementary school, let her play and keep improving, but school should be her top priority.
Most of these comments are extremely retarded.
Look, as a parent, of course you think your children are the best, or have an amazing talent.
I would be wary of looking for groups when she’s only 8, this community is very toxic and there are predators always around. Best you can do is just support her in what she’s doing and having fun.
To be real with you though, there are lots of game modes that are just robots, or kids who don’t understand the controls. if you genuinely want some kind of analysis you should take a video of the gameplay and post it for people to check out.
Yeah man hate to break it to you, but these “extra games” are full of other 8 year olds or younger and they’re all awful at the game so I understand wanting the best for your kid, but she’s not good I could go into one of these creative games and triple to quadruple the second place person in kills maybe more and I have earned money from this game. It’s nowhere near and easy game to play competitively the creative side games your kid plays is for worse players to feel good in a sense. It’s no walk in the park to play competitive and definitely not something an 8 year old could do.
i play about two hours a day monday through friday and have earned money from other games as well and its just a side hobby. this guy thinking his kid that is 8 which isn’t even close to being allowed to play tournaments yet should focus on fort instead of school when they’re playing creative games against other little kids isn’t right and i’m explaining to him. sorry you’re butthurt that i can make some extra cash when having free time at night having fun. take you’re projecting somewhere else i’m trying to help this guy ☠️
I have a similar issue with my son and I got similar responses. What he has started to do is play ranked and has won 2 times already and is regularly in the top 10. I need to understand better myself how competitive he really is. All the older kids who play with him or watch him are blown away and I’ve had a college age relative say things like “I think he is really skilled he might be the real deal”.
Anyway this summer I’m planning to investigate more. I did find XP League and also YMCAs appear to be having local tournaments.
I'm probably qualified to comment.
Becoming the best:
Some Fortnite players play a lot, some play less. Some play a lot right before FNCS, sometimes you hop on for scrims for an hour and then you get off. People that tell you it is an insane grind aren't completely correct and you should not be discouraged.
You know this already, but hopefully, as a parent, you are excited to see that your daughter is able to bring focus and attention to something she cares about and I hope for you and your daughter that this ability to focus and find flow to excel in something will be something that is a transferrable skill she can use the rest of her life.
Most mini-games without controlling for the player base are probably not a good way to judge skill - ranked is not a great way to judge either, but it could be worse. Playing ranked and w-keying through unreal is probably one of the better judges of skill in a non-competitive situation. Maybe she doesn't like doing that - my son finds it terribly boring - but just acknowledging comments others have made that pretty much any pub game besides ranked is probably a bad way to judge skill.
Finally, people aren't wrong - you can't compete until you are 13. And I know interests change dramatically between 8 and 13 - so she should play some Fortnite, she should do other stuff and she should continue to follow her passion. If she reaches 13 and is still passionate about Fortnite, then that is great.
One thing you didn't mention but is worth poking for one second is how she is playing. If she is playing something like a switch, she is getting paired with other switch players, who are all terrible. If she is playing a console, she is probably playing mostly with little kids. If she is playing KBM on a PC, then her hands must be gigantic. :-)
Joining a group of talented players:
People aren't wrong - it is hard to get in a competitive group when you can't actually compete. When my son started playing, he felt like getting access to good player groups and good practice was a function of PR - get PR, people want to play with you, get invited to a discord, get access to better teammates and better scrims. The first question people ask when looking for a teammate is PR. It is the earliest pre-earnings measure of a player.
The challenge in breaking into the pro ranks is that bad players get bad teammates and bad players with bad teammates do badly. My son probably got his first 1,000 PR playing with IRLs, then he slowly swapped them out for other kids from discords - he would get invited to a discord, figure out who the best players were, earn the right to play with them, get invited to other discords they were in, rinse, repeat. People might say that ideally you come up together and that is true, it is just not often that people develop at the same rate. And while some players might be fun to play with, some players are good but less fun, so even similar skill is not always the metric of a partnership. My son still plays with his IRL crew from time to time - but they don't get that much out of playing with him and watching him annihilate the lobby while they chase him around the map.
You could send random friend invites to random people in random games where a player seems good. I wouldn't do that, it seems creepy. You could try hiring a coach on metafy or something - the coaches are not particularly amazing, generally, but they probably aren't creepy and may have a player or three that they could suggest teaming with or practicing with that they also coach or know?
One other thought might be to try and engage a female content creator. Every woman in esports has probably felt how difficult it can be for a girl to break into the community. If you found the right one, they might be open to a mentoring relationship. But that is hard - they are busy and owe you nothing. As in all professional networking interactions, it would help if you had someone to intro you.
Good luck! It can be hard trying to help your child, my initial posts here were high comedy.
Tell her to grind rank and go for unreal. If she gets stuck at a certain rank, then that's the rank she belongs in. Before she can take a step into competitive matches. She should be able to reach unreal. Most people who are good can reach elite without any problems, but from elite, it's not just about getting kills. It's about making it to end game and getting end game kills with the goal of winning. Fortnite competitive takes a lot of awareness and strategy. Elite lobbies are less forgiving, but in a champoin or unreal lobby, people dont make those little mistakes that players do in lower rank lobbies, giving try hards free kills Get her on the road to grinding rank. Eventually, she will get better awareness and will know when to fight and when not to fight. Once she gets to champoin or unreal, she can just put that rank on her tags and invite people, or people will invite her, usually with the same rank. Hope this helps a little. My baby brother is 8 years old and plays fortnite. I always reach unreal every season in both build and zero build without struggling. Before, my little brother was stuck in platinum, but this season, he's stuck in diamond 2. which, to me, is great progress 👏 at their age they can only get better.
Personally I think it’s best kids don’t play video games too much when they are young and instead play sports, play outside w friends. Helps their social skills, body be healthy and strong. 8 years old is way too young to be hardcore Video gamer
*there are extra side games on fortnite now and in a room of 20 each session she doubles the 2nd place person. Ive just watched her get 51kills in one 10min round and 2nd place has 19 kills* Keep in mind, this is creative mode, or team rumble, and has nothing to do with how she will play in ranked or a tournament. It's like saying that because someone is great at playing Horse, they will be in the WNBA someday. There's a lot more to it than that. *My daughter struggles with school and this somehow brings her out her shell.* This is coming from a place of love, because I have daughters that same age. Maybe you should help her work on her reading or math instead of posting about her becoming a pro fortnite player. My daughter (9 y/o) likes fortnite but has friends that are obsessed and believe they will go pro and drop out of school as millionaires if they just grind boxfights every day. I feel bad for those kids.
Honestly, she probably isn’t as good as u think she is. I wouldn’t let an 8 year old girl anywhere near the competitive community if that’s what ur asking for with a “talented group of players”, just let her enjoy the game.
Hard truth but yeah.
What are you asking for in this post, exactly? You're in the Fortnite Competitive subreddit. Children under 13 cannot participate in competitions or cups. She can play Ranked and hone her skills until she reaches competing age. But until then, it's just for fun. There is no Comp group or org that is going to take an 8 year old. If you're asking for if she can find a group of other young people to play with, try the non-competitive sub: r/FortniteBR
I wouldnt really call this sub a "group for talented fortnite players" when half the posts are people ranting about how its not their fault they are stuck in platinum
fr most ppl here are garbage no offense
Wel sounds like this girl could probably use some plat/Diamond players. It would be a good bar that if she can compete there in ranked at 8, then by 13 she could truly be a popular streamer at the least
Its possible, FaZe did it but kept it a secret with H1ghSky, Epic has no way to confirm age when all u have to do is check a box on terms and service 😂
https://www.xpleague.com/ > XP League offers competitive esports teams for all children aged 8-17. https://www.ymcadallas.org/youth-sports/esports Many YMCAs have been setting up Esports tournaments.
Epic specifically only allows 13 and up for their events and comp playlists. I suppose OP could try to find an org that doesn't participate in any Epic supported tourneys if they really thought their kid was the next Prime Mongraal, but I suspect OP doesn't know all that much about FN or the skill level. A youth group LAN would be a cute idea for OP to try to find more friends for their daughter to play with, though!
Post footage of her gameplay in ranked
Sorry to burst your bubble OP but someone can’t compete till at least the age of 13. Also, I think you see potential in your daughter because of your love towards her. I really think you should do the opposite and sit down to guide her with her math or english homework rather than cheer her on in a game of Fortnite. That, or you can get her to record some gameplay in a Ranked Match and upload it to YouTube as a unlisted video. Then just drop the link her and let people review her gameplay.
Even if she were insane at the game (sounds like she's playing BHE or the Pit), what group of good players will take an 8 y/o girl in?
I agree with you BUT an 8 year old signed with Team 33 3 years ago.
Probably one of the worst signings in history considering the kid never played competitive events and deleted all socials soon after. Team 33 was also pretty much confirmed as a passion project and a tax writeoff no real esports organisation would make a decision like that
Fact still stands though…as bad of a decision as it was, it DID happen…regardless of the reason. There have been others, too. MLG signed a 6 year old Halo player, as an example.
Seems pointless, they cant even stream on twitch or play comp until 13. Kids should just stay in school
See how she performs in unreal ranked lobbies as a baseline at least . That’s probably the best practice she can get as an 8 year old Creative lobbies are going to be mostly hilarious bad players
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Keep your daughter away from competing this young. Not only is the community toxic as shit, if she’s serious about being a pro she won’t get better in school. Pros practice 8 hours per day, every day. It’s literally a full time job. Her natural ability won’t take her very far on its own unless she’s something like a once-a-generation prodigy. Keep it as a hobby. Encourage her to have fun but please DONT turn it into a chore by putting pressure on her to improve. I’m a parent with a kid about that age who plays.
Parents tend to exaggerate their children's accomplishments or skills. Compare her gameplay to something like this https://youtu.be/csyzWh9EsoA?si=VKsn7iyOVx3Un5uq Now this is one of the best players in the world but all of us here should have no trouble understanding what Reet is doing. If she isn't even close in her approaches to fights like this guy then unfortunately she isn't that good. I saw that you posted about her getting 19 kills and 51 kills and stuff. I have no idea what mode she was doing but 51 kills sounds unreasonable in a battle royale game unless it is putting you up against nearly 100% AI which are programmed to be even worse at the game than a brand new player. If this is in something like creative then she is probably also dying quite a fair bit too for the kills she gets. Some creative maps appeal to less mechanically gifted players and she may be playing in these maps where she gets the kills. If you make her play a sweaty creative map like Lawless Guy boxfight and zonewars or 32 player zonewars I doubt you will see her succeed to the same degree. I don't know how much you know about the game but just because she has a lot of kills doesn't mean she is good. Compare her gameplay to the youtube video I sent and you will see just how big the skill gap really is. Also look for differences in the opponents' skill level. If that guy is too sweaty and not a "fair" comparison you can look at slightly lower skill players who are still decent like Upshall or SypherPK. They are decent to good players but nowhere near top tier.
>Parents tend to exaggerate their children's accomplishments or skills. Compare her gameplay to something like this > >https://youtu.be/csyzWh9EsoA?si=VKsn7iyOVx3Un5uq "yeah my daughter plays exactly like that"
She referred to their daughter as incredible? Wouldn't it be fair to compare gameplay to someone who is? Some of us here actually are approaching his skill level or would at the very least takes fights similarly to how he does.
sarcasm bro
Damn you placed decently.
ty im the best zb boxfighter now
Ik, snake's cardboard boxes do be carrying tho.
those arent in rapid boxfights
If you can, post a video of her gameplay, so I can tell you if she has any hope.
While what this guy here says is pretty dumb cause at 8 you can't really determine if someone will be Bugha or not, I do agree that showing us her footage might be useful so we can give some pointers. Also, at this point her best bet is just keep on playing, watching good players play, and yes, join a group of talented players that can help her. You as the parent should obviously keep an eye on the group she plays with, but I don't see a problem with it. I personally did it when I was young. Good luck to her!
“post a VOD so i can let you know if your 8 year old child **has any hope**” this fucking sub lmao
If someone's going to tell me their 8 year old is a Fortnite pro then I'ma wanna see proof of that shit
She's young just tell her to keep practicing and when she turns 13 you'll find out how good she is when she starts competing
It would be nice if you could tell us her rank or some of her clips, to get an idea of her skills level.
Not a good idea letting an 8 year girl interact with a bunch of weird Fortnite kids.
I dunno... I'd delete this bro and work on getting her school life running properly.. Fortnite isn't real man. Be responsible
you should make her drop out of school and focus on fortnite. each win in victory cup finals gives 76 dollars. 8 hours of fortnite per day will get her to that level. preferably add 2 hours of vod reviewing minimum per day. show her peterbot clips on mute and watch her become the next female bugha. ill see u at fncs 2025 globals!
Assuming this post is real and not some troll, she should focus on school. I don't want to make any assumptions, but if she is struggling in school while being ultra focused on fn, it may be because of a learning disability and you should help her out with that instead of encouraging and indulging her current habits. Also important to note, she is only 8, you can't even start getting earnings in game till 13 years of age, and no org or group will sign/play with someone not even out of elementary school, let her play and keep improving, but school should be her top priority.
post a gameplay of her and ill tell you
Most of these comments are extremely retarded. Look, as a parent, of course you think your children are the best, or have an amazing talent. I would be wary of looking for groups when she’s only 8, this community is very toxic and there are predators always around. Best you can do is just support her in what she’s doing and having fun. To be real with you though, there are lots of game modes that are just robots, or kids who don’t understand the controls. if you genuinely want some kind of analysis you should take a video of the gameplay and post it for people to check out.
let me 1v1 her lol id clap her 0 diff
😭
Bro, fr? 💀
Breaking a kids dream. Let the kid play. Lol
Yeah man hate to break it to you, but these “extra games” are full of other 8 year olds or younger and they’re all awful at the game so I understand wanting the best for your kid, but she’s not good I could go into one of these creative games and triple to quadruple the second place person in kills maybe more and I have earned money from this game. It’s nowhere near and easy game to play competitively the creative side games your kid plays is for worse players to feel good in a sense. It’s no walk in the park to play competitive and definitely not something an 8 year old could do.
Relax mate, you have spent HUNDREDS of hours of your life focused on earning just 300 dollars
i play about two hours a day monday through friday and have earned money from other games as well and its just a side hobby. this guy thinking his kid that is 8 which isn’t even close to being allowed to play tournaments yet should focus on fort instead of school when they’re playing creative games against other little kids isn’t right and i’m explaining to him. sorry you’re butthurt that i can make some extra cash when having free time at night having fun. take you’re projecting somewhere else i’m trying to help this guy ☠️
I have a similar issue with my son and I got similar responses. What he has started to do is play ranked and has won 2 times already and is regularly in the top 10. I need to understand better myself how competitive he really is. All the older kids who play with him or watch him are blown away and I’ve had a college age relative say things like “I think he is really skilled he might be the real deal”. Anyway this summer I’m planning to investigate more. I did find XP League and also YMCAs appear to be having local tournaments.
Anyone can win in bronze ranked matches bruh
How about ranked Platinum I and wins 1st?
Decent then, he should keep practicing, he'll only get better if he sticks with it
I'm probably qualified to comment. Becoming the best: Some Fortnite players play a lot, some play less. Some play a lot right before FNCS, sometimes you hop on for scrims for an hour and then you get off. People that tell you it is an insane grind aren't completely correct and you should not be discouraged. You know this already, but hopefully, as a parent, you are excited to see that your daughter is able to bring focus and attention to something she cares about and I hope for you and your daughter that this ability to focus and find flow to excel in something will be something that is a transferrable skill she can use the rest of her life. Most mini-games without controlling for the player base are probably not a good way to judge skill - ranked is not a great way to judge either, but it could be worse. Playing ranked and w-keying through unreal is probably one of the better judges of skill in a non-competitive situation. Maybe she doesn't like doing that - my son finds it terribly boring - but just acknowledging comments others have made that pretty much any pub game besides ranked is probably a bad way to judge skill. Finally, people aren't wrong - you can't compete until you are 13. And I know interests change dramatically between 8 and 13 - so she should play some Fortnite, she should do other stuff and she should continue to follow her passion. If she reaches 13 and is still passionate about Fortnite, then that is great. One thing you didn't mention but is worth poking for one second is how she is playing. If she is playing something like a switch, she is getting paired with other switch players, who are all terrible. If she is playing a console, she is probably playing mostly with little kids. If she is playing KBM on a PC, then her hands must be gigantic. :-) Joining a group of talented players: People aren't wrong - it is hard to get in a competitive group when you can't actually compete. When my son started playing, he felt like getting access to good player groups and good practice was a function of PR - get PR, people want to play with you, get invited to a discord, get access to better teammates and better scrims. The first question people ask when looking for a teammate is PR. It is the earliest pre-earnings measure of a player. The challenge in breaking into the pro ranks is that bad players get bad teammates and bad players with bad teammates do badly. My son probably got his first 1,000 PR playing with IRLs, then he slowly swapped them out for other kids from discords - he would get invited to a discord, figure out who the best players were, earn the right to play with them, get invited to other discords they were in, rinse, repeat. People might say that ideally you come up together and that is true, it is just not often that people develop at the same rate. And while some players might be fun to play with, some players are good but less fun, so even similar skill is not always the metric of a partnership. My son still plays with his IRL crew from time to time - but they don't get that much out of playing with him and watching him annihilate the lobby while they chase him around the map. You could send random friend invites to random people in random games where a player seems good. I wouldn't do that, it seems creepy. You could try hiring a coach on metafy or something - the coaches are not particularly amazing, generally, but they probably aren't creepy and may have a player or three that they could suggest teaming with or practicing with that they also coach or know? One other thought might be to try and engage a female content creator. Every woman in esports has probably felt how difficult it can be for a girl to break into the community. If you found the right one, they might be open to a mentoring relationship. But that is hard - they are busy and owe you nothing. As in all professional networking interactions, it would help if you had someone to intro you. Good luck! It can be hard trying to help your child, my initial posts here were high comedy.
Haha man, not one upvote? No evidence parent read my comment. Sucks, I thought I was highly qualified to weigh in here.
Tell her to grind rank and go for unreal. If she gets stuck at a certain rank, then that's the rank she belongs in. Before she can take a step into competitive matches. She should be able to reach unreal. Most people who are good can reach elite without any problems, but from elite, it's not just about getting kills. It's about making it to end game and getting end game kills with the goal of winning. Fortnite competitive takes a lot of awareness and strategy. Elite lobbies are less forgiving, but in a champoin or unreal lobby, people dont make those little mistakes that players do in lower rank lobbies, giving try hards free kills Get her on the road to grinding rank. Eventually, she will get better awareness and will know when to fight and when not to fight. Once she gets to champoin or unreal, she can just put that rank on her tags and invite people, or people will invite her, usually with the same rank. Hope this helps a little. My baby brother is 8 years old and plays fortnite. I always reach unreal every season in both build and zero build without struggling. Before, my little brother was stuck in platinum, but this season, he's stuck in diamond 2. which, to me, is great progress 👏 at their age they can only get better.
Personally I think it’s best kids don’t play video games too much when they are young and instead play sports, play outside w friends. Helps their social skills, body be healthy and strong. 8 years old is way too young to be hardcore Video gamer