It goes without saying that Fortnite is a great game to play with friends. The popular battle royale game is extremely accessible and it does a great job of rewarding casual and hardcore players alike. Players of all skill levels can enjoy playing Fortnite together, even if half the party just wants to run around the map completing quests. But when a squad is spending the whole day playing, someone is eventually going to have to take a break. This guide will show fans how to sit out in Fortnite without actually leaving their party.
Sitting out is a very convenient feature in Fortnite. It allows party members to step away or take a break without hindering everyone else. When the person sitting out is ready to come back, they can do so without having to trouble the party leader to send a new invite. Some common misconceptions about Fortnite are that it's getting old or that it's not as social as other games. The presence of quality-of-life features like sitting out shows that Fortnite is still very much ahead of the curve in a lot of ways.
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Players can choose to sit out while waiting in the lobby, assuming they can stop admiring character skins based on celebrities for a solid minute. This is done from the social menu, which can be opened by selecting either the social icon in the top left corner of the lobby screen or the three horizontal lines in the top right corner of the lobby screen. While in the social menu, should select the cog icon to the right of their own username/avatar. This will reveal some more options, including a Participation dropdown if the player is in a party. Selecting Sitting Out from here will be exactly what players want to do if they plan to take a short break from the party.
When players are ready to return from sitting out, they should follow the same steps as above and instead change their Participation status to Playing. It should be noted that while sitting out, it will appear as if the player has left the party entirely. But when they switch back to Playing, they will return without a hitch.
There are some other handy uses for the sit out feature aside from just taking a quick break from the game. Friends might use it to split up temporarily if someone decides they want to complete a quest. There are lots of crazy quests in Fortnite, including things like using an Alien Hologram Pad. Not everyone in every party will want to participate in these side tasks.
One thing that keeps Fortnite exciting is the influx of new content at the start of a new season. When the current Fortnite season ends, it will be a great time for friends to come back to the game together to see what's new in the next season. Sitting out is a nice feature that makes it easy to spend a day playing with friends without having to fully commit to long, endless sessions.
Fortnite is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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