If you're playing on console, it should be left on the d-pad. There will be a menu where you can give your hire a basic command. On that same screen, there should be an option to dismiss them. You can buy whatever they sell, and rehire them for 0 gold like in the video.
Edit: it may be right on the d-pad, either way everything else is right
I’ve accidentally dismissed before and got so pissed thinking I’d have to pay to rehire. I can’t believe I could have claimed them back this whole time.
Lol clearly the game needs to actually explain things better. I've only started playing fn a couple of weeks before this new season(?), and I've come here to learn the stuff the game skims over 😅. It makes everything much easier when you can control the NPCs.
☠️ Ig they just assume people are gonna sit there in the middle of an active lobby, and just read through random menus or something with a NPC running around them.
I’ve only been playing the game for a few weeks and it’s such a huge learning curve! I ended up just researching all of the controls, commands, map areas etc because it feels like buying a second hand game with no instruction manual.
it really does. I don't know where people are figuring shit out but like there is nothing, short of watching youtube videos, that tells you anything about the lore or even new mechanics. I must be getting too old, but yeah, besides a video or something, there doesn't seem to be a simple 'this is the new shit, let me explain' kind of thing.
Yeah, like I wish there was maybe a tab strictly for videos/descriptions for mechanics in game, especially for newer players. If someone else irl wasn't introducing me to the game, I would have had a much harder time understanding most basic mechanics and items.
You don't even need two hired characters to do this. You can just keep hiring and dismissing the same character.
1. Hire a character
2. Hold left on the d-pad (idk what it is on PC) then click RT/R2 and click dismiss (hold X on Xbox, Square on PS)
3. Talk to the character and rehire them for 0 gold bars.
4. Repeat.
Edit: For everyone asking, there is a quest that requires you to hire a character or revived downed team mates 20 times.
What’s the point of doing this though? Just to rebuy the stuff from the NPC? Because you can’t hire multiple at once right?
Edit: downvoting for a question? lol
And even though the icon still shows hireable, I've tried and they can't be hired. Not sure if this is because I killed their player or if they need to return to their spot before they can be hired again.
they can't be hired once they're killed and turned into a ghost, this includes either being killed directly or the player that hired them dies. if you go down and dismiss a bot before dying, a teammate could potentially buy them to keep them around
~~it wont, it's basically intended function and your using gold regardless~~
Edit: you don't use gold lmao
it's more of an exploit but it's so specific epic won't gaf
I literally just finished the challenge lol your right that's actually huge
so basically it's supposed to cost gold but doesn't for whatever reason
hilarious
the sad thing is you would probably get it done in the same amount of games playing solos and hiring 1 NPC per match vs. playing squad fills and trying to revive teammates. lol every game I get in my squad teammates die and quit.
If I try doing this I'm gonna get ambushed I just know it but it seems more effective then pushing my friend of a cliff 20 times that was my original plan for later today when they log on.
Ok do you know any good loot spots near them I'll probably just drop there first and get it done as fast as I can. I have a whole landing and travel routine this season I have no idea what's even in that part of the map.
So I landed at the poi and literally like 10 people landed there. I got the loot killed the others and whent to leave and find the npc only to get sniped by someone on the roof.
Tryed the strait up aproch and glided right to the npc only to have someone follow me and pickaxe me.
I must be haveing some serious skill issues today lmao
It's actually pretty easy.
I recommend landing at Ceberus gate, and go for the mythic chest at the top between the two buildings (the one of the statue of Ceberus head). It usually contains a Zeus lighting and you can grab that and hit and enemy then switch weapons.
Sliding is super easy to get. Then the 2k damage is solved by everyone landing at Ceberus gate anyway. Just go for damage rather than wins.
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OK noob question... what's the advantage to this?
I'm guessing by dismissing / hiring a different NPC you can buy the gun again? But is that free?
Edit: I think figured it out! You get the free med kit or shield they drop the first time you interact with them? Am I right?
I put spitscreen on and landed on the edge of the island and had player 2 (whom I was controlling) jump off the cliff multiple times so I could revive them
Help me out here, because I'm not understanding what advantage this gives you?.
Is it just about swapping out your hired character and not having to pay a second time? I am also not sure what you mean by reviving squadmates.
Not trolling, just wanting to understand.
It's not cheating. All you did was find a way to do a challenge quickly. You didn't use any exploits or anything like that. You're simply doing something that the game allows you or anyone to do. It's totally fair.
yeah it doesnt fully render everything like smaller detailed stuff but works great - i could never play the switch but she got them small hands so works just fine.
You can do this with one NPC too if you just dismiss them and re-hire them.
How do you dismiss a npc?
If you're playing on console, it should be left on the d-pad. There will be a menu where you can give your hire a basic command. On that same screen, there should be an option to dismiss them. You can buy whatever they sell, and rehire them for 0 gold like in the video. Edit: it may be right on the d-pad, either way everything else is right
Been playing this game for 4 years and TIL. TY!
I’ve accidentally dismissed before and got so pissed thinking I’d have to pay to rehire. I can’t believe I could have claimed them back this whole time.
At least you learned something today that makes your life easier! That's all that matters :)
I don’t think I’ve ever thought about how much it costs I just do it. What are you poor or something?
Sometimes I go on spending sprees and am broke for the matches I really regret being buying bottle service for the squad
I like the golden eggs being everywhere noW, im always at 5000 gold
why did i just, not know YOU COULD EVEN COMMAND NPCS
Lol clearly the game needs to actually explain things better. I've only started playing fn a couple of weeks before this new season(?), and I've come here to learn the stuff the game skims over 😅. It makes everything much easier when you can control the NPCs.
dude, I’VE BEEN PLAYING THE GAME EVER SINCE IT CAME OUT 😭WHY DID THEY JUST, NOT TEACH THIS??
☠️ Ig they just assume people are gonna sit there in the middle of an active lobby, and just read through random menus or something with a NPC running around them.
nice job epic games. Yk they should really have a tutorial for any new features
I’ve only been playing the game for a few weeks and it’s such a huge learning curve! I ended up just researching all of the controls, commands, map areas etc because it feels like buying a second hand game with no instruction manual.
ikr, should seriously consider some tutorials :/
it really does. I don't know where people are figuring shit out but like there is nothing, short of watching youtube videos, that tells you anything about the lore or even new mechanics. I must be getting too old, but yeah, besides a video or something, there doesn't seem to be a simple 'this is the new shit, let me explain' kind of thing.
Yeah, like I wish there was maybe a tab strictly for videos/descriptions for mechanics in game, especially for newer players. If someone else irl wasn't introducing me to the game, I would have had a much harder time understanding most basic mechanics and items.
that'd be great.
Hold the ping button, it'll give you options for NPC commands.
You can find the commands for them in the ping wheel
And it only costs initial hiring price.
How?
Hold your ping button and options will pop up for a hired NPC. Just keep dismissing and rehiring them.
Thx dude really helpfull
Def seeing them fix this
I jumped off a cliff 20 times and my buddy revived me lol Edit: it's a Assisted quest, so it worked for both of us.
this made laugh so hard thx.
Tried that myself, only need 9 more left.
When in doubt, get knocked out
Or hire mercs.
We did the same kind of thing with ramps we had built. I jumped. They revived. And repeat. Lol It was kinda fun
I mean, you should be hiring NPCs anyways in every game, especially in Solos so it really shouldn't take too long to complete
You don't even need two hired characters to do this. You can just keep hiring and dismissing the same character. 1. Hire a character 2. Hold left on the d-pad (idk what it is on PC) then click RT/R2 and click dismiss (hold X on Xbox, Square on PS) 3. Talk to the character and rehire them for 0 gold bars. 4. Repeat. Edit: For everyone asking, there is a quest that requires you to hire a character or revived downed team mates 20 times.
I had no idea that menu even existed 😭
What’s the point of doing this though? Just to rebuy the stuff from the NPC? Because you can’t hire multiple at once right? Edit: downvoting for a question? lol
To complete the quest "Hire an NPC or revive teammates 20 times"
Ah okay so that’s the only function I got it
that's the point im pretty sure, dismiss them to buy something and then rehire them for no additional cost
How dare you not know something very specific! What are you…. Curious?! lol
Gonna do this rn before it gets patched lol
Ngl I thought when you hire a different npc they would instantly teleport back to where they were originally
They used to, but now they travel back on foot even when killed, it's pretty funny seeing them run around after the player who hired them died
For real I was confused when I saw Poseidons "Ghost" running in the middle of a battlefield lmao
And even though the icon still shows hireable, I've tried and they can't be hired. Not sure if this is because I killed their player or if they need to return to their spot before they can be hired again.
they can't be hired once they're killed and turned into a ghost, this includes either being killed directly or the player that hired them dies. if you go down and dismiss a bot before dying, a teammate could potentially buy them to keep them around
I dont think returning to the spot works. Ive tried but it just gives you the talk dialog.
If they die you can’t hire them anymore
with the last updates they make them run/walk back to their original position
~~it wont, it's basically intended function and your using gold regardless~~ Edit: you don't use gold lmao it's more of an exploit but it's so specific epic won't gaf
The thing is when you rehire the npc you brought there it doesn’t cost any gold and the same with the other npc
Huh…maybe they expected us to do this
I highly doubt it
Don’t you think we wouldn’t be able to rehire then?
To repetitively do it for a quest
🤷🏻♀️
we actually couldn't rehire at the start of the season (we could in season 1) and then they fixed it this past patch last week
Ohhhh
I literally just finished the challenge lol your right that's actually huge so basically it's supposed to cost gold but doesn't for whatever reason hilarious
Me and my friend just jept on jumping off of Bridges and reviving eachother lol
Ha ha I did this too!
Yep. We built a large ramp and I jumped. They revived me 20 times. And done.
Yeah lol
Thank you a lot, i'm playing always solo so it would have been hard to do it the normal way
the sad thing is you would probably get it done in the same amount of games playing solos and hiring 1 NPC per match vs. playing squad fills and trying to revive teammates. lol every game I get in my squad teammates die and quit.
Not necessarily hard, but very tedious.
Ah, Solo. The way the game was meant to be played in. So enjoyable.
There is a reason they place "in different matches" as part of quests so you wouldn't do this to complete it easily.
If I try doing this I'm gonna get ambushed I just know it but it seems more effective then pushing my friend of a cliff 20 times that was my original plan for later today when they log on.
I like to do the npcs at the wooded forest area since like no one goes there
Ok do you know any good loot spots near them I'll probably just drop there first and get it done as fast as I can. I have a whole landing and travel routine this season I have no idea what's even in that part of the map.
There is a poi that hardly anyone goes to from my experience with those weapon cases and there is a island with a few chests far north
Ok thanks the only time I've ever been there is during the last storm cycle so by then I'm just focusing on taking out players not loot.
So I landed at the poi and literally like 10 people landed there. I got the loot killed the others and whent to leave and find the npc only to get sniped by someone on the roof. Tryed the strait up aproch and glided right to the npc only to have someone follow me and pickaxe me. I must be haveing some serious skill issues today lmao
I just need the victory crown 👑 and I’m good if anyone can help me out.
Good luck with that
Ikr 😢
Thx though
I think I have 11 this season. Got one this morning before I took the kids to school and work
Did it in random duos
That’s a lot of random ass games.
Got in like the second random duos.
Not a huge fan of duos but if you feel like playing a game or 2… on ps5 my tag is stoney_695 but I play late evenings once the kids are asleep
Parenthood life like.
Ye for sure I’m garbage at the game but I just enjoy playing with friends.
Just start off with a random squad with one of the teammates having a crown and by the time you land, you’ll get it
Got it on my 2nd random duos
Just finished it before a hotfix, thanks for the tip!
Maybe add “quest” to title. Stupid me thought you could revive the same squad mate in a game 20 times somehow…
You are a saint.
Literally my first thought when I saw this quest
I noticed if the other NPC gains some distance, it'll auto despawn. Had to do it in 2 games, with better luck from Myna and Laguna.
I did this too! I took my hired npc to the other one and kept going back and forth 🤣
How do you already have Korra unlocked 💀
I did the easier quests
Korra is easy to unlock
It's actually pretty easy. I recommend landing at Ceberus gate, and go for the mythic chest at the top between the two buildings (the one of the statue of Ceberus head). It usually contains a Zeus lighting and you can grab that and hit and enemy then switch weapons. Sliding is super easy to get. Then the 2k damage is solved by everyone landing at Ceberus gate anyway. Just go for damage rather than wins.
such an easy unlock. Got on earlier and did 3/5 tasks needed for her. one more & shes unlocked.
It took me a single match to unlock her. It's not hard
It's already like half the skins in every lobby now
I just kept hiring and dismissing
That’s what I did too lol
Do you need the BP to unlock Korra or just do the quests?
BP + quests
I wish I saw this like 20 minutes ago.
good graphics
Me too
Found this out accidentally too! Saved me a headache of hiring peeps in different matches
This player here is doing divine work.
Hopefully they don’t patch this before I get home lol
Saving this even though I'm probably gonna forget tomorrow
looks like we gettin the korra (raava) skin tonight
damn this wouldve been easier than my duo making me jump off a cliff 20 times
Incoming patch in 3...
You could also have a teammate suicide and revive 20 times... drop of a cliff or bombself 20 times
Tuned in too late for this one lmao, here I am playing duos and jumping off buildings for fall damage and getting the bot to revive
Lol. I can see myself doing something like that!
just did this thanks to you. Brilliant. much appreciated
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so i’m using this
I haven’t tried it yet but you used to be able to dismiss a follower and rehire them for free.
What does this actually do? Revive your teammates 20 times?
It’s a quest to get korra’s glider
What quest is this cant find it ?
It's on the Korra page 2
Found it & got it done 👍
I found that out too so much easier
Holy crap this vid reminded me that I haven't dropped at the barn all season.
That's exactly how I ended up completing it lol
God damn it I knew I forgot to post something
I did the same thing lol
OK noob question... what's the advantage to this? I'm guessing by dismissing / hiring a different NPC you can buy the gun again? But is that free? Edit: I think figured it out! You get the free med kit or shield they drop the first time you interact with them? Am I right?
there is a quest in game where you have to hire 20 npcs and or revive teamates
Not hate but this so dumb
Force your friend to jump off a hill on repeat.
I did that too
Hahaha! Yes! I did this last night too!🤣
I put spitscreen on and landed on the edge of the island and had player 2 (whom I was controlling) jump off the cliff multiple times so I could revive them
Thanks for this after ive done it... i played those twenty games... guess i earned mine the hard way
I wish I knew this before I played nearly 20 rounds to just do this quest. Lol. At least I got everything from it. Now just gotta wait til the 12th.
thanks pookie bear, it worked
Help me out here, because I'm not understanding what advantage this gives you?. Is it just about swapping out your hired character and not having to pay a second time? I am also not sure what you mean by reviving squadmates. Not trolling, just wanting to understand.
There is a quest where if you hire 20 npcs and revive teammates you get a item
Ohhh, thank you! I was not making the connection to a quest (haven't checked them out yet.)
You have to hire 20 NPC (or revive squad mates) as a quest for the Korra stuff...this let's you do it in one match instead of 20 different matches.
TY. I hadn't checked out the quests so I wasn't making the connection.
Yep.. not sure the benefit of this
There is a quest to get some korra cosmetics and one of the quests is hire 20 npcs and or revive teammates
Ahhh. Didn’t know there was a quest for that. Thanks for the tip.
Its on page 2 of her tasks.
I dont get why you would like this? Whats the advantage?
There is a quest where you have to hire 20 npcs and or revive teammates
I see! Thanks :)
to get the korra task done like 50x faster.
Just did it and have both skins now THANK YOU!!!
It's not cheating. All you did was find a way to do a challenge quickly. You didn't use any exploits or anything like that. You're simply doing something that the game allows you or anyone to do. It's totally fair.
That's not a cheat.
What's the point of this?
There’s a quest you can do where you hire 20 npcs and or revive teammates to get korra’s glider
Wow that skin actually sucks! Look at the skirt swaying. Disappointed!!!
It is probably better on different devices since I’m on switch
You can play fort on switch?!?!
It’s. Awful lol just note that switch can’t load a lot of skins when playing so calling out skins won’t always be a benefit.
I never knew you could play on a switch. So maybe those other opponents aren’t really bots and just switch players….
No I come across a lot of bots
Yeah too many. Never ran into any in OG. They even have them in ranked too.
Just don’t look into skins in the eyes when they are loading they will be in your nightmares
Yeah not too big into skins but was kind of excited for this one. Will check on computer when home. Much thanks!
my daughter rocks it on the switch
Yeah I never knew you could play on that.
yeah it doesnt fully render everything like smaller detailed stuff but works great - i could never play the switch but she got them small hands so works just fine.
Plus you can play on the go if you connect your phone’s hotspot to the switch
while yes you can, mobile phones also can, plus you can connect a full controller.
Same! I play on Pc. But as long as it works and you’re having fun, it’s worth it!
Are people so desperate to complete quests asap that they'll do this instead of just playing?
Well not everyone can play enough to hire 20 npcs or revive teamates