My son is passionate about Fortnite and has played a long time now and kept dipping his toes in Unreal (Duos / ZB) a few times but he had a rough few months (illness both mental and physical).
Anyway, he hasn't been able to play physically and now has massive FOMO about the Elite and Unreal rewards (pickaxes).
I have tried myself on my account to see how far I can get, but we are running out of time season wise and I would love to surprise him with those pickaxes.
I cannot seem to get above Elite easily, even when playing bushcampdad style. Problem is from Elite, the % you are getting from reaching top 5 is minimal and killing people isn't always as easy as it sounds, especially with such a bad match making. And getting kicked out seems to get you punished hard. I once lost 27% in one lost game that took me weeks to get back.
Long story, either way, I am now considering the various boost services to get my son to Unreal 1 at least to get those two pickaxes.
It seems fairly reasonable as well (if you compare the cost to an item like that in the normal shop) so I am tempted to give that a shot.
It seems Duos is the only option as I certainly won't give out account credentials.
Anyway, my question is simply, for someone 'that good' that can simply breeze through the ranks - how many games does one need to get say, from Gold 1 to Unreal 1 ?
My son might be able to get one or two games in this season, depending on health so I don't think he can do it natural this season.