EpikWhale
NRG Esports
EpikWhale is a professional Fortnite player for NRG Esports. He can also be found streaming on Twitch.tv regularly.
| Player info | |
|---|---|
| Player | EpikWhale |
| Real Name | Shane Cotton |
| Country | USA |
| Team | NRG Esports |
| Game | Fortnite |
| Age | 19 |
| Birthday | August 3, 2002 |
EpikWhale Mouse Settings
SENSITIVITY SETTINGS - LOGITECH G PRO WIRELESS
DPI
800
X-Axis Sensitivity
7.0%
Y-Axis Sensitivity
7.0%
Polling Rate
1000 Hz
Targeting Sensitivity
50.0%
Scope Sensitivity
50.0%
EpikWhale Keybinds Settings
KEYBOARD SETTINGS - RAZER HUNTSMAN MINI
Wall
Q
Floor
Mouse 5
Stairs
E
Roof
L-Shift
Trap
T
Use
MW Up
Crouch
C
Inventory
Tab
Map
L-Alt
Reload / Rotate
B
Building Edit
F
Confirm Edit on Release
On
Harvesting Tool
1
Weapon Slot 1
X
Weapon Slot 2
V
Weapon Slot 3
Mouse 4
Weapon Slot 4
3
Weapon Slot 5
5
EpikWhale Controller Settings
1. CONTROLLER BINDS (COMBAT) - SCUF VANTAGE 2
L2
Aim Down Sights
L1
Previous Weapon
R2
Attack / Confirm
R1
Next Weapon
D-Pad Up
Inventory
D-Pad Left
Place Marker
D-Pad Right
Sprint / Auto Sprint
D-Pad Down
Edit
Triangle
Crouch
Square
Repair
Circle
Switch Mode
Cross
Jump
L3
Toggle Pickaxe
R3
Reload / Interact
Touch Pad
Map
Options Button
Game Menu
2. CONTROLLER BINDS (BUILD) - SCUF VANTAGE 2
L2
Stair Piece
L1
Roof Piece
R2
Wall Piece
R1
Floor Piece
D-Pad Up
Inventory
D-Pad Left
Change Mats / Trap
D-Pad Right
Sprint / Auto Sprint
D-Pad Down
Edit
Triangle
Crouch / Repair
Square
Repair
Circle
Switch Mode
Cross
Jump
L3
Toggle Pickaxe
R3
Rotate
Touch Pad
Map
Options Button
Game Menu
3. CONTROLLER BINDS (EDIT) - SCUF VANTAGE 2
L2
Confirm
L1
Unbound
R2
Select
R1
Unbound
D-Pad Up
Inventory
D-Pad Left
Unbound
D-Pad Right
Sprint / Auto Sprint
D-Pad Down
Unbound
Triangle
Crouch / Repair
Square
Reset
Circle
Unbound
Cross
Jump
L3
Toggle Pickaxe
R3
Unbound
Touch Pad
Map
Options Button
Game Menu
EpikWhale General Settings
GENERAL SETTINGS - SCUF VANTAGE 2
Build Mode Sensitivity
2.5x
Edit Mode Sensitivity
2.5x
Input Curve
Linear
Aim Assist Strength
100%
Look H. Speed
42%
Look V. Speed
42%
Turn H. Boost
0%
Turn V. Boost
0%
ADS Look H. Speed
12%
ADS Look V. Speed
13%
ADS Turn H. Boost
6%
ADS Turn V. Boost
5%
Turn Boost Time
0
ADS Turn Boost Time
0.00
Instant Boost
Off
Dampening Time
0.00
Edit Hold Time
0.184
Deadzone
13% / 9%
Aim Assist Strength
100%
Sprint By Default
On
EpikWhale Video Settings
1. DISPLAY - ALIENWARE AW2518H
Windowed Mode
Fullscreen
Resolution
1920×1080
Frame Rate Limit
200 FPS
2. GRAPHICS - NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080
Brightness
100%
Interface Contrast
1x
Color Blind Mode & Strength
Protanope 6
3. GRAPHICS QUALITY - NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080
View Distance
Near
Shadows
Off
Anti-Aliasing
Off
Textures
Low
Effects
Low
Post Processing
Low
4. ADVANCED GRAPHICS - NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080
VSync
Off
Motion Blur
Off
Allow Multithreaded Rendering
On
EpikWhale Gear
EpikWhale Setup
EpikWhale Gaming PC
EpikWhale's Video Gallery
EpikWhale's Image Gallery
EpikWhale’s real name is Shane Cotton (born in August 3, 2002). EpikWhale is a Fortnite esports player, currently player for NRG Esports. He started playing video games at a very young age and Disney’s Club Penguin was his first favorite game which was an MMO for kids. He first started playing Fortnite with his brother in 2017. And after playing for some time he became addicted to the game and started playing it daily. But apart from gaming he always gave priority to his studies and always finished his homework before grinding into the game. According to him his time management skills and self-discipline are some of the reasons behind his high-level skills in Fornite.
EpikWhale started to gain recognition after he qualified for the World Cup 2019 during the World Cup Week 3 Solo tryouts. After his incredible showing in the tryouts, he gain a lot of attention and was later signed by NRG Esports just at the age of 16. Since then he has been a member of the NRG Esports roster. After signing with NRG Esports he finished 3rd in the World Cup 2019 earning $1,2 Million in the process.
More Info About EpikWhale
GAMING ORIGINS
EpikWhale started playing video games when he was very young, with his favorite game being Disney’s Club Penguin, which was an MMO for kids. He and his brother started playing Fortnite when it released in 2017 and he soon became addicted to the game, often playing Fortnite until 23:00 at night after starting straight after he had completed his homework.
As a child, he became very focused on solving rubik’s cubes, which made him realize that he enjoyed startegic problem solcing tasks. He feels that these traits, along with a great deal of self-discipline and time management, are what contributed towards his high-level skills in Fornite.
His school work is very important to him, and he is always careful to finish his homework, including those towards college credits, as soon as he gets home fro school. Only once he is done does he spend the rest of his time until bed at ~23:30 grinding in-game.
PROFESSIONAL GAMING
After qualifying for the Fortnite World Cup finals on April 29, 2019 during the World Cup Week 3 Solo tryouts, he started attracting the attention of big teams and signed on with NRG Esports on July 19, 2019 when he was 16 years old. This was shortly before he succeeded in ranking 3rd in the Fortnite World Cup Finals on July 28, 2019, earning $1,2 Million USD in the process.
EpikWhale currently plans on taking a gap year after completing high school in order to pursue his pro-career with NRG Esports. His parents are obviously very supportive of his goals, which is unsurprising given his achievements thus far.
RELATIONSHIPS
He has an older brother and a dog.
INCOME
According to his Nightbot, he currently has ~150 subscribers. This should minimally earn him around $450 USD per month. This excludes additional income that he earns from sources such as his team salary, tournament winnings (estimated to be at ~$1,264,950 USD, according to esportsearnings), tiered subscriptions, tips, sponsorships, advertisements and Twitch cheer bit contributions.
STREAMING HOURS
He tends to stream daily for between 3 – 4 hours per session.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- 3rd – Fortnite World Cup Finals Solo – 2019
- 1st – World Cup Week 3 Solo Qualifier – 2019
QUOTES
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For game sense, just watch your vods, watch your replays and basically watch it with someone that you think is smarter than you, or at least can offer insight. And just watch it and just see what you could have done better to, like, win or get another kill or whatever.