Topre Switches Are The Truth.. Happy Hacking Keyboard Hybrid Type-S Review

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  • Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2024

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  • @alexlorenlee
    @alexlorenlee 4 года назад +20

    I love my HHKB Pro 2 Type - S. I swapped it to 55g and lubed it and it is heaven on earth my man. Love your keyboard vids :)

  • @__prtcl
    @__prtcl 3 года назад +10

    control key on the left there is like the main selling point. when you’re programming hitting ctrl+letter combos all day it means that your hand isn’t stretching in that strange posture constantly. do that 5000x a day and its worth the $$ :)

  • @BloodmoonPyke
    @BloodmoonPyke 4 года назад +41

    The beginning of the video dude...I thought I was watching a keyboard review, not a better cinematic than in most games/movies these days :O

  • @dho
    @dho 4 года назад +18

    i'm actually so surprised that these keybaords are actually seeing the light of day on youtube. for the longest time there weren't any even relatively big youtubers talking about topre at all. after going through several different HHKB's I settled for a non type-s BT, and now that the hybrid is out it's time for me to upgrade to the hybrid. I always get this disconnection issue on bluetooth that breaks the experience for me while gaming with this keyboard, so i'm glad the hybrid keyboard addresses that because i'll just be using it in wired mode.

    • @제라드의게임방송
      @제라드의게임방송 4 года назад

      So true. this keyboard came out so long ago and I've used HHKB Pro and Pro2 for almost 15 years and back then there was no retailer that sold these keyboards. Now big youtubers are starting to review which makes me happy :)

  • @holybiscuits7714
    @holybiscuits7714 4 года назад +17

    Bro your voice is soo soothing I love it. This is the first video of yours that I've watched and I really hope you keep up the great quality in your future ones

  • @Microjam
    @Microjam 2 года назад +1

    I just got my HHK Professional Hybrid Type-S. The Topre keys are absolutely fantastic. The minimalist design of this keyboard is surprisingly functional and definitely makes for more effortless coding! I read several reviews on this keyboard, and most complain about the price - value for the money. It was worth the investment. Keeping my hands over the keyboard where they belong is a game changer.

  • @karlybarker
    @karlybarker 4 года назад +4

    I picked up a HHKB pro 2 second hand for a good price. Loved it stock, but went ahead and modified it with silencing rings and lubricated the switches and stabilisers with Krytox 205g0. Highly recommend taking the time to lube it! Sounds and feels amazing!!

  • @PitiPablo_
    @PitiPablo_ 4 года назад +156

    When people say topre is king, they're right

    • @CharlesXVl
      @CharlesXVl 4 года назад +15

      Topre is dopre

    • @oliverkrauss7685
      @oliverkrauss7685 4 года назад +1

      The king is naked.

    • @sumkid9263
      @sumkid9263 4 года назад +16

      I refuse to believe people who own Topre arent trying to cope for the money they spent for it

    • @Aggrofool
      @Aggrofool 4 года назад

      Topre, Holy Panda, Blue Alps, Tealios

    • @DarrinLin
      @DarrinLin 4 года назад +9

      Papa Mario Lmfao please. Topre is best money for best typing experience out of the box. People spend $300-$1000 on a custom mechanical keyboard case without switches or $300 key caps and need to spend hours lubing each one just to be on par with a Topre keyboard.

  • @a51nx
    @a51nx 4 года назад +8

    The best way to describe Topre switches is it's a good feeling of oneness with cup rubber.
    Memes aside, I have two Realforces R2 TKLs. For me, the main reason why I love these boards so much are the sounds they make when I type.
    absolute T H O C C

    • @potion95
      @potion95 4 года назад

      Ahh yes the oneness with cup rubber is strong with this one.

  • @brotex22
    @brotex22 4 года назад +7

    I have been playing with a HHKB PRO 2 for a year now, love the topre switches. You can totally play at a high lvl with a keyboard like this, I'm lvl 10 on faceit with 2k5 elo (csgo).

    • @potion95
      @potion95 4 года назад +2

      Brotex yeah I play on my Pro Hybrid and I don’t have any issues whatsoever

  • @Kasiio
    @Kasiio 4 года назад +58

    5:50 is what you came for, awww yeahhh
    Jk watch the whole video please haha

    • @grain2854
      @grain2854 4 года назад +2

      did u notice he was typing at nothing? hahaha

  • @WyattUTFT
    @WyattUTFT 4 года назад +3

    I have a niz EC keyboard. I love this thing. It has a pretty standard layout but has such a great feel to the switches. It's also pretty easy to get rubber dome sheets at different weights if you prefer something heavier. I'd like to eventually get an actual topre board but for now, this is giving me everything I need. Plus it has mx compatible stems so I can use my keycap sets. Plus I got it for $80 used which is great.

    • @doorbox788
      @doorbox788 4 года назад

      wyatt Where’d you get yours, because the amazon link has it for $400 which is insane?

    • @wonderthigh
      @wonderthigh 4 года назад +1

      DoorBox i got mine (niz atom 68) on their english site for like $175

    • @WyattUTFT
      @WyattUTFT 4 года назад

      @@doorbox788 like I said I got mine used but their website is nizkeyboard . com
      I think they have also done a run on massdrop before.

  • @carson2889
    @carson2889 4 года назад +2

    Editing is super clean on this man, keep it up :)

  • @Zeboki
    @Zeboki 4 года назад +7

    Funnily enough, I always shifted my Shift Key up to caps & Ctrl up to Shift because of my small hands and it's always a strain to deal with, I might actually pick this up. Except I love my Page Up/Down, Home/End & Arrows too much while typing out my D&D GM Notes and essays/scripts. The Keyboard Deities have pained me once more.

    • @phila7627
      @phila7627 4 года назад

      The 2nd layer arrow keys, pg up ,pg down, home, and end keys are quite close to the fn key (beside right shift key) and its still usable. I can breeze through excel spreadsheets like im using a TKL

  • @Samzwurld777
    @Samzwurld777 2 года назад

    Listen to me. I intentionally ignored everyone's Topre boards on channels until I had one. I'm tactile only gang but shit I really like them now. Love this video.

  • @Skelyboss
    @Skelyboss 4 года назад +8

    2:26 ah yes, the fucktion control

  • @maloc1166
    @maloc1166 4 года назад +8

    MY man gaming on that HHKB welcome to the family

    • @BTaesthetics
      @BTaesthetics  4 года назад +4

      aww yeah...

    • @potion95
      @potion95 4 года назад +1

      Hell yeah i just got the new HHKB Pro Hybrid and been gaming on it ever since i got it. Its incredible. :)

  • @alexkawz8231
    @alexkawz8231 4 года назад +2

    I don't have an HHKB layout but moving Control to capslock on all my boards has incredibly helpful. I can't go back, I would rather have three Ctrl keys

  • @dave13256
    @dave13256 2 года назад

    I recently bought a Topre Realforce 105UB 45g keyboard. And I have to say, that I am extremely satisfied with this keyboard. I've had several keyboards before. These included MX-Switches like MX-Blues, MX-Browns, and I tried even MX-Clear, but this keyboard is like heaven for your fingers. I can recommend a keyboard with Topre-Switches for everyone, who is a professional typist, or who types a lot. This keyboard is eventually not for gamers, because as I know many gamers prefer keyboards with RGB-Lighting and so, which Topre also manufactures. But for the most gamers, it will be too expensive. Everyone who wants an excellent build quality, and the best switches in the world is very welcome to buy this keyboard, because it's a really good one, as it is the HHKB, as it haves also Topre-Switches.

  • @randybaguinon
    @randybaguinon 4 года назад +2

    Im surprised that you guys (BST et al) have just tried Topre recently. Been using it for years. You need to mod that buddy. - lube the slider rails and change the domes to BKE. Either Lights or Ultralights, and you’re golden. :)

  • @WolfetoneRebel1916
    @WolfetoneRebel1916 4 года назад +4

    No rechargeable battery? Battery bump? $300? Think I'll be sticking with my Anne Pro 2 and remap the ctrl key if I need(I won't)!

  • @Evo_Spec
    @Evo_Spec 4 года назад

    Definitely a unique experience that everyone needs to try. I'm not a huge fan of the lack of dedicated arrows but I still come back to this board at least for a day a week.

  • @Darkmatter356
    @Darkmatter356 4 года назад +1

    Been using my Leopold FC980C for over 3 years now. Leopold is another great Topre type brand

    • @geoken2
      @geoken2 4 года назад

      Nathan Mastrangelo many would say better.

  • @blakecartwright8090
    @blakecartwright8090 4 года назад +13

    Finally you have discovered how incredible hhkb is

  • @shinymimikyu6688
    @shinymimikyu6688 4 года назад +1

    Using HHKB Pro 2 Type-S for more than 5 years and the only complain is when it will be broken so that I can buy the BT version. OTZ

  • @davidwallace3595
    @davidwallace3595 4 года назад +5

    The "liking" curve for the key feel is an underappreciated thing. I went back and forth between HHKB and and a Cherry MX blues board for quite a while becoming a Topre person. (Also, and I will never get tired of saying this, the default Fn layer is crap. I would never use the board if I could not move the Fn key and remap the Fn layer.)

  • @gx.santiago6842
    @gx.santiago6842 4 года назад

    I’ve been looking into a hhkb and then you upload a video, nice !

  • @b3nhor
    @b3nhor 4 года назад

    Bought my HHKB Pro 2 for €80 in January. They started off a little scratchy but after 2 weeks or so they became smooth as butter. I'm currently in the process of silencing it because I couldn't find a deal on a Type-S. I've already done sound and vibration dampening pads and Deskey Medium rings and lube are on their way atm.
    Love it. :)

  • @dzireg
    @dzireg 4 года назад

    Are you using the Aorus monitor for gaming now? Is the benq worse?

  • @NafiulIslam
    @NafiulIslam 3 года назад

    What lens are you using? Focal length and aperture?

  • @andy_NQ
    @andy_NQ 4 года назад +5

    i own some Topre keyboards, and while i really like my HHKB, i'd just prefer my Leopold FC980C with 1800 layout more, maybe i have to use number pad then :)

  • @geigster
    @geigster 4 года назад

    control on capslock is 1000000% better than in the bottom left. so much easier to do shortcuts and much less strain on wrist when gaming

  • @malabogia9504
    @malabogia9504 4 года назад

    I would definitely say the main thing people would complain about with getting use to this kind of layout is the split backspace.

  • @Vannagh1991
    @Vannagh1991 4 года назад

    Not sure if you will be reading this comment, but there are some custom keycap sets for topre stems on aliexpress. So it looks like there are at least some options out there (quality questions aside)

  • @parabellum3715
    @parabellum3715 4 года назад

    The switches sound similar to silent switches like the Zilents or Cherry MX Silent variants. Not a bad sound, but not the best in my opinion. Interesting review, are you gonna review any Durgod keyboards by any chance?

    • @parabellum3715
      @parabellum3715 4 года назад

      I would like to see a review of the Durgod TKL offerings on your channel.

  • @aqua-bery
    @aqua-bery Год назад

    Rechargeables are replaceable too. You can just buy a new one, possibly even longer lasting, and swap it in. AA's can corrode and ruin your entire board. While li-ion don't do that. But then you could make the argument that li-ion batteries are flammable, but that happens very rarely and only if you aren't carefully to not puncture the battery.
    Both li-ion and AA's have their pros and cons but in my opinion li-ion are better. Also, for rechargable batteries there's a different material to make them from that gives them a longer lifetime, more capacity and higher charging speeds.

  • @chestermahogany2155
    @chestermahogany2155 4 года назад

    whats the stab situation? that spacebar sounded nice, no rattle.

  • @kevinzyrkowski
    @kevinzyrkowski 4 года назад +1

    They sound like a louder lubed Zilent! Nice video Brandon!

    • @geoken2
      @geoken2 4 года назад

      Kevin Zyrkowski you don’t really get the thock with zilents. My 2 main boards are an fc660c and a dz65 with 65g zilents (lubed).

  • @olivermorrison9472
    @olivermorrison9472 4 года назад

    Yo what desk is that? Looks clean.

  • @nightking1863
    @nightking1863 3 года назад +1

    The Leopold FC660C shits on this easily

  • @RomboutVersluijs
    @RomboutVersluijs 3 года назад +1

    NOt sure why that price i so high though?!? PS is that switch sort of same as those awful mac rubber cap switches? Basically an aircap glues on?

  • @the_womp_and_only9062
    @the_womp_and_only9062 4 года назад

    I've heard that the Topre switches are only technically tactile but feel more like linears because they actuate towards the top or at least the resistance kicks in at the top so it feels smooth all the way down. I just got a Ducky One 2 SF in white, so I'm not in the immediate market for keyboards but, if I ever have a spare $300 I'd definitely want to at least try this and, if I don't like it, I'll just flip it on eBay.

  • @dylan_hill
    @dylan_hill 4 года назад

    How do you feel about alpherior keys and their keycaps plus new mousepad for gaming?

  • @Playlistz
    @Playlistz 4 года назад +11

    Man I would love this keyboard

    • @stretch90
      @stretch90 4 года назад +3

      If you want a better quality. better feeling version of this board with arrow keys check out the Leopold FC660C. IMO it's much better than the HHKB.

  • @AndyS2K76
    @AndyS2K76 4 года назад +1

    i have one type s nd one normal...uou have to try the normal one. it's also better. more tactile, a little more light in key press and you take the " toc" sound and also have the release pitch sound. for me it's aamazing if you don't have the necessity of silent one....

  • @brandonh5023
    @brandonh5023 4 года назад

    Did the price go up? Because you say almost $300

  • @drygnfyre
    @drygnfyre 4 года назад

    Thank you for the review. I've got a HHKB Pro 2, would the Pro Hybrid be a compelling update? Other than USB-c and Bluetooth, it doesn't seem to really offer anything new. I'm using this keyboard on macOS, BTW.

  • @MK-lc9fp
    @MK-lc9fp 4 года назад

    How do you compare the HHKB’s topre to the Leopold one BT? I heard lots of people said Leopold is a little bit better

  • @stretch90
    @stretch90 4 года назад

    If you want a better quality. better feeling version of this board with arrow keys check out the Leopold FC660C. IMO it's much better than the HHKB.

  • @Kraize92
    @Kraize92 4 года назад

    Time to get the hhkb layout for everything. The other best thing about the layout is the split backspace!! The hhkb is the reason why I never buy above a 65% anymore. Also really love the fn layer and pretty much replicate it on every other keyboard I get.

  • @foreveryone112
    @foreveryone112 4 года назад +2

    Oh man in my Country we don't get stores to actually try different switches haha but they look interesting

    • @potion95
      @potion95 4 года назад

      jobbyt Everydayguy yeah I live in America and even then we don’t have shops where we can try our switches. The only types you can find are the typical gaming keyboards at bestbuy

  • @PatriceSmith
    @PatriceSmith 4 года назад +3

    I love the HHKB. I have two of them.

  • @DarkSideOfTethys
    @DarkSideOfTethys 4 года назад

    I'm sure the feel is great and the sound is pretty nice otb, but I feel like the price tag for what you're getting is hard to justify for me. Glad you like it maybe feeling them would change my mind in the future. 300 for a new set of switches is pretty steep to me.

    • @DarkSideOfTethys
      @DarkSideOfTethys 4 года назад

      Great video as always though! Quality just keeps getting better bruh

  • @EnjoyedSkillet
    @EnjoyedSkillet 4 года назад

    You advertised the Pwnage mouse a bunch but you're using a Logitech mouse?

  • @dmannion81
    @dmannion81 4 года назад

    And its made in Japan and not in China which is also another reason its so expensive but I have the HHKB Pro2 and the Realforce R2 TKL (Pfu limited edition) and they are both worth every penny. I dont have the Type S HHKB but I lubed it and it like a better silenced switch when the non silent is lubed. very quiet but amazing sound and feel.

  • @rafeam7292
    @rafeam7292 4 года назад

    Hello, I want to build a keyboard myself, but I will do that for the first time. What are your tips for me?

  • @3jake5mee
    @3jake5mee 4 года назад

    are these pleasant to game on or difficult?

  • @Alex-------
    @Alex------- 4 года назад

    Love topre but hate them for gaming. Having to bottom out and reset rather then feathering the actuation point for strafing isn't optimal for me.
    For typing though they are perfection

  • @happylittletrees8130
    @happylittletrees8130 3 года назад

    Why would you buy this keyboard when you can buy one with VIA software, or any other keyboard config to change the control key, etc?

  • @MattKander
    @MattKander 4 года назад

    Lack of arrow keys loses this board for me - not everyone uses vim lol great review though Brandon!

  • @vincentma4681
    @vincentma4681 4 года назад +1

    I've switched my control and caps lock keys in firmware, and i really love it for typing and controls, so for games i just set my crouch to "caps". The only annoying thing is that sometimes i type in game in caps accidently

    • @ivoruiter6605
      @ivoruiter6605 4 года назад

      I am pretty sure you can disable caps lock

  • @danielgray675
    @danielgray675 4 года назад

    Is BT using his A7S II for these shots or another camera/lens combo? I've always wondered but never seen it listed anywhere. Thanks!

    • @BTaesthetics
      @BTaesthetics  4 года назад +1

      I use a canon c200 and Eos R these days.

    • @captriskybiscuits8785
      @captriskybiscuits8785 4 года назад

      Brandon Taylor the correct choices! Lol especially with that R5 coming out

  • @seanms35
    @seanms35 4 года назад

    Maybe it’s the sound signature of them, they don’t sound very smooth to me, but everyone says they’re really smooth. I still much prefer the sound of HP, Tangerine, Cream, or Alpaca (all lubed). Maybe I just gotta get a topre and give it some time.

  • @Accolyte1
    @Accolyte1 4 года назад +2

    Bluetooth has a delay gamers tend to stay away from, one of the reasons to hardwire.

    • @Hc4697
      @Hc4697 4 года назад

      Is their really that much of a delay though? Like noticeable input lag?

  • @BookClubDisaster
    @BookClubDisaster 3 месяца назад

    The angle is what I don't like. Too sloped. I prefer flatter. That's why I'd say a Realforce is a better Topre board. A bit less steep.

  • @parker4316
    @parker4316 4 года назад +3

    You should try it with BKE domes in I've got BKE Light Domes in mine and there way more tactile than my holy pandas and zealios v2 switches

    • @andrezinho176
      @andrezinho176 4 года назад

      Neko i also own BKE light domes on my Leopold FC660C ame thought they were much more tactile than HP and Zealios. Almost TOO tactile and honestly the amount was too much for me. Wish there was a dome that was between the subtle bump of stock domes and the BKE light.

    • @parker4316
      @parker4316 4 года назад

      @@andrezinho176 Maybe the ultra lights? I have yet to try them but maybe there a good middle ground personally I like the tactility of the lights but its too much for some stuff ie gaming

  • @drpintoa
    @drpintoa 4 года назад +1

    As a programmer, I think this wouldn't be too comfortable, you kinda need more keys for shortcuts
    The new position por ctrl sounds nice tho

  • @muCephei_
    @muCephei_ 4 года назад

    Does topre feel anything like brown or red, because that too mushy for me.
    I need some feel that a key is being clicked, not as much as blue or green but somewhere in between

  • @LiQuidNRG
    @LiQuidNRG 4 года назад

    Is the amp that you're using mentioned anywhere? It looks amazing!

  • @mble
    @mble 4 года назад +5

    5:50 this sounds like a membrane keyboard

    • @smoaf2010
      @smoaf2010 4 года назад

      because they're rubber domes

  • @warrenbrett3758
    @warrenbrett3758 4 года назад

    Are these better than alpaca's? Lol looking for that holy grail

  • @burrotek6756
    @burrotek6756 3 года назад

    i like how i just know the keyboard feels. i dont really know on other switches but topre doe

  • @CVNTGETENOUGH
    @CVNTGETENOUGH 4 года назад

    I swear I've seen a video on you putting a specific foam in your custom keyboards but I can't find it, do you still put a sound dampener in your keyboards?

  • @Zillamp3z
    @Zillamp3z 4 года назад

    Does it start to lag when the battery is about to run out???

  • @alenyx1589
    @alenyx1589 4 года назад

    I dont know if the keyboard is as insane as it looks in the video or if BTs Blockbuster videos are just so insanely well made that i would even buy an aliexpress keyboard for 200$

  • @her3tic67
    @her3tic67 4 года назад

    Wish more keyboards did this with the caps lock, tired of having to use Control as a crouch or walk function in CSGO.

    • @geoken2
      @geoken2 4 года назад

      Daniel Early you could do it yourself with sharp keys. I do it like that because every now and then I have to use my laptop keyboard and it slows me down when I don’t have CTRL on the caps lock key.

  • @DrHades-kh5xm
    @DrHades-kh5xm 4 года назад

    I'm kinda sad that nobody told him about the Leopold fc660c, better and cheaper Topre experience imo. The only thing that this has over it is the wireless.

  • @jerrykim7777
    @jerrykim7777 4 года назад

    dude the only sane layout is one that has the ctrl key where the caps lock normally is

  • @cameron5915
    @cameron5915 4 года назад

    If anyone wants to know what Topre feels like, it feels like a glorified rubber dome switch. Smoother, longer travel distance, rubber dome switch.

    • @ShredST
      @ShredST 4 года назад

      Topre makes one wonder what the hype with mechanical switches even is.

  • @blakecartwright8090
    @blakecartwright8090 4 года назад

    Should add hhkb ble PCB to hhkb pro 2 to make it Bluetooth. Then add bke domes and lube all the sliders with tribosys 3203 or 3204 and use krytox 205 grade 0 to further lube stabilizers

  • @seanms35
    @seanms35 4 года назад

    Should try Leopold’s Topre. Heard from quite a few that they all prefer it over the HHKB. Not wireless though.

    • @75yomu
      @75yomu 3 года назад

      I heard that Leopold's board have pinging issues because of the metal plate.

  • @319.e
    @319.e 3 года назад

    Can this be remapped to use different layouts? (Workman, Dvorak, etc)

  • @nicorafalovich3032
    @nicorafalovich3032 4 года назад +1

    BT those switches sound like membrane switches lmaooooo

  • @8bitsamurai6
    @8bitsamurai6 3 года назад

    For gaming id def rather have control up top. You can get after market topre caps fyi.

  • @D3ft0ne
    @D3ft0ne 4 года назад

    Three ... Hundred.. Dollars - FUCK THAT! That's a Ryzen 5 5600X lol.

  • @CharlesXVl
    @CharlesXVl 4 года назад

    I'm not sure if topre is worth the hype or the price but I do enjoy it a lot. Once I got used to the HHKB layout I can't go back

  • @Donbros
    @Donbros 4 года назад

    u could just buy fc660c. The thing I wish that leopold, realforce and hhkb would make more pbt colored keycaps. The feel is like combining rubber dome with spring, which it is XD it has that after sound

  • @jakelund3159
    @jakelund3159 4 года назад

    I actually never map anything to ctrl in games, I find it too uncomfortable to reach while using the wasd keys. I've always used caps lock for crouch.

  • @mvk4343
    @mvk4343 4 года назад

    I am expecting my JP edition to arrive in the mail tomorrow! It has arrow keys too!

  • @newtc312
    @newtc312 4 года назад +22

    6:16 awwwww yeaaaaaaaah

  • @karib1167
    @karib1167 4 года назад

    The white desk looks nice!

  • @Siinzx0
    @Siinzx0 4 года назад

    ive wanted a hhkb professional for a while, may cop with trump money. My current two keyboards are a Vortex Race 3 with Blues for work and Ducky Mecha Mini with browns for gaming.

  • @not_your_business666
    @not_your_business666 4 года назад +1

    Why not fc660c?

  • @nade_xharpe636
    @nade_xharpe636 4 года назад

    He sounds like Bob Ross when he talks about this board

  • @felix720p
    @felix720p 4 года назад +1

    you did not hope interference you expected. i think that's what you meaned

  • @pffft5399
    @pffft5399 2 года назад

    Gonna cost my first born child and my liver but its worth it

  • @positivitysheep1535
    @positivitysheep1535 4 года назад +2

    That intro was the best intro I’ve ever seen.

  • @SubterraneanChick
    @SubterraneanChick 4 года назад

    For the UNIX Programmer, specifically. Cute devicez but can't say it is the best out of box Topre/EC keebs these days. There are a few on the market, currently by the likes of Leopold, the CM NovaTouch TKL, Nix Plum and Realforce with a couple as well.
    Really, really digging the brand, NiZ's line up. The competition is real in build quality, $$$ and pretentious, elitism wanes out there.

  • @thanhavictus
    @thanhavictus 4 года назад

    Does this feel like a laptop keyboard's rubber dome?

  • @abhiteshraj1838
    @abhiteshraj1838 4 года назад +3

    Sounds like brick walls building in fortnite 😂😂