Epic Games settled a lawsuit against a 14-year-old in 2017 Fortnite player who allegedly made YouTube videos of themselves using cheating software.
As noted by PC gamer, the court documents do not contain the details of the settlement. Epic sued the 14-year-old first 2017, claiming that he downloaded and used cheating software and showed other players how to use it in his YouTube videos. Epic also claimed that the player violated Epic’s copyright by using the cheat to change the game’s code, and that he was a secondary Youtube Channel to a DMCA to be video on Youtube. “Suspect is an imposter,” Epic wrote in his first complaint, hard to add: ‘Nobody likes a cheater. And nobody likes to play with cheaters. “
In response to the first lawsuit, the minor’s mother wrote a passionate letter to the court disputing Epic’s claims, saying the company was “using a 14-year-old child as a scapegoat.”
While it was wild in 2017 for Epic to go after a minor, suing individual cheaters feels a bit strange considering how much Fortnite cheating has exploded since then. The Fortnite World Cup 2019 was full of it cheating scandals in the qualifications. In particular, World Cup competitor XXiF received a temporary suspension for collaboration during qualifiers and fans applauded his elimination during the World Cup match. Epic has tried his competition rules, but casual and professional players have continued to find ways to cheat in matches, particularly in 2020’s FNCS.
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Lots of other game companies are also going after cheaters lately. Last month, Riot and Bungie filed a joint lawsuit against cheat sellers, who are at least addressing the root of the problem, rather than the kids using them.