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Epic Games Sues Alleged Fortnite Cheaters

Epic Games is reportedly suing two Fortnite players, alleging they've already violated the sport's service terms and EULA by cheating. TorrentFreak has obtained legal complaints filed in North Carolina federal court against two individuals. The documents state that they are running afoul by "modifying and changing the overall game's code, committing copyright infringement in Fortnite Skins."Epic warned players about potential action it could take.

In your blog post post a couple weeks ago, the studio said, "Let's be straight for the second, nobody likes using cheaters. Not you, not me. Nobody." It added that addressing cheating in Fortnite is "the highest priority across Epic Games.""We're exploring every measure to make certain these cheaters are removed and also be removed from Fortnite Battle Royale and also the Epic ecosystem. We don't wish to give a great number of clues with what we're doing, but were rolling out tools and can continue to do so," the developer continued to say.

It has now banned "thousands" of players, and this will continue the bans when needed.Epic's lawsuits resistant to the two alleged cheaters goes on to mention that the defendants "use cheats inside a deliberate make an effort to destroy the integrity of, and otherwise wreak havoc in, the Fornite game. As Defendant intend, this often ruins the sport for the other players, and for your many people who watch 'streamers.'"As for why Epic has taken such a hard line from the supposed cheaters, the studio explained any particular one of the alleged cheaters was banned nine times already but launched a new account anytime to get back.

This body's also purported to have written code to the hacks, which could explain why Epic is suing he or she.Epic is suing each party for up to $150,000 in damages over copyright infringement. Another claim mentioned inside lawsuits is breach of contract and circumvention of technological measures. Go to TorrentFreak to obtain the full story.Contacted for comment concerning the lawsuit, Epic would only discuss the company's strategy to dealing with cheaters overall. "When cheaters use aimbots or some other cheat technologies to Buy Fortnite Items get an unfair advantage, they ruin games for folks who are playing fairly," an Epic spokesperson told GameSpot. "We take cheating seriously, and we'll pursue all available alternatives to make sure our games are great, fair, and competitive for players."

This isn't only prickly situation that Epic is included in right now over Fornite. PUBG developer Bluehole has threatened some form of action against Epic over Fornite due to the action's similarities with PUBG. Fortnite's Battle Royale mode, which can be free, recently passed millions of players, so it is clearly an enormous hit.One with the next extra features coming to Battle Royale can b

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