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Fortnite bans have been a popular topic over the past few days. Several players have reported that Epic Games banned them for seemingly no good reason. Unfortunately, these players have lost their accounts permanently, and it doesn’t seem there’s anything they can do about it.
Epic is known for having a zero-tolerance policy regarding cheaters. While some of them may have gotten away with cheating, even winning tournaments while doing so, the Fortnite creator banned them sooner or later. However, the latest ban wave is very unusual, and no one seems to know why this is happening.
Here’s all you need to know about it.
The latest Fortnite ban wave has caused the community outrage
Reddit user Dismal-Snow8832 recently made a post that received hundreds of upvotes and comments on the popular platform. The Fortnite player claims that they were banned for no reason. According to them, they did nothing wrong, and Epic Games banned them for simply having fun.
Interestingly, the Fortnite ban came after five years of no infractions or issues. The player first received a message that they were removed from a match for using a VPN. After opening a support ticket, the player was banned permanently.
On top of this, Dismal-Snow8832 was also banned from contacting Epic Games support.
Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be an isolated incident. Several other players complained about getting a Fortnite ban for no reason as well. More specifically, it appears that the latest ban wave only affects PC players, although this hasn’t been confirmed yet.
While there is a chance that these players all broke the rules and Epic Games banned them for cheating, there’s also a possibility that the anti-cheat system is broken. Epic hasn’t addressed the issue yet, but it will be interesting to see how the situation will unfold and if more players will be banned soon.
