{"id":1252309,"date":"2026-03-01T11:53:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T11:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=612950"},"modified":"2026-03-01T11:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T11:53:07","slug":"fortnite-fans-forced-to-apologize-to-the-public-after-getting-banned-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/fortnite-fans-forced-to-apologize-to-the-public-after-getting-banned-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite fans forced to apologize to the public after getting banned for life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bring out the world\u2019s smallest violins, because Fortnite<\/em> ne’er-do-wells are having a tough time out there. The last couple of years have seen Epic Games ramp up efforts against players who break their rules, often in extremely public ways. This time, both a cheater and a hacker have both issued public statements as a part of their punishment in larger legal proceedings. <\/p>\n

In a social media post, Epic Games says that it has taken legal action against two parties: one who sold cheats, and another who digitally attacked live streamers as they were playing Fortnite<\/em>. Beyond being banned forever from the plucky battle royale game, both of these players have had to issue public statements on YouTube that acknowledge their transgressions. <\/p>\n

The ex-Fortnite<\/em> player responsible for the denial of service attacks, which overwhelm a target with internet traffic until they are incapable of moving freely, goes under the handle Zebsi. Though Zebsi only has a little over 2,000 followers on the platform as of this writing, they still published a text-heavy video where they say that they \u201cregret my actions.\u201d The video is a minute long but it only contains a couple of sentences. <\/p>\n

In the other YouTube upload from an account with around 200 followers, a fan known as Mirrored<\/a> admits that they not only used cheats during Fortnite<\/em> tournaments, they also distributed cheats to other players. \u201cI would like to apologize to the Fortnite<\/em> community,\u201d Mirrored writes before mentioning that they are banned for life from the game and will face legal action if they ever sell cheats again. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf you break the rules there are consequences,\u201d Epic states in the X post<\/a> detailing the castigation of both players. This is the latest in a series of highly aggressive tactics against cheaters, including one settlement from a cheating lawsuit involving players who won $20,000 during a tournament<\/a> that was donated to charity. So far, Epic Games has been involved in over a dozen lawsuits of a similar nature, though most of them have involved people who profit from illicit actions in Fortnite<\/em> and not necessarily situations where someone disrupts the experience of other players. <\/p>\n

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