Cheaters annoy players in Fortnite: Battle Royale. The fight against these cheaters is taken seriously by the developers. Anti-cheating is the highest priority.
Video games with large communities often attract players who do not take “fair play” seriously. Cheaters who run around with aimbots or wallhacks and easily score one headshot after another are annoying. Players have noticed this in Fortnite: Battle Royale, where reports of cheaters have increased lately.
Fighting this problem is now the highest priority for the developers. Thousands have already been banned, and there is no end in sight.
More tools against cheats in the works
Cheaters are rarely welcome in multiplayer games. They ruin the enjoyment of competitive games for others and are simply annoying. In a message to their players, Epic writes: “Let’s be honest. No one likes playing with cheaters. Not you, not us. Nobody.”
They describe that they play Fortnite: Battle Royale for the competitive component. The feeling of ultimately standing as a winner after a hard fight is an important part of the game. And then come the cheaters, who with crazy moves “just happen” to score a few headshots and win. This ruins the fun, and the developers know that.
“Detecting cheaters in Fortnite is the highest priority at Epic Games”. They explain that they are constantly working against cheats and cheat providers. This work will continue for a long time to ensure that cheaters leave and do not return to the game.
They do not want to say too much about the tools against cheaters. The developers continuously release new tools for this and want to continue doing so in the future. “Thousands have already been banned, and we do not plan to stop!”
Account progress to deter cheaters
In the coming weeks, the account progress feature is to be implemented. This allows you to earn rewards through playing. The team hopes to deter “casual cheaters” from trying “to use a cheat”. Because then they must fear that with a ban, all account progress will be lost.
The team is already planning further measures for the more persistent cases.
Cheaters are a problem in Fortnite: Battle Royale – More and more reports are emerging
