The Fortnite pro XXiF was caught cheating red-handed. He and his friends who helped him have been punished. However, other pros say that this is not enough. What do you think?
This is what XXiF did: During the week 3 qualifiers of the Fortnite World Championship , player XXiF drew attention in the community. He is accused of teaming up with other players during matches. They then intentionally let themselves be eliminated by him so that XXiF would earn enough points to qualify for the World Championship.
Here you can see the clips showing the Fortnite player cheating.
Developer Epic Games also noticed these allegations, investigated the case, and decided: Yes, what the players did is against the rules.
This is the penalty: On the Epic Games website, the community is informed about the competition decision:
- All players involved in the violation receive a 14-day competitive ban
- They lose their eligibility for the prizes from week 3
- Player XXiF, who qualified for the World Championship through this violation, loses this qualification
How many players violated the rules? Epic Games states that 698 other players violated the rules.
Players say: The penalty is too weak
What other pros criticize: As DotEsports reports, many other pros consider the severity of the penalty too low. They say that the player and his friends can simply participate in other qualifiers once the 14 days are over.
Others say that so much money is at stake that a mere 14-day ban is insufficient. The prize pool for the finals of the World Championship stands at 30 million dollars. Each qualified participant receives at least 50,000 dollars, and the winner even 3 million dollars.
Fortnite pro Dennis “Cloak” Lepore writes on Twitter: “Cheating for 30 million dollars. 2 weeks ban. Seriously, folks.”
In response, other Twitter users express a desire for a permanent ban for all competitive tournaments.
A similar sentiment is shared by player Dakotaz. He writes: “So you can cheat for millions and only get a 14-day ban?” He wishes that XXiF would at least be banned for the remainder of this World Championship.
This is the problem players see: Once the 14 days are over, the accused players can participate in qualifiers for the current World Championship again and fight for their spot back. Many players find this unfair.
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What do you think? Is the penalty fair or should it be harsher?
This Fortnite pro was likely eliminated from the World Championship due to a bug:
