In Fortnite, a solo tournament was canceled, in which some well-known Twitch streamers participated. Players interfered in the Vanish Cup to ruin the fun for the participants.
What happened? On November 4, 2019, a custom tournament took place, where players could win $3,000. Some professional players participated and competed against each other. However, it unfortunately had to be canceled after a short time.
Epic hosts large tournaments themselves. In a test tournament, there was a prize pool of $500,000.
Which professional players participated? Some well-known pros such as Bugha, Bizzle, Megga, and Dubs were part of this tournament and competed against each other.
Tournament canceled due to game disruptors
How are these tournaments created? Through custom matchmaking, players can open and customize their own lobby. They then receive a code that allows other players to join that lobby.
Why was the tournament canceled? A few players simply passed the code needed to join the lobby to their friends.
Three players formed a team and attacked the other participants with rocket launchers. This is actually forbidden, as it is a solo tournament.
In this clip, you can see the commentators witnessing the formation of a team:
Will the tournament be repeated? The organizers Team Vanish released an official statement regarding this incident. They stated that the tournament was canceled because players cheated.
However, the tournament would take place again, with a higher prize pool. They would apologize to all players who had looked forward to the tournament.
They expressed their disappointment with the service from Epic Games for custom matchmaking and the treatment of events organized by other organizers.
Community finds this behavior annoying
What does the community think about it? Players have long been asking Epic to improve custom games. It is very annoying when trolls can simply share these codes and ruin the fun for players.
The player NikolaiFN commented under the video showing the tournament scene, saying: “We need something better, Epic. Help us set up these cool events by offering us more options to make them safer. Give us something… I’m begging you.”
What do the participants think about it? Tournament participant Yung-calc posted on Twitter, expressing his displeasure. He primarily feels sorry for the organizers. He finds it impossible that players can simply share the code to form a team.
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