After a tournament in Fortnite , a major discussion broke out on Twitter about a landing spot. A professional team accused another of intentionally changing their landing spot to disrupt them.
This is what the dispute is about: The Fortnite tournament in Katowice had already caused issues due to a bug, but now it is back in the spotlight.
The professional player “ZexRow” is accusing his opponents from Team OP Gaming of griefing. They are said to have intentionally chosen the same landing spot as ZexRow and his teammate, in order to target and disrupt them. At least, this is what ZexRow tweeted.
A dispute then broke out on Twitter between the two teams, and numerous viewers could follow the arguments.
This was ZexRow’s problem
This is how the tournament started: ZexRow and his teammate “Vinny1x” were leading the ranking on the first day of the duo tournament. On that day, they kept landing in Viking Village and could loot everything there alone. Thus, they were able to gather good resources at the start of the rounds.
This was the problem: On the second day of the duo tournament, things did not go well for the two pros, as they suddenly received visitors in Viking Village. The Korean duo from Team OP also landed at the same spot.
For ZexRow, this was a clear sign. The Koreans wanted to deliberately disrupt them and prevent the duo’s victory.
This is how it went in the game: Indeed, the American duo was so disturbed by the presence of the Koreans that they lost several rounds. In the end, they also couldn’t achieve victory in the duo competition.
Why this is a problem: Professionals train their landing spots for weeks in advance. ZexRow and Vinny1x, as well as the Koreans, probably did the same. It is all the more surprising when a team changes their landing spot in the middle of the competition.
After all, this spot should not have been their favorite during training; otherwise, they would have landed there earlier.
Pros discussed on Twitter
The discussion among the professional teams was then conducted on Twitter. The tweets have since been deleted, but hundreds of users were able to follow the confrontation.
This is what ZexRow wrote: The American raised the topic there and accused the Koreans of griefing. They seemed to have it out for ZexRow and his teammate.
This is what the Koreans replied: “Aimhero_o” from the Korean team responded: “We did not play well on the first day, so I watched the video from the day before. There, ZexRow and his colleague had free rein. That inspired me.” He also writes in another tweet that he landed there just to win. He had no other thoughts about it.
ZexRow backtracks: After some time had passed, ZexRow also spoke up again. He backtracked on his statement and understood the motives of the Koreans. He then deleted his tweets.
The numerous changes before tournaments make many pros upset:
