Epic Games has taken another player to court for illegal actions in Fortnite.
Epic Games seems to progressively take action against people illegally making money through Fortnite. This time, they've sued a user for stealing and selling accounts.
Epic's Recent Lawsuits
The current Battle Pass might be called "Lawless" but some users seem to be taking this a bit too literally. Just last month, in February, Epic Games settled a lawsuit against a gamer who had cheated in Fortnite tournaments, making him return his entire prize money and publicly apologize, and banning him from tournaments for life.
They also announced a lawsuit against yet another tournament cheater:
Update: This week we filed a lawsuit against a player who cheated in our tournaments. This player used cheating software and hardware and tried to avoid getting caught by using multiple accounts. It didn't work. Cheating has no place in Fortnite and we're doing everything we... https://t.co/ZBxD706Pyi
— Fortnite Competitive (@FNCompetitive) December 18, 2024
Now, they're also suing another player who committed a different offense:
Stealing And Selling Accounts
According to Epic, as stated in a lawsuit filed on February 27, Isaac Strock allegedly took control of other players' accounts by posing as their rightful owners. He even had the audacity to message the Epic Games support service in an attempt to change the email addresses linked to these accounts, effectively locking out their original users.
Once accessed, these stolen accounts were then sold on an online message board, with one account – containing 146 skins and 30 V-Bucks – fetching approximately $425 worth of Bitcoin.
Epic stated that Strock had offered “hundreds of accounts for sale” through this platform and operates a website that claims to have sold “482 products.”
Calling stolen accounts that other people have invested time and money into "products" seems even more outrageous – but not for long because selling, let alone stealing, accounts goes against Fortnite's guidelines, which is why this lawsuit will probably end poorly for Strock.
We'll see how this court case goes and whether Epic Games will sue players for illegal actions more frequently in the future. Let's hope it scares people into playing fairly. What do you think about this case? Do you think Epic's legal pursuits will help? Tell us your opinion in the comments!