Epic hasn’t been shy about going after Fortnite cheaters or targeting cheat sellers in court. Now, Epic is suing two UEFN devs, Idris Nahdi and Ayob Nasser, and accused the pair of using bots to artificially create engagement on their creations.
As laid out in the lawsuit, Nahdi and Nasser allegedly created over 20,000 fake bot accounts and programed them to visit each others’ Fortnite islands to inflate the engagement metric Epic uses to compensate creators. Epic paid the pair for the month of December 2024, and then noticed that the bots they created were only engaged with the 10 islands created by the plaintiffs.
The lawsuit contends that over 80% of the engagement on the plaintiffs’ Islands was artificial, and in some cases, “over 99% of the engagement … was artificial.” Epic is attempting to claw back the tens of thousands of dollars” it paid to the pair for December 2024 in addition to asking the court to set additional fees for damages incurred while also legally barring Nahdi and Nasser from ever using Fortnite or any Epic Games server ever again.
It’s interesting to see Epic taking a strong stance against cheating in Fortnite. This lawsuit highlights the ongoing challenges in maintaining fair play in online games. It’s a reminder of how important integrity is in the gaming community.