Epic Games is already handing out Fortnite Delulu bans like candy at Halloween, after what you might call a disastrous first weekend, resulting in “thousands” of bans in the battle royale game. I’m no stranger to voice chat and online games, which is why I find this development to be so very unsurprising.
The Fortnite Delulu game mode heavily relies on proximity chat, allowing you to speak with other players who are near you in the 80-player match. This ensures total carnage, as only one player can win, so while you can form alliances at will, they all must come to an end eventually. Many FPS games offer such a thing; Call of Duty comes to mind, with me having a bit of experience with chat in that franchise.
While I’m sure the free Switch game’s new mode is proving to be fun for many, it’s evidently also a bit of a toxic cesspool for others, as the Fortnite Status X account reveals that Epic banned “thousands” of this over the past weekend. The statement also encourages players “to report voice chat behavior in-game that violates our community rules.” Doing so gives the team “evidence to quickly take action against rule breakers.
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