Epic Games giving out Fortnite V-Bucks in response to class-action lawsuit Epic GamesEpic Games is handing over 1,000 V-Bucks to select Fortnite players as a result of a controversial loot box system that was pulled from the game in 2019. [jwplayer Mx6o4MA0] When Fortnite launched in 2017, its \u2018Save the World\u2019 mode was a major focus. While the battle royale aspect steered clear, this cooperative part of the game offered randomized loot boxes. There was no guarantee you\u2019d be able to unlock the specific items you wanted. As a result of universal backlash for this system, Epic scrapped the random loot boxes in 2019. Despite their removal, the developers were still hit with legal action weeks later. Now, roughly 24 months after being sued, there\u2019s a gift waiting for players that were impacted by the issue. In order to make amends for the previous Loot Llamas, anyone who purchased them will be handed to 1,000 V-Bucks. \u201cWith preliminary approval for a class action settlement, we\u2019re awarding 1,000 V-Bucks to anyone that purchased a random Loot Llama,\u201d Epic explained in a February 22 blog post. While the legal battles were exclusive to the United States, Epic has opened this offer to players around the world. 1,000 V-Bucks should appear in your account automatically with \u201cno action needed on your part.\u201d \u201cWe believe players should know upfront what they are paying for,\u201d they continued on Twitter. \u201cThis is why today we only offer X-Ray Llamas that show you the contents before you purchase them in Save the World.\u201d Not only does this new bonus apply to Save the World players, but also those who purchased similar loot boxes in Rocket League prior to their removal. 1,000 Credits will be handed to Rocket Players over the coming days just the same. We believe players should know upfront what they are paying for when they make in-game purchases. This is why today we only offer X-Ray Llamas that show you the contents before you purchase them in Save the World. \u2014 Fortnite (@FortniteGame) February 22, 2021 \u201cIt\u2019s the right thing to do,\u201d Jeffrey Jacobson of Epic\u2019s legal representatives told The Verge shortly after. \u201cWe feel good about the settlement. We hope our players agree with us.\u201d This is a one-time reward for players across both titles. Whether you purchased a single randomized loot box or 100, you\u2019re entitled to the same gift. However, various players are reporting they\u2019ve received the 1,000 V-Buck rewards in Fortnite, despite never having purchased a Loot Llama. Read more: What\u2019s included in March\u2019s Fortnite Crew? – There\u2019s a chance this bonus could come into effect for everyone that completed the tutorial for Save the World, prior to randomized loot boxes being removed in 2019. Epic is starting to roll out 1,000 V-Bucks to all players! It seems that players who have never purchased a Loot Llama in the past also receive the 1,000 V-Bucks! pic.twitter.com\/rglIhOhspC \u2014 Shiina (@ShiinaBR) February 22, 2021 If you haven\u2019t noticed anything new in your account, keep in mind it could take a \u201cfew days\u201d for the Fortnite V-Bucks or Rocket League Credits to appear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Epic Games giving out Fortnite V-Bucks in response to class-action lawsuit Epic GamesEpic Games is handing over 1,000 V-Bucks to select Fortnite players as a result of a controversial loot box system that was pulled from the game in 2019. [jwplayer Mx6o4MA0] When Fortnite launched in 2017, its \u2018Save the World\u2019 mode was a major […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72071\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}