Epic Games threatens to ban Clix & other stars for playing Fortnite wagers Epic GamesFan-favorite wagers in Fortnite could soon be a thing of the past as Epic Games appears to be adamant on shutting down the friendly competition, following a threat of a ban to NRG\u2019s Cody \u2018Clix\u2019 Conrod. Outside of official competitions and in-game tournaments promoted by the developers, Fortnite\u2019s top players often engage in wagers to pass the time. When public lobbies aren\u2019t cutting it and Arena gets tiresome, wagers are typically the saving grace for streamers when there\u2019s little to no action. Countless professionals around the globe turn to friendly wagers for a number of reasons. For some, it\u2019s one of the only ways to find proper competition outside of a tournament setting. For others, it\u2019s purely just a means of entertaining their viewers. After years of wagers in the pro scene, it looks like Epic is pushing to shut them down for players under the legal gambling age: Clix was issued with a strict warning on Mar. 25, all but preventing him from joining a wager lobby again. \u201cWon\u2019t be playing or having anything to do with wagers,\u201d the 16-year-old pro announced on Twitter. \u201cJust got personally messaged by Epic and was told to stop.\u201d Regardless of whether it\u2019s a high-stakes wager between rivals, or a small and friendly wager between friends, everything is now off-limits. Also won’t be able to play arena with the amount of fucking stream snipers I have so will be starting to play Arena Box Fights!!!!!! orrr green vs purple go goated! \u2014 Clix (@Clix) March 25, 2021 If he were to ignore this warning, his account would eventually be hit with a \u201cban,\u201d Clix explained. \u201cRecommend others to stop as well, tweeting this so people are aware.\u201d Given a vast majority of Fortnite talent is under the legal gambling age, even low-stake challenges among friends could breach Epic\u2019s terms of service. Wagers inherently come with a form of gambling involved. Some wagers might be for a few dollars while others might be for a few thousand. Without wagers to compete in, however, this leaves top-level pros with even fewer options than before. As Clix outlined, he simply won\u2019t be playing Arena moving forward. The online mode is allegedly riddled with \u201cstream snipers.\u201d \u201cNice game, f***ing nothing to do,\u201d fellow pro \u2018Wolfiez\u2019 chimed in. \u201cF***ing hell this game sucks,\u201d Benjy \u2018Benjyfishy\u2019 Fish also added in a now-deleted tweet. Without wagers, Fortnite pros will have to find new ways to not only compete, but keep their fans engaged. Universal backlash could see Epic\u2019s stance change over time, but for now, don\u2019t expect to see any wagers online. Read More: The Rock teases Fortnite Season 6 crossover – If anyone goes against the grain, a ban could follow suit. Epic is yet to provide an official statement outside of Clix\u2019s DMs, though we\u2019ll be sure to keep you updated as further information comes to light.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Epic Games threatens to ban Clix & other stars for playing Fortnite wagers Epic GamesFan-favorite wagers in Fortnite could soon be a thing of the past as Epic Games appears to be adamant on shutting down the friendly competition, following a threat of a ban to NRG\u2019s Cody \u2018Clix\u2019 Conrod. Outside of official competitions and […]<\/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-72205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72205","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=72205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72205\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}