Fortnite pro goes viral on Twitter after being banned for a bug in FNCS Epic GamesThe latest round of Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) competition ended in disaster for pro player \u2018Waffles\u2019 as he encountered a game-breaking glitch and was banned shortly after. On August 2 Epic Games made the drastic decision to disable motorboats in Fortnite. While some terrain glitches were a big factor, the main reason to shut down an insane exploit. Through a new bug, players were able to use motorboats to duplicate a limitless number of items. Whether it\u2019s items or ammunition, an endless amount could be generated in the blink of an eye. Obviously, using this exploit in competition would be frowned upon. However, there are also ways for players to accidentally stumble into the bug; beating an enemy and simply looting them could see your inventory overrun with infinite items. This is exactly what happened to Waffles during a round of FNCS competition on August 1. Not only was he disqualified from the tournament, but his account was also hit with a ban, leading the Fortnite community to erupt on social media in a wave of support for the player. Once a cheater always a cheater ig LOL pic.twitter.com\/GWJugRinSe \u2014 waffles (@WafflesFN) August 1, 2020 \u201cWait my inventory is disappearing,\u201d Waffles said in the middle of a competitive match. An endless supply of Crash Pads rapidly replaced his entire loadout. No matter how many he placed on the ground, the item never seemed to run out. \u201cWhat am I supposed to do\u2026 it just happened.\u201d Hours later a notification appeared on his screen to inform him of a disqualification. \u201cDisqualified for something that I couldn\u2019t control,\u201d he responded. \u201cAm I supposed to leave the game? That was my last game and I needed it to [qualify].\u201d This disqualification was then followed up with an outright account ban for 28 days. \u201cDue to recent actions, you\u2019ve been banned from competitive play for: Cheating,\u201d the message read. Despite having no real say in the matter, Waffles was barred from the competition and can no longer play from his primary account. Disqualified for something that I couldn’t control. Am I supposed to leave the game? That was my last game and I needed it to qual??? pic.twitter.com\/1isZZBGrof \u2014 waffles (@WafflesFN) August 1, 2020 A string of emails to Epic was then shared online, as support staff tried to explain the situation. \u201cI understand that you had no control,\u201d an employee responded. \u201cBut [this] behavior is detected by the \u2018AntyCheat\u2019 system that you accepted to add when you downloaded the game. We as a support team are not allowed to remove this type of ban.\u201d Despite tagging many of the lead devs, the support team was his only line of contact. The situation escalated as \u201cCompetitive & Anti-Cheat teams\u201d manually reviewed the issue. The ban was upheld, however, even after the investigation. \u201cWhat a sh***y way to end my comp career, thanks for all the good memories,\u201d Waffles said, seemingly done with the pro Fortnite scene. This issue sparked an outpouring of support from fellow pros, and #FreeWaffles even started trending in the United States on August 3. The official FNCS Chapter 2 Season 3 rulebook states that \u201cany technical issues or Bug encounters must be played through.\u201d Even though Waffles did just that and played through the duplication bug, his account still remains banned. Dexerto will update you with any developments regarding Waffles ban, and Epic Games\u2019 stance on it, as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fortnite pro goes viral on Twitter after being banned for a bug in FNCS Epic GamesThe latest round of Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) competition ended in disaster for pro player \u2018Waffles\u2019 as he encountered a game-breaking glitch and was banned shortly after. On August 2 Epic Games made the drastic decision to disable motorboats in […]<\/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-74141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74141","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=74141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74141\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}