Epic gets legal with Fortnite cheaters

Epic Games is throwing the rulebook at two alleged cheaters who it says have been ruining Fortnite for other players, with the studio attempting to nip negative behaviour in the bud by making an example of them in court.

According to a report over on TorrentFreak, Epic is targeting Mr. Broom and Mr. Vraspir over their use of software that violates copyright and the terms of the agreement between player and company (you know, those lengthy legal notices that none of us read when agreeing to play a game).

The pair is said to be targeting the game, particularly people livestreaming it on platforms such as Twitch, with a view to creating "unwanted chaos and disorder" (we can't verify the authenticity of this quote, but it was included in the report linked above). Both individuals are said to have an association with AddictedCheats.net.

Community coordinator Nathan "I don't like cheaters either" Mooney also wrote the following statement, which doesn't reference the legal action directly, but certainly seems to support the action if true:

"To start, addressing cheaters in Fortnite is the highest priority across Epic Games. We are constantly working against both the cheaters themselves and the cheat providers. And it's ongoing, we're exploring every measure to ensure these cheaters are removed and stay removed from Fortnite Battle Royale and the Epic ecosystem. We don't want to give too many clues about what we're doing, but we are rolling out tools and will continue to do so. Thousands have been banned and we have no plans to stop!"

We recently took a closer look at Fortnite's Battle Royale and Horde modes, and you can read our gameplay impressions by heading here.