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Epic Is Suing Fortnite UEFN Devs For Allegedly Using Bots To Inflate Player Counts
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Epic hasn't been shy about going after Fortnite cheaters or targeting cheat sellers in court. Now, Epic is suing two UEFN devs, Idris Nahdi and Ayob Nasser, and accused the pair of using bots to artificially create engagement on their creations.
As laid out in the lawsuit, Nahdi and Nasser allegedly created over 20,000 fake bot accounts and programed them to visit each others' Fortnite islands to inflate the engagement metric Epic uses to compensate creators. Epic paid the pair for the month of December 2024, and then noticed that the bots they created were only engaged with the 10 islands created by the plaintiffs.
The lawsuit contends that over 80% of the engagement on the plaintiffs' Islands was artificial, and in some cases, "over 99% of the engagement ... was artificial." Epic is attempting to claw back the tens of thousands of dollars" it paid to the pair for December 2024 in addition to asking the court to set additional fees for damages incurred while also legally barring Nahdi and Nasser from ever using Fortnite or any Epic Games server ever again.
Regardless of the outcome of this case, Epic has laid out ambitious plans for Fortnite creators to sell in-game items and potentially earn real money for their creations. There's also a rumor that Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters will be a major part of Fortnitemares 2025. Additionally, Epic has introduced an AI chatbot for support that's currently in the testing phase for a small percentage of users.
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Epic hasn't been shy about going after Fortnite cheaters or targeting cheat sellers in court. Now, Epic is suing two UEFN devs, Idris Nahdi and Ayob Nasser, and accused the pair of using bots to artificially create engagement on their creations.
As laid out in the lawsuit, Nahdi and Nasser allegedly created over 20,000 fake bot accounts and programed them to visit each others' Fortnite islands to inflate the engagement metric Epic uses to compensate creators. Epic paid the pair for the month of December 2024, and then noticed that the bots they created were only engaged with the 10 islands created by the plaintiffs.
The lawsuit contends that over 80% of the engagement on the plaintiffs' Islands was artificial, and in some cases, "over 99% of the engagement ... was artificial." Epic is attempting to claw back the tens of thousands of dollars" it paid to the pair for December 2024 in addition to asking the court to set additional fees for damages incurred while also legally barring Nahdi and Nasser from ever using Fortnite or any Epic Games server ever again.
Regardless of the outcome of this case, Epic has laid out ambitious plans for Fortnite creators to sell in-game items and potentially earn real money for their creations. There's also a rumor that Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters will be a major part of Fortnitemares 2025. Additionally, Epic has introduced an AI chatbot for support that's currently in the testing phase for a small percentage of users.
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Epic hasn't been shy about going after Fortnite cheaters or targeting cheat sellers in court. Now, Epic is suing two UEFN devs, Idris Nahdi and Ayob Nasser, and accused the pair of using bots to artificially create engagement on their creations.As laid out in the lawsuit, Nahdi and Nasser allegedly created over 20,000 fake bot accounts and programed them to visit each others' Fortnite islands to inflate the engagement metric Epic uses to compensate creators. Epic paid the pair for the month of December 2024, and then noticed that the bots they created were only engaged with the 10 islands created by the plaintiffs.The lawsuit contends that over 80% of the engagement on the plaintiffs' Islands was artificial, and in some cases, "over 99% of the engagement ... was artificial." Epic is attempting to claw back the tens of thousands of dollars" it paid to the pair for December 2024 in addition to asking the court to set additional fees for damages incurred while also legally barring Nahdi and Nasser from ever using Fortnite or any Epic Games server ever again.Regardless of the outcome of this case, Epic has laid out ambitious plans for Fortnite creators to sell in-game items and potentially earn real money for their creations. There's also a rumor that Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters will be a major part of Fortnitemares 2025. Additionally, Epic has introduced an AI chatbot for support that's currently in the testing phase for a small percentage of users.
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8 October 2025, 2:37 pm
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title: Epic Is Suing Fortnite UEFN Devs For Allegedly Using Bots To Inflate Player Counts
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Epic hasn't been shy about going after Fortnite cheaters or targeting cheat sellers in court. Now, Epic is suing two UEFN devs, Idris Nahdi and Ayob Nasser, and accused the pair of using bots to artificially create engagement on their creations.
As laid out in the lawsuit, Nahdi and Nasser allegedly created over 20,000 fake bot accounts and programed them to visit each others' Fortnite islands to inflate the engagement metric Epic uses to compensate creators. Epic paid the pair for the month of December 2024, and then noticed that the bots they created were only engaged with the 10 islands created by the plaintiffs.
The lawsuit contends that over 80% of the engagement on the plaintiffs' Islands was artificial, and in some cases, "over 99% of the engagement ... was artificial." Epic is attempting to claw back the tens of thousands of dollars" it paid to the pair for December 2024 in addition to asking the court to set additional fees for damages incurred while also legally barring Nahdi and Nasser from ever using Fortnite or any Epic Games server ever again.
Regardless of the outcome of this case, Epic has laid out ambitious plans for Fortnite creators to sell in-game items and potentially earn real money for their creations. There's also a rumor that Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters will be a major part of Fortnitemares 2025. Additionally, Epic has introduced an AI chatbot for support that's currently in the testing phase for a small percentage of users.
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Epic hasn't been shy about going after Fortnite cheaters or targeting cheat sellers in court. Now, Epic is suing two UEFN devs, Idris Nahdi and Ayob Nasser, and accused the pair of using bots to artificially create engagement on their creations.
As laid out in the lawsuit, Nahdi and Nasser allegedly created over 20,000 fake bot accounts and programed them to visit each others' Fortnite islands to inflate the engagement metric Epic uses to compensate creators. Epic paid the pair for the month of December 2024, and then noticed that the bots they created were only engaged with the 10 islands created by the plaintiffs.
The lawsuit contends that over 80% of the engagement on the plaintiffs' Islands was artificial, and in some cases, "over 99% of the engagement ... was artificial." Epic is attempting to claw back the tens of thousands of dollars" it paid to the pair for December 2024 in addition to asking the court to set additional fees for damages incurred while also legally barring Nahdi and Nasser from ever using Fortnite or any Epic Games server ever again.
Regardless of the outcome of this case, Epic has laid out ambitious plans for Fortnite creators to sell in-game items and potentially earn real money for their creations. There's also a rumor that Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters will be a major part of Fortnitemares 2025. Additionally, Epic has introduced an AI chatbot for support that's currently in the testing phase for a small percentage of users.
content_text: Epic hasn't been shy about going after Fortnite cheaters or targeting cheat sellers in court. Now, Epic is suing two UEFN devs, Idris Nahdi and Ayob Nasser, and accused the pair of using bots to artificially create engagement on their creations.As laid out in the lawsuit, Nahdi and Nasser allegedly created over 20,000 fake bot accounts and programed them to visit each others' Fortnite islands to inflate the engagement metric Epic uses to compensate creators. Epic paid the pair for the month of December 2024, and then noticed that the bots they created were only engaged with the 10 islands created by the plaintiffs.The lawsuit contends that over 80% of the engagement on the plaintiffs' Islands was artificial, and in some cases, "over 99% of the engagement ... was artificial." Epic is attempting to claw back the tens of thousands of dollars" it paid to the pair for December 2024 in addition to asking the court to set additional fees for damages incurred while also legally barring Nahdi and Nasser from ever using Fortnite or any Epic Games server ever again.Regardless of the outcome of this case, Epic has laid out ambitious plans for Fortnite creators to sell in-game items and potentially earn real money for their creations. There's also a rumor that Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters will be a major part of Fortnitemares 2025. Additionally, Epic has introduced an AI chatbot for support that's currently in the testing phase for a small percentage of users.
pub_date: 8 October 2025, 2:37 pm
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