Competitive tournaments for video games are incredible events. Filled with fans, these events see the best players in the game go head-to-head with one another for a title and massive prize money. Following the success of the Fortnite World Cup, more tournaments emerged for Fortnite. The unique battle royale featuring a mix of shooting and building brought talented players. However, the faith in these events waivers as cheaters become a common occurrence, even on LAN events!
During one $250000 Fortnite tournament held on LAN, administrators and viewers caught a cheater, visibly using hacks to ruin the tournament.
Watch What’s Trending Now!
Cheater gets access to a Fortnite LAN tournament
When it comes to the competitive scene, no one like a cheater. They take away from those who put time and effort into mastering a game. Given that this tournament was played on LAN, one would think cheating should not be as easy as it was here. This certainly was not the case.
With only 30 players left, TT9Jalen and his duo partner carrot13 came under heavy fire. The enemy shot bullets as if they were a laser beam, with an aim so precise, even Tfue would drop his jaw. It did not take long for the duo to understand they came across a cheater.
There’s a cheater in the $250k Fortnite tourney here on LAN, unsure if he’s at the venue or somehow got in remotely. He’s also a blatant racist… so fkin sad man pic.twitter.com/JRcNrvonED
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) June 17, 2023
Tournament admins soon took notice, escorting someone out of the venue, surrounded by officials. While fans thought this was the cheater, it is not the case. It looks like the individual being escorted leaked the event code to cheaters. He did so for $50 per key leaked. As a result, speculation among gamers is that the cheater was not at the event in-person, but accessed the match remotely. It is shocking to see how easy it was for him to leak access keys to a tournament worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Competing players do so not only for the love of the game but as a means of livelihood.
Rumor is he was paid $50 per key leaked@MotorFN says he leaked at least 5 keys
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) June 17, 2023
He would promptly be removed from the venue by security, as the crown booed him when he walked by them. The fact that a cheater got to a LAN event is what remains the most shocking part of the entire ordeal. It is an appalling state of affairs for the entire competitive scene.
What do you think of this Fortnite cheating scandal? Let us know in the comments below!
WATCH THIS STORY: 5 Mysterious Fortnite Secrets Fans Took Years to Discover
Written by
Edited by
Harshita