The Anti-Cheat Problem: How Do Fortnite Cheaters Make It To FNCS In Plain Sight?

Hackers in Fortnite are everywhere! From Twitter to TikTok, calling out cheaters in Fortnite has been a common trend lately. However, cheaters making it to the FNCS tournament is the worst that could happen to the Battle Royale! Unfortunately, that seems to have already happened in the ongoing year. But is the Anti-Cheat in Epic Games’ tactical shooter so useless? If not, how are the hackers able to invade the anti-cheat systems like nothing? Well, a lot of questions have been raised from the recent cheating trends. Looking for answers, here’s how some players crack the Battle Royale through unfair means. 

Cheaters and hackers spoiling the party for shooting fanatics in the gaming community have been a heated discussion throughout the year. Not just Fortnite but Call of Duty and CS2 have also made the headlines for being ‘cheaters paradise’. The struggle story for honest players in these shooters has been a real concern for the community. While the developers have made their efforts to tackle the hackers, the issue seems to have worsened with time. If you think this was bad, imagine these cheaters qualifying for global Fortnite tournaments and even misusing the anti-cheat loopholes on the level! 

Exposing hackers at the Global Championships

Although Epic Games’ Battle Royale is considered to be one of the toughest games to cheat, the exploits have surged in the last few months. In fact, it became a big concern when major tournaments reportedly came across hackers misusing anti-cheat loopholes in the game to make their way. Remember the infamous Galaxy Cup incident? A player was caught cheating in the live tournament. 

Unsurprisingly, the Galaxy Cup was dominated by cheaters. Here’s the winner gameplay from the brazilian server.
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Despite one of the strongest anti-cheat systems in gaming, players have constantly reported being killed by cheaters. This certainly raises a lot of curiosity about how the hackers are able to violate the law even in tournaments like FNCS. A hacker reveals the insight. 

Decoding the tricks of cheating in Fortnite

In one recent viral YouTube feature, a popular Fortnite cheat developer candidly talked about how hacking works in the Battle Royale. Moreover, the player also revealed all the loopholes hackers use to dodge the anti-cheat system’s detection. To go undetected with such a strong system, requires severe hardware modifications, hardware ban avoidance, and a small user base on your cheat to make sure you don’t get ban waved altogether. 

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“If you have a lot of users it just gives you more attention which brings you back to the ban Epic Games does. If you have a smaller user base, it’s more consistent,” the insider revealed. They gave the example of Forbes taking over the Repulse account. For the cheats to work undetected, they need their hands on an account that’s placed highly on tournaments for years, it becomes almost impossible to detect. So, hackers mostly use the accounts of pro players who have quit the game. 

Fans from all across the globe have constantly rooted for a permanent solution for the hackers in the game. Well, now you know how this is almost next to impossible because of all the loopholes being exploited by the hackers. Hopefully, the industry giants will come to a more concrete solution soon. 

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