Fortnite player faces cheating allegations after charity tournament
Cynical gamesmanship or healthy competitiveness? The internet is split...
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Your support makes all the difference.Nicholas Amyoony, a popular streamer who plays under the name “NickEh30” has divided the streaming community after he was accused of cheating in a charity Fortnite competition.
Last week’s Twitch Rivals Streamer Bowl paired 16 Twitch streamers with NFL players to compete at the popular battle royale video game.
Ahead of the competition, Amyoony was recorded talking with his duos partner, footballer David Morgan.
In the clip, which has now been circulated widely on sites like Reddit, Amyoony appears to discuss a plan to land in an off-limits part of the map.
In Fortnite, players parachute down onto the map at the beginning of every game; in competitive play, it is strictly designated where the players can and cannot land.
In the recording, the pair appear to deliberately make the infraction to gain a positional advantage, knowing they would only be punished with a warning.
The pair ultimately finished in sixth place, winning £30,000 for their chosen charities.
While many expressed their outrage on Twitter and Reddit, branding the player a “cheat”, others insisted it was simply smart tactics.
“Just like in traditional sports it might make sense to draw foul to get the W”, said @KEEMSTAR.
Cheating on Fortnite has been a much-discussed issue, with the game’s developer Epic recently coming under fire for being too lenient on players caught cheating during the Fortnite World Cup.
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