FaZe Jarvis Lifetime Fortnite Ban
Type: Controversy
Tags: faze epic games cheating auto aim
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Type: Controversy
Tags: faze epic games cheating auto aim
Overview
FaZe Jarvis Lifetime Fortnite Ban refers to Epic Games banning popular Fortnite player FaZe Jarvis, aka Jarvis Khattri, from playing the game again after he posted videos of himself using Aimbot software, an auto-aiming software. Though Jarvis denied he had ever used the cheat in a competitive setting and only used it in solo and playground mode, Epic nevertheless went through with the ban.
Background
On November 3rd, 2019 FaZe Jarvis posted a YouTube video titled "I've been Banned from Fortnite (I'm Sorry)," in which he announced that Epic Games had banned him from the game for using Aimbot software, a clear violation of Epic Games' cheating policy, in videos he had uploaded to YouTube. The video has received over 8 million views (shown below). In the video, he apologized and called the videos a "massive mistake."
Developments
The following day, YouTuber Fortnite Legend reposted Jarvis' video in which he used Aimbot, adding some commentary (shown below, left). YouTuber The Fortnite Guy posted a video arguing that Khattri not using the software in competitive modes should earn him some leeway (shown below, right). He pointed out that competitors caught cheating in the Fortnite World Cup qualifiers only received a two week ban.
The point about the softer punishment for the World Cup qualifier cheaters was echoed by FaZe Banks in a tweet[1] (shown below, left). Others argued that because Jarvis seemed to be endorsing cheating by using Aimbot software so brazenly, the punishment was deserved (shown below, right).
According to The Sun,[2] Jarvis made between $25,000 and $36,000 off the apology video.
Search Interest
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