Fortnite bans gamer day before $4,000,000 prize event as he's made to suffer three punishments
A Fortnite championship player got a little more than he bargained for when Epic Games caught him out for cheating.
Australian pro-gamer Morgan Bamford - who goes by the name RepulseGod - was handed three rather embarrassing punishments when it emerged he'd cheated his way into the 2023 Fortnite Championship Series (FNCS) Grand Finals.
Bamford had shared his account with another player, called Forbes, in order to qualify for the championship, which sees the world's best players compete.
He is now 'forever banned' from competing in tournaments - and it's safe to say his reputation is in tatters.
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In a social media post - and a stern warning to other plays - Fortnight Competitive wrote: "Cheating is never a winning strat.
"We took legal action against a player who shared their account to unfairly qualify for FNCS.
"Now they’re banned from Fortnite tournaments forever and their undeserved prize money was donated to charity."
The account then linked to an apology from RepulseGod, in the form of a text YouTube video.
In part, Bamford said: "Cheating in tournaments ruins the fun for players who earned their spot in tournaments and I apologise to the Fortnite community for my actions. I won't ever cheat in Fortnite again."
So, not only did Bamford have to issue a public apology, but he also had to donate the money he won from the tournament and is banned from competing ever again... They don't mess around, do they?
Bamford has reportedly earned more than $73,000 across 44 tournaments in his pro-gaming career, according to eSportsEarnings.com.
$10,000 of this was from playing Fortnite in 2023, the website suggests.
And Morgan's disqualification came just days before FNCS Copenhagen event in October 2023, which had a grand prize of $4 million.
Although Fortnite bosses are only just publicizing his disqualification now.
Naturally, fans have taken to X to react to the news.
"LMAO. They made @RepulseGod post an apology video. Epic moves different," one wrote, as a second laughed: "'I wont ever cheat in fortnite again' no s**t you're banned for life."
Praising Epic Games, a third said: "This is the energy we like to see," as a fourth weighed in: "Boss move Fortnite! Get the cheaters."
RepulseGod previously finished up fourth at DreamHack Anaheim in 2019 and cinched high placements in a number of Oceania Fortnite Champion Series events.
Topics: Gaming, Social Media, Australia, Money
Ellie Kemp