Epic Games has consistently shown its commitment to combating cheating and fraudulent activities, whether it’s pursuing individual cheaters or targeting those who sell cheats. Now, the company has taken legal action against two specific UEFN developers, Idris Nahdi and Ayob Nasser, alleging they manipulated player engagement with bots.
According to recently disclosed court documents, Nahdi and Nasser are accused of creating more than 20,000 fake bot accounts. These accounts were then programmed to visit each other’s custom Fortnite islands, artificially inflating the engagement metrics that Epic uses to determine creator payouts. Epic reportedly disbursed payments to the pair for December 2024 before uncovering the suspicious patterns, noting that the bots exclusively interacted with the 10 islands developed by the plaintiffs.
The lawsuit asserts that over 80% of the engagement on these islands was artificial, with some cases allegedly showing more than 99% fraudulent activity. Epic is seeking to reclaim the significant sums paid to the developers for December 2024. Additionally, the company is asking the court for further damages and a permanent ban for Nahdi and Nasser from accessing Fortnite or any Epic Games server.
This legal dispute unfolds amidst Epic’s broader strategic moves for Fortnite, including ambitious plans to enable creators to sell in-game items and generate real-world revenue. Other recent developments in the Fortnite universe include rumors about Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters being a central feature of Fortnitemares 2025, and Epic’s introduction of an AI chatbot for customer support, currently undergoing testing with a limited user base.