Fortnite: what are the reasons you can be banned?

We tell you what are all the possible reasons why Epic Games can ban or temporarily or permanently expel you from Fortnite.

Expulsions from video games, whether temporary or permanent, are also known as "bans" or "baneos". A dataminer has extracted from the files of Fortnite the list of reasons why you can be banned from this game during the date of publication of this news, which coincides with Season 2 of the Fortnite Battle Pass Chapter 2. We explain it to you just below:

These are the reasons why you can be banned from Fortnite

The well-known Fortnite dataminer HYPEX published the following tweet on his Twitter account on May 26, which, according to him, is a "complete list with all the reasons for banning Fortnite", not counting the use of external tools to change skins or aimbot:

Here's every ban reason in fortnite as of now, for Competitive, Casual & STW .. (not including aimbot, skin swappers and things like that) pic.twitter.com/oz9WRkqhR2

– HYPEX – Fortnite Leaks & News (@HYPEX) May 26, 2020

This list is divided into two halves: Fortnite Battle Royale's Ban Motives, and Fortnite's Ban Motives: Save the World, the co-op campaign for up to four players.

Below we leave you a list in Spanish, with its own translation and something free with what we can deduce from the list published by HYPEX:

Ban reasons for Fortnite Battle Royale

• None – This reason appears to be used within game files when an expulsion does not fall into any of the other categories.

• Cheating: Epic Games will ban you if you use tricks that get you unfair advantages.

• Cooperate with players from other teams – This is a type of unsportsmanlike conduct that Epic Games can punish.

• Toxicity: unsportsmanlike behavior is another possible reason for expulsion.

• Harassment: Harassment of other players is not tolerated, and you may be expelled for engaging in this type of abusive behavior.

• Use low-level accounts: create a new account (and start at a low level) so that the game pairs us with novice players when we are experts, it muddies the experience of the first ones; This can be punished with temporary or permanent expulsion.

• Betting: Encourage or participate in any type of betting (usually with paVos, the virtual currency of the game) within Fortnite Battle Royale will cause you to be expelled.

• Take advantage of game bugs: Using exploits for your own benefit is one of the possible reasons for banning Fortnite.

• Intentionally disconnecting: deliberately disconnecting repeatedly (we understand that in team game modes) is a type of unsportsmanlike conduct that normally causes your teammates to lose because they are numerically inferior. He is punished with possible expulsions.

• Others: as "None", we understand that this definition of a possible ban serves as a wildcard when it cannot be cataloged correctly within the other categories.

• Account Sharing: Sharing your account with one or more Fortnite Battle Royale people may lead to indefinite suspension of your account, as Epic Games cannot ensure that your account has been stolen, for example. Ideally, each player has their own individual account and uses that instead of others.

• Bypassing the regional block: Using proxies or VPNs to access exclusive in-game content from other regions is punishable by Epic Games.

• Bypassing a previous ban: Of course, using any method to avoid a previously imposed ban will carry even greater punishment.

Ban reasons for Fortnite: Save the World

• Teaming up to harm others: Since Saving the World is a cooperative mode, teaming up with some other player to annoy those who simply want to play and have fun is a reason for expulsion.

• Being Away: Again, as Saving the World is a cooperative mode with other players, staying absent in many games repeatedly can lead to expulsion.

• Harassment: As in Battle Royale mode, harassment of other players is unacceptable conduct, punishable by ban.

• Scams and Scams: Buying and selling accounts with many items in Save the World is not approved by Epic Games. Do not buy accounts from other players, as Epic may have them closed.

• Taking advantage of gameplay glitches: Using exploits for your own benefit is another possible Fortnite ban motive: Saving the World.

• Overly competitive behavior: Saving the World is a cooperative mode; Repeatedly behaving competitively can cloud other players' gaming experience.

• Inappropriate constructions: Being excessively "creative" with the objects that we can build (such as phallic objects) can lead to expulsion.

• Teaming up with a cheater: entering games where there is a cheater, and playing repeatedly with him (and therefore taking advantage of the lack of challenge ourselves) can mean a ban.

Source: Twitter / HYPEX, own elaboration