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An unluckyFortniteplayer seems to have been social banned by Epic Games for almost three million days. Needless to say, it’s a number that is seldom seen inFortnite, or any other multiplayer game for that matter.

As one of thebest competitive multiplayer gameson the market, tensions run high in anyFortnitematch. Due to this, fans may overstep their boundaries and find themselves in a position to be sanctioned by Epic Games. There are currently four levels of sanctions inFortnite, each corresponding to the level of rule-breaking. these range from a warning message given to players to avoid any future rule-breaking to a complete account ban, and it’s up to the developers to decide how long the ban will last.

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Recently, one fan by the username “2-345” has posted a shocking in-game screenshot on Reddit, where they are seemingly banned for 7980 years. Additionally, it’s a social ban, where the player in question loses access to voice and text chat and the ability to add friends in-game. This type of ban is typically issued when players abuse chat to insult others in-game, instead of the usual reasons that get players banned effectively indefinitely, such as cheating orabusing aFortniteglitch.

Fortnite Player Seemingly Banned From Chat for Thousands of Years

As could be expected, fans immediately flocked to the post asking for further details, making jokes at the OP’s expense, and making up possible reasons for the lengthy ban such as “declaring war on a country” or “adding past BPs into the shop.” Some fans sided with Epic Games, pointing out that there are players who are still learninghow to playFortniteand play the game to unwind instead of seeing it in a purely competitive light, reminding others to be kind to everyone. The banned player is yet to comment on their post with details on what exactly earned them such a ban, stating that repeating what they said might lead them to lose their Reddit account as well.

The length of the ban, along with the ban type, is something that stands out, as the social ban still allows players to play the game, but it only restricts them frominteracting with otherFortniteplayers. Seeing as a ban of that length is effectively a permaban, it’s generally warranted only for players who repeatedly violate the rules or commit a significant transgression which leads to an account ban instead, suggesting that the entire thing may just be a visual glitch.