Fortnite’s invisible assassin bug has players wondering if they’re dealing with hackers

no doubt Fortnite is currently one of the most popular games in the world. It started as a battle royale game and over time has evolved into a complete package, allowing players to play different game modes such as Fortnite: Save the World, Creative Fortnite, Lego Fortnite, Rocket races, Fortnite Festivaland Fortnite Ballistic.

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FortniteBattle Royale mode is the most popular game mode (Image via Epic Games)

It is still popular due to its addictive Battle Royale mode. However, getting killed by an invisible player is certainly not a good thing. A player shared a short video on social media claiming that they were killed by a cheater who was invisible. At first glance, it looks like it was a cheater, but Epic Games’ response to the complaint tells a completely different story. It makes sense why the player thought it was a hacker Fortnite filled with modders and cheaters who exploit the game’s mechanics.

A Fortnite a player claimed to have been killed by a cheater in Battle Royale mode

A Fortnite a player revealed on the r/FortNiteBR subreddit that they were killed by a cheater in Battle Royale mode. In a short clip, it appears that an invisible player has beaten an unranked Zero Build player.

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All modern video games, especially battle royale games, are full of hackers and modders who ruin the game experience for everyone else. Many players complained that the number of hackers increased in this chapter Fortniteplus players feel that Epic Games is doing nothing to destroy them.

Even Apex Legendsanother popular battle royale game full of hackers and cheaters, but EA took a bold decision to ban Linux support as most hackers abused the openness of the Linux operating system.

The hacker turned out to be an innocent player as it was a mistake

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Players encounter hackers quite often Fortnite (Image via Epic Games)

Shortly after the post went viral on Reddit, many players criticized Epic Games’ anti-cheat system, but it turned out to be something much more embarrassing.

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An Epic Games employee has reported that a player has encountered a rare bug that causes some players to become invisible on the battlefield. It seems that Epic Games has looked into the matter and concluded that the player is innocent and not a hacker. The employee assured players that Epic Games is working to resolve the issue.

Despite these setbacks, it seems FortnitePopularity is not going down anytime soon. Some wild collaborations have been controversial, but they only serve to further popularize the game. Recently, Epic Games tried to remove games like Assessment and Counter-Strike 2 launching its own PvP round-based game mode. However, it is still far from perfect.

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