Epic Games Would Settle Class-Action Lawsuit to 'Gambling' like Loot Box in 'Fortnite' and 'Rocket League'

Epic Games would settle a class-action lawsuit and pay a massive sum of $78 million to all of its users under the titles "Fortnite" and "Rocket League" after an alleged gambling scheme with its Llama Loot Box, and more. The game's developer and publisher would soon complete its payment of up to $10 per player that amounts to almost 1,000 in-game credits.

Most of "Fortnite" and "Rocket League's" gamers are kids and pre-teens who are considered to be minors, underaged, and those who are still subject to different practices that might mislead or trick them. The lawsuit considers this and says that loot and mystery boxes affect them in some way, making these minors think that "they would get lucky."

The lawsuit reads that Epic has engaged its users and gamers in a "predatory scheme" that has exploited its players and users on the platform by a promise of having premium items with mystery loot boxes upon purchase. Players who have spent V Bucks and Credits in-game that are part of the United States' region would be compensated as such.

Epic Games Lawsuit: Players Should Know What They Would be Purchasing

As stated by Epic Games in a recently published tweet via "Fortnite" (@FortniteGame), players in the "Save the World" event should know what they would go into or join, and that mystery loots would be leaving. This means that instead of the golden Llama loot box, users would be able to get "X-ray Llama" boxes to know what is inside the loot.

This would also happen to "Rocket League" players who have participated in the event and have been misled to different items instead of the actual promise of the premium loot inside the mystery box. Moreover, all of these would stop on all Epic Games-managed games and would be offering upfront items to users who would purchase.

However, despite purchasing several Llama loot boxes on "Fortnite" and the mystery box on "Rocket League," players would only receive one settlement from Epic Games amounting to 1,000 V-Bucks or credits. The in-game currency is not transferrable to real-world money and can only be used in either of the Epic's titles.

How to Settle a Claim if it Does not Automatically Reflect on One's Account

According to Epic Games' "Fortnite," it would automatically come to players whenever they have purchased the random golden llama loot box using in-game money. No more further actions are required as the game's system would do all the work and refund players of their previous purchases before the lawsuit.

However, if a player claims that there were no refunds that have reflected on their account, but they have purchased the loot box before the reworked X-ray llama, there is a way that Epic Games suggests. Users would need to head to EpicLootBoxSettlement.com to make a claim and let Epic know when they have been overlooked with the refund.

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Written by Isaiah Alonzo