Drastic measures at Epic Games China. The group wants to act against the addictive potential of its own game. In the future it will no longer be possible in Fortnite to play as long as you want without suffering massive disadvantages. A new patch may limit the seasons. Professionals have taken a close look at the update.
With the hype around Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 in full swing, published Epic Games the V12.10 update on March 3. This was the first patch of the new season. And he really has it all. Now the previously smiled proximity mines are available to players and some bugs in the Battle Royale shooter have finally been fixed.
As with any update, professionals have searched the files to try and find additional content for the next update of Fortnite to spot. They discovered new challenges, cosmetics and even weapons. However, they also came across something else: texts for an addictive warning in the game.
Fortnite: XP lock and warnings to solve addiction problem in China
A new update at Fortnite points out that from now on measures should be taken over extremely long seasons. Do you believe that Leak Some Dataminer, Chinese players will get halved their XP rewards in the future if they play Fortnite for more than three hours at a time. A possible reason: The ever growing problem with Gambling addiction in China.
Some data has been uncovered that indicated that players would receive the following warning if they exceeded this game time. “You were online for a total of 3 hours. Game winnings are now reduced by 50% and challenge progress has been disabled. Log out for health reasons and rest. Adequate physical exercise is good for your body, ”says one of the hidden messages.
Similar warnings were also found in five hours of play. An unspecified “unhealthy game period” was also mentioned. The loss of the XP win would apparently only return to normal if the player was offline for five hours in a row and none Fortnite has played.
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Fortnite: German fans are also concerned about their favorite game
Some Fortnite-Fans are worried that they will not be able to play as much as they want or that they will not be able to level up in a row as usual. The well-known Twitter account iFireMonkeywhich is already through many Fortnite Leaks and information has become known to assured fans that this file contains Tencent would be connected to the large Chinese corporation that sells the game in the Middle Kingdom.
Gambling addiction is a big problem in the Asian region. In some cases, young gamers sit in front of PC, PS4, Xbox One and Co. and sink into their favorite games. Just a few months ago, a 17-year-old gamer died after a “gambling orgy”. Tencent, whose headquarters are in Chinese Shenzhen tries with the new measures Gambling addiction curb and prevent hours of sessions.
The file is said to only be for chinese players be noticeable and not affect the global Fortnite community to have. However, it is unclear whether Epic Games wants to enforce this restriction for other countries in the world in the future. To date, Germans have Fortnite players however, no need to worry. Your beloved experience will remain with you.
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