Fortnite players bash Epic’s mod system for allowing “racist and insensitive” maps

Fortnite players are now bashing moderators of Epic Games for allowing racist and insensitive Creative maps. While the Creative Library is full of such unethical games, here’s what the community had to say.

When compared to other Battle Royale games such as Call of Duty Warzone, Apex Legends, etc., Fortnite offers a lot more. A living ecology of many experiences, like LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival, has developed around the Epic Games title.

But before three new game modes were released, players could make their own mini-games in Fortnite’s sandbox Creative mode, and with the Creative 2.0 update, the level of innovation in these maps has already gone up a notch.

Now, developers may make minigames on any subject they can imagine by importing their own 3D graphic assets. However, the rigorous moderation staff at Epic Games reviews each map and grants publishing clearance to the creators before they go live.

But with the rise of increasingly immoral games in Fortnite Creative, players have recently expressed their dissatisfaction with the present mod system. Some players have accused the games of being “racist and insensitive” and have criticized the moderation team for allowing the maps on Fortnite.

Fortnite players call for mods to ban unethical Creative maps

Well-known Fortnite data miner HYPEX shared their thoughts on the current state of the game’s Creative mode and the range of unethical maps on the platform. They shared screenshots of certain maps that were racist and insensitive as they referred to ongoing world issues and promoted hate speech.

This chapter launch was good and all, and ik yall just came back from vacation, but please get to banning maps like this asap @FortniteGame, really disappointing if you let them stay up for longer 🤡 And there's no excuse for the first map to stay up, don't come with that "they… pic.twitter.com/GcCPPsy0ox

— HYPEX (@HYPEX) January 14, 2024

Similarly, Fortnite map creators such as MrMonkeyFN also shared a screenshot of a map that promotes racism towards Africans and has absurd cover art. He said, “This is f****d up… Epic like w**… Please do something.”

Other players also joined in the conversation where one player said, “If this is not racist idk what is anymore.” Another chimed in, “I never knew they were becoming Roblox moderation team.”

A third user added, “Their system to approve islands is a joke literally. Bunch of creators trying to post a normal map to have fun have to deal sending 6/10 times because the content is not ‘valid’. And disabling islands really does nothing, their SAC (Support a Creator) needs to be removed ASAP.”

A fourth player commented, “Fortnite Creative has become a money-farming s**t-show after UEFN released, nothing feels genuine anymore and it’s extremely demotivating from a platform I love.” A fifth one replied, “Since there are no negative consequences, these types of people do what they want without caring about the rules or morals. There should be more severe consequences at all. Hopefully, Epic will change and be very strict.”