Lawsuit says Fortnite’s Llamas are ‘predatory’

There’s Fortnite-flavored blood in the water, and so now a law firm is suing Epic Games on the basis that it makes minors want to buy things. A firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Epic in U.S. district court in California. According to the suit, an unnamed minor plaintiff has been “exploited” by Epic Games by means of the loot box system in Fortnite’s Save the World mode. The suit accuses Epic of using “predatory” practices, such as a “lower price point,” to induce minors to spend real-world money on in-game items, and seeks compensatory damages and other injunctive relief from the court. What’s perhaps the only thing interesting about this suit is the fact that it attempts to explain to a US district court why loot boxes suck. “Because Fortnite Save the World’s game progression is inextricably linked to loot progression, players are pushed to keep seeking better loot to progress in the game,” the suit reads. This is, according to the plaintiff’s lawyers, a ‘scheme’ designed to enrich Epic Games. Interestingly, this suit is based on Fortnite’s ‘Save the World’ mode and not on its actually-popular battle royale mode.