After Epic Games reached a settlement following a lawsuit involving random outside boxes, it announced that it would award a currency in the game to Fortnite and Rocket League players.
According to the details on a settlement website for the case, the case alleges that ‘Epic Games violated state laws on consumer protection, prevented minors from exercising their contractual disaffection rights and negligently suggested the value of its in-game articles related to his Fortnite and Rocket League video games. “(thanks Eurogamer).
Epic has denied ‘any allegations of misconduct, liability and damages alleged in the action’, and also denies that the action ‘would be appropriate for class action’ if the case were heard. Instead, “to avoid the time, cost, and uncertainty of litigation,” the court granted preliminary approval for the settlement set forth on the website.
What does this mean for players? Well, Epic says that any Fortnite: Save the World player who has purchased a random Loot Llama outdoor box will automatically receive $ 1,000 V on their account. Similarly, 1,000 credits will be given to any Rocket League player who has purchased a crate of random items (both of these items have since been removed from their respective games). The compensation will be added to all affected accounts worldwide within the next few days.
The settlement website also allows players in the US to file a claim for additional benefits if they believe that their purchase gives a claim of consumer fraud, breach of contract or other damages claim, or if they ‘a partial refund for a minor purchase. “Epic has set aside $ 26.5 million USD to handle these claims.