“Obviously this was a huge mistake and it’s completely wrong on my end,” the FaZe member said in his video. These types of hacks are usually frowned upon in the gaming community and if caught, frequently result in bans in games. If you are unfamiliar with the term, an aimbot is a cheat players can use that perfectly auto-focuses your weapon’s aim on enemies. He also stated that he had never used the hack while playing in a competitive mode. According to Esports Earnings, they are the fourth ranked team for Fornite prize money, totaling more than $2 million in winnings through 52 different contests.In the emotional six-minute video, Jarvis apologized for his actions, claiming he only used the aimbot in Fortnite’s casual solos mode and playground mode while making video content for his followers on YouTube and on Twitch. All I was thinking about whilst making those videos was just how entertaining and interesting those videos would be for your guys to watch,' he said.įaZe clan is currently one of the most popular e-sports teams on Fortnite. 'Recently I've posted some videos of me using aimbots in solos and playground mode. In his video apology, Jarvis addressed his use of the aimbot and why he used it.

Jarvis's use of the aimbot goes against Fortnite's rules, which state that 'cheaters are permanently banned across all Epic products.' In Fortnite aimbots help players by automatically aiming their guns to attack opponents more effectively, giving them a major accuracy advantage. Aimbots are programs designed to improve play by cheating the in-game system to falsely improve performance. In the video, the young gamer explained that he was banned from Fortnite for uploading videos to his YouTube channel that show him using an aimbot to improve his accuracy in the first-person shooter game.

Jarvis, 17, who was a member of the e-sports team FaZe clan, posted an emotional video on his YouTube channel Sunday explaining to his nearly 2 million subscribers why he received the ban.

Ina Fassbender/GettyĮpic Games, developers of the popular online video game Fortnite, have placed a lifetime ban on professional player known as FaZe Jarvis for using an aimbot to help his character shoot more precisely. Professional Fortnite player FaZe Jarvis was banned for life after posting videos using an aimbot.

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