Fortnite BANNED These Skins...

[@Loe_Rio]

The weirdest thing about this update is that the game was always entirely about guns being mainly advertised as a battle royal but now they're censoring any gun or knife in game. keep in mind creative mode has been out for 5 years at this point and just now they're trying to do this "necessary evil"? I don't know what part of this update is supposed to protect kids because a big part of the fanbase for the longest time are kids with ages ranging from 6-10 and even then they could just lie about their age or in other cases watch streamers or creators play the battle royal modes. also, do cartoon guns and cartoonish looking monsters THAT scary to a 7 year old to the point that even the adult players themselves can't see the cosmetic they payed ACTUAL MONEY for? I don't know about y'all but this game is becoming more and more like Roblox for me and i think most people would agree with me that this isn't a good thing.

[@TVConnorsCrap]

They should have signed the damn petition to make whiny congressmen play violent video games

[@Nindorious1]

100% true

[@KwikBR]

it's definitely for legal reasons

[@diegoboness5870]

Exacly

[@lets_getcooking]

Exactly

[@haydendownes6509]

Crazy how the game is rated teen but they still have to make these extra restrictions. You already know what you’re getting into when you buy a teen rated game

[@frenzygaming2963]

AGREED! If parents are not doing their due diligence listening to the esrb that’s their fault and no one else should be putting up age restrictions.

[@ilikeyeetingpeople9901]

i swear bro fortnite are so dumb

[@Ember____]

It actually isn't anymore. They changed it. It just says parental guidance recommended. But still the fact a game where you fight with guns and was rated a 12 (I'm from the UK) and wasn't meant for kids is getting skins, emotes, loading screens and all of that restricted for having guns and knives in them, like come on bro

[@reubenstayloyal]

in a game that is about guns is stupid to restrict skins THAT YOU BOUGHT WITH YOUR OWN MONEY is because they hold guns. tell me that makes sense with a straight face

[@OGShameful]

You are absolutely right

[@cwmaib]

Nobody’ll be able to use any of the restricted skins for this season’s live event either which is just so stupid!

[@KingJellyDounut]

Thank you for being normal and a unique comment your not just saying first or I liked my own comment or a corn star

[@d1specdrifter]

Waaaa

[@tajnyucet5375]

not even visitor but hes supposed to show up in the live event wich is confusing since we cant use him but we can see him? its stupid

[@giannamorea]

FR

[@drodrig1]

You can still use them in pubs

[@mowfus96]

Preventing us from using skins that we purchased surely has to be illegal

[@TheRealFreemakerGalaxy]

That is what i said

[@Drift-YT]

Tbh I think if fortnite dose not fix this no one will buy much from the shop then they will get a loss abd they might just stop this also kids under 12 are not that scared of guns like when I was 12 or below I would watch films that had some kind of gun or sword action it’s just stupid

[@colereeder5653]

They're fixing that soon. There'll be growong pain

[@RainbowWolf2023]

If we don’t buy skin Epic are going to start Lose Money again -$$$ & then there going to have to remove this feature

[@mochi3209]

@@Drift-YT Same I was watching the fast and the furious series when I was 12 im 19 now which as more then guns in them.

[@bryceyorgason6864]

I think the age thing is fine for maps but putting it on cosmetics is just a dumb decision

[@77Ryzee]

true

[@kartersith]

They shouldve just made it to where the little kids can’t see it but everyone else can

[@Ember____]

@@kartersith Or where little kids can't play, you know, like the age rating that has existed for 6 years

[@BoodyProGamer4673]

Agree man

[@thatdudeVon]

no bro nothin about it is fine like just tell their little pip squeak asses to play mario or sum like the game is about guns and shooting ppl so why are guns getting sensord like ppl are just so soft nowadays

[@BatmanButLego]

lets block certain skins if they have guns or weapons on them🤓 ...IN A GAME WHERE ALMOST EVERY SINGLE MODE INCLUDES GUNS

[@giantmonkey28]

And the game is 12 rated but we have to suffer because kids use it when they shouldn’t?!?

[@devonokane1007]

Exactly u how u eliminate people is by shooting them are they going to get rid of guns now on battle royals for people that are under 12?

[@PoumiRaku]

But the cosmetics aren't restricted on those modes ? Even though some maps have the wrong age restrictions now, eventualy it will be fixed. Fortnite don't want to be seen as a battle royal game anymore, but rather as a game plateforme with multiple experiences possible aiming for diffents audiences. The battle royal don't aim to be family friendly, you can still have your stuff when you play it. If you don't like maps where you have to choose a diffent skin to play it, then just don't ?

[@keilduxbury9353]

They don’t allow Agent Peely but allow Micheal Myers a literal serial killer 💀

[@kevinuchiha6830]

Actually wild

[@PkmnTrainerBen]

So in a game where you wanna kill other with weapons (99% of the time a gun) you cant see guns on your skins or loading screens. Yeah that makes sense

[@fodenamp]

fr

[@ADVMLOL]

i like how you cant use anything with a pistol or bullets, but you can use doomslayer, someone who literally rips demons apart and is fully around gore

[@n0t.t0ppp]

Here's how the update works for everyone confused The maps with an E or E10+ rating don't let you pick the blocked cosmetics no matter how old you are. that's why everyone is mad about it. it's not like you can use them if you are old enough, they just flat out blocked them to all sub T rated maps

[@ReeseHosgood]

The weirdest thing restricted in my opinion has to be the “Rise of the Revenant” music pack that goes with Kado Thorne. I really hope Epic changes this so only accounts that are under age are effected by this after the major backlash from the community over this change.

[@n0t.t0ppp]

let's face it, making ratings within a game never ends well

[@kittynoir2900]

the game is rated 12 not for kids under 12

[@n0t.t0ppp]

@@kittynoir2900 actually T means 13+. but either way, kids should not play fortnite without a risk of their account being banned. the rating is the rating. that's it

[@kittynoir2900]

@@n0t.t0ppp so true

[@mitchelkvedar674]

Has there been a single other game that’s done this?

[@cam9501]

It is so dumb, imagine paying for skins that you aren't even allowed to use

[@angzamberlan9323]

I truly don’t understand why they did this why try and change the game in this way after all these year!

[@Valberrian]

This is the update that's gonna kill Fortnite for a lot of people. My main concern as a map creator is that not many people are gonna wanna play maps if they can't use the skins they like. Like say you main a skin like Midas or Ragsy or something, if you can't use that skin then the chances of you playing a map where you can't use it is gonna be decreased so therefore, creators like me aren't gonna have as many people playing the map. I also worry about fashion shows, I love playing fashion shows but the whole point of fashion shows is to show off your cosmetics. If you can't use some of your cosmetics, then what's the point of playing it? Same with other maps

[@fodenamp]

couldnt u just set ur map to the one above pg?

[@Clove.r]

@@fodenamp he could do that but it would also restrict people from playing it

[@Valberrian]

@@fodenamp it would not only restrict people from playing the map but I believe Epic is unlisting maps that don't have the correct rating, according to my sources anyway and my sources haven't let me down yet

[@colereeder5653]

​@@Clove.rOnl6 because 5 year olds are lying about their age to play the game. This could actually help to prevent age lying

[@Ember____]

A gun game is having cosmetics you pay for restricted for containing guns. Extremely confused

[@dwemefaith]

Imagin doing the fashion show and half of the skin that you own gets locked... 💀

[@dbthemc]

Incredible breakdown on the situation Lachlan! My real issue with the rating on maps and skins is that i have parental controls set up on my childs account(voice and friend restrictions). With the new "Map Ratings" my kid cant play the BR mode, which is required to complete seasonal challenges, and was changed mid-season after people had purchased the Battle Pass. Basically it removes the ability for anyone to complete the battle pass if they have parental restrictions on their accounts.. Epic really needs to revert this change.

[@Young_Ronin]

Revert their parental control for now, and just keep an eye on them and their account. You can view who adds them on their account when they aren’t playing or on epic. And just teach him not to automatically trust someone, and a lot of the times it will pair him with same age group. It’s different for everyone I get it. But my personal experience, with online gaming and chat was on a 360, and I played all the old call of duty games. I have heard every insult and trash talk possible. At first it might get to you, and a kid BUT, if you talk to them there’s so many ways to asses the situation. The easiest way is to just leave the game, and just not deal with it. Or you can talk to them about what they can say back, like you can talk to them about appropriate come backs to say. And explain when it’s appropriate and stuff. And I guarantee they will build that tolerance and be able to understand the internet better. And if someone’s being rude or being a creep they know how to handle that situation. And when I was younger and first got my gaming system I wasn’t able to cuss or anything like that. But my parents had that mutual trust of not trusting people on internet and know what to do about it. And if not then come talk to them and they would handle it. So it affected me at first but I started trash talking back. And that’s just how it is. Gaming is a sport too. Like if someone’s saying he’s trash at the game for example, (idk his age or how you handle things) but maybe have him say “no I’m not your trash” or stuff that’s appropriate. Yk stuff to throw back. And if it’s fortnite or call of duty or anything, Most of the time the lobby gets switched after every game so new players. Then they most likely won’t ever be in a game with them again. It’s all what you feel comfortable and how much you trust your little kiddo 🩷

[@shounkypunjabi]

Take off parental controls let the kid play

[@Neosymmetrical]

They should have made this a parental conteol setting for individual accounts to prevent them from seeing these cosmetics instead of punishing everyone. Its already something they can do anyways, it makes no sense for it not to be client side.

[@brandonivo7137]

What about Loserfruit's skin? Her skin is colorful but I think also has a knife holstered in the belt from what I remember.

[@mangledfoxyy]

a game, mainly based on guns, age restricts skins for showing guns. makes sense

[@spangus10]

FORTNITE a game that revolves heavily around weapons pulling a stunt like this makes COD look payable

[@MrLucky5001]

Epic has lost their mind. why are loading screens restricted when we're the only ones that can see them? maybe they plan on releasing skins/items that use loading screens I would've understood if they made them invisible/inaccessible to accounts of players under 12, but it makes no sense to restrict them otherwise

[@sebisonic]

Actually true, same with musics wtf

[@Carnomplays]

The game is based on guns though

[@Haydyne]

From what I've gathered, knives are bad but swords are okay. In most instances, but there are some edge cases lol

[@n0t.t0ppp]

that's like selling a ps5 to someone and disabling it after an hour a day😭

[@thunder3153]

It's literally a campaign about killing zombies and its a battle Royale where you shoot people

[@zachdicarlo1182]

I’d argue that the female statue skin is also not wearing a whole lot? But I don’t really see nudity legitimately being an issue in fortnite skins. Personally I don’t think this really was a thing fortnite needed to do randomly, they probably should have looked into it a lot more and been more prepared to do it so that they didn’t have to moderate cosmetics (like had updated skins in advance, for example). It’s a lot of work but ultimately more than constantly having to moderate things

[@connorsutton288]

Wait till Fortnite realises their game is about guns

[@advance-rex]

Like bro why does epic do this? Doesn't affect me too much but I can see how it can be annoying.

[@advance-rex]

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[@jonhoops]

​@@advance-rexBlud reacts to his own comment💀

[@LogBitzWasntTaken]

@@jonhoopsi think he was going to reply to someone else but didn’t realize he replied to himself

[@advance-rex]

@@LogBitzWasntTaken yeah and that dude deleted his comment

[@jimbob6119]

I swear, if they change the skins for every game mode, rather than just for under 12s, I want a refund on every skin I've paid for

[@JayzBOT]

Hey at least we can get a LEGO collab now...

[@Arkhambear]

I think the craziest censor was for either Visitor since he's story related, or Sgt Winter. You can't use Santa in G rated experiences

[@Imabot_123]

You know this game is becoming worse when they r banning skins with guns and ammo when the game is based around being final man standing with a gun

[@zerminecraftguy]

Kids are playing fnaf these days, they ain’t scared of guns

[@semyonfox5979]

its just entirely a bad decision, if a kid cant handle the sight of a gun wtf are they playing fortnite?

[@realblockhd]

noted: 🗣 epic hates bullets.

[@SubrocksTanki]

You can't use Midas, but you can use Shadow Midas, Nice logic

[@tplayssomegames8543]

Fortnite also changed the font of names, island names, etc, and I think it looks really weird. This update was overall really stupid.

[@asthonfinkelstein5559]

So you can’t wear a skin with a gun mean while the whole game is shooting people 😂

[@muhammedtameemshaik]

What got me laughing was that Victoria saint came into the item shop and still wasn’t banned 😂

[@Complex_7]

RIP to the designers the wanted to add a little something on anything they made and now the blocked

[@ZaCloudo]

they need to make it so that only accounts flagged as under a age rating cant see these items. right now its like back in school punishing the rest of the class for something one person did

[@KwikBR]

they're working on that, it will take a while though

[@Niso15]

Why are they removing guns if it’s the main thing in the game 😂

[@Schafer-b2t]

At least they let the kitchen knife stay, it looks more like a self-defense weapon then a military grade weapons

[@bleachbum339]

I don’t think the pg rating on the female skins (as opposed to the male skins) has much to do with the ammo belts or guns and more to do with the amount of skin showing. I’d be willing to bet that is the reason for it.

[@Celia_Celtics]

Exactly. It’s been a running theme that epic over sexualise the female characters now they want to change it, make it make sense

[@andrewpearson8280]

At this rate the battle royale version of fortnite is just going to be water guns, foam swords and bubble cannons.

[@thatguymaty]

fortnite please release age matchmaking and put kids with strict parents in their own lobbies PLEASE

[@boosalasiddardha3511]

i think the most female skins were age restricted coz of their skin revealing. just an opinion🙂

[@angelgregory9445]

The fact that Michael Myers isn't banned is crazy. His pickaxe is an actual butcher knife that he's been using to unalive movie characters since the 70s.

[@kevinuchiha6830]

Fortnite being stupid what else

[@jessevardy8764]

keep up the good content lachy

[@Showtrust3]

Is he streaming somewhere these days or just makes youtube videos?

[@jessevardy8764]

bit of both @@Showtrust3

[@Showtrust3]

@@jessevardy8764 on which platform is he streaming? Haven't seen him stream on KZbin in a while

[@MikeyTheMike5150]

It’s a battle Royale game with guns in it. The core of the game is guns. It’s a teen rated game at its core. None of these changes need to be made

[@h.c.sketches7251]

At this point I would rather be in chapter 4

[@lucyomahony4131]

Props to you Lachy for inspiring me to start creating Fortnite content

[@chocospaghetti6957]

I'm currently studying business so I can see where they are coming from when doing this but they should have done it earlier, also loving the videos

[@inwardsolid02gaming86]

The funny thing is that the game itself revolves around guns

[@RattZ]

No one will ever know why this comment has so many Likes 😝👍

[@KingJellyDounut]

How

[@KingJellyDounut]

Get your ass of the screen

[@owengibby]

Bot

[@ReemaReema-yd5oq]

No I no why because you don't understand what you doing in this comment

[@cybernetictesticle308]

bro does not have ‘so many likes’

[@yeeterboi12]

Can they not just make anyone under 12 see the basic skins? Like if you are using a banned skin just make them see a default skin instead

[@TommyVibesArt]

@lachlan the girl skins are banned, cuz u can "see thier skin" so most girl skins are banned

[@juliannehernandez]

Forgot to mention it. Also, the female skins are restricted more because of the amount of skin showing on the characters, even if the male version has the same amount of weapons/ammo.

[@ForrestGumpyy]

Shadow midas is the exact same as midas but his color scheme is different but you can use shadow midas he's not Locked but why if anything shadow midas is scarier

[@breakingchaos2173]

At this point they might as well just add an age restriction to the game to prevent 6 year olds from playing the game

[@deanbg]

fortnite (shooter game) after doing everythingv possible not to associate with guns

[@withurz]

My issue is that epic probaly isn’t age rating sponsors bc of the money and corporate dealings

[@Blacklight-FuntimeFreddy]

Who at epic decided that meowsculs ( forgot how to spell) was too scary for kids but Micheal Myers is fine

[@FNCPTREX]

You have impressed me to make my own content. Major props to you Lachy

[@D_K_K_R_S]

to keep it simple Epic Games has messed up one of their most successful games by attempting to make it "family friendly".

[@RainbowPanda50]

The only logical option if they were doing this would be a settings age *visual lock.* so like you could wear the skin, but the kid accounts saw u as a default in game. Instead of restricting the original INTENDED AUDIENCE of T+ 🙄

[@chacekramer4255]

The game is gonna have nerf guns and bullets instead of real guns now even though its was made as battle royale with guns

[@jtsmethers]

"I dont know why anyone would buy these" Lachy...you bought it my guy haha

[@SupKaril]

sorry but "necessary evil"? really we never asked for the game to be made into a hub. You cant sell a product and expect people not to use that product? they are out of there mind with this update what happened to it being a parents job to monitor the games there kids play? i mean i grew up on animal crossing, nba street etc, my parents didnt want me playing halo, call of duty, gta i didn t play them til years later and if this really "needed to happen" then should be released when its complete and u can use your skin and if people dont like it they can see you as a default but punishing your players that are literally paying you its ridiculous.

[@forsaken238]

Fortnite really updated this just because of angry 8 yr old parents complaining abt guns when the whole game is based off using weapons to win

[@gamervidsYT]

They should adjust the skins for only the pg rated maps

[@kmk5626]

To be fair, the knife at 9:38 is banned by the Geneva Convention. Look up triple edged swords if you’re curious

[@Gemzzi]

I kind of understand where they’re going with this, but i still find it extremely interesting that a game that is made for kids to have fun with their friends and a game that has always been about guns and weaponry is now being moderated in such a way that guns and such are being limited from being seen or being used.

[@A-silly-goober]

Just wanna mention, you’re probably not gonna believe this, but the reason why some skins that have like very little ammo, but are showing a lot of skin, is because skins that show too much skin are banned because nudity or some shit

[@W_creator]

It’s dumb bc we hold guns in the game but can’t have a gun as a back bling

[@jeffb6276]

Michael Myers: Yes. Venom: No. 😮?

[@MonstrousPlants]

Honestly I'm fine with the map age restrictions but on cosmetics, that's just stupid. Especially if it's something you bought.

[@qizja]

They want more kids to play so they can scam them to buy vbucks. This is ridiculous

[@aston2239]

Bro the two contrails i use got banned. They were my main😅

[@EvertOkoktpotatis]

Lachy! There is one way to get the "banned" sprays in a PEGI 3 game! Just use Hulk's pickaxe (Demolisher) and you can put whatever spray you want on it including the "banned" ones.

[@Crayzzi]

The fact that the game for years and is now filtering the one of the main reasons why it was so successful as a battle royal

[@tomsmultivideochannel]

I think epic game should put in an age check thing in the game so you put your age then it checks it and anyone under 13 they can’t use certain things. But anyone 13 and above can. Or something like put in date of birth

[@shackgg]

they should just make it so if you wear a censored skin into a lower age rated creative map the younger people's accounts just see default skins or smth

[@MartinDumbrille]

The entire premise of Fortnite battle royal is just that, a battle royal. That means that a bunch of players fight until all of them except one are eliminated. you cant make a BR game without any fighting it just doesn't work like that. Also in the case stone heart, having her taken out over 3 bullets but so many others including bandolier having a whole belt over his shoulder who remain untouched is absolutely insane. Epic Fix Your Game.

[@kranman8518]

bro the whole premise of the game revolves around guns. Like what ?

[@shinygoomy9784]

I think another factor to skins not being allowed is how much skin is showing. It would make sense why Marsha isn't allowed but marshmello is.

[@TheRM127]

"These are disgusting I don't know why anyone would buy these" has it in his locker

[@LuckyLynette]

They should just keep it as it was parents can choose if they want there kids to play it or not. Or just have it when you're a adalt then it gose back to how it was where you can use everything.

[@corz5013]

it's so ridiculous, people have paid money for these skins and for them to be blocked off from use in creative experiences is so stupid

[@jasper68]

i think that they should make more chill edit styles for the band cosmetics

[@sethmossberg]

Is it possible certain female versions are banned when male versions are not is because of midriff? "Inappropriate" or something

[@sirlancealot2554]

They shouldn’t do the Lego collab, just keep the game as it is

[@notkyle9204]

I didn’t realize how little sense it made til I saw him explain it. You can have Mike Myers’s use a kitchen knife pickaxe in any g rated map and that’s completely fine and also all the Disney stuff being left un touched who cares that it’s a blaster it’s still clearly gun shaped in a gun holster. There’s def gonna be another update banning the stuff they missed/ were inconsistent with if they’re seriously buckling down on this new image

[@calebthesquash9865]

i think it is stupid that you cant use a skin that has guns showing in a battle royale game... the whole purpose of the game was to fight, but ig fortnite has slightly gone away from that.

[@Foggy4467]

For some skins it maybe how much skin on the skin is showing

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

Really?😂

[@tryidoit2646]

Cosmetics are also banned if they have any inappropriate things, like the skin at 6:32 might be inappropriate because of it wearing a skirt, and might be the same for the marshmallow skins

[@Manron749]

Fortnite could just make it if the account is underage the cosmetics are defaulted and if they own it they get refunded if they want

[@sapphire3989]

That update is actually so ridiculous