Fortnite pro player, FaZe Dubs, received a 30-day ban from competitive Fortnite following allegations that he teamed up with a fellow pro, Waffles, during a recent solo Cash Cup.
A video surfaced of the two players landing at the Rig and appear to ignore one another while fighting other players who contested them. There was also a clip of the two swinging on eachother in the pre-game lobby, suggesting that they were in contact with one another.
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The situation seemed similar to that of the teaming scandal that occurred during Week 1 of the last FNCS, where two teams used one another to circumvent the Storm Surge system.
These pros were banned for 60 days, while FaZe Dubs and Waffles received a 30-day ban. This could have been because the FNCS is higher-priced or because the former scandal was more egregious.
FaZe Dubs was completely silent on the issue when these allegations came out. Waffles put out a tweet defending himself, but nothing from the more high-profile of the two.
On May 6, Dubs broke the silence when he went through all of his replays on-stream – giving his side of the story. According to Dubs, he never wants to fight off-spawn. To his credit, he even avoided a fight with a random player when he grabbed the Vault Keycard and disengaged.
Dubs went on to say that all pros know that off-spawn fights are a bad idea. His argument is that Waffles didn’t want to fight him and he didn’t want to fight Waffles.
The FaZe Clan pro defended Waffles as well, saying, “Waffles never once shoots at me or tries to push me or anything. I would honestly play it like he’s playing. I would sit and farm, and wait until the person left the vault and left it looted because I know there’s going to be extra loot. This is a strat.”
Dubs continued to break down his gameplay, explaining away the issues that some people saw with the clips. He addressed the clip that appeared to show a 3-2-1 from Waffles and Dubs, as well.
Again, to Dubs’ credit, his perspective tells a slightly different story than what we saw in the clips. Waffles had already begun shooting the player when Dubs turned to finish him off. It doesn’t look as suspicious from this perspective – although there’s no concrete proof on either side.
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Unfortunately, this is the problem with competitive Fortnite. Is it against the rules to split a drop with another player? Is it against the rules to avoid fighting off-spawn? If so, then Dubs is guilty. If not, then we have a massive gray area on our hands.
It’s difficult to call these replays proof of anything. We still don’t know whether or not these players were in a Discord call with one another, which would be the smoking gun. Without that evidence, though, it’s hard to say that they 100% broke the rules.
Dubs and Waffles most likely agreed to split The Rig. That’s what happens when these pros play unlimited scrimmages with one another. They aren’t the only players who do this, however. Apart from that, it’s hard to give any definitive statement on whether they did or didn’t cheat.
Epic need to clarify their rules on this front. What’s allowed and what isn’t? Do you need to fight everyone you see, even if it’s a bad time to engage? Do you need to pursue eliminations at all costs? Hopefully, they clear things up in the near future.
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