Clix banned from $2 million LAN for teaming in $100 cash cup
Ahead of the $2 million LAN in Copenhagen, popular content creator and top-tier competitor Cody "Clix" Conrad has been banned from Fortnite due to allegedly breaking the rules in a $100 Cash Cup.
Clix, who used to operate under the NRG esports banner, has won over $380,000 in Fortnite esports over the last few years, notably netting $112,000 of this during the Fortnite World Cup Finals in 2019, where he finished 18th in the world behind the likes of Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf.
But with another huge event approaching, it seems like Clix has been ruled out of the remainder of the Fortnite Competitive Series 2023 season. Epic has banned him for "teaming" during a $100 Cash Cup.
Clix receives a two-week ban on Fortnite
Click to enlargeThe 18-year-old Fortnite superstar was banned by Epic Games when clips surfaced of him collecting goodies from a stream sniper during a $100 Cash Cup event. This ultimately helped Clix win the game. The ban insists that he was "teaming up with a competitor," and a two-week suspension was given to his account.
Taking to a stream, Clix claimed that the stream sniper was shooting him all game, dealing over 350 damage throughout the round and burning over 500 materials, before trolling him with shield splashes and eventually handing him a pizza box, which gave Clix the health he needed to win the game.
Despite the assailant being a not-so-friendly stream sniper, Clix did acknowledge that using the additional health was a violation of Epic Games' competitive TOCs.
"I did break the rules right there," he said, adding, "If they looked at the replays, chat, it does look like I was teaming, from the replays out of context, I completely agree."
Clix disqualified from FNCS after 'teaming' ban
More surprisingly, the two-week ban actually ends Clix's competitive season, as Epic has now blocked him from competing in the FNCS Grand Finals and the $2 million Copenhagen LAN.
"This means I can't play the FNCS Grand Finals, and I also can't play the next FNCS in a month, so that means I can’t go to the LAN event," said Clix on a short stream.
The streamer/competitor has now called on Epic to reverse his FNCS ban, despite admitting some guilt, asking for a reduced penalty, although Epic Games has not yet responded.