Fortnite Voice Chat Moderation Stepped Up After Launching Toxic Mode

In the last update, we’ve seen a new mode launch which focuses on player-to-player interaction. Of course, the inevitable happened. Players just yelled abuse at each other. Now we’re seeing them step up the Fortnite voice chat moderation in response to this new mode. What happened?

In the last Fortnite update, a new mode got added. It’s built to take advantage of the Fortnite Proximity Chat features. It’s a feature that role play games use a lot. Where players can hear each other through voice chat, as long as they’re close enough. It’s instead of only hearing your party chat, potentially anyone in the game world can talk to you. The feature seemed helpful for the growing Fortnite platform, but not huge for Battle Royale.

To make the most of the update, Epic has decided to make it work for Battle Royale! By launching a new mode where talking is integral to gameplay. While it was a fun novelty, there was one outcome which was going to be obvious from the very start. Players were going to get toxic.

Anytime players get to speak directly to opponents, this happens. It’s an almost universal consequence. If games have decent enough moderation though, it can work. Given this is for an interaction-based mode, it’s all kind of dependent on how the player base talks to each other. To try and clean things up Epic is stepping up the Fortnite voice chat moderation. What does it mean and how will things change?

Fortnite Voice Chat Moderation Getting Stepped up

With the new mode launching, players are going to be hearing enemies talk for the same time. The Delulu mode is focused on players making alliances with enemies, generally teaming and breaking the normal Fortnite rules. While there’s potential for a fun Among Us style interaction-based game mode, there’s also a lot of potential for toxicity.

The first thing a lot of players likely imagined was playing Battle Royale and having to hear a lot of angry children whenever you got into a fight. One of the main reasons people turn off voice chat when using the ill option is now the entire lobby. To try and combat the inevitable toxicity, Epic is stepping up the Fortnite voice chat moderation. Players will still be banned or misbehaving.

Part of this might be down to how the new mode is being sold. It’s getting rid of a ton of Fortnite rules. No teaming has been a key rule in Battle Royale for all Fortnite seasons. To the point that Epic has it in the rules they can ban essentially for any interaction in-game they view as communication. Chucking it out might have made some players thought there were no rules in the new mode. But toxicity has meant they’ll have to do more.

Epic is going to be moderating bad behaviour faster now. And getting stricter. Where before ait would be a warning, players will now get a bn. They’ll also get it quicker. This will likely help cut out the players who will make the new mode a bad place to be. Although, when making new Fortnite account is quick and easy, it’s impact will be limited.

How Will it Affect the Delulu Game mode?

The big question is going to be the new Fortnite Delulu mode. How will it be affected by stricter moderation? In theory, it should help.

This should help ensure that people are still conducting themselves within the rules for the Proximity Chat. Players can talk to each other, but outright toxicity should be stamped out. It might mean the Delulu game mode becomes less interactive though. Players could be a bit tighter with talking to each other given there’s stricter moderation. Players will often find ways around it too.

Manual moderation for a game that’s as big as Fortnite is tricky. Pubs have a lot of cheaters. Their only solution to cheaters in Fortnite tournaments was to remove prize pools for anything that that was too easy to enter. If this approach is indicative of how Fortnite voice chat moderation will go, it might not be that bright. Hopefully, the LTM nature of the mode will mean the moderation is manageable.

In a game mode like this though, most players will find ways around the rules if they want to that badly. There are just too many players for that. Most users probably don’t want Epic listening in to each and every conversation for bad language either. Hopefully a balance can be found with the new mode. Where toxicity is kept under control, but there’s still freedom to actually enjoy the game.