While Epic Games and Fortnite have had no qualms about going after cheaters and fraudsters in the past, it appears that the tables have been turned. Specifically, a group of parents is proposing a class action lawsuit against the company, alleging that there are "deceptive practices employed on a massive scale."
You can play as a shark now, and that's kinda awesome.
The suit, which was first reported on by Polygon, and can be found here, was filed in a San Francisco, Calif., court on Wednesday. In it, the parties allege that the in-game item shop that offers skins and other purchaseable goodies is centered around "the illusion of scarcity, which caused minors to purchase items they would not have otherwise."
In this current suit, the parties allege that, in some instances, items in the shop with a countdown timer did not disappear or return to full price, instead remaining available. At the same time, some items, namely the Renegade Raider skin, actually do go away, only to never...
