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Epic has confirmed that it's offering refunds on Fortnite D4vd cosmetics purchased by players, but the company doesn't seem to be in any kind of hurry to remove the items from the game.
Singer D4vd was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of murder and child sex abuse, and since there are skins based on the singer in Fortnite, players are understandably concerned about the continued use and sale of those items.
In an X response to Fortnite leaker Shiina, Epic says that it "hear[s] the concerns", and that it's implementing "a bunch of changes", beginning with the ability for any player who's purchased D4vd cosmetics to get an automatic self-service refund, which will be available from tomorrow.
At the moment, if you request a refund for D4vd cosmetics from the Fortnite support page, you'll be refunded, but you'll be able to get that refund without contacting anyone from tomorrow.
What's baffling to me is why the cosmetics aren't being removed outright, and why Epic isn't automatically refunding anyone who bought those cosmetics or...
