Viral ‘Fortnite’ creator says snipers have ruined his ability to stream

In 2019, Nicholas “Nick Eh 30” Amyoony began his climb to the pinnacle of Fortnite streaming. He quickly became the fastest-growing creator on Twitch, scooping up half a million subscribers in just one month. Since then, he’s cemented himself as one of the top Fortnite streamers, usually playing the game daily to his legions of fans.

But, being a top name in Fortnite isn’t all sunshine and roses. Anyone streaming live will inevitably have to contend with “stream sniping”, i.e. griefing players entering your game, watching the stream to know your position, and then either outright killing you, or just acting like an ass and ruining the stream.

Nick seems to have had enough, describing the current state of affairs as “the worst it’s been in my 6 years of playing Fortnite.”

There are a couple of ways to squash stream sniping, with the simplest being to just delay what goes out on the channel by an hour (even a 15-minute delay makes it much more difficult), while another option is playing in custom matches with friends.

A huge part of these games’ popularity is tied up with them being streaming hits, so it’s in Epic Games’ best interest to squash stream sniping. For example, Apex Legends‘ Respawn Entertainment is at least trying to monitor stream sniping and ban anyone caught doing it. The problem is that it’s not modifying the game in any way, so is difficult to outright prevent.

Here’s hoping Nick doesn’t give up on Fortnite, though, he’s one of the best for a reason.