Fortnite Streamer and UEFN/Verse UGC. Collab partner: @PixelandPoly_FN
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ZeroShotBob retweeted
Starting October 15, we’ll begin rolling out a redesigned Discover that gives players more info about your game at a glance. This includes autoplay video, a cleaner logo treatment, new tile shapes, and more.
You can upload new asset types in the Creator Portal, which are required to take advantage of the new rows and placements.
Get the specs, prepare, and upload your new Discover assets now 👉 fn.gg/discover-redesign
ZeroShotBob retweeted
I’m increasingly concerned about UEFN’s future.
Discover, lack of enforcement, limitations, and roadmap delays have me questioning the platform’s direction.
How much longer will you hold on before exploring other platforms?
25%Already left
10%Building elsewhere
24%3–12 more months
42%I’m not leaving
398 votes • Final results ZeroShotBob retweeted
@FNCreate So either your system is telling lies or your staff don't know you changed the rules to allow devs to use textures of sidekicks ??? Which is it ??? I have many sanctions now building up and expect them all to be removed :) Following the rules should not get you sanctioned!!!
ZeroShotBob retweeted
Hey @FNCreate,
This is the kind of account network that should be identified and investigated internally when dealing with repeat problem creators.
If creators can piece together connections like this using only the limited information available through public facing APIs and platform data, imagine what could be identified with the tools and information available internally.
As I mentioned in my previous posts, I’ve now been contacted by multiple creators who have been documenting these accounts, map transfers, publishing patterns, and other connections linking them back to the same creator.
The video attached is only a simplified visualization of what has already been documented.
Creators should not have to spend this much time independently investigating account networks and compiling evidence just to get persistent platform abuse properly reviewed.
@TimSweeneyEpic @EpicVogel
Hey @FNCreate,
When are you going to actually address this creator and all of their alt accounts?
Their behavior has done serious damage to this genre and pushed out many of the creators who have been operating in good faith.
At what point does repeatedly having content removed, only for the same behavior to continue across new maps and alternate accounts, become a creator level enforcement issue instead of another individual map takedown?
I’m not a legal expert, but service providers seeking DMCA safe harbor protection are required to reasonably implement a policy for terminating repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances.
So at what point are repeat offenders actually treated as repeat offenders?
Removing individual maps clearly isn’t solving the problem when the same creators can simply continue publishing through other maps and accounts.
Please take a serious look into these accounts.
@TimSweeneyEpic @EpicVogel
I can also send an email with a document that was put together tracking their accounts, map transfers, publishing history, and other connections linking them back to the same creator.
If someone from the appropriate team is willing to review it, I’m happy to provide everything privately.
ZeroShotBob retweeted
Day 5 of me not being able to exit vehicles even though I have my binds set up correctly. @FortniteStatus Other people are having this issue as well! PC KBM Won't work in any map/mode. I can't use any of the vehicles I purchased.
ZeroShotBob retweeted
I feel honored that Epic gave me my own Landmark this season! Years ago when they said my parkour map was headache inducing for my Epic's Pics submission I know now that they were just playing the long game! Touche, Epic. Touche!
fortnite.com/@pixelandpoly/1…
ZeroShotBob retweeted
Seems like they are determined to make it harder and harder to survive as a developer on this platform.
I can see the vision behind opening the ecosystem further, but there are already enough problems in the space today. Expanding it without addressing those problems first risks doing more damage than good.
What happens when the developers actively testing Scene Graph, pushing Verse, finding limitations, and providing feedback can no longer afford to stay on the platform?
They move somewhere else.
That doesn't seem sustainable when UEFN is effectively serving as a testing ground for technology and workflows that will help shape the future of Unreal Engine and UE6.
You need developers willing to push these systems to their limits, and those developers need a reason to stay.
Meanwhile, all this does is give bad actors even easier ways to hide their identities while earning V-Bucks that can then be spent in their own games on another account.
I'm not sure how weakening the position of actual developers while making abuse easier is supposed to create a healthier ecosystem.
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ZeroShotBob retweeted
Ok, here's my go at the depth ice material! Using the depth node and there are 3 layers in this one. Middle and back layers are moving slightly. #UEFN #materials
ZeroShotBob retweeted
This is a really bad change. Compare it to youtube. While you are watching a video, the creator asks you to like and subscribe. The video is fun so you do so. I cannot name a SINGLE time where i watch a video and at the end of the video I think and stop clicking on the next video to like and subscribe without being asked to or even being presented the option to do so. @FNCreate please reconsider this... it will make it impossible to grow a following. #uefn
ZeroShotBob retweeted
So they are just saying a big SCREW YOU to small creators then.....💀
10 minutes in the NEW section is ridiculous, how are you supposed to grow organically from that?
Once again discovery hitting down at small creators.....😩
#UEFN @FNCreate
ZeroShotBob retweeted
Discovery is clearly bugged right now.
There’s not a single map properly entering any tab outside of Sponsored, and if you check the top 6 of almost every row, they barely move for hours while many maps with strong CCU and great metrics never appear anywhere.
This isn’t normal rotation, something is broken in Discovery.
A lot of creators are being completely blocked from visibility because of this bug.
Please look into this @FNCreate , because right now Discovery is hurting the ecosystem instead of helping it.
@Flak @FNCreate
ZeroShotBob retweeted
Not a single non-spam map in the New tab today. This is the metaverse everyone!
ZeroShotBob retweeted
Anonymous:
I had two tickets to the Super Bowl. My dad was supposed to go with me. He passed away suddenly a week before the game. Everyone told me to sell the ticket. "It's worth $3,000!" I couldn't do it. I went to the stadium. I stood outside with a sign: "Free ticket. Must sit with me and tell me Dad jokes." People thought I was crazy. Then an older guy approached. He looked just like my dad. Flannel shirt. Kindly eyes. "I don't have a ticket," he said. "I just came to listen to the crowd.
My son used to love football. He died in a car wreck last year." I handed him the ticket. "You're sitting in seat 101," I said. We sat together. We ate hot dogs. We told bad jokes. We cried a little. For three hours, I had a dad, and he had a son. Best game of my life.
ZeroShotBob retweeted
1. Add a rule that publishing cloned maps is disallowed.
2. Ban creators that do it on a bigger scale - not accounts but lifetime personal ban. Or even better - sue them and take their money back (like you did with cheaters in esports).
3. People are scared to do this again.
Fixed in a week.
Otherwise you are going to either:
- hurt honest creators (spacing in discover, thumbnails similarity issues, weird clone checks at algorithm level)
- never win at cat-and-mouse game as abuser will just adjust their workflows (especially with AI)
@FNCreate
Hey DWDFN, Joey here - Director, Product on Discover.
I want to acknowledge that we see this, agree it’s frustrating, and we’re partnering across Discover, Publishing, and Moderation to address it.
We made some changes last year to how we filter similar content from Discover, and reintroduced developer spacing in rows. There are gaps, and some developers are publishing islands across multiple accounts to get around it.
There’s absolutely still more to be done. We have some changes going live this week that’ll reduce the amount of duplicative content hitting Discover, along with a larger effort to automatically detect and block duplicative content on publish.
Prevention is always going to be a bit of a cat-and-mouse game, so we can’t share every detail, but we’re definitely not ignoring this. The forum thread was accidentally closed and has been re-opened. We’ll also be creating an ongoing thread on the EDC so devs can keep track of the ways we’re working on the issue over time.
ZeroShotBob retweeted
Happy to announce that our new map is out today. @ZeroShotBob Really fun quick rounds in this 2 - 8 player game! #UEFN @FNCreate
