Updated: 04/05/20 22:19
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Although Epic Games Battle Royale game Fortnite is completely free, two children got their father to leaf out 14,800 euros for skins.
- Give sons 14,800 euros For Skins in Fortnite out
- children credit card of the famous Father.
- Reported in the interview Kendrick Perkins from the expensive incident.
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Cary, United States – Some parents may know the situation, though children absolutely want something. However, two sons have now taken the reins into their own hands and for scarce 14,800 euros Fortnite skins with the credit card of the Father Bought. The former basketball professional Kendrick Perkins shows unsuspecting of the behavior of his kids and bangs against Fortnite developer Epic Games.
Fortnite (Epic Games): Sons buy skins worth 14,800 euros with Papa’s credit card
Kendrick Perkins should be known to many basketball fans from his NBA time as a center at the Boston Celtics. In 2018, the 35-year-old ended his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers and has been with the American sports broadcaster ever since ESPN active. However, the station does not only report on classic sports. Also e-sports in the form of Call of duty, Fortnite and Co. is part of the daily program of ESPN.
In the interview on air, the double tells father Perkins now that he even with Video games nothing to do. At home, however, it would look very different, his two sons talk day and night Fortnite, the worldwide hit of Epic Games. So he says in that Video: “At my home there is nothing more than Fortnite. Fortnite and NBA2k. ”
“I go to buy something, credit card declined … I got $ 16,000 worth of Fortnite bills on my credit card.”@KendrickPerkins‘kids went wild with Fortnite pic.twitter.com/OcQ20145B4
– ESPN (@espn) March 31, 2020
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He learned of the mess when he tried to pay with his credit card in a shop. There his credit card was rejected and when his bills came home the surprise was revealed. His sons had Skins in the popular Battle royale game Fortnite worth $ 16,000, which is about 14,800 euros are bought.
Fortnite (Epic Games): Father had no idea about the skin madness of the children
Perkins tells in that Video also, he had had no idea the entire time that his sons were wearing one skin after another Fortnite to buy. With the sentence “Fortnite is free, but you have to Skins buy ”have the two children from Kendrick Perkins, Prompted him to allow purchases first. Of course he knew father of both children not yet the scope in which the purchases were moving. The sons, the older of whom are 12 years old, also want the total of 14,800 euros have not overlooked.
In Fortnite can be called Skins, cosmetic changes to your own character, against V-Bucks. You can buy these V-Bucks with real money. The sums you can spend on a skin are completely different. So some common ones cost Skins only a few Euro, rare and elaborate skins can also cost 10 €. Because of these microtransactions and other unsuitable content for children Fortnite criticized since the release in July 2017. On the internet there are sometimes accounts with very rare skins for several hundreds Euro offered. So you can quickly get an invoice in size like Kendrick Perkins she had to arise.
Fortnite skins can be bought for real money
© Epic Games
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Fortunately, the father the bills at Epic Games, which submit and received the entire 14,800 euros, or $ 16,000 back again. The bought ones Skins were of course not allowed to keep his sons. But the incident happened to the 35-year-old father obviously leave traces. Although he Fortnite developer Epic Games not directly responsible, a clear criticism of the company’s methods can be read from the conversation with his colleagues. Epic Games is currently in a financial tight spot on current reports.
Even if he admits in the interview to the Video game escapades of their children usually take care of the mother, he made it clear that he himself doesn’t do too much of Fortnite and Co. hold. “I hate Video games“says the live program of ESPN. In the household Perkins will probably look twice in the near future before the children are allowed to go on another shopping tour on the Internet.
Rubric list image: © Epic Games
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