Fortnite season 6 WARNING: Epic Games issues V-Bucks ALERT on Battle Pass launch day
FORTNITE season 6 fans have been issued a V-Bucks alert by Epic Games on the release day of the brand new Battle Pass.
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Fortnite season 6 is out today and ready to purchase but Epic Games have issued a warning about V-Bucks purchases.
The Fortnite season 6 Battle Pass can only be bought with V-Bucks - the in-game currency used in Fortnite.
However, Epic Games has received a number of reports from players greeted with an error message when they tried to purchase Fortnite V-Bucks.
The Cary-based developer has said they are investigating the reports and are on the lookout for more issues on the Fortnite season 6 launch day.
The official Twitter account for Fortnite posted: “We're aware some players are receiving an error message when attempting to purchase Vbucks or their delivery is delayed.
“We are investigating this now and are continuing to monitor for any additional issues.”
On Twitter Fortnite players reported issues with their V Bucks purchases.
The Fortnite Battle Royale Leaks Twitter account posted: “WARNING Do NOT buy V-Bucks, Epic is charging money and not Delivering V-Bucks.”
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While @HollowPoiint wrote: “Yup and now I have over 30,000 VBUCKS that I didnt (sic) want due to this error.
“My credit card got frozen too”.
Another Fortnite fan posted: “I bought 1000 V bucks and I'm not getting them?”
While Twitch streamer @yhGlxy tweeted: “Just spent $30 on vbucks and they aren’t there, what does that mean?”
And one Fortnite fan wrote online: “I just spent €25 and didn’t get my v bucks but got an error and my money’s gone”.
Responding to one player hit with V Bucks issues, the official Fortnite Twitter account posted: “We're aware some players are experiencing a delay in receiving their Vbucks after purchasing.
“They should arrive shortly and we are investigating this issue now. Thanks!”
The Fortnite season 6 Battle Pass costs 950 V Bucks. A bundle of 1,000 V Bucks can be bought for £7.99.