An Apex Legends esports participant mentioned he was erroneously despatched greater than $100,000 in event cash after enjoying just some video games within the Apex Legends World Sequence earlier this 12 months. After a number of different gamers reported points with cost — together with drastically decreased awards — event organizer ESL FACEIT Group is claiming duty for the gaffe.
“Because of a methods error, plenty of gamers in latest Apex Legends World Sequence competitions obtained incorrect prize payouts,” an ESL FACEIT consultant informed gamerjive. “Because the associate answerable for prize success, we’re working to rapidly resolve this subject and make sure that all gamers obtain the right prize payouts.”
Apex Legends World Sequence is developer Respawn Leisure and writer Digital Arts’ official Apex Legends esports league that kicked off for the 12 months in January. It’s cut up into completely different areas, which then leads into regional occasions and a championship spherical. Zeddo, the Apex Legends participant who was paid out $100,000, participated in just a few video games with Native Gaming and was anticipating a a lot smaller payout.
“I used to be simply ready to receives a commission for what I performed, which was solely a weekend with N8V,” Zeddo informed gamerjive over direct message. “Was streaming once I received that e-mail notification congratulating me for ‘ending first in cut up 1 professional league.’”
He informed gamerjive it was “stunning” and “a little bit scary” to have a lot cash dropped into his account. “I hope it doesn’t have an effect on me and my taxes or one thing,” Zeddo mentioned. “[It’s also] motivating. 100k is life-changing cash and it received me enthusiastic about what I’d actually do to vary my life if it was really mine.”
Chase “Shooby” Vasquez is one of some different gamers who reported being incorrectly paid a lesser quantity than anticipated: The group he performed with, Elev8 Gaming, earned $11,000 for sixteenth place within the playoffs and $6,000 for sixth place within the North American occasion. Individually, this meant he earned $5,600 — however he was solely paid $512. (Gamers seem like paid out individually, and never as a group.) Tyler “Tyler” Wooden, enjoying with Navi within the Europe, Center East, and Africa division, was anticipating just a few thousand {dollars} for putting second; as a group, Navi anticipated to be awarded $15,000, however Wooden mentioned he obtained solely $600. One other participant from that division, who goes by Feuda on-line, posted a screenshot of his payout: £137,430.55, regardless of his group putting eleventh, which might imply the group’s anticipated whole can be $3,000. In the meantime, Korean Apex Legends professional Lee “KaronPe” Min-hyuk, who received a complete of $315,000 together with his group Reject Winnity, was awarded simply $475.85, in accordance with a put up on X.
Stephen “Reedz” Bailey, a Canadian participant within the North American area, informed gamerjive he hasn’t been paid out but in any respect; he’s anticipating round $1,000 for coming in twelfth in late March. An ESL FACEIT consultant declined to share what number of gamers had been impacted on account of “GDPR/privateness issues.”
Sadly, it’s not unusual to see payout issues in esports. No esport is protected: It’s occurred to Fortnite gamers, Valorant gamers, Overwatch gamers, and lots extra. Professional gamers are used to ready months for payouts. “I feel the quantity of winnings being despatched to the fallacious participant(s) is probably the most stunning,” Zeddo mentioned.
Replace: This story has been up to date to incorporate a further assertion from an ESL FACEIT consultant.
