For those like me who wonder about the story behind this: https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-privacy-2bf09af93c0bca94c27e2c91ce735053
this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2025
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Good. The fault is absolutely on Epic for not putting in proper confirmation dialogues for spending resources tied to real world currency.
And, as a former f2p/mobile game dev, I don't buy the argument of "we didn't know that would happen!". They absolutely knew, and were trying their luck.
Thing is, they most likely made a lot more in erroneous purchases than what they have to pay in reimbursements (think people accidentally pressing a button, making an erroneous purchase, then choosing to "live with it because the amount was small anyway")... So, in the long run the deceptive practice probably paid off for them.
Though, I hope this lawsuit dissuades them from trying it again.
Disclaimer: I know nothing about Epic's finances, so any assumption made above is just that: a baseless assumption, backed only by the fact I've had many similar experiences.