Creators are currently duplicating and spamming maps to increase the likelyhood of them appearing in discovery.
This is working very well for a lot of people as they are appearing in discovery frequently due to how many duplicate maps they have made.
Due to the algorithm seeming to prioritise new maps, these creators are dominating discovery and taking valuable positions away from hard working creators.
As a result this is creating an ecosystem where spammers are rewarded more than hard working individuals/teams.
We have had no communication on this issue, and it is becoming a bigger and bigger problem by the day.
Also the system that is supposed to detect “similar” or copy thumbnails is clearly not working.
I don’t believe any map has a reason to share an identical thumbnail.
Below you will see some screenshots of the last week, where discovery is currently plagued with spammers.
Hopefully this can be addressed and improved going forward!
Why can’t epic just have someone look in the tab and actually moderate while something is in discovery to see if people are spamming. Just load up fortnite and look in discovery. Instead of moderating before something gets pushed to discovery. Its clear as day that someone is spamming the same trash map everywhere.
