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Yesterday Roblox made history with something called The Admin Abuse War. For anyone not familiar, “admin abuse” on Roblox is when the game’s developer enters their own game with admin commands and starts flipping the world upside down, spawning chaos, bending the rules, and creating unexpected moments for players. It is not abuse in the negative sense, it is more like a live interactive show. This time it was two of the biggest games on Roblox going head to head. • Grow a Garden (by Jandel) vs Steal a Brainrot (by Sammy) • Jandel’s Green Bean Army fought back against waves of Brainrot creatures Sammy spawned into the game • The devs used admin powers like black holes, giant avatars, and ban hammers to turn the event into a live storyline • Players ended up with free exclusive pets, seeds, and a new Beanstalk update tied directly to the battle The results were massive: • Grow a Garden peaked at 22.3 million concurrent players • Steal a Brainrot passed 20 million • Roblox as a whole hit 47 million CCU, a new all time record, and even buckled under the load Why does this matter for us in Fortnite and UEFN? Because we have already seen the same energy with Super Red vs Blue in Fortnite, which pulled record CCU on our side. Players love live, team driven, high stakes events, especially when they walk away with rewards or bragging rights. Takeaways for UEFN creators: • Give your players an identity to rally behind. Green Bean Army on Roblox, the more personal the team the stronger the community. • Deliver spectacle and substance. A crazy live event is fun in the moment, but the reason people remember it is because they got rewards, updates, or mechanics that stick around. • Plan for scale. These events can get bigger than you think. Roblox literally crashed. If we want to pull something similar in Fortnite, we need to design for heavy traffic and coordinate with platform support. The Admin Abuse War was not run by Roblox corporate. It was just two creators pushing the limits of their platform and they broke records. That is the real lesson. UGC creators can set the stage for the biggest moments in gaming when they take risks and go live.