In its most recent update, Epic Games allowed players to gift Fortnite skins and items to other players. The new service lets you send unwanted skins or cosmetics to others. Previously, Fortnite players were only allowed to refund three item, but it was limited to three items per account. The new option has been brought in to clamp down on account trading - where players grind for particular skins and sell accounts to other players online for high prices. With the new season dropping online this week, Express.co.uk explains how to gift skins to your friends on Fortnite.

How to gift Fortnite skins The latest content update on Fortnite - v4.5 - allows Fortnite players to gift skins and items to friends. The new mechanic is yet to go officially live, but data miners were able to piece together information from the update data files. You can now turn on the option to receive gifts in the ‘Account and Content’ section, though there has been no official date as to when they will turn on the feature and let you gift items to other players. We don't know whether Epic will allow players to transfer V-Bucks or emotes to other players, but usually, in games like this, currency is locked to accounts.

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In a Reddit post, Epic employee and Redditor MrPopo said: “Gifting will be coming in the future. “We don't have an exact date to share, but we will inform you once we do.” This update will hopefully be able to stop players from farming skins to sell accounts online for a profit. Fortnite is a free-to-play game so gamers are able to create multiple free accounts and grind challenges to secure skins to sell of steep prices online. Epic Games has said they are looking to cut down on this kind of behaviour, and gifting skins will hopefully pull the attraction away from players, encouraging them to share skins for free instead.

Fortnite season 5: How to gift skins in Fortnite? How to level up quickly in season 5?

How to level up fast in Fortnite Season 5 Season 5 is set to hit Fortnite servers on July 12, with fans separate to get stuck into a potential new theme. Many Fortnite players exclusively play the game to rank up their Battle Pass account, grinding up the levels to secure the rarest skins and cosmetics. Earning experience points for kills, completing challenges and winning games is the aim of the game, but there are a number of ways to rank up quickly and farm XP. Complete your challenges - Each week, Epic Games releases a new set of weekly challenges for players to complete throughout the season. Ranging in difficulty, players are tasked with seven challenges that will result in XP bonuses upon completion as well as Battle Stars which will also give you experience points. You can always view these by hitting the Inspect Challenges button at the bottom of your profile page.

In its most recent update, Epic Games allowed players to gift skins and items to other players.

Open chest and ammo crates - You're going to be doing this anyways, but it's just another reminder to keep cracking open those chests and keep seeking out ammo crates no matter how geared up you are. Last as long as you can each game - One of the contributing factors in determining your match XP is to simply survive longer. That means going to less populated areas and dodging fights. Surviving as the last player will bring in huge XP rewards so learn to stay alive as long as possible. Chase kills - It's either survive as long as you can, or be aggressive, get kills but risk elimination early. If you can combine both you'll be cashing in loads of XP, so it is recommended spending a few matches chasing down opponents as this will increase your chances of earning kills and also improve your game in general. Keep at it and you'll find your XP earning rate will increase as you become better.

The new option has been brought in to clamp down on account trading