Bungie has announced new rules for players who take unfair advantage by using third-party devices in Destiny 2. This decision is taken after increasing complaints from other fans, and the dev will no longer pity players who resort to such cheats. In short, players who use these ways will be banned immediately if they’re detected in the game. Check out the details below.
Bungie Will Ban Players Using Third-Party Peripherals in Destiny 2
Using cheats in games is quite unfair to other players and harms their gaming experience. At this point, Bungie will immediately ban players who cheat and get extra aim assists using Third-Party Peripherals in both console and PC game versions of Destiny 2 in response to the growing number of complaints.
Bungie stated on its official website,
Our community has grown increasingly frustrated by a form of cheating that uses third-party peripherals with the intent to manipulate the game client. These devices are plugged into a computer or console, where they can—for example—execute simple scripts or trick the game into giving you extra aim assist. You’ll note that we aren’t calling out the services by name; the primary reason for that is we simply don’t want to offer a bigger spotlight than necessary. Instead, our focus is on the impact of using tools like this on a PvP environment.
Bungie embraces the use of external accessibility aids that enable an experience the game designers intended but will take action, including bans, on people who abuse these tools specifically to gain an advantage over other players. External accessibility aides” are any device or input that augments the player’s ability to control the game beyond what the game itself normally provides. This includes but is not limited to programmable controllers, keyboard and mouse adapters, advanced macros, or automation via artificial intelligence. This does not include features that Bungie provides. For more information on how Bungie supports accessibility, check out our goals outlined by Accessibility at Bungie right here.
“Experience the game designers intended” means that content meant to be difficult or prestige is designed like that for a reason. We do not intend for the difficulty to be automated away via software or hardware. Therefore, simply using an accessibility aide to play Destiny 2, where a player could not play otherwise, would not be a violation of this policy. Using these tools to mitigate challenges all players face, such as reducing recoil or increasing aim assist, would be a violation.
“Gain an advantage” means used for the purpose, directly or indirectly, of achieving victory. For example, some players that abuse these tools rise in PvP ranks at a rate far beyond what is expected for a player improving through typical play. Because the benefits of cheating in PvE can affect things like the World First Race or even spill over into PvP, we will be evaluating all gameplay for violations.
As seen above, players who cheat in Destiny 2 will no longer have a chance. What do you think about this? Please let us know your thoughts in the comments.