Bungie executive creative director Luke Smith has teased plans for the Destiny franchise beyond Destiny 2.
22.03.2024 - 19:17 / gamerant.com / Priye Rai
Following a barrage of abuse hurled at an employee, Destiny 2 developer Bungie has permanently banned several accounts that were involved in the incident. What this means is that these perma-banned Destiny 2 players will no longer be able to use their existing Steam account to log in and will, hence, lose their in-game progress.
A few days ago, a Bungie dev became the target of toxic fans after their Steam username was accidentally exposed during a Destiny 2 livestream on Twitch. This stream took place as part of the buildup for the forthcoming Into The Light free update, which is scheduled for release on April 9. The developer in question received a flurry of disheartening abuse from Steam users who had changed their display names to offensive words. Apart from this, there were many toxic messages on Twitch chat as well.
As revealed on Reddit, Bungie has reacted quickly and cracked down on the toxic Destiny players that hijacked the Into The Light livestream. Precisely, the developer has issued these Steam accounts with a permanent ban from playing Destiny 2. This decision was shared by the game’s official Reddit account, Destiny2Team, in reply to a post addressing this incident. The main post complained about player toxicity in Destiny 2, highlighting the livestream as the latest example of the unfair harassment of devs from members of the community.
In the comments, several Destiny 2 players expressed approval of Bungie’s timely response. While showing appreciation for the move, a user said that they were looking forward to the next Into The Light livestream. Another user chipped in, saying that the ban was expected after the offenders “hand-delivered” their accounts to a developer’s inbox when they sent the latter friend requests.
Toxicity in games, especially those with a competitive element, has existed for a long time. And, for the devs working on Destiny 2, this isn’t their first time either. Back in July 2023, Bungie had won a lawsuit against a Destiny 2 player who was accused of repeatedly sending threats and racial abuse to a community manager. Incidents like these are why Destiny 2’s community team no longer does one-on-one interaction with fans, instead directing them to give feedback via the game’s website.
Although hate mail and toxicity against developers is something that can’t be resolved instantly, timely, strict actions against offenders are still necessary in the least. Such prompt decisions don’t just punish these players for their actions but also discourages others in the community from doing something similar. With Destiny 2's never-ending player toxicity, it will be interesting to see if the developers carry forward the same no-nonsense approach when tackling such issues in the
Bungie executive creative director Luke Smith has teased plans for the Destiny franchise beyond Destiny 2.
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