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UPDATED: Bungie Responds to Destiny 2 Ban Rumors
SBFord
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UPDATED INFORMATION:
After a day's worth of the rumor mill grinding away about Destiny 2 and mass bans ostensibly at the hands of third-party programs like Discord overlays, Bungie has responded definitively in order to stop the flow of disinformation.
We have seen lots of questions about bans being issued in the PC version of Destiny 2. To provide some information, we would like to share some facts.
The following is true:
- Destiny 2 cannot automatically ban you, only Bungie can ban a player after a manual investigation
- Yesterday, we banned approximately 400 players on PC
- Bans were applied to players who were using tools that pose a threat to the shared ecosystem of the game
- We did not (and will not) issue any bans for the use of overlays or performance tools, including Discord, Xsplit, OBS, RTSS, etc.
- Information on using third-party applications can be found here: https://www.bungie.net/en/Help/Article/46101
- We are overturning 4 of the bans that were issued during the PC Beta
We are committed to providing an experience that is fun and fair for the millions of players who have joined us in this community.
Bungie's Hard Line Ban Hammer May Be Swinging at the Innocent - Destiny 2 - MMORPG.com
Destiny 2 News - Bungie had a rather rocky day with yesterday's Destiny 2 launch as hundreds of players flocked to the internet to complain they had been banned for "third party application" usage. Many opined that using Discord overlays and other game capture programs were triggering the ban hammer. Bungie came in to reassure the fan base that bans were not being issued for using third-party programs. "Applications that aren't compatible with D2 may cause the game not to run but not result in a ban".
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That's why we provide the "read more" link in the OP in any forum thread.
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http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/10/25/destiny-2-pc-players-reporting-mass-bans-and-no-one-has-explained-why
If so, maybe other FPS games can learn from this "hard-line" stance.
Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.
Afterburner is a program that comes with your GPU, i have an MSI 980ti gaming edition, and it comes with the afterburner software, if that would cause my game to be banned then i think i might just hold off ever buying this game, rather than just waiting 6 months.
Currently playing: WildStar, Guild Wars 2, EVE Online, Vain Glory.
Just saying the criteria for not buying a game should be more than program(s) you can/can't use...
My Skyrim, Fallout 4, Starbound and WoW + other game mods at MODDB:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/skyrim-anime-overhaul
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My Skyrim, Fallout 4, Starbound and WoW + other game mods at MODDB:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/skyrim-anime-overhaul
I'm not saying that getting blocked from the game you are sweating blood to play isn't a royal pain, but I'd be a bit more circumspect about characterizing the efforts of a studio to provide a cheat-free game to its fans. This is exactly what Bungie needs to do. They should not back off one bit.
On the topic of Discord itself: Where's the problem? The time you could join random guilds online without voice chat are gone by since at least 10 years. Discord simply replaced TS³, but besides that nothing changed. Heck, Team Speak was so well known even in 2006 that it made it into a South Park episode.
I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life, I'll
Amass an army, and we'll harness a horde
And then we'll limp across the land until we stand at the shore
Either the developers should provide it in-game, or guilds shouldn't force people to use outside programs for their guild.
If its not in the game, then it shouldn't be a requirement.
My Skyrim, Fallout 4, Starbound and WoW + other game mods at MODDB:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/skyrim-anime-overhaul
Funny thing about cheaters is that they also are liars. So we'll see how this plays out, but history is not on the side of the "innocent".
They claim perma bans are only done after careful review yet some players report being banned shortly after logging in to just the character creator.
Right now the big disconnect is players say using overlays is resulting in bans while other reports say Bungie has stated they won't even result in restrictions.
Something isn't adding up and we need more info before putting the torches to the bonfires.
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There is no autoban. Bans only happen after a manual investigation by bungie.
So basically they see someone is on the character creation screen and think "this guy is cheating like hell... look at that purple head his making for his character. BAN!"
Seriously I experienced a similar ban back when I made the mistake of trying h1z1 during the hype wave. Got banned with 1-2 hours of game play and 2 kills(talk about hacking like crazy right?)... 3 months later I was unbanned without even asking for it, but I never installed the game ever again.
Haven't had any issue with D2 so far, but honestly I'm starting to debate whether I should ask for a refund. I don't like the idea of supporting companies that ban people for no reason and give the copy/paste BS answer and never really delve into the issue at least not until few months in the game.