Bungie has sued a "Destiny 2" streamer who threatened to burn the headquarters of the gaming company last month. The gamer was sanctioned with several bans two years ago because he was harassing some employees.
This week, the "Halo" developer encountered a new incident that resulted in another lawsuit. The cheat distributor told Bungie that cheating is not illegal, citing that various developers could not handle how players see the game.
Previous Bungie Lawsuit
Before discussing the most recent lawsuit involving a cheat seller, let's first review what happened previously in another cheat distributor.
According to Polygon, Bungie filed the lawsuit on July 15, which hereby alleged Luca Leone of Los Angeles of illegally disrupting the game.
Many times, the streamer has managed to dodge the cheating bans. He even went to the extreme and sold "non-transferable" items. His violations have all bypassed "Destiny 2's" terms of service.
Aside from his disrespect to the game, Leone was also spotted to be intimidating Bungie through the tweets. His dangerous posts involve burning down the company's HQ.
Leone even issued a warning to the creator behind "Destiny 2" regarding their in-house safety. He said that the company should always keep its doors locked.
Since then, controversy has stirred across social media. He was suspended from posting on Twitter. Thus, his posts were kept away from the sight of the public.
Bungie pointed out that what Leone did was an understatement. He went beyond his limits as a player. The complaint note indicated that he intentionally streamed himself while using an in-game cheat, and he did it multiple times.
Leone allegedly said that Bungie has no power to stop him from cheating, the report wrote. This only further intensified Bungie's position in the lawsuit.
'Destiny 2' Cheat Seller Believes Cheating is Legal
Cheating has been a headache for many developers. Almost all online games nowadays have a history of cheating. In some cases, when it has already become rampant, the developer will be forced to close the game permanently.
Again, Bungie is facing another cheat seller who has been hard-headed in claiming that cheating in "Destiny 2" is considered to be "not illegal."
The particular organization Phoenix Digital said they have zero tolerance for persons or companies who will bypass their Terms of Service when buying their service.
According to the group behind the AimJunkies software, they committed no wrong in selling cheats to the "Destiny 2" players.
As a response to the lawsuit, the company said that Bungie was accusing them of causing "grievous harm" to the game. They added that they were only selling their software to some customers at that time.
Furthermore, the group boldly said that "cheating is not illegal." The reason why some developers consider it to be unethical is that they could not "govern" their players.
Phoenix Digital told Bungie they are willing to work with the company to solve the problem. However, the "bully mentality" of the developer kept them from thinking of productive ways to market their software.
As of writing, Bungie has not yet shared response to this statement. Soon, we will hear more details about this case and how it will go to both parties.
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Written by Joseph Henry
