Due to his username “BlackLivesDon’tMatter”, a player was banned in Destiny 2, who completed the new raid “The Glass Chamber” with his team in 2nd place. Some players feel that this is not enough. MeinMMO summarizes what happened.
What is it about? Since May 22, players can pay a return visit to the Glass Chamber. Veterans may already be familiar with this raid, as it was one of the raids from Destiny 1. Now this iconic raid has made a comeback and is causing the player counts of the shooter to explode on Steam.
The race for the fastest completion times was immediately on. The first team completed it after about 2 hours, the second-placed team took just 2 hours and 24 minutes. However, this second team has now raised attention for a completely different reason.
Because one of the team members was banned by Bungie. The reason: His offensive username “BlackLivesDon’tMatter”, which translates to “Black lives do not matter”. A direct negation of the movement from the USA, “Black Lives Matter”.
“The whole team should be banned”
What happened? After the team completed the Glass Chamber, some players noticed the name of the Guardian and reported it to Bungie via Twitter.
The developer reacted promptly and clarified that the name violates the rules and principles of the team. Meanwhile, the player in question has been banned (via Twitter), and his name is no longer visible in the leaderboards. Instead, a sequence of numbers is now displayed. (via raidreport.com)
In Bungie’s statement on the matter, it says: “This violates our code of conduct. The player in question will be banned. Please make sure to report names like this on their respective platforms.” This was shared by Dylan “Dmg04” Gaffner, the community manager.
The ban is welcomed by many, but some feel it is not enough. For example, Twitter user m a t h demands: “The whole team should be banned. You have to organize this [the raid] in groups. If players are banned for knowingly playing with cheaters, then the same should apply for hate speech like this. They simply left him in the team with this name as if the 5 saw nothing wrong.” (via Twitter)
Many other players join the criticism. Some have now targeted the group. The group, possibly also a clan, seems to be making a big joke out of it.
Because in the “Last Wish” raid, the same group is represented in the leaderboards: with the phrase “Kneeling on George Floyd”.
Whether the “jokers” will face consequences remains to be seen. There is currently no information on this.
What is it about? George Floyd died in 2020 during an incident with the police. A police officer knelt on him, Floyd suffocated and died.
Footage circulated showing how Floyd struggled for breath: “I can’t breathe”. The phrase “I can’t breathe” then became a rallying cry for the “Black Lives Matter” movement.
The former police officer in question was convicted in April 2021 of second-degree murder (via faz.net). He could face up to 40 years in prison.
In a major livestream, Bungie remained silent to show solidarity with “Black Lives Matter” and to address the struggle for breath of Floyd:
