Some players of Destiny 2 have received a permanent ban in the shooter. They thought they could insult a developer in the safety of anonymity. But Bungie tracked them down through Steam and judged them.
This was the situation:
- During a livestream on March 19, 2024, Bungie presented the new free update “Into the Light”, which was to come to Destiny 2 on April 9.
- The developer Noah Lee, an activity designer, showed gameplay from the “Onslaught Horde” mode.
- In the stream, his Steam menu could be seen, and therefore his profile name was recognizable. The name was visible for only a short time, but it was enough for some viewers of the stream to go hard on him.
People Send Hate Messages via Steam
How was the designer attacked? The Destiny 2 developer received hateful and racist messages via Steam. These included messages such as the universally condemned “Kill yourself” – which also became the downfall of a German content creator.
The haters changed their own names on Steam so that they could send the developer hateful messages in the form of their own names.
Haters Also Send Their Steam ID
What didn’t they consider? The guys apparently thought they were safe and that their actions would go unpunished. However, they did not expect that they were also sending their Steam ID directly to Bungie along with the hate messages.
This is what Bungie says: In a statement on Reddit, the team states:
“It was disappointing to see these notifications, but we know they come from a handful of terrible individuals and do not reflect the entire community.
We were able to track down these accounts and have banned several individuals who sent hurtful notifications from Destiny 2.
We are taking additional measures to ensure that this does not happen again and look forward to sharing more information with you all in the next stream.”
Destiny 2 has struggled increasingly with hate in recent years and has drawn hard consequences from it:
Destiny 2: Community Manager resigns after death threat – Bungie: “Expect no more answers”
