Those who exploit glitches in PUBG to gain advantages are not welcome there. Even streamers are not spared from punishment. The popular streamer “Destiny” has now been banned in Battlegrounds for exploiting a game error.
The streamer “Destiny” has been active on Twitch.TV for a long time, streaming titles like League of Legends or PUBG. However, he now has to take a forced break from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, as he has been banned from the battle royale shooter. Why? A glitch caused missing textures and allowed him to drive through houses with a car.
“This is why I am banned”
Destiny has a large community of over 200,000 followers who regularly watch him play. Recently, he has often streamed PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and entertained his fans. However, this entertainment is now interrupted by a forced break.
He joked, “This is why I am banned,” while running over other players with his jeep. Killing other players with vehicles is actually a common option in PUBG, but the players Destiny ran over were inside houses. A glitch caused the houses to not render properly – Destiny could simply drive through the walls and squash opponents inside. He made several kills and has now been banned for it.
Streamers are not immune to bans in PUBG, even though Destiny only received a soft ban that is not permanent.
In the video, you can see how Destiny discovers the glitch with a lot of fun and takes out several people who were supposed to be safe inside buildings. After mentioning it several times during the stream, he was actually banned shortly after the action.
The issue was that the textures of the buildings were not loading. Many players in PUBG experience this bug. However, one should behave differently when something like this occurs.
According to the rules of PUBG, it states: “Do not exploit bugs or glitches. If you find a bug or glitch in the game that gives unfair advantages, please let us know instead of exploiting it for your own gain.”
Apparently, Destiny should have restarted his game to check if the bug persisted.
Community divided – Is the ban unfair?
This ban is hotly debated within the PUBG community. The issue many see: The game failed to load the textures, and Destiny is being punished for it. That is unfair.
In fact, many users are on the streamer’s side: “What was he supposed to do? Pretend he couldn’t see players in invisible buildings? Leave the game? Sit around and wait until the textures might eventually appear?”
Others refer to the game’s rules and say “Those who exploit glitches to their advantage should also be punished for it.”
By the way, Destiny is now allowed back into the game; his ban is reportedly temporary. And already, he’s facing an old acquaintance in one of his games:
