The German streamer Luis, formerly known as “Lachegga,” is the largest German-speaking streamer on Twitch for Destiny 2. He continually criticizes the game and mocks the decisions made by Bungie. Now he claims: Bungie has banned him on 2 accounts. He has some theories about how that happened. Apparently, he was too critical of Bungie’s community manager.
Is this the largest Destiny streamer?
- Yes, indeed. The German Twitch scene for Destiny 2 has shrunk over the years such that anyone who doesn’t have anything good to say about Destiny 2 is now recognized as the largest Twitch streamer for Destiny 2.
- For a long time, the Swiss streamer NexxossGaming was the largest German-speaking content creator for Destiny 2: In the years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022, he ranked at the top of Twitch when ordered by viewer hours. But in the last 365 days, Luis has overtaken him.
- Although Luis only averages around 150 viewers when he streams Destiny 2, he is still number one. This is because he has streamed for 1337 hours, while NexxossGaming has only streamed 556 hours, albeit with about 250 viewers.
Twitch streamer believes: German community manager banned him
This is what Luis says: Luis states that he was banned from Destiny 2 with his main account on July 1st. He could continue to play privately with his second account, but after he streamed on Twitch with the second account, that account was banned after 1 hour as well:
“Guys, we’ve all wondered when it would finally happen. We said months ago that it was only a matter of time when Bungie started removing unpleasant voices from the community through bans.”
A third account, with which he plays outside Twitch, is still running free.
He believes the German community manager banned him “personally” and has some theories to support this:
- Luis elaborates that there is a Discord group where the community manager is present, who has “warned” people to stay away from him. A larger content creator told him that.
- A fake account already left mocking comments under older videos on YouTube on July 3rd. At that time, no one knew he was banned, as he hadn’t even told his closest friends about it. Luis says: The comments appeared only hours after he wrote to the German community manager:
- A Twitch clip appeared on his channel, which he believes served as evidence that he had a second account that also got banned. The otherwise boring clip has only 10 views because it was shared in the Discord.
Streamer demands preferential treatment
What does he want? The streamer seems particularly annoyed that he is not receiving the treatment from Bungie he believes he deserves.
Because Bungie has not yet responded to his unban request, he has been trying to reach the German community manager for a week.
Since no response came that he could communicate to his community, he is now publicly speculating about the reasons for the ban:
To put this into perspective: One of the most active German content creators, who has been active on Twitch for 7 years – regardless of the state of the game – pulls at least 100, around 150 viewers on a normal day, while the rest are around 20, 30. On good days over 200, at special events 700, receives no answer over a week.
Luis says: Bungie does not ban cheaters or account sharers, but critics
This is his theory: The Twitch streamer, who was formerly known as Lachegga, then provides several examples of how terrible the banning policy of Destiny 2 is.
It is said that even convicted sex offenders and chronic cheaters are not banned. You can do the worst and nothing happens to you. As an example, he mentions Kimdotcom. According to Luis, everyone with a rating of more than 2,000 has played on his account – and everyone also knows that Kim Schmitz conducts massive account sharing. But nobody cares.
However, critics of the game are regularly banned. Bungie does not adhere to its own rules but bans anyone they “don’t like.”
What does he not address? Why Luis was banned right now, when he has been making money by mocking Bungie, Destiny, and “Destiny renters” for years, he cannot really explain.
He showcases some tweets where he made passive-aggressive comments to Bungie about how weak the game is and asked if they were not embarrassed.
But there is actually nothing he hasn’t done for years in a similar way.
One possibility for why he was banned right now could be that Bungie is now cracking down harder after the scandals regarding the harassment of the community manager and is removing toxic members from the community. Luis has been accused of being extremely toxic for years.
No one knows why this man could be banned:
Luis – the Destiny content creator for everyone who is annoyed by Destiny
What’s next? Luis has announced that he will be filing legal action and is asking his supporters for financial help. As can be seen in the video, several donations between 5 and 25 € have already come in.
In the comments, Luis is praised for his “war against Bungie”; he is among the YouTubers who have critically addressed Bungie and Destiny and is therefore being supported. The money is better invested in him than in a season pass anyway.
Germany’s most successful Twitch streamer for Destiny 2 at work:
What’s behind it: Those who follow the content of Luis/Lachegga will realize that it is a kind of “hate gaming”: The videos revolve around how a formerly great game could go downhill and become so terrible.
This type of content has a tradition in Germany: GerThunderlord was also known for this type of content regarding Destiny (via youtube).
Luis often presents his criticism in an annoying, sarcastic manner and often strikes a tone that can be hurtful. He seems casual but can also lose his temper.
Fairly, one must also grant him that he is a strong PvP player and, at events, makes an effort to explain uncertainties to his viewers that regularly occur in Destiny 2.
In his community, there is a joyful agreement with the persistent criticism of Bungie and a collective amusement at how disappointing and silly Bungie is and how foolish the players who still play it are.
Why does he play it so much if he finds it so stupid? Luis seems to experience similar feelings as many others: There remains a glimmer of the old love, and there’s simply no alternative. Moreover, he is good at PvP and people want to watch him play.
It gives the impression that Luis continues to play Destiny because it still performs best on his channel and he is one of the few who still create content in Germany about Destiny 2. When he plays Valorant or Overwatch 2, he has significantly fewer viewers.
Let’s see what comes of a possible legal dispute.
We last took a closer look at Luis on MeinMMO in 2017 when he was still known as Lachegga. Those were different times:
Destiny YouTube: The Two Faces of Ziro.TV – Hypocrites or Heroes?
