In the most recent issue ofThis Week At Bungie, the developer behindDestiny 2announced it will be taking action against console or PC players who are using third-party programs or hardware that could make the game easier or give them an unfair advantage. The penalty for these kinds of exploitations will vary from warnings and restrictions to bans.According toBungie, devices used for “external accessibility aids” are allowed to a certain degree, as some of these tools are necessary for disabled players to enjoy the game, but if you start to exploit these tools “to gain an advantage over other players,” you could face a ban. These tools include “programmable controllers, keyboard and mouse adapters, advanced macros, or automation via artificial intelligence.”
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The examples of exploiting from Bungie’s point of view include reducing weapon recoil and providing additional aim-assist more than the game’s own amount, both of which result in a lower difficulty level of missions below what the developers have set for PvE modes. On the other hand, Bungie is also worried about the effects that these tools could have on PvP playlists and rankings as well as world first race tournaments that go live each year when a new raid becomes available.
Cronus and XIM are currently two of the most highly-used third-party tools on consoles that provide additional aim-assists and reduced weapon recoil in shooter games. Prior to Destiny 2,Rainbow Six Siege’s developers also announced a new system to fight these tools on consoles, but with a different approach.Ubisoftwill now add more latency to players using a mouse and keyboard on consoles to mess up their aiming.
In other news from Destiny 2, Bungie revealed a bunch of new features up ahead, including the arrival of a new commendation card in the next season as well as two trials labs planned for the current season, going live in week 8 and week 11. The developers will monitor the results for two kinds of new matchmaking systems, including challenger pool and practice pool.
