Bungie Suing Destiny 2 Streamer Accused of Threatening to Burn Down the Studio

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The last twelve months has been a busy time for Bungie's legal department as the studio is stepping up its fight against cheaters and serial harassers playing Destiny 2. Multiple cheat creators have already been taken down by lawsuits, such as Ring-1 and Elite Boss Tech, while the several lawsuits against allegedly toxic players are either pending or currently in court for harassing members of the development team. It doesn't appear Bungie is slowing down as another allegedly toxic streamer has been hit with a lawsuit after threatening multiple times to burn down the studio itself.

The Destiny 2 streamer in question here isTwitch streamer Luca «miffysworld» Leone, who has already developed a notorious reputation in the game's community as a repeated cheater. According to RetBit, Leone has already been hit with 13 bans from Bungie in 2022 for repeated violations, including using «sock-puppet accounts» to work around bans and posting videos of him actively cheating in-game.

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However, the straw which appears to have broken Bungie's back are multiple alleged threats Leone has made toward the studio and several members of the development team in recent months. Bungie said in its filing Leone repeatedly threatened to «burn down» the studio's main office building in Washington State in response to the repeated bans. The filing adds Leone said he intended to move into the surrounding neighborhoods with the intent of going after specific members of the development team who Leone allegedly said were «not safe» at home.

Leone has not responded to the lawsuit, as of the time of this writing, and has deleted his Twitter account, which is where the alleged threats were posted. If Bungie