Destiny 2 Will Ban Players Using Accessibility Aids To "Gain An Advantage"

thegamer.com:

Bungie has come down hard on Destiny 2 cheaters, even going as far as suing players and developers of Destiny 2 cheats. But now there’s a strange new front in Bungie’s war on cheaters: accessibility tools.

"Our community has grown increasingly frustrated by a form of cheating that uses third-party peripherals with the intent to manipulate the game client," wrote Bungie in its most recent blog update. "These devices are plugged into a computer or console, where they can—for example—execute simple scripts or trick the game into giving you extra aim assist."

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Bungie didn't say which devices are the primary culprits as it didn't want to draw attention to any particular brand. It also made it clear that simply using accessibility tools to level the playing field was absolutely fine; the issue comes from people using these accessibility tools to gain an advantage, especially in Destiny 2's PvP game modes.

"Bungie embraces the use of external accessibility aids that enable an experience the game designers intended but will take action, including bans, on people who abuse these tools specifically to gain an advantage over other players," Bungie warned.

"Simply using an accessibility aide to play Destiny 2, where a player could not play otherwise, would not be a violation of this policy. Using these tools to mitigate challenges all players face, such as reducing recoil or increasing aim assist, would be a violation."

Bungie went on to define accessibility tools as "any device or input that augments the player’s ability to control the game beyond what the game itself normally provides," which can include "programmable controllers, keyboard and mouse