Highlights
- Destiny 2 is dealing with a major bug and a DDoS attack, causing the developers to be on the defensive.
- Bungie decided to make the news of the DDoS attack public for the sake of transparency while it works on bringing stability back to the game.
- Bungie addressed the bug with an update, but players started experiencing connectivity issues due to a DDoS attack.
It is not a particularly fun time to be a Destiny 2 fan, as the game is currently the target of a malicious DDoS attack by unknown perpetrators as the developers are busy dealing with a balance-breaking bug wreaking havoc in PvE. Destiny 2 is no stranger to bugs and glitches, having seen quite a handful over the last six years, and the developers at Bungie are likewise proficient at rooting out these pesky issues with relative ease and promptly. However, the overwhelming nature of the weapon crafting bug and a rather untimely DDoS attack has resulted in Bungie on the defensive.
Over the last weekend, the Destiny 2 community was surprised as players discovered a new bug involving the Deepsight crafting feature. The bug allowed players to craft custom weapons with normally unavailable perks and weapon frames and come out with overpowered weapons. As the news of these 'illegal guns' spread rapidly and players started to clear challenging encounters with practically no effort, Bungie acknowledged the bug in an official tweet. Furthermore, the developers reassured the playerbase to have fun with the bugged weapons but promised to bring substantial fixes to address the bug and any underlying causes.
True to its word, Bungie delivered the first update on September 18, disabling many Legendary and Exotic perks alongside several frames from being untransferable. While the studio planned on bringing more changes before launching the now-delayed Master Mode for Destiny 2's Crota's End raid, players began complaining about facing error codes and connectivity issues. As Bungie officially announced an ongoing investigation regarding disconnections, many players began to speculate whether the new patch was the cause for stability issues. However, Bungie announced on September 20 via the Bungie Help X account that the connectivity issues resulted from a targeted DDoS attack and that the studio was working diligently to bring stability back to the game.
DDoS attacks aren't a new phenomenon in modern-day gaming, with titles such as World of Warcraft, Diablo IV, and League of Legends being frequent targets of such malicious cyber attacks. It is still unclear whether Bungie will be pursuing this attack via legal channels, however, considering the studio's recent legal track record on maintaining Destiny 2's integrity, it might become an option later on.
Bungie clarified that with the ongoing bug and delays in content delivery, the studio decided to make the news of the DDoS attack public for the sake of transparency, and would refrain from doing so in the future. With Destiny 2 seeing a clear spike in player activity, this is undoubtedly step in the right direction, with many in the player base agreeing with the studio's decision.
Destiny 2 is currently available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
