Bungie denies reports that innocuous apps led to PC Destiny 2 bans [Updated]

That arrow better not inject any outside code into Destiny 2...

Update: In addition to the denials mentioned below, Bungie has put out a sweeping statement on what it says were 400 bans issued to PC Destiny 2 players since the game's launch yesterday. All of those bans, the company said, were enacted after a manual investigation that determined players "were using tools that pose a threat to the shared ecosystem of the game" and not due solely to automatic detection. What's more, the company reiterated that it "did not (and will not) issue any bans for the use of overlays or performance tools, including Discord, Xsplit, OBS, RTSS, etc."

Original story: The online community surrounding Destiny 2 exploded overnight with complaints of players being banned from the game "for nothing," as one popular thread on the Bungie forums puts it. That post is joined by dozens of others across those forums and the Destiny 2 subreddit claiming their accounts have been banned for no reason.

The widespread reports have led many to suspect that the PC version of the game, launched yesterday, is overzealously protecting itself against third-party applications that inject code into the Destiny 2 client. That class of application includes many popular cheating programs but also ropes in video capture software like OBS, performance-monitoring software like Fraps, and even the in-game overlay features in chat software like Mumble and Discord.

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