If there’s one factor builders hate, it’s having replace particulars leaked forward of time. Whether or not that’s as a result of they don’t need the shock ruined, they don’t need gamers complaining about one thing that’s going to occur, or as a result of it will possibly have a damaging impression on their earnings, they’re simply not cool with it. Bungie, over time, has confirmed time and again that they’re prepared to go after unhealthy actors – typically even suing them.
The latest incident involving their sport Future 2, entails leaks concerning the upcoming Season of the Deep replace. The leaks, which embody Season 21’s dungeon weapons, had been apparently traced again to a Twitch Ambassador who participated in a Summit the place Season 21 particulars had been shared. The content material creator, Ekuegan was decided to be the supply resulting from photos within the leaks together with the toolbar on the desktop the photographs had been taken from. Bungie acknowledged the desktop format as belonging to Ekuegan, whose desktop they noticed on the summit in addition to on his Twitch streams.
Ekuegan has denied the accusations, stating that there is no such thing as a good motive for him to have interaction in such exercise. Some, nonetheless, consider he might need finished it for clout. What that clout means when the photographs are launched anonymously and the top results of being banned by Bungie when caught is up for debate.
That mentioned, Bungie continues to be holding Ekuegan accountable. As they see it, even when he didn’t leak the photographs himself, he did fail to stop them from being obtained by another person. So, he’s nonetheless accountable. On the upside for Ekuegan, at the least Bungie isn’t suing him.