Exactly! (Destiny)

by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Thursday, October 15, 2015, 19:32 (3422 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

Don't want to be banned? Don't cheat. It's really easy to figure out.

But my whole point is that not playing as intended =/= cheating, necessarily. We're just going in circles at this point, I just feel very strongly that the focus here should be on Bungie fixing their mistake ASAP, not on punishing players for using abilities that the game allows in order to win.

The big mistake you are making is equating something being possible with it being allowed. I can join a strike and go idle. It's possible. But not allowed. I'll also be banned for it. I can inspect the enemy's gear at the start of a Trials match then back out if they seem too well equipped. It's possible, but likewise is not allowed. This glitch is possible (only because the game is broken!) but it should not be allowed.

To give players a pass on something simply because it is possible is a terrible way to approach this. Sportsmanship, honesty, balance, and fairness need to be taken into account too. Now, maybe it's not worth the time to track and ban them, but in a thoughtful discussion we should always make the distinction between what's possible for a player to do and the things that shouldn't (and should!) be allowed.