A Twitch streamer is the subject of a lawsuit from Bungie after it was claimed that he was repeatedly caught cheating in Destiny 2, sold game assets, and made threats against the company’s staff and headquarters.
Luca Leone, also known as MiffysWorld, a Twitch streamer, is accused by Bungie of regularly using third-party software cheats to stream themselves. Bungie claimed in the lawsuit, filed on June 15, that this is used by players who lack the talent or moral character to succeed in the game on their own merits to gain an unfair advantage, ruining the experience of playing Destiny 2 for Bungie’s sizable community of honorable players.
Leone has previously been banned by Bungie for breaking the Limited Software License Agreement, the company added (LSLA). Leone has committed serial fraud by repeatedly opening new accounts; even though they never intended to abide by the LSLA, they falsely claimed to agree to it.
By tweeting under the alias Inkcel about their desire to torch Bungie’s offices and claiming that Bungie employees weren’t safe given Leone’s intention to move into their neighborhood, it appears that Leone has also made numerous threats against Bungie and its employees.
Leone is a member of the hacking and selling forum OGUsers, where people sell allegedly stolen social media accounts and Destiny 2 emblems, according to Bungie, who is investigating Leone’s activities. Many Destiny 2 players view the game’s emblems, which are non-transferable digital art badges, as valuable collectibles. Therefore, this represents yet another LSLA violation.
Each sale made by Leone constitutes a knowing violation of Bungie copyright because the LSLA forbids the commercial exploitation of the game or any of its digital assets for non-commercial purposes.
Due to the aforementioned precautions, Bungie claimed that making the decision to file the lawsuit was simple. The company also asserted that, as it has frequently shown, it will not tolerate any abuse, fraud, or threats against its game, its community, or its employees. Leone committed all three, so this is the result.
It’s not the first time Bungie has taken legal action against players who harm their game and community; in June, they filed a £6.2 million lawsuit against a copyright fraudster and reached an out-of-court settlement with a Destiny 2 cheat site for £10.7 million.