Many Destiny 2 players pay others through exploit-based websites to do activities for them, this way, their Guardian will rank up and farm loot while the owner is away. However, a tremendous change is arriving, coinciding with the introduction of the Season of the Lost, which will change the game forever.

To put it briefly, account recoveries are when a player gives someone else access to their main account to take control of their Destiny characters. This not only has adverse effects on other players’ experiences in competitive matchmade activities, but it can compromise the player's overall security as well. But now, starting this Season, any cheater who practices in account recoveries will receive a massive ban on their Guardian.

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With that said, Bungie has put together a list of do's and don'ts to hopefully clarify the situation for players. For example, if a parent sometimes lets their child grind PvE modes such as the Destiny 2 Lost Sectors, then they will not be banned, although the developers assert it is not recommended. Other rules that fall under these guidelines are:

  • Allowing friends to recover the account to check out exotic weapon vendors is permitted if the owner is stuck in an area with no internet access.
  • Roommates are allowed to all share an account on the common room’s console.
  • Letting a friend borrow the account to try out a weapon roll is conceded, too.
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On top of that, the following will get players either banned or restricted. The latter is less severe and is for more minor offences, as being restricted means the account or device restriction will temporarily lose access to the select activities within Destiny 2.

  • Charging others to recover their account for boosting, earning items, completing content, etc.
  • Recovering accounts in exchange for anything of value, including Patreon supporters, follows, gift cards, etc.
  • Paying someone to recover an account to be boosted to farm items.

It should be noted that even boosting recoveries done for free can also result in bans or restrictions, with the same punishment further applies if a user pays another to recover their account. Likewise, Bungie will not recover any lost items or progression if either the account owner or boosting service deletes anything on the account, or shares the login information.

All of this is said to occur before Trials of Osiris goes live in Destiny 2, on September 10. In the meantime, Bungie wishes to test the system within a live game environment to “ensure accuracy,” meaning false flags will be easily undone if the player can provide rudimental evidence of it being an error. Once the developers are satisfied with the practice in place, automatic bans will take over for the sake of efficiency.

Destiny 2 is currently available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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Source: Destiny 2 security update