Game company sues streamer for cheating and threats against employees

The developer of popular game Destiny 2 has filed a lawsuit against a cheater who had also threatened company employees.

In a United States court document, Destiny 2 developer Bungie has filed a suit against a streamer named MiffysWorld. MiffysWorld was identified as a cheater in-game who sold accounts and in-game items, but also as a primary antagonist who issued threats of arson and bodily harm against Bungie employees.

In the lawsuit, which was filed July 15, Bungie names the streamer as Luca Leone, alongside many of his aliases such as “inkcel”, “GOT 2 GET IT”, “TRAP$TAR MIFFY” and more. Leone created a vast number of alternate accounts to evade bans whenever he was caught by Bungie’s anti-cheat programs.

The defendant has been repeatedly banned from playing Destiny 2 for using cheat software, according to reports.

In addition to breaking Bungie’s LSLA, which explicitly forbids hacking or modifying the game as well as receiving or providing boosting services, Leone was also cited as being behind several targeted and broad harassment campaigns against Bungie and the company’s employees.

In an article posted earlier, we outlined why the Destiny 2 developer is reducing its interaction with its community. Countless death threats and calls for harm against Bungie employees were posted over benign problems, such as items not being ported over to Destiny 2 from Destiny 1. One Community Manager, dmg04, mentioned that he was taking a leave of absence on June 20, though the specific reasons were not stated.

In the lawsuit filed against Leone, Bungie outlines a campaign of harassment dating back to May 18 specifically targeting dmg04 — including images of dmg04’s Bungie employee badge, alongside other personally identifiable information and indirect threats, such as a tweet claiming Leone “just realised I’ll be moving to a place that’s 30 minutes away from dmg.”

Leone moved directly to Washington near the Bungie offices, and in July mentioned that he’d commit arson for a discount if the target was Bungie headquarters, as well as tweeting at Bungie to “keep [its] doors locked.”

Bungie seeks statutory damages of $150,000 USD per instance of cheating, alongside any awards of costs and lawyer fees. Bungie also seeks a permanent halt of all activity from Leone regarding threats or harassment against Bungie, its employees, or its players.

Original reporting by The Game Post.

Written by Junior Miyai on behalf of GLHF.