Destiny 2: Final Form is a good extension A particularly gruesome exotic trophy chase. The new Exotics are powerful RNG gear that are tedious to chase, which is why many players turn to AFK macros to get them the loot. AFK Farming’s popularity has gotten so bad that Bungie is now changing its terms of service to ban players from continuing to use it.
“While input macros have been a helpful assistive tool for many people, and we intend to keep them that way, some people have been leveraging these tools to automate their gameplay,” the studio announced. on Reddit and Monday’s dissonance. “Players detected using automation to circumvent idle detection or perform automated activities to earn loot may be restricted or banned. Loot includes, but is not limited to, experience points, materials, or drops (such as exotic items).
While Bungie didn’t specifically mention exotic item farming, this seems to be the most popular form of AFK macro lately, as players reach a state of exhaustion in the gameplay loops required to obtain these items. Since exotic items spawn randomly, it’s not just a matter of getting an item, but rather getting the “right item” for the build you’re running. Since the Overthrow campaign in Pale Heart wasn’t generous enough and Dual Destinies required a lot of work to keep rerunning, some people Destiny 2 Diehards on PC are turning to running scripts in the background to farm for them, especially on Unexpected nerves recently Makes the whole thing worse.
How it works, as you can see from dozens of Reddit topic and YouTube videosby loading players into overturned landing patrol areas and looting the same old chests, which have about a 2% chance of dropping exotic items over and over again. Because the boobs are so close and always in the same place, just rinse and repeat. This script can loot About one breast per minutewhich can be mind-numbing for players, but can be done quickly if outsourced to a macro script that enters all the commands for you while you’re busy complaining Destiny 2 on the Reddit subreddit.
“Is this allowed?” one player ask In early July, discussions were taking place as to whether this was a prohibited offence. “I mean, as long as he’s playing alone and not preventing other people from enjoying the game, I personally don’t think it’s a problem,” another responded. “I don’t know why anyone would want to spend hours actively running around a patrol space to get a 1/64 chance of getting what they’re looking for in the game.”
Bungie has now made it clear that this is no longer the case. Most players seem to agree with the change, and the studio specifies that checkpoint macros (used to give teammates the same encounter save points as the main person running the campaign) won’t be policed in the same way. But that still leaves the bigger question of why players are so turned off by the current grind that they start grinding in the first place. “Based on,” wrote Destiny 2 YouTuber Stefan “Datto” Jonke. “But now it’s time to understand why people choose these paths.”
“That’s really the goal,” Bunge reply. “We announced some changes to XUR last week and the team is continuing to look for opportunities to improve. Know this can be frustrating, but adding feedback/data to show the problem can be helpful rather than resorting to macros.
