Destiny 2 now has BattlEye anti-cheat – here’s everything we know (2024)

FAQs

Does Destiny 2 still use BattlEye? ›

Installation and Playing Destiny 2

To play Destiny 2, BattlEye will automatically install when Destiny 2 receives an update and will be active on a player's computer when Destiny 2 is running. Players must allow BattlEye to be installed if they want to play Destiny 2.

BattlEye is an anti-cheat system, protecting our games and their players from hacking, cheating, and other forms of attacks breaching our Code of Conduct. BattlEye is automatically installed with any Ubisoft game requiring it, and will only be active when playing your game.

The Bungie official website explains that error code Plum appears when BattlEye detects a problem with your PC that could potentially violate the developers' Terms of Service. Fear not, as you may be running the game without the latest version of Windows, which could cause some issues.

This can happen if the server's or your connection times out for quite a while or breaks up completely. A common solution is to update your modem/router's firmware. Also, make sure that you aren't running “Cucusoft Net Guard” which is incompatible with BE.

The only reason BattlEye would block the Destiny2.exe is if YOU have altered it in some way.

The era of massive years of Destiny 2 content is ending. The game itself is not, even as some in the community are acting like the group playing the violin as the Titanic sank.

BattlEye is a proprietary anti-cheat software designed to detect players that hack or abusively use exploits in an online game.

Easy Anti-Cheat™ is the industry-leading anti-cheat service, countering hacking and cheating in multiplayer PC games through the use of hybrid anti-cheat mechanisms.

When Rainbow Six Siege is running, BattlEye is able to scan all memory (RAM) and all game- and system-related files on disk. However, this does not mean that BattlEye is looking through your personal files, personal details, or other such information.

This happens if something on your system prevents the installation/startup of the BattlEye Service, which is required to play on BattleEye-enabled servers. To resolve this issue: Please ensure that any security software (anti-virus, etc.) running on your system doesn't block the BattleEye Service in any way.

How do I get rid of BattlEye? ›

Players that discover an exploit should not be worried about receiving a restriction or ban. Bungie will not punish a player for discovering a game exploit. Players are encouraged to report any game exploits so that they can be fixed to ensure all players have the best experience possible.

Independent quality. BattlEye is 100% independent, always staying on top of state-of-the-art technologies and utilizing innovative methods of protection and detection.

Players may want to clear their console cache, or, if they're on PC, clear their download cache to see if that will help resolve the issue. Power cycling the internet modem and/or router may resolve the issue. Review our guide on improving latency and packet loss to see if that might help.

You have 275 hours in Arma 3 which uses Battleye, which is a kernel level anti cheat. You're scared of something you've used for over 275 hours, and I bet I could find more games if I kept scrolling that use kernel level anti cheat that you already play.

VAC Ban can happen only with games supporting VAC. Game ban can happen to any game telling Steam you was using a cheat, or tools to make cheat. As Destiny 2 has it's own anti-cheat, they don't rely on VAC.

To explain, with the launch of Destiny 2: Beyond Light in November 2020, Bungie introduced “weapon sunsetting.” The weapons themselves weren't removed, but a player's ability to “infuse” (power them up) certain weapons was removed.

Bungie reserves the right to permanently ban Destiny accounts or player hardware that have been confirmed as repeat offenders. Activity bans or restrictions may be escalated to device bans after multiple confirmed offenses.

Please go to the folder where Destiny 2 is installed. In there is a BattlEye folder. You will find an install BattlEye script. Please run this.