Destiny 2 threatens to ban AFK loot farmers hunting exotic items

20 Aug 2024Source: MassivelyOp
The grind for exotic item drops in Destiny 2 is apparently very real. So real, in fact, that players are willing to write and share macros in order to AFK farm for the big shiny.


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