Overview
- Dedicated, authoritative servers validate movement, shooting, actions, and inventory to block client-side exploits such as teleporting, unlimited ammo, or damage manipulation.
- A server-run Fog of War restricts what each client knows to blunt wall-hacks, ESP tools, and loot-revealer cheats.
- Bungie will run BattlEye alongside a rebuilt security stack and analyst review, with detections potentially actioned after deeper data checks.
- Players can reconnect to ongoing runs, and if a Bungie-side failure prevents recovery the studio will attempt to return starting gear.
- An appeals path exists yet Bungie has not specified whether permanent bans target accounts or hardware/IP, as industry rivals such as Arc Raiders signal stricter enforcement; public testing runs Feb. 26–Mar. 2 with full release on Mar. 5.