Some players in Destiny 2 had their sights set on a rude exploit when they discovered the ability of other players to crash the game using text chat. This seems to have been most common in his PvP, with some users using exploits (copying and pasting some form of text) to crash the opponent’s game and secure victory by default. was
This is, I think we can all agree, a sneaky move. The community responded quickly and counter (opens in new tab) Whisper chat, fireteam chat, local, team, clan… turn off all chats to exploit. After several hours of effort, the developer decided to stop texting his Bungie chat.
“We have temporarily disabled text chat on all platforms in Destiny 2 while we investigate an issue causing Weasel errors,” the developer posted twitter. (opens in new tab) “Weasel” is the internal code of the error Bungee used. (opens in new tab)
We have temporarily disabled text chat on all Destiny 2 platforms while we investigate the issue causing the Weasel error. Stay tuned for updates. https://t.co/OCf41kjgrPJuly 30, 2022
At this time, it is unknown when Destiny 2 will return to text chat. For now, it’s gone, and given the timeframe involved, it’s possible we won’t get a real fix until the Destiny 2 team returns to the office on Monday.
We will monitor the situation closely and update in a timely manner.
