There's not much to celebrate about on Arrakis, there's sand everywhere, massive sandworms always on the hunt, and in Dune: Awakening's version, tons of cheaters and griefers as well. PvE players have been complaining about griefers for a long time, while cheaters and dupers are responsible for messing with the game's economy.
Large groups of PvPers are going to ruin Dune: Awakening's endgame however you try to stop them - it might need a total overhaul for longevity.
However, it seems the rain has finally come down upon the desert in the form of a ban wave. While Funcom has been hesitant about banning players, despite the sheer number of complaints and reports, it seems the BattlEye anti-cheat is now banning a number of players for a variety of reasons.
As pointed out by gbrahah on Reddit, it seems a number of players are getting kicked from their games and getting banned. While the reasons haven't been specified, it's likely that these are cases of cheating, particularly duping, as it's one of the easiest cheating methods to catch by the developers.
Unfortunately, it may take some time for griefers to get banned, as those cases are much harder to...
