Destiny 2 is now facing its biggest endgame-related controversy yet, as Bungie has confirmed that the studio is investigating reports of cheating during the Contest mode raid race for The Desert Perpetual. Destiny 2 players were first able to set foot in The Desert Perpetual on July 19 at 10:00 a.m. PDT as the World First race kicked off.
Along with a slew of new content, gear, and activities, Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate carries on Bungie's tradition of launching a raid and World First race within the first week of the expansion's launch. After completing the first encounter of Destiny 2's The Desert Perpetual raid, players discovered that the raid is nonlinear. Players can interact with various spheres on platforms in the raid's hub area, which can be activated to grant access to three separate boss encounters that can be tackled in any order. Like previous raid races, Contest Mode was enabled for the first 48 hours following the raid's launch, and players who completed the raid during this race received a special emblem, along with all the other rewards from completing the raid's encounters. However, it appears that Destiny 2's cheating problem has reared its head...
