Krafton just swung the ban hammer like it owed them money—permanent lifetime bans for Himass and TanVuu after their stream-sniping stunt at PUBG Asia Stars 2026. The duo from Anyone's Legend and The Expendables got their PUBG accounts nuked and their eligibility yanked from every official event including PGC, PGS, and PNC. Investigation of broadcasts, replays, and in-game data confirmed they pulled intel from other players' streams that no legit player could sniff out in normal play.

The whole mess started Day 1 when Korean streamer Soopi caught heat, then escalated into boycotts, canceled finals, and harassment flying both directions. Krafton finally admitted they dropped the ball on protecting participants and rolled out a full apology to Soopi, promising to scrub fake claims, back her legal moves, and tighten future ops. Vietnamese fans are pissed about the scale of the punishment while some Korean voices fired back with their own accusations.

This isn't some slap on the wrist—it's Krafton drawing a hard line that watching streams mid-match for an edge is dead on arrival. The players can appeal, but the message is clear: cheat the system and the system deletes you. Krafton might've fumbled the handling, but the bans stick because the evidence did the talking.