Players in Dune: Awakening are using ornithopters to grief PvE players by pinning them to the ground in an arms race scenario after 'goomba stomping' was patched out.
Reports on Reddit describe players using ornithopters to disrupt others' gameplay in the Hagga Basin zone, preventing them from accessing resources by landing vehicles on top of them.
The situation has led to toxic behavior in the game's chat, with players feeling harassed and threatened by those engaging in griefing tactics.
While some view these accounts as anecdotal, others have shared similar experiences, calling for measures to prevent such behavior, such as disabling vehicle collision in PvE zones.