rickcase276Member, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 1,404Arc User
That would explain why my last run in Kessel's Retreat I was rubberbanding and lagging a lot. I thought maybe it was my problem with icy terrain, but obviously it was something else.
because ddos against anything other than the government is behind lost kitten in their list of things to investigate.
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zebularMember, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 15,270Community Moderator
edited November 2015
Update, 11/4/2015 @ 5:35pm PT: The following was just added to our Site Announcement display up top the forum, "11/4 5:25PM PT: We're aware of the server issues and are investigating."
Apologies for the unexpected downtime. Please stay tuned for further updates as they come in. Thanks!
Oh for Pete's heavenly sake! I am relatively new to this game but I love it. But you guys need to get your collective "stuff" wired together. If you don't have anti-DDOS clauses built into your connectivity agreements with your bandwidth providers (or your providers are incompetent) --- OR your architecture can't reroute (hello BGP reflections, etc etc etc) --- then YOUR DOING IT WRONG! C'mon guys.... you're gonna make me punt to Civ 5 or something. Sheesh.
Well after many times of trying I can get logged in and then when I try to log a toon in it asks me if I want to log in normal or safe mode. Either way bring NO-JOY
When trying to open the launcher and after some "connection times", it says that i dont have "internet" -> connection problem to patch server and tells me to check my internet connection and blablaba. But the thing is i have internet, otherwise i would not be posting this.
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zebularMember, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 15,270Community Moderator
edited November 2015
Update, 11/4/2015 @ 5:55pm PT: Just to relay here also, as others have shown in Tweets, we do believe this is a targeted DDoS attack. Measures and appropriate action is being taken. Once again, we apologize for this inconvenience. The announcement up top has been updated to reflect this, "11/4 5:40PM PT: We're investigating a potential DDoS."
Yup was on was able to play for a few hours then it was snr continuelly.Exited now I cannot get back on game,keeps trying to update launcher and fails then it tells me connection issues .Well I KNOW thats not the case cause I can get on my internet browser and go everywhere...
DDOS attacks are extremely hard to track/prevent by nature of their extreme simplicity so I don't hold it against the devs at all. Even giant corporations can't stop a competent DDOS attacks so it is definitely no simple task.
Not knowing squat about tech stuff, exactly what does the tech team need to do to get everything back up and running?
Without going too much into details, there is someone who is sending an incredible number of request to the game server, blocking its normal function. How to solve it depends on what the attack looks like You can read more here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack
I think they should let all the players know when they find the HAMSTER doing it so us players can deal out punishment...
Haha. That reminded me of something that happened on Slashdot. There was this notorious email spammer who, in an interview, was unrepentant about what he did. He was even arrogant about it. A Slashdot reader looked him up via public records and posted his home address -- to a million-dollar house the spammer had only bought months before.
The avalanche then commenced. The spammer found himself subscribed to every free catalog, magazine, newsletter, or other print publication that readers could find -- worldwide. He was receiving 100 pounds of physical mail each day, such that the post office suspended all mail delivery to his new home.
Now that was a DDOS -- '80's style.
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does'nt seem to be as many people complaining about not being able to log in this time, last time there were hundreds of posts
Wasn't it during peak play hours on a weekend, spanning several days, last time?
Also, wasn't it before the migration to these awful forums? I can't remember, it seems like forever ago. A lot of people just stopped using the forums entirely after the change, and then again when the style got weird recently.
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7ThH3AL3R-- Devoted Cleric LV 70 (Divine Oracle Haste/DPS build)
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The following was just added to our Site Announcement display up top the forum, "11/4 5:25PM PT: We're aware of the server issues and are investigating."
Apologies for the unexpected downtime. Please stay tuned for further updates as they come in. Thanks!
[ Support Center • Rules & Policies and Guidelines • ARC ToS • Guild Recruitment Guidelines | FR DM Since 1993 ]
Character:
7thS1n---Trickster Rouge LV 70(perma-Stun build)
7ThH3AL3R-- Devoted Cleric LV 70 (Divine Oracle Haste/DPS build)
7ThM4G3-- Control Wizard
7ThW4rL0CK-- Scrooge Warlock
7THW4R--Great Weapon Fighter
Oh well, leaving in the hands of the guys who get paid to fix it. Thanks Zebular for keeping everyone in the loop
Just to relay here also, as others have shown in Tweets, we do believe this is a targeted DDoS attack. Measures and appropriate action is being taken. Once again, we apologize for this inconvenience. The announcement up top has been updated to reflect this, "11/4 5:40PM PT: We're investigating a potential DDoS."
[ Support Center • Rules & Policies and Guidelines • ARC ToS • Guild Recruitment Guidelines | FR DM Since 1993 ]
Blood Magic (RELEASED) - NW-DUU2P7HCO
Children of the Fey (RELEASED) - NW-DKSSAPFPF
Buried Under Blacklake (WIP) - NW-DEDV2PAEP
The Redcap Rebels (WIP) - NW-DO23AFHFH
My Foundry playthrough channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Ruskaga/featured
That said....attacking a mmo is about the lamest thing I can think of...
Sooo /facepalm
How to solve it depends on what the attack looks like
You can read more here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack
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Jean Fiddler - OP
Quinn Fiddler - TR
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The avalanche then commenced. The spammer found himself subscribed to every free catalog, magazine, newsletter, or other print publication that readers could find -- worldwide. He was receiving 100 pounds of physical mail each day, such that the post office suspended all mail delivery to his new home.
Now that was a DDOS -- '80's style.
Blood Magic (RELEASED) - NW-DUU2P7HCO
Children of the Fey (RELEASED) - NW-DKSSAPFPF
Buried Under Blacklake (WIP) - NW-DEDV2PAEP
The Redcap Rebels (WIP) - NW-DO23AFHFH
My Foundry playthrough channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Ruskaga/featured
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Also, wasn't it before the migration to these awful forums? I can't remember, it seems like forever ago. A lot of people just stopped using the forums entirely after the change, and then again when the style got weird recently.