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Can some network guy explain to me why the STO server randomly lags?

opo98opo98 Member Posts: 435 Arc User
in Star Trek Online General Discussion
This has happened a couple of times these past couple of days, and I'm wondering if anyone else experienced this.

Are the STO servers just getting DDOS'ed or is my ISP routing me through a horrible bundle of connections?

I sincerely hope for the sake of the game that Cryptic's servers are not the problem here. I'm not quite sure why I get massive connection lag in a massive MMO game designed to handle hundreds of thousands of people.
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  • pwlaughingtrendypwlaughingtrendy Member Posts: 2,966 Arc User
    opo98 wrote: »
    ...Are the STO servers just getting DDOS'ed...

    Yes.
  • imperatorpaveliimperatorpaveli Member Posts: 346 Arc User
    Maybe trying pinging the patchserver (after Cryptic fixes the lag due to the ddos ofc).
  • banatinebanatine Member Posts: 250 Arc User
    Cryptic's servers are undergoing a DDoS attack right now, and since all their games are hosted on one server system, you attack one and you attack them all.

    It sucks, and unfortunately there's not much we can do about it but wait until the d-bag gets bored and stops.
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  • opo98opo98 Member Posts: 435 Arc User
    pwlaughingtrendy wrote: »
    opo98 wrote: »
    ...Are the STO servers just getting DDOS'ed...

    Yes.

    Would something like cloudflare or other similar DDOS protection tools work for an MMO? I also really appreciate the dev attention.
  • chastity1337chastity1337 Member Posts: 1,608 Arc User
    pwlaughingtrendy wrote: »
    opo98 wrote: »
    ...Are the STO servers just getting DDOS'ed...

    Yes.

    x = y

    where
    x is the number of persons trying to play STO
    and
    y is the number of persons who'd love to put the beatdown on individual(s) behind this DDOS attack



    Anyhow, thanks to Trendy for taking the time to reply, and keep us informed.

  • ddesjardinsddesjardins Member Posts: 3,056 Media Corps
    While I agree with the sentiment, lets not suggest violence - ever. I think you'd agree seeing the perp charged (and convicted), his computer access removed, jail time or grounded while being sent to his room with no dinner ;)
  • berginsbergins Member Posts: 3,453 Arc User
    ...says the guy whose name is DDoSjardins...

    Oh wait...

    Sorry, my bad.

    Should this thread get the treatment the others like it already have?
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  • scrooge69scrooge69 Member Posts: 1,108 Arc User
    they said Ddos atacks on twitter
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • chastity1337chastity1337 Member Posts: 1,608 Arc User
    ddesjardins wrote: »
    While I agree with the sentiment, lets not suggest violence - ever. I think you'd agree seeing the perp charged (and convicted), his computer access removed, jail time or grounded while being sent to his room with no dinner ;)

    I meant "beatdown" within the game. I did not and would not suggest RL violence. That would be morally reprehensible.

    (/me looks up and whistles tunelessly)

  • fovrelfovrel Member Posts: 1,448 Arc User
    Weird thing for me is that Firefox also lags. Arc/STO pages seem to load for ages and most other US pages load very slow.

    Sunday evening (yesterday) and late this afternoon, I got the red numbers, server not responding and got kicked out. Best thing to do is quit for a couple of hours.
  • theraven2378theraven2378 Member Posts: 6,014 Arc User
    fovrel wrote: »
    Weird thing for me is that Firefox also lags. Arc/STO pages seem to load for ages and most other US pages load very slow.

    Sunday evening (yesterday) and late this afternoon, I got the red numbers, server not responding and got kicked out. Best thing to do is quit for a couple of hours.

    There are always other things to do
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    • zorander6zorander6 Member Posts: 130 Arc User
      theraven2378 wrote: »
      fovrel wrote: »
      Weird thing for me is that Firefox also lags. Arc/STO pages seem to load for ages and most other US pages load very slow.

      Sunday evening (yesterday) and late this afternoon, I got the red numbers, server not responding and got kicked out. Best thing to do is quit for a couple of hours.

      There are always other things to do

      Doing other things would require me interacting with real people. You are all figments of my imagination.

      <.< >.>

    • jaturnleyjaturnley Member Posts: 1,218 Arc User
      Question is, was it a DDOS, or a crapload of people hitting refresh around noon hoping to get the new ship stats that never came? :(
    • jade1280jade1280 Member Posts: 868 Arc User
      Violence is never the right thing to do
      But it solves so many issues
      That is why humanity is doomed.
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    • turbomagnusturbomagnus Member Posts: 3,479 Arc User
      DDoS - proof that someone, somewhere, needs to GROW UP...
      "If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it's not for the timid." -- Q, TNG: "Q-Who?"
      ^Words that every player should keep in mind, especially whenever there's a problem with the game...
    • jaguarskxjaguarskx Member Posts: 5,945 Arc User
      edited January 2016
      Well, I am stuck on Qo'Nos trying to turn in the daily lore exam...

      Oh well... time to wander the Commonwealth Wasteland and comeback to STO later tonight or tomorrow evening...


      EDIT -

      I got booted out and it seems STO is being patched right now.
    • bhthephoenixbhthephoenix Member Posts: 127 Arc User
      chastity1337 wrote: »
      pwlaughingtrendy wrote: »
      opo98 wrote: »
      ...Are the STO servers just getting DDOS'ed...

      Yes.

      x = y

      where
      x is the number of persons trying to play STO
      and
      y is the number of persons who'd love to put the beatdown on individual(s) behind this DDOS attack



      Anyhow, thanks to Trendy for taking the time to reply, and keep us informed.

      Don't forget about all the other games Cryptic has.
    • sniper1187sniper1187 Member Posts: 255 Arc User
      ddesjardins wrote: »
      While I agree with the sentiment, lets not suggest violence - ever. I think you'd agree seeing the perp charged (and convicted), his computer access removed, jail time or grounded while being sent to his room with no dinner ;)

      Whats so bad, is some people only understand the "violence". I have witnesses that first hand, its useless, but in their mind, its o.k..

      "Nuke the entire site from orbit--it's the only way to be sure"
    • athena62056athena62056 Member Posts: 13 Arc User
      put the smackdown on him. cut his internet and send him to a penal colony with no net or tv. introduce him to bubba and tyrone
    • sniper1187sniper1187 Member Posts: 255 Arc User
      athena62056 wrote: »
      put the smackdown on him. cut his internet and send him to a penal colony with no net or tv. introduce him to bubba and tyrone


      And he/she has Justin Bieber/Miley Cyrus music pumped into their cell 24/7 non-stop

      "Nuke the entire site from orbit--it's the only way to be sure"
    • imawabbitimawabbit Member Posts: 1 Arc User
      Welp, patch seems to have fixed things, for me anyways. On the violence note, sadly it is the only thing some people understand. In order to forcible confine someone, say jail time, violence is the most ready and able tool we have. Police need the threat/ability that force grants in order to do their jobs. Without violence there is no means of protection from violence. Its the ultimate catch 22.
    • kyrrokkyrrok Member Posts: 1,352 Arc User
      No fix in sight. Got thrown out and still not able to get back.
    • leemwatsonleemwatson Member Posts: 5,464 Arc User
      I'm still laughing at the guy in Zone chat last night claiming it was Cryptic's servers being the problem et all. He couldn't justify why Cryptic would give warning over Twitter prior to the DDOS attacks other than "it is an excuse for their $%&£ servers". Oh my abs got sore after all that laughter! He wouldn't accept my offer of a fresh tin-foil hat though!
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    • thatcursedwolfthatcursedwolf Member Posts: 1,617 Arc User
      imawabbit wrote: »
      Welp, patch seems to have fixed things, for me anyways. On the violence note, sadly it is the only thing some people understand. In order to forcible confine someone, say jail time, violence is the most ready and able tool we have. Police need the threat/ability that force grants in order to do their jobs. Without violence there is no means of protection from violence. Its the ultimate catch 22.

      The problem, beauty, and elegance of violence as a solution is if it doesn't work you simply need to apply more violence until it does work.

      The only violence needed in this case is having a Flowers by Ingrid van or three roll up to the kid's house and take one dependent off the parents' taxes and put them on everyone else's for a few years.

      Or Cryptic could extend the very latency sensitive Omega Particle based event by however many days this TRIBBLE manages to collaterally damage it as his temper tantrums are coming close to coinciding with the once and done ship grind and the grind to get upgrades without paying an arm and leg for quality increases.
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    • sevenofnine13141sevenofnine13141 Member Posts: 4,273 Arc User
      leemwatson wrote: »
      I'm still laughing at the guy in Zone chat last night claiming it was Cryptic's servers being the problem et all. He couldn't justify why Cryptic would give warning over Twitter prior to the DDOS attacks other than "it is an excuse for their $%&£ servers". Oh my abs got sore after all that laughter! He wouldn't accept my offer of a fresh tin-foil hat though!

      It's people like that, claiming that it was Cryptic's servers that are annoying, tbh. Servers are rarely the problem in a DDoS attack; the problem from a DDoS attack is almost always the DDoSer or the specific DDoSer squad (For example... Lizard Squad. :/ )
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    • chastity1337chastity1337 Member Posts: 1,608 Arc User
      edited January 2016
      thatcursedwolf wrote: »
      imawabbit wrote: »
      Welp, patch seems to have fixed things, for me anyways. On the violence note, sadly it is the only thing some people understand. In order to forcible confine someone, say jail time, violence is the most ready and able tool we have. Police need the threat/ability that force grants in order to do their jobs. Without violence there is no means of protection from violence. Its the ultimate catch 22.

      The problem, beauty, and elegance of violence as a solution is if it doesn't work you simply need to apply more violence until it does work.

      I'd just like to see the guy responsible for this go one round with Holly Holm, Ronda Rousey, or Cat Zingano.

      And no, I'm not contradicting myself; UFC is sport, not violence.

    • suchsights#6315 suchsights
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      Anyone else not able to log in at all right now? Haven't been able to for about 3 hours - so assuming DDOS still going on.
    • kyrrokkyrrok Member Posts: 1,352 Arc User
      And it's happening yet again.
    • xapocalypseponyxxapocalypseponyx Member Posts: 577 Arc User
      sevenofnine13141 wrote: »
      It's people like that, claiming that it was Cryptic's servers that are annoying, tbh.

      To be fair, I can see how some people would assume it's just another symptom of the persistent "regular" lag issues.

      If there wasn't constantly latency issues with the game, people would probably be more apt to suspect something more is going on when this nonsense happens.
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