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Are the STO servers being attacked?

mhirtescmhirtesc Member Posts: 581 Arc User
edited December 2014 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
PSN and XBox Live have been hammered in the past few days, and now it's hard as Hell to log in my STO account and log into my characters tonight.
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  • hyplhypl Member Posts: 3,719 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    Nope, sounds like it's business as usual for STO. It's been like this for years.
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  • virusdancervirusdancer Member Posts: 18,687 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    I once heard folks thought about doing a DDOS attack against Cryptic, but they didn't bother because they figured somebody else already was...
  • vocmcpvocmcp Member Posts: 1,134 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    mhirtesc wrote: »
    PSN and XBox Live have been hammered in the past few days, and now it's hard as Hell to log in my STO account and log into my characters tonight.

    That's just Cryptics usual service that's all ;)
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  • stark2kstark2k Member Posts: 1,467 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    deokkent wrote: »
    Where did you hear this from?

    Anonymous maybe?
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  • narrheehawnarrheehaw Member Posts: 101 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    :P :DLooks like a soul seize! :D :P
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  • maxvitormaxvitor Member Posts: 2,213 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    Internet swamped with seasonal traffic, server problems is just collateral damage.
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  • ussdelphin2ussdelphin2 Member Posts: 525 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    skollulfr wrote: »
    you think someone is attacking cryptic after taking out xbl and psn?

    that would be like going in and knocking the **** out of 2 heavy weight boxers in front of a wbc arena audience, then finishing it off by slapping a small child as you left.:rolleyes:

    LMAO that is brilliant.... I only came on for a read and to bore myself to sleep.... Now I'm wide awake!
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  • virusdancervirusdancer Member Posts: 18,687 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    deokkent wrote: »
    Where did you hear this from?

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  • brewmannhbrewmannh Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    virusdancer wrote: »
    Beatrice posted it on her wall after saving 15% on her car insurance in 15 minutes.

    You just won the internet for that one.
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  • solidneutroniumsolidneutronium Member Posts: 510 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    Nah.

    Best damn server ever!

    And the people can log in!
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  • deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    don't need to do a ddos attack on Cryptic to affect the servers... just frighten their hamsters, that's all.

    yes, the servers are powered by hamsters.
  • killer1986chriskiller1986chris Member Posts: 382 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    skollulfr wrote: »
    you think someone is attacking cryptic after taking out xbl and psn?

    that would be like going in and knocking the **** out of 2 heavy weight boxers in front of a wbc arena audience, then finishing it off by slapping a small child as you left.:rolleyes:

    Wow, that was probably the best description I've ever "heard" in my life.
  • thunderfoot#5163 thunderfoot
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         Member Posts: 4,545 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    The only DDoS attacks I have ever seen on the Cryptic servers seem to be self inflicted. Below are some helpful tips to avoid one of these while trying access the game.

    - Avoid logging in in the two weeks following the release of a new Season.
    - Avoid logging in during weekends.
    - Avoid logging in during any major US holiday.
    - Avoid logging in during any Special Event.
    - Avoid logging in from anywhere within the EU Zone. The Cryptic servers and tech personnel apparently dislike Europeans.
    - If in the US or Canada, avoid logging in before 11:59 PM local time and try to log out prior to 6:00 AM local time. The Cryptic servers and tech personnel apparently dislike normal sleep patterns.
    - Whenever the servers go down, avoid logging in for twenty four hours after they are back online.

    I hope these tips are helpful. :P
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  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    I think there was an attack, some bacon involved... Didnt work out as inteded, hamsters are still alive..
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  • peter1z9peter1z9 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    Looks like another server hamster died.
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  • pulserazorpulserazor Member Posts: 590 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    Hackers focus their efforts on making an impact. Sto could go down for a week and it wouldnt make the news.
  • jbmonroejbmonroe Member Posts: 809 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    The amount of hardware sitting between you and the Cryptic servers is pretty large, and it's vulnerable to issues caused by high traffic as well.
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  • geckoisalizardgeckoisalizard Member Posts: 80 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    heh. sto devs DDoS themselves with attempted fixes. Maybe a hacker will feel sorry, hack in and increase stability, hell they probably figure we're being punished enough playing sto..
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  • tinead51tinead51 Member Posts: 449 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    DDO's attacking STO with 5th edition rules, sheesh, these boys can't catch a break !!! :P
  • aelfwin1aelfwin1 Member Posts: 2,896 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    thunderfoot006 wrote: »
    The only DDoS attacks I have ever seen on the Cryptic servers seem to be self inflicted.

    That may sound like a joke until you read Stephen D'Angelos long list of tech related credits prior to his Cryptic CTO gig .
    Below are some helpful tips to avoid one of these while trying access the game.

    - Avoid logging in in the two weeks following the release of a new Season.
    - Avoid logging in during weekends.
    - Avoid logging in during any major US holiday.
    - Avoid logging in during any Special Event.
    - Avoid logging in from anywhere within the EU Zone. The Cryptic servers and tech personnel apparently dislike Europeans.
    - If in the US or Canada, avoid logging in before 11:59 PM local time and try to log out prior to 6:00 AM local time. The Cryptic servers and tech personnel apparently dislike normal sleep patterns.
    - Whenever the servers go down, avoid logging in for twenty four hours after they are back online.

    I hope these tips are helpful. :P

    You left out:

    -Do not log in when Daniel S. or Craig Z. do not fill the role of EP .
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