Why do people DDoS a game?

Shh, threads like these is what they want. Attention.

To get a response because antagonizing others amuses them.

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Originally Posted by MagiusNecros

This doesn't feel like a DDOS attack. Feels like XIV Servers can't handle themselves.

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Same, it's much more likely that we're the ones DDOSing the servers by trying to play, rather than a group of evil nerds getting revenge on SE...while no one claims responsibility for it, despite kneecapping a huge MMO.

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Originally Posted by hallard

Same, it's much more likely that we're the ones DDOSing the servers by trying to play, rather than a group of evil nerds getting revenge on SE...while no one claims responsibility for it, despite kneecapping a huge MMO.

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Yeah if it was DDOS we would know who was behind it by now. This is a Server problem on SE's end. PR gonna PR and damage control though.

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Originally Posted by MagiusNecros

Yeah if it was DDOS we would know who was behind it by now. This is a Server problem on SE's end. PR gonna PR and damage control though.

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No, we wouldn't know who it was unless they were a reasonably large group who happily claimed responsibility. If it's some script kiddy we will likely never know.

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Originally Posted by hallard

Same, it's much more likely that we're the ones DDOSing the servers by trying to play, rather than a group of evil nerds getting revenge on SE...while no one claims responsibility for it, despite kneecapping a huge MMO.

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Yes, during work hours on a weekday is when the servers cant handle it. Not during the weekends when everyone is off work and playing, when the servers have no issues. Yep, definitely.

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Originally Posted by MagiusNecros

Yeah if it was DDOS we would know who was behind it by now. This is a Server problem on SE's end. PR gonna PR and damage control though.

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Clearly you don't know DDoS attacks if you think identifying the culprit is a sure thing.

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Originally Posted by Kosmos992k

No, we wouldn't know who it was unless they were a reasonably large group who happily claimed responsibility. If it's some script kiddy we will likely never know.

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Doesn't feel like DDOs at all the servers have been pretty bad since the launch of SB there's still congestion issues, lagging out during big FATEs, people reporting having over 300+ ping on a good day. Feels more like the servers themselves rather then some DDOs attack.

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Originally Posted by Kosmos992k

If it's some script kiddy we will likely never know.

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So you're saying that if a lone script kiddie managed to take down one of the most popular MMOs nowadays and cause butthurt amongst hundreds of thousands of players, they WOULDN'T make a twitter account with some edgy name just to brag about how easy it was to stop a weeb catgirl game? I find that much less likely than SE managed to screw up hardcore during the move and is struggling to cover it up by claiming it's a malevolent DDOS when, in fact, they just didn't expect the normal expac playerbase to be so large.