"DDOS" for MONTHS on end with no resolution UNACCEPTABLE

[Eyrilona]

I'd agree with you if this was the first or second time NTT has caused issues but we've been dealing with NTT nodes for years, it's just come to a bit of a head with the DDOSing. I work for another game company and if any service provider we were contracted with was causing us as much issue as NTT causes, we'd have dropped them ages ago.

That's so sad, I wish there was a competitor to NTT so not every MMO had to rely on them. I mean, I'm sure WoW is getting hit with all these DDOS attacks too, right?

I agree with you on that point, but with how contracts work -- especially in how the Japanese deal with them -- I am going to say this becomes SE's problem only on the timescale on which it is realistic they could have looked for a different party to take over the NTT contract. A few months of network issues on one node feels like a very long time to us as consumers, and I understand the anger, but in terms of obligatory contract periods and new negotiations, if an alternative provider can even be found at all, you can get almost nothing done in a few months. If this goes on a full year though, then yes I will say it has become an SE problem.