DDoS Attack Confirmed

[Nikkita]

Was the NA/EU servers the target of the attack, or the whole Montreal datacenter?

The NA/EU Servers = Montreal data center. At this point in time it is one in the same thing

[Snugglebutt]

Most likely some butthurt hardcore elitist doing it due to nerfs to second coil. given the timing of the DDoS and the incoming and subsequent nerfing of the coil, that is where I place my bet.

[ReplicaX]

Most likely some butthurt hardcore elitist doing it due to nerfs to second coil.

Why even bother with name calling?

There are groups out there just like Derp that just feel like randomly targeting all types of game servers for attention, nothing more.

FFXIV is a popular current MMO period and that alone makes it a target.

[Snugglebutt]

Why even bother with name calling?

There are groups out there just like Derp that just feel like randomly targeting all types of game servers for attention, nothing more.

FFXIV is a popular current MMO period and that alone makes it a target.

Timing of the attack is a major factor. Yes attacks can happen anytime but when the attacks happen right after a reasonably large change to one aspect of the game which is closely tied to people well known for having extremely large egos and elitist attitudes it weighs the chance of it being related to that group or more specifically someone within it at a much higher probability.

[DoctorPepper]

Timing of the attack is a major factor. Yes attacks can happen anytime but when the attacks happen right after a reasonably large change to one aspect of the game which is closely tied to people well known for having extremely large egos and elitist attitudes it weighs the chance of it being related to that group or more specifically someone within it at a much higher probability.

You don't even know what you're talking about.. that much is clear. You realize that the game suffered the same issue on Sunday right? Several days before anybody knew about the coil nerfs. You're just pulling conspiracies out of thin air and pretending you have something to base your assumptions on when you in fact have no facts at all.

[Snugglebutt]

You don't even know what you're talking about.. that much is clear. You realize that the game suffered the same issue on Sunday right? Several days before anybody knew about the coil nerfs. You're just pulling conspiracies out of thin air and pretending you have something to base your assumptions on when you in fact have no facts at all.

The coil nerfs were known to be coming for quite some time prior to the notification of the patch which it came with. It did not take a genius to work out 2.41 was going to have it. Yes they might not have known what the nerfs would be but they knew when it was coming and since it came out the intensity of the attacks have got worse. In fact the person who started the big whiny thread about second coil nerfs that is currently around 60 pages of whining had pointed out and whined about the upcoming nerfs to the coils 2 days prior to the start of the DDoSing and before knowing what those nerfs were also. Just the principle of it being nerfed was enough for her to whine about it without even knowing what would be. It is not hard to assume that others felt the same way and one of those pre-emtively decided to lash out because of it.

[Bucy]

People, we knew about SCoB nerfs for months; ever since they nerfed BCoB. This is how SE pushes progression.

Far more likely culprits are RMTs who lost gold and gil from crackdowns, or industrial espionage paid for by a resentful developer.

[NoF2P]

Far more likely culprits are RMTs who lost gold and gil from crackdowns

That's my best guess too. It might also explain why no *effective* action has been taken against bots since the beginning. Maybe SE is trying to see if it can manage without some unwelcome "business partners".

Every DDoS attack is a little different, and it takes a little time to set up a packet filter for it.

[ReplicaX]

Timing of the attack is a major factor. Yes attacks can happen anytime but when the attacks happen right after a reasonably large change to one aspect of the game which is closely tied to people well known for having extremely large egos and elitist attitudes it weighs the chance of it being related to that group or more specifically someone within it at a much higher probability.

As SE stated they were happening prior to the patch notes and patch itself.

Just a poor assumption and you fabricating drama.

[Hayward]

I've been suspecting these RMT companies in China or Eastern Europe have their fingerprints all over this. SE coming down on their racket is bound to elicit a reaction like this.