SHB DDOS has begun

[Crystal_Raven]

Former WoW player here.

Why the hate and conspiracy regarding WoW's playerbase? I started to play this game 4 months ago and the amount of hate I have seen in the forums and in-game is worrying. I mean, its community ain't perfect, I know, but it feels like you have something against it.

Most of FF14 players want a scapegoat.

They don't want to admit the community itself can be pretty toxic, so they blame WoW players for it.

[Kaedan]

I mean, its community ain't perfect, I know, but it feels like you have something against it.

As a former WoW player as well, I can say yes, I do have something against it. "The community ain't perfect" is possibly the most major understatement I've seen of the year so far.

And since a small group or even an individual can pull off DDoSs, it's not that far fetched to think that a rabid, WoW-worshipping fan or small group would have motivation to do so.

Not saying it's definitely WoW players, but it's a distinct possibility. Along with players of any other competitor's game.

[Lemuel81]

a whole lot of assumptions and no evidence. hmm interesting.

[Crystal_Raven]

a whole lot of assumptions and no evidence. hmm interesting.

Considering I just got disconnected again, for the 4th time today, and I've only been online for 2 hours, along with the majority of my friends, I'd say that's pretty clear something is very very wrong.

[Kurando]

If it keeps happening to you then make a report in the Tech Support section rather than making assumptions, affected friends can also come to the forums and contribute to your thread there. Won't get much dev attention in General Discussion.

[zeylos]

Must be those darn male viera supporters at it again.

everything wrong with the game is due to those darn male viera supporters.
I even saw someone say on twitter that a male viera supporter destroyed a world
We are powerfull

[Driavna]

Most of FF14 players want a scapegoat.

They don't want to admit the community itself can be pretty toxic, so they blame WoW players for it.

Pretty much projection.

[Camiie]

That's actually probably not far from the truth. I wouldn't doubt for a second there's a group of rabid WoW players out there that would be willing to DDoS SE out of spite because it's out-competing Blizzard

Since when have leet haxorz script kiddies needed a reason?

[mario710]

Its the Whinecraft fanboys trying to get their refugees back.

The mental gymnastics people will pull to validate their own egos is astonishing.

Can both games co-exist and compete without hindering one another? I would say yes. It's healthy for the genre.

Assuming you aren't joking, fomenting enmity doesn't help the situation at all.

[mario710]

Are people looking for a scapegoat (as stated by someone earlier) or are they aroused when they instigate tensions in the community?

I feel like it's the latter. Gross.