"DDOS" for MONTHS on end with no resolution UNACCEPTABLE

[Jojoya]

It is VERY likely, that it is not a DDOS attack. It is more likely, that SQEX's network equipment is vastly undersized and cannot handle the normal workload.


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What happened over the weekend was most definitely a DDOS but I don't think it was directed at the FFXIV servers. If it had been an issue with the game servers (whether DDOS or hardware/software failure), everyone in my party doing a story run of Eden for first timers would have been getting disconnected instead of just half the party (and consistently the same half). I never got disconnected or experienced any latency issues myself yet others were getting booted frequently.

If it's not the SE servers being specifically targeted, they can't do anything other than notify the companies that operate the internet infrastructure that SE customers are being affected.

[Larirawiel]

What happened over the weekend was most definitely a DDOS but I don't think it was directed at the FFXIV servers.

Interesting is, that other games do not have these huge problems at all. And yes, maybe it a DDoS attack but it also be undersized hardware. And it is bad for customers.


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[Hasrat]

And, considering how vocal a few players are about their dislike of how the game currently is, I have zero, absolutely no, doubt that the people behind this are unhappy about some aspect of the game.

This thought occurred to me as well recently. Really wouldn't put it past someone(s) being bitchy about the game and, instead of just not playing, deciding to ruin the experience for everyone.

And, I'll say it. The way this community has devolved to such toxic negativity, kinda brings these consequences on itself. No, I'm not going to elaborate.

[caffe_macchiato]

I feel like if I sarcastically posted about this, people would actually take me seriously. People seriously, legitimately do not realize that Square Enix is the company that lost 70% of its profit last year. This is the company that gutted almost the entire staff of FFXIV to make a console-exclusive DMC clone that flopped. This is the company that decided that having good internet in an internet-only game wasn't important to invest in. This is the company that people are defending.

And, considering how vocal a few players are about their dislike of how the game currently is, I have zero, absolutely no, doubt that the people behind this are unhappy about some aspect of the game. It's gone on too long to be a demo, and only this community is petty enough to keep it going this long.

Remember how you all blamed the Chinese because they were running "bot farms"? Or Filipinos because they were "angry at Visa"? How many people are you going to blame? No other MMO has this problem right now. You can keep coping but it won't change the fact that Square Enix will lose 70% of its profit again this year, and the next, and the next, because this company is bad at its job. Square Enix is a poorly-run company. You don't have to defend them. It's okay, there are people who get paid to do that.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Interesting is, that other games do not have these huge problems at all. And yes, maybe it a DDoS attack but it also be undersized hardware. And it is bad for customers.


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We don't have undersized hardware. The game runs fine when not ddos'd.

The problem with a DDoS is you don't need slightly more bandwidth, you need massively more than your elevated normal expected load. So say SE built out the DC upgrades with an expectation of say, 1.5x the peak dawntrail launch, because as we saw, queues were pretty good compared to endwalker.

To help mitigate DDoS attacks, you don't need 1.5x, you need much, much higher. And when there's isn't one? You have millions in hardware running, costing even more in electrical costs, because you can't wait to spin them up, that ruins the point.

Also, they do mitigate when it's directed at them, but attack patterns change. The attackers will always be ahead.