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Overwatch 2 servers are down following a ‘mass DDoS attack’ on launch day | VGC

UPDATE: Blizzard apologises for the game’s launch issues and details plans to address them…

www.videogameschronicle.com

The Overwatch 2 servers have been hit by a “mass” distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the game’s launch day. That’s according to Blizzard president Mike Ybarra, who said on Tuesday that the company is doing its best to resolve issues preventing players from accessing the game.

“Teams are working hard on server issues with Overwatch 2,” he tweeted. “We are humbled by the excitement of players and will continue to focus on issues and get players into the fun! Thanks for your patience.

 

[squarealex]

Yeah sure...

He learned well from Microsoft

 

[Captain Toad]

"We are honored people care about our game enough to DDOS attack it."

 

[lifa-cobex]

Bummer.

If only the Overwatch 1 servers were open for people while they wait.......

 

[Thief1987]

Downed servers on day one is a good tradition for Blizzard.

 

[Ribi]

good time to play TF2 in the meantime :3

 

[Fake]

Time to Overwatch 3.

 

[Mercador]

That's a good excuse to use.

 

[Saber]

It was a big brain move killing Overwatch 1 then.

 

[balls of snow]

Lolz. Cool I can download the launcher and replay gow 2018 in the meantime.

 

[Mercador]

Yeah sure...

He learned well from Microsoft

Microsoft did use this excuse for server issues in the past?

 

[SJRB]

Well, back to Overwatch 1 while the servers are down.

O wait

 

[jaysius]

It was a big brain move killing Overwatch 1 then.

Yup, it was to cut costs to players that paid for a product, and it was to divert resources to this OW 2 game, also to fuck people that had any currency leftover.

DDOS attacking them? It's shitty, but they never did tell us they were going to KILL OW 1 until a few days before they actually did it, so they're kind of scummy fucks here themselves.

 

[Ezekiel_]

Live view from the server room :

 

[MightySquirrel]

"Blizzard DDoS'ed their own servers after seeing low numbers ./"

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/239/110/8a8.gif

 

[prinz_valium]

And streamers can play as always...

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

And streamers can play as always...

Most streamers are on PC and changing to Asia Region and getting right in

 

[jaysius]

"Blizzard DDoS'ed their own servers after seeing low numbers ./"

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/239/110/8a8.gif

Blizzard is telling us a story that we can't prove or disprove.

 

[Pop]

Easiest excuse to use

 

[prinz_valium]

Most streamers are on PC and changing to Asia Region and getting right in

I'm on PC, too
Didn't know Asia is working well.

Guess that explains it.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

I'm on PC, too
Didn't know Asia is working well.

Guess that explains it.

Yeah I couldn't play on Xbox and downloaded it on BN and changed regions and in instantly

 

[jaysius]

Yeah I couldn't play on Xbox and downloaded it on BN and changed regions and in instantly

Shhh, people heard you, now there's a queue of 500 on there too.

 

[M1chl]

I just got to play it for a bit....umm....what exactly it's "2"? Everything is fucking same. Embarrassing

 

[Frank Horrigan]

Does Blizzard not use 2fa on their servers?

Shame

I look forward to this guy’s post asking for help when someone gets access to his PSN/XB account because fuck 2FA.

Blizzard got hacked not me?

Womp womp

 

[Kenneth Haight]

I just got to play it for a bit....umm....what exactly it's "2"? Everything is fucking same. Embarrassing

 

[M1chl]

Yeah "still same" is the most applicable here

 

[The_Mike]

Yeah sure...

He learned well from Microsoft

What did ybarra learn from microsoft?

To hack a server?
Getting hacked?

I am confused. What did ybarra learn from microsoft???

 

[rubenburgt]

It doesn't matter if it's true or not, the game will remain... bad. DDOS'ing is nothing but delaying the suffering.

Seriously. The amount of bugs I have encountered so far along with the unbalanced roster makes me wonder what the heck they were doing all these years of development.

This is perhaps the worst launch I have seen. Well, maybe Cyberpunk and no man's sky was worse, but this one is definitely in my top 5.

Man, i really wanted this game to do well. I really do.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Thanks Obama

 

[BlackTron]

Remember, guarding the servers against such bad actors is exactly why we need your phone number.

O wait

 

[Goalus]

Live view from the server room :

Aren't they using Google servers?
It's time they migrate to a more robust cloud infrastructure.

 

[Arachnid]

Nice

 

[Nobody_Important]

I just got to play it for a bit....umm....what exactly it's "2"? Everything is fucking same. Embarrassing

It provides new and exciting ways to grift you out of your hard earned money.

 

[M1chl]

It provides new and exciting ways to grift you out of your hard earned money.

It sure does

 

[Zephir]

This is the best "Play Paladins instead" advertisement ever

 

[Maestr0]

If only the the PvE was well done, fleshed, written, and available at the time they promised to do it, and they could have least waited and be honest about it

 

[sendit]

This is why we can't have nice things.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I can't help but feel like it's an excuse, I mean, Blizzard has a reputation of having bed shitting launch days. But... I don't think people care about OW2 to break the servers due to mass population, or even DDOS them. Unless there are people out there that hate OW2 or Blizzard and just want to fuck with them. But who knows.

The game is STILL extremely bizarre to me. I watched some footage today, and aside from the ever so slightest changes in UI and mechanics, it looks damned identical, lol.

 

[anthony2690]

I was genuinely looking forward to playing this tonight, why do losers ruin it for everyone else.

 

[faraany3k]

Is it playable now?

 

[Skifi28]

Is it playable now?

No, they just killed the game I'm afraid. But good news, you'll be able to play overwatch 3 instead that will be identical to overwatch 2 in every way.

 

[FUBARx89]

This is the best "Play Paladins instead" advertisement ever

Man Paladins is really good, but I wish they'd do a Series S/X and PS5 native version.

 

[Fuz]

DDOS attack or incompetence?

 

[Rusty Shackelford]

At this point Overwatch 2 will get overlooked.

 

[ShadowLag]

It's okay, maybe the servers just identify as being DDoS'd?

This is where their priorities actually lie:

They claim to have not utilized this, but yeah, that's a bold faced lie.

 

[March Climber]

Bummer.

If only the Overwatch 1 servers were open for people while they wait.......

Then they would be down. It's the same servers. It's the same game. People have called this 2.0 for a reason and they're not wrong. A new interface and unlock system doesn't magically make this a whole new game with it's own servers. It's the same assets, same levels, same modes, same characters, same everything. This would be like getting sad over Mario Kart 8 Deluxe because it isn't original Mario Kart 8.

Most people here even joked about this game being 2.0 and not actual 2, but now suddenly those same people are up in arms that OW 1 is somehow dead. I've played the game today before the servers started acting funny. It's the exact same game but 5v5. Choose which thing to complain about, but it literally can't be both.

 

[EDMIX]

What did they think was going to happen when they killed one game to force another on folks? smh.

I don't support this type to of thing for the record, but we have many MP titles that still exist from the start of last gen, literally BF4 still can be played, to kill this game off shouldn't shock anyone that they'd have some backlash or something.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Most streamers are on PC and changing to Asia Region and getting right in

Asia DDoSing other regions, confirmed.

 

[danklord]

Asia DDoSing other regions, confirmed.

Sadly just booted me

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Asia DDoSing other regions, confirmed.