@IowaManM to PC Master RaceEnglish • 2 years agoDDoS attack on Blizzard leads to more calls for a Diablo 4 offline modewww.techspot.commessage-square70arrow-up1436arrow-down12cross-posted to: technology[email protected]
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minus-square@bill_1992linkEnglish16•2 years agoI actually bought Diablo 4 during the downtime, and refunded it the next day when their support page was back up. I find their claim of DDoS a bit dubious, and it’s not like there aren’t playbooks against DDoS. A 12 hour outage is insane either way.
minus-square@The_VampireMlinkEnglish10•2 years agoEven if it was a DDoS, they’re the ones that decided to make the game vulnerable to such attacks in the first place. Even if they had valid reasons (which I find suspect), actions have consequences.
I actually bought Diablo 4 during the downtime, and refunded it the next day when their support page was back up.
I find their claim of DDoS a bit dubious, and it’s not like there aren’t playbooks against DDoS. A 12 hour outage is insane either way.
Even if it was a DDoS, they’re the ones that decided to make the game vulnerable to such attacks in the first place. Even if they had valid reasons (which I find suspect), actions have consequences.