Overwatch 2 servers experiencing ‘massive DDoS attack,’ says Blizzard

Update 10/5/22: Overwatch 2 version has been plagued by DDOS attacks, and the second is affecting the game now.

Posted by Game Director, Aaron Keeler Twitter He said his team would be “working all night” to get the game back online early this morning (UK time).

“We are making steady progress on server and stability issues, as well as working through a second DDoS attack,” Keeler wrote. “We are all ready and we will continue to work through the night. Thank you for your patience – we will share more information as it becomes available.”

Today we will be showing you the status of Overwatch 2.


Original story 4/10/22: Blizzard claims that Overwatch 2’s servers are facing a “massive DDoS attack” that is preventing players from accessing the newly launched game.

Throughout the evening following today’s free-to-play, there were unexpected server bugs and difficulties joining Overwatch 2 games, with some claiming to face queues of another 40,000 players.

a Previous Tweet Mike Ybarra, head of Blizzard, acknowledged the server issues today, but did not suggest they might be the result of today’s problems, thanking and reassuring players for their patience. [them] funny”.

However, Ybarra now And he tweeted Overwatch 2’s release today claims to be vulnerable to malicious activity by third parties. “Unfortunately we are witnessing a massive DDoS attack on our servers,” he wrote. “Teams are working hard to mitigate/manage. This causes several mitigation/communication issues.”

Overwatch 2 – Release Trailer

Overwatch 2’s dedicated social channels from Blizzard are somewhat less informative. Brief summary of server issues going on tonight Post known issues Soon following launch but no further updates have been shared yet.

I will update the story as it develops.

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