{"id":87844,"date":"2022-10-05T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/you-cant-play-overwatch-2-right-now-because-its-under-attack\/"},"modified":"2022-10-05T15:05:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T15:05:00","slug":"you-cant-play-overwatch-2-right-now-because-its-under-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/you-cant-play-overwatch-2-right-now-because-its-under-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can&#8217;t Play Overwatch 2 Right Now Because It&#8217;s Under Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 eLNveM align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"Junker Queen stands in front of some apartments.\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:1920px\" data-alt=\"Junker Queen stands in front of some apartments.\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"other-license\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 dnhHtZ js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\">\n<div><img alt=\"Junker Queen stands in front of some apartments.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(max-width: 25em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(max-width: 37.31em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 37.37em) and (max-width: 49.94em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em) 800px,&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 63.75em) and (max-width: 85.19em) calc(66.5vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;800px&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;\" draggable=\"auto\" data-chomp-id=\"f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt=\"Junker Queen stands in front of some apartments.\"  data-anim-src=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ikKPtM no-caption\">screenshot<!-- -->: <!-- -->Blizzard Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/f5472108c0f5713a5efab624646938eb\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"Junker Queen stands in front of some apartments.\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">If you&#8217;ve been having trouble getting into <em>Overwatch 2<\/em> on launch, you&#8217;re not alone.  Blizzard president Mike Ybarra announced on Twitter that the <em>Overwatch 2<\/em> servers are currently undergoing a \u201cmass\u201d distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which typically occurs when something is maliciously flooded with traffic to prevent others from connecting.  This is likely the main culprit for the connection issues plaguing anyone who&#8217;s trying to log into the game.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1577396593153564672&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1577396593153564672\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><em>Overwatch 2<\/em> just <span>launched today<\/span>and people have been <span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 eRdxJX js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/n3rdy_overwatch\/status\/1577383533827465217?s=20&amp;t=Y2XPH7a3EmZ94W5awffjjg&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/n3rdy_overwatch\/status\/1577383533827465217?s=20&amp;t=Y2XPH7a3EmZ94W5awffjjg\" target=\"_blank\">reporting<\/a><\/span>  obscenely long <span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 eRdxJX js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/OvertimeGG\/status\/1577400072069091328?s=20&amp;t=Y2XPH7a3EmZ94W5awffjjg&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OvertimeGG\/status\/1577400072069091328?s=20&amp;t=Y2XPH7a3EmZ94W5awffjjg\" target=\"_blank\">wait<\/a><\/span>  times, with some sitting behind <span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 eRdxJX js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/HomieHotDog\/status\/1577378164388470784?s=20&amp;t=9eA5_9-09aBYVpG-vGbF9w&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HomieHotDog\/status\/1577378164388470784?s=20&amp;t=9eA5_9-09aBYVpG-vGbF9w\" target=\"_blank\">tens of thousands of players<\/a><\/span>.  there have been <span>other launch issues<\/span>, such as missing cosmetics, missing match histories, and buggy cameras.  Weird errors are normal for a massive live service game launch.  But someone trying to inflict a cyberattack on <em>Overwatch 2<\/em> is not quite so common.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The servers will likely be back soon.  Probably.  We just don&#8217;t have an exact ETA on that. <em>Kotaku<\/em> reached out to Blizzard about when the servers will be back to full capacity but did not receive a response by the time of publication. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <span>How DDoS Attacks Work, And Why They&#8217;re So Hard To Stop<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Blizzard&#8217;s new free-to-play shooter is intended as a complete replacement for the original <em>overwatch,<\/em> which just saw its servers go offline yesterday after six years.  That means you can&#8217;t just hop into <em>overwatch<\/em> while you wait for the DDoS attack to be over, unfortunately.  Critics who pre-screened <em>Overwatch 2<\/em> seemed left <span>on the actual gameplay<\/span>but felt a little cold on the <span>gated live service<\/span> progression for unlocking characters.  People were already convinced that <em>Overwatch 2<\/em> is barely more than an update for a perfectly serviceable competitive game, so the free-to-play shift felt like one of the bigger changes was a huge bummer to many fans. <\/p>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-16 jvTtVq\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-0 sc-1atgi65-1 bdNdA-D js_commerce-inset-permalink\" data-inset-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/page\/preview?asc_campaign=InlineMobile&amp;asc_refurl=https:\/\/kotaku.com\/overwatch-2-queue-times-ddos-connection-failed-launch-1849616598&amp;asc_source=&amp;asins=B07SK4W1VJ,B08TRCRFCF,B08TYDW24J,B08TYCWK3C,B09J9B7MN3,B07DJW779T,B07DJRFSL1,B09VCTQ7VD,B09VCV7MXH,B09VCSZR9W,B09VCSX1GS,B0B3QWRQL8,B018209X7U&amp;imprToken=a8c1d1dd-3be4-7786-7e3&amp;isPreview=1&amp;isSlp=1&amp;ots=1&amp;slotNum=1&amp;tag=kinjakotakupromo-20\" data-inset-category=\"CommerceInsetMobile\">\n<p>G\/O Media may get a commission<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-3 hMBKyp creative-type-A\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-6 gLSKws\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-10 hherpH js_lazy-image\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-15 jrXWJC\">\n<p>Horror Video Games to Play Leading Up to Halloween<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-12 dRyRwx\">\n<p class=\"sc-1atgi65-13 iFlqWg\"><strong>Spooky and scary<\/strong><br \/><span>Something video games have over their movie counterparts when it comes to horror is the player&#8217;s agency.  Sure, watching the slasher claim their next victim can get a jumpscare out of you, but you know what&#8217;s scarier?  Knowing you had the power to stop it.  Watching someone slowly open a door and enter a dark room is unnerving, but having to do it yourself will send shivers down your spine and paralyze you with fear.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Anyway, I hope you can at least get your place in line back once Blizzard gets the servers back under control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong><em>Update 10\/5\/22 at 10:00 AMET: <\/em><\/strong>The game director of Overwatch 2 says that the game has now reported a second DDoS attack.  There is still no word on when the servers will be back to normal functionality.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1577516588932005888&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1577516588932005888\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>screenshot: Blizzard Entertainment If you&#8217;ve been having trouble getting into Overwatch 2 on launch, you&#8217;re not alone. Blizzard president Mike Ybarra announced on Twitter that the Overwatch 2 servers are currently undergoing a \u201cmass\u201d distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which typically occurs when something is maliciously flooded with traffic to prevent others from connecting. &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/you-cant-play-overwatch-2-right-now-because-its-under-attack\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">You Can&#8217;t Play Overwatch 2 Right Now Because It&#8217;s Under Attack<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[29061,29062,1697,286,5309,6224,27887,13837,681,686],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":87113,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/overwatch-2-under-ddos-attack-on-launch-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":87844,"position":0},"title":"Overwatch 2 Under DDOS Attack on Launch Day","date":"October 4, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"If you're struggling to find a match in Overwatch 2, Blizzard shared that it is currently under a mass distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, preventing successful matchmaking.Blizzard president Mike Ybarra shared that the Overwatch 2 servers are under a mass DDoS attack and that the teams are working to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Technology&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":87242,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/blizzard-says-overwatch-2-servers-experiencing-mass-ddos-attack\/","url_meta":{"origin":87844,"position":1},"title":"Blizzard says Overwatch 2 servers experiencing &#8220;mass DDoS attack&#8221;","date":"October 5, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Blizzard says Overwatch 2's servers are experiencing a \"mass DDoS attack\", preventing players from accessing the newly launched game. 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