Overwatch 2 having harsh launch, Blizzard criticizes ‘mass DDoS attack’ on web servers

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Overwatch 2 is below, kind of. Blizzard’s first-person shooter follow up introduced on Tuesday, yet was struck with some instant, if specifically unsurprising, web server problem that has actually left it unplayable for lots of customers. Blizzard Support claims that it’s cognizant of the concerns as well as functioning to fix them currently, yet doesn’t have a schedule for when the game will certainly be totally practical once more.

Mike Ybarra, head of state of Blizzard Entertainment, said Tuesday afternoon that “Teams are working hard on server issues with Overwatch 2. 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.”

Ybarra later tweeted that Blizzard is likewise managing “a mass DDoS attack on our servers.”

“Teams are working hard to mitigate/manage,” Ybarra stated. “This is causing a lot of drop/connection issues.”

The concerns appear to be associated with Overwatch 2’s login web servers. The game currently includes large login lines with many gamers trying to enter at the same time. While some gamers are surviving the lines (which number well right into the thousands), others are obtaining stuck at 0 after that obtaining a message concerning a login mistake as well as informed to attempt once more later on. Meanwhile, various other gamers are obtaining a message concerning an “Unexpected Server Error” or obtaining separated when they try to pack the game.

Here are the existing “known launch issues” for Overwatch 2 that Blizzard is trying to address:

• Some gamers that combined their computer as well as console accounts are seeing an “Unexpected Server Error”
• Some cosmetics, things, as well as money that gamers possess are disappointing up in their collections
• Some gamers are experiencing web server disconnects

Server concerns at the launch of a brand-new game are constantly rather anticipated, so they’re no actual shock below either. With Blizzard maintaining an extremely close eye on the procedure, the programmer’s support accounts on Twitter are most likely to be the very best area to look for its continuous condition.

Unlike its precursor, Overwatch 2 is free-to-play, that makes its downtime unsatisfactory, yet not shocking. The initial Overwatch closed down on Monday, which suggests that there’s nothing else variation of the game for gamers to leap to while they suffer Blizzard’s web server upkeep.

 

Source: Polygon