DDOS attacks?

[Zen_Mechanics]

It's more a matter of having the server pulled down manually so that preventative measures can be put in place. We thought our host might do more for us, but they haven't, so while Cannon sorts out something which should help to prevent future attacks, we've put the thing down. Although over the past week, there had been a number of attacks which pretty well nearly saturated the connection, they were so short and intermittent that overall performance didn't take a huge hit.

Starting last night, the length of the attacks grew significantly, and so the game was pretty well unreachable as it was. So, the server was manually pulled. We'd rather pull service and work things out more quickly than have poor service, lots of complaints, and slower response.

Cannon's the only one who can accurately estimate how long things will take to come back up, but we're most likely looking at a day or two, and that does appear realistic. But we have to get some form of protection sorted out because, if we don't, we'll just go right back to being attacked.

Fortunately, the forums are much more easy to protect than the game server. Now would be a good time to work on some forum roleplay or story development. Those of you who've tried out piece of the Nomad/Order/Core trio, we'd love to hear your accounts and suggestions. And, of course, there's the old dox standby, Alien Swarm. We'll just have to ask you to be patient, and we'll let everyone know as soon as the server's back up and playable. </PR>

*advertising warning* i still cant see my request and my 500mill is still on the char! ;D gonna take ur advice

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Were fools to make war on our brothers in arms.

[indy.miner1]

damn, i wish that i had a job and could spare some money to help pay for the resources to help stop future ddos

i also wish the 100's if not 1000's of players in disco that had jobs would donate something to help aswell


im so going to donate ASAP i suppose £10 a month or something when i get a job, i love this game

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[Lythrilux]

On the old Ace Of Spades forums, we had a similar problem.
We dealt with it somehow, I can't remember how exactly though.
We had a huge discussion on what to do about it, I remember someone suggesting 'Honey-Potting'.
But one of the admins pointed out it can be considered illegal.

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[GTB]

I'm thinking the server has been down all day today, still is. As I'm not picking it up in server list.

[Ever Light]

Gheis Wrote (extract):

Fortunately, the forums are much more easy to protect than the game server. Now would be a good time to work on some forum roleplay or story development.

Since we could not start our planned convoy yesterday evening, we went to bed earlier. This morning when the server remaind beeing down, I started this. I have typed a longer story for our message dump ("we" refers he to DHC player faction) and I have thought about joining OS&C to rescue them from losing their official status as player faction. But unfurtunatlely I can't check how many hours they lack to the requested minimum of 30 per month ...
However, my application is ready to be postet as soon as I can oversee, what I am doing there.


However, I can't add anything to the technical discussion cause I haven't any knowlege there. I am no Homo IT Sapiens. Just a Homo User so to speak.
But I really like to add: How stupit must someone be to attack a non commercial GAME Server?!
I know something like what we (revering to the whole comunity this time) are experiencing now has happened before (as I experienced on a non commercial browser games server some time before). But I still can't find any sense in it.
The only one might be vengence for something. But thats stupt. Thats weak. Thats shamable for. They who does anythink like this should shame themselfs to ... and at that point I better stop talking. You all know what I am meaning.


To stop talking without saying too less or before I am becoming sarcastic in a cruel way, let me quote this:

Now the sun's gone to hell, And the moons riding high..Let me bid you farewell, Everyman has to die.
But it's written in the starlight, And every line in your palm.. Were fools to make war on our Brothers in arms

That's your signature, isn't it Tel-Aviv? Its nice! And I like to quote it here before I am translating it a bit to fit our discussion here:

If you feel you can't enjoy the game (anymore), take a break or just leave! There is nor shame in doing so.

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To the stars!

Pavel prompted: We are the money making company!
And Hartmann added later while discussing that with me: The DHC way to solve problems? - Throw mony at it, until it diiieees!

~ because you can't spell SLAUGHTER without LAUGHTER ~

[Lythrilux]

But I really like to add: How stupit must someone be to attack a non commercial GAME Server?!

He's not stupid, he just has a very low mental age. Meaning that he (the most likely cause of all this) thinks it's best to take out your anger for being banned by DDoSing the server.

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[Ever Light]

He's not stupid, he just has a very low mental age. Meaning that he (the most likely cause of all this) thinks it's best to take out your anger for being banned by DDoSing the server.

Ok, not stupit. He (mostlikely we are talking about a he here) knows definitivly more about IT than I do!
But he must be very low witted ...

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To the stars!

Pavel prompted: We are the money making company!
And Hartmann added later while discussing that with me: The DHC way to solve problems? - Throw mony at it, until it diiieees!

~ because you can't spell SLAUGHTER without LAUGHTER ~

[Haste]

Software you can find anywhere you'd like plus a few button presses should do the trick, really.

The fact that whoever does it is an immature little brat is obvious, though.

[Lythrilux]

Software you can find anywhere you'd like plus a few button presses should do the trick, really.

The fact that whoever does it is an immature little brat is obvious, though.

It'd be funny if this is being done via JSLOIC.

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[Haste]

Wouldn't surprise me.