One of the most anticipated releases among multiplayer game fans did not arrive as Activision Blizzard had hoped. overwatch 2 should have made its debut in the midst of exciting disputes, but DDoS attacks spoiled the fun for a lot of people. As a result, thousands of people stood in queues waiting for the chance to play, in addition to witnessing constant errors during several screens of the game.
During the first few hours after the game was released, it was not difficult to find users disheartened by the waiting screen. There were cases in which more than 40,000 people were waiting for an opportunity to join the fray.
Initially, the title’s developer team believed it to be a problem with the servers, however, it was soon discovered the DDoS attack. Mike Ybarra, head of Blizzard, clarified in a tweet in which he confirms all the mishap related to dropped connections in overwatch 2.
So far, connection difficulties still persist, but gradually improving. Aaron Keller, director of the game, commented on his Twitter profile during the night:
We are constantly making progress on server and stability issues, as well as working through a second DDoS attack. We’re all holding hands and we’ll keep working all night. Thank you for your patience – we will share more information as it becomes available.
In this way, the professional confirmed that there was not just one DDoS attack, but two. Which made it very difficult for the professionals at Activision Blizzard to progress.
On the other hand, the developer must also work on fixing bugs such as items not appearing on the owner’s list, areas becoming inaccessible and actions resulting in black screens in matches.
Blizzard is used to troubled releases
the arrival of overwatch 2 with several problems for the company and its players was not ideal, without a doubt. However, this is not the first time the company has had a headache in the early days of a new game.
at the launch of devil 3 in 2012, several bugs were reported by fans. From an error in character creation to difficulties in accessing servers, for example. However, the most serious was known as “Error 3006”, which simply removed the user from the game due to a combination of items.
Another title that was released with trouble was the first overwatch in 2016. In addition to the famous glitches, a glitch made it run but not work. That is, the system indicated that the game was in use, but the player could not access it.
Finally, it is worth remembering that all these issues have been fixed over time. So there’s no reason to think the same won’t happen with Activision Blizzard’s new hero-shooter endeavor.
With information: Engadget.
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