Blizzard president blames ‘mass DDOS attack’ for keeping you from playing Overwatch 2
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#64CMW)
Mercy in Overwatch 2. | Image: Blizzard Overwatch 2 launched today - in theory, at least. The game's servers clicked on this afternoon, but for the last few hours, many people trying to check out its removed 5v5 team shooter action are seeing nothing but this screen.
Image: Richard Lawler Overwatch 2 server connection failed...retrying" error screenAt least some of the issues can likely be chalked up to a mass DDoS attack" targeted at Blizzard's servers. Teams are working hard to mitigate/manage," Blizzard president Mike Ybarra said on Twitter. This is causing a lot of drop/connection issues." Ybarra hasn't shared an estimate for when the problems may be resolved.
Unfortunately we are experiencing a mass DDoS attack on our servers. Teams are...