"Watch Vanguard: return" was launched today, and the server was attacked by DDoS.
Thank CTOnews.com netizens rookie 201302 for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com October 5 news, today, the team action game "Watch Pioneer: return" officially launched, supporting free play. When the new version was launched, some players encountered a server failure when they logged in, prompting "an unexpected error on the server".
CTOnews.com learned that Blizzard President Mike Ybarra said through Twitter early this morning that the team is working to solve the server problem of "Watchman: return". We are ashamed of the excitement of the players, and will continue to pay attention to the problem, let the players feel fun.
Later, Mike Ybarra added that the server was suffering from a large-scale DDoS attack. The team is working on mitigation / management, which will lead to many dropped lines or connectivity problems.
It should be noted that due to the conversion of Watchman: return to free game mode, all players must bind a valid mobile phone number to Battle. net pass before they can enter the game.
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