Overwatch 2 Servers Are Under DDoS Attack 

Attackers prevent Blizzard from launching another game. The company claims that it is already working to eliminate the consequences of the attack.

Overwatch 2 servers were subjected to a massive DDoS attack, after which they successfully crashed. This was announced by Blizzard President Mike Ybarra.

Unfortunately we are experiencing a mass DDoS attack on our servers. Teams are working hard to mitigate/manage. This is causing a lot of drop/connection issues. https://t.co/4GwrfHEiBE

— Mike Ybarra (@Qwik) October 4, 2022

Overwatch 2 is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Its launch took place on October 4th.

Blizzard president Mike Ybarra first tweeted that the game’s servers were being attacked, causing connectivity issues. According to him, the company’s team fought off the attack.

The servers of the original Overwatch went down shortly after its sequel launched, so fans have no choice but to wait for Blizzard to fix the issue before they can play again.

We’re steadily making progress on server issues and stability, as well as working through a second DDoS attack. We’re all hands on deck and will continue to work throughout the night. Thank you for your patience – we’ll share more info as it becomes available.

— Aaron Keller (@aaronkellerOW) October 5, 2022

In addition to repelling a DDoS attack, Blizzard will also have to fix quite a few bugs that were discovered at launch. Among them are missing items and currency from players, sections not being completed, some areas being unavailable, a black screen and SMS from Blizzard, due to which the client becomes unusable.

Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller said that Blizzard is currently reflecting the second DDoS attack and is working to stabilize the servers.