Battlefield 4 PC servers hit by DDOS, while crashes plague PS4 version
Over the past few days, it has been nigh-impossible to connect to servers in the PC iteration of Battlefield 4 thanks to an unnamed group attacking EA's Origin servers. Initially the publisher posted a statement to the main page of Battlelog stating that attacks were occurring and that the company was working to mitigate them, but as Kotaku reports, this message has since been removed. Despite this, one of the game's community representatives offers the following in the game's forums: "[W]e are being targeted by a DDOS, but working on fixing it asap. Im sorry somebody is ruining your and my day. Rest assured we are doing our best to mitigate the situation though."
The PlayStation 4 game saw even worse issues, with players reporting crashes, a total inability to connect to Battlefield 4's "Conquest" game type and periodically deleted save games. EA's immediate response involved adding a new server and issuing a sizable patch, but as I can personally attest, the crashes and deleted save files continue to be an issue for some players.
On Sunday, the publisher posted a message to its Help site pinning the blame on the PS4's recent 1.50 firmware update. Specifically, it claimed that "this update ... results in stability issues while playing games on the system," and that all games are affected, not just Battlefield 4. This message has since been retracted, and in its place you'll now find a simple, "The message on EA's Help site was posted in error."
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/11/18/battlefield-4-pc-servers-hit-by-ddos-while-crashes-plague-ps4/
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SIKSPosted:
why would they even ddos the servers? do they not have anything else to do other than hack
gmlukensPosted:
Jack-Wills Anyone know if the servers are still bad?
Getting BF4 next week..
They will probably have most of it figured out by next week
VPNPosted:
GoldenGophers Even the strongest of the servers cant even hold against these guys ... What point are the DDoSers trying to make?
Int Your never safe from DDOSers , that's just a simple fact.
Well except for the people that have cheap tools.
controlsPosted:
EtaKatsumiGoldenGophers Even the strongest of the servers cant even hold against these guys ... What point are the DDoSers trying to make?
They're most likely trying to make a name for themselves through doing this. That's my guess atleast
They're not really making a name for themselves if they are an unnamed group...
by that they mean they dont know who is behind it. smh
StrobePosted:
LOL there's no way an EA company should even be touched by a DDoS attack. They'd have to get a huge group (and i mean like over 30 people with EXTREMELY powerful tools) in order to affect the servers. And even then, there should be some sort of failsafe for them if this happens. They should even have some place to direct the attack and be able to support people still playing...
I don't know, I'm no expert, but that's just my $0.02.
I don't know, I'm no expert, but that's just my $0.02.
redevil22Posted:
EtaKatsumiGoldenGophers Even the strongest of the servers cant even hold against these guys ... What point are the DDoSers trying to make?
They're most likely trying to make a name for themselves through doing this. That's my guess atleast
They're not really making a name for themselves if they are an unnamed group...
Ha ^^^^ :L True stuff :D Then again any attacks they make people are aware of the 'Anonymous' group
EtaPosted:
KatsumiGoldenGophers Even the strongest of the servers cant even hold against these guys ... What point are the DDoSers trying to make?
They're most likely trying to make a name for themselves through doing this. That's my guess atleast
They're not really making a name for themselves if they are an unnamed group...
KatsumiPosted:
GoldenGophers Even the strongest of the servers cant even hold against these guys ... What point are the DDoSers trying to make?
They're most likely trying to make a name for themselves through doing this. That's my guess atleast
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