For those able to get in with the workaround, great. For those that are still unable to get in, we are actively troubleshooting the issue. Sorry for the inconvenience!
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ANet may give it to you.
Could someone explain how to exactly put the “-assetsrv 64.25.41.2” in the target section? Alone? At the end of existing path? Sorry, first time I am trying to use such bypass. Thank you.
QUESTION CANCELLED. Description is given in the support section. See below for info:
- copy this from here: -assetsrv 64.25.41.2
- go to your GW2 folder
-find your GW2.exe (or GW2 -64. exe)
- make a link from the *.exe to your desktop
- go to your desktop, find the link and open its properties
- paste the -assetsrv 64.25.41.2 behind the exe
- looks like this: “C:\Program Files\Guild Wars 2\Gw2-64.exe” -assetsrv 64.25.41.4
I presume the purpose of ddosing someone is to enjoy annoying as many people as possible.
A DDOS attack costs money. It’s supposed to hurt the organisation, not the people who visit thew website or log into a game. Even if the person/group that owns the botnet executes the attack, it takes resources they cannot otherwise use or sell.
I presume the purpose of ddosing someone is to enjoy annoying as many people as possible.
A DDOS attack costs money. It’s supposed to hurt the organisation, not the people who visit thew website or log into a game. Even if the person/group that owns the botnet executes the attack, it takes resources they cannot otherwise use or sell.
Yes. But the question was, whats the purpose.
Since it costs the attackers money and if they aren’t getting a financial return, such as a payoff by the company to leave them alone then the purpose is to annoy and cause trouble.
Be careful what you ask for
ANet may give it to you.
I presume the purpose of ddosing someone is to enjoy annoying as many people as possible.
A DDOS attack costs money. It’s supposed to hurt the organisation, not the people who visit thew website or log into a game. Even if the person/group that owns the botnet executes the attack, it takes resources they cannot otherwise use or sell.
Yes. But the question was, whats the purpose.
Since it costs the attackers money and if they aren’t getting a financial return, such as a payoff by the company to leave them alone then the purpose is to annoy and cause trouble.
It doesn’t cost the attackers money. It costs the victim money.
I presume the purpose of ddosing someone is to enjoy annoying as many people as possible.
A DDOS attack costs money. It’s supposed to hurt the organisation, not the people who visit thew website or log into a game. Even if the person/group that owns the botnet executes the attack, it takes resources they cannot otherwise use or sell.
Yes. But the question was, whats the purpose.
Since it costs the attackers money and if they aren’t getting a financial return, such as a payoff by the company to leave them alone then the purpose is to annoy and cause trouble.
It doesn’t cost the attackers money. It costs the victim money.
Ok. That’s the purpose then. By imposing costs on the victim they cause trouble and annoyance.
Or do you have another explanation as to what the purpose is? What does the attacker get out of it?
Be careful what you ask for
ANet may give it to you.
I presume the purpose of ddosing someone is to enjoy annoying as many people as possible.
A DDOS attack costs money. It’s supposed to hurt the organisation, not the people who visit thew website or log into a game. Even if the person/group that owns the botnet executes the attack, it takes resources they cannot otherwise use or sell.
Yes. But the question was, whats the purpose.
Since it costs the attackers money and if they aren’t getting a financial return, such as a payoff by the company to leave them alone then the purpose is to annoy and cause trouble.
It doesn’t cost the attackers money. It costs the victim money.
Ok. That’s the purpose then. By imposing costs on the victim they cause trouble and annoyance.
Or do you have another explanation as to what the purpose is? What does the attacker get out of it?
In short, who knows?
I would guess that they bear some grudge against ArenaNet or their parent or affiliated companies over some real or imagined hurt (which could literally be anything) that makes them feel justified in harming them financially and inconveniencing their customers.
It could simply be people revelling in a kind of power fantasy some kind of “haha, look at the harm I can do with these downloaded programs! That’ll teach them to change the cooldown on the Bear pet’s Bottom Burp ability from 8 to 9 seconds when it’s clearly going to destroy the entire game!” thing.
I presume the purpose of ddosing someone is to enjoy annoying as many people as possible.
A DDOS attack costs money. It’s supposed to hurt the organisation, not the people who visit thew website or log into a game. Even if the person/group that owns the botnet executes the attack, it takes resources they cannot otherwise use or sell.
Yes. But the question was, whats the purpose.
Since it costs the attackers money and if they aren’t getting a financial return, such as a payoff by the company to leave them alone then the purpose is to annoy and cause trouble.
It doesn’t cost the attackers money. It costs the victim money.
Ok. That’s the purpose then. By imposing costs on the victim they cause trouble and annoyance.
Or do you have another explanation as to what the purpose is? What does the attacker get out of it?
In short, who knows?
I would guess that they bear some grudge against ArenaNet or their parent or affiliated companies over some real or imagined hurt (which could literally be anything) that makes them feel justified in harming them financially and inconveniencing their customers.
It could simply be people revelling in a kind of power fantasy some kind of “haha, look at the harm I can do with these downloaded programs! That’ll teach them to change the cooldown on the Bear pet’s Bottom Burp ability from 8 to 9 seconds when it’s clearly going to destroy the entire game!” thing.
In other words, the purpose is to cause trouble. The reason, the motive why they do so, is unknown.
Be careful what you ask for
ANet may give it to you.
I presume the purpose of ddosing someone is to enjoy annoying as many people as possible.
A DDOS attack costs money. It’s supposed to hurt the organisation, not the people who visit thew website or log into a game. Even if the person/group that owns the botnet executes the attack, it takes resources they cannot otherwise use or sell.
Yes. But the question was, whats the purpose.
Since it costs the attackers money and if they aren’t getting a financial return, such as a payoff by the company to leave them alone then the purpose is to annoy and cause trouble.
It doesn’t cost the attackers money. It costs the victim money.
Ok. That’s the purpose then. By imposing costs on the victim they cause trouble and annoyance.
Or do you have another explanation as to what the purpose is? What does the attacker get out of it?
In short, who knows?
I would guess that they bear some grudge against ArenaNet or their parent or affiliated companies over some real or imagined hurt (which could literally be anything) that makes them feel justified in harming them financially and inconveniencing their customers.
It could simply be people revelling in a kind of power fantasy some kind of “haha, look at the harm I can do with these downloaded programs! That’ll teach them to change the cooldown on the Bear pet’s Bottom Burp ability from 8 to 9 seconds when it’s clearly going to destroy the entire game!” thing.
First thing to note is that (unless there’s an anet specific DDoS I’m not aware of) this DDoS isn’t being directed at Arenanet, it’s aimed at the service provider Level3, which means it’s impacting a lot more than just us, we’re most likely small fry caught in the crossfire.
It’s hard to tell the motives behind stuff like this when whoever is responsible doesn’t make demands.
Could be someone(s) upset about the FCC trying to sell out net neutrality.
Could be people on the other side trying to make giving them more control over the net look like a good option.
Or could just as easily be someone on a power trip, although since time/processing power = money it costs both the attacker and the victim so one would think it wouldn’t be wasted on just ego stroking.
It can be more than an annoyance though, companies have been put out of business this way.
“The short answer is that new content is not going to drive people away from the game.
There is absolutely no evidence to support that it would.” -AnthonyOrdon
