Rockstar Games' servers have been under fire from DDoS attacks causing widespread login and connectivity issues for players of GTA Online.

Rockstar Games’ servers have been under heavy fire from massive DDoS attacks in recent days, causing widespread login and connectivity issues for players of GTA Online. These attacks come in the wake of Rockstar’s recent implementation of BattlEye, a new anti-cheat system designed to crack down on in-game cheating, sparking backlash from a segment of the player base. Protesters, unhappy with the new system, have resorted to using distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to disrupt the servers, escalating tensions between the gaming giant and its community.

  • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
    231·
    3 months ago

    Have you tried not buying something in protest? If so have you noticed they keep selling it anyway and you have no alternative? Not giving them money isn’t enough.

    I’m not a fan of DoSA as it’s rather strongarm but at least this actually sends a message to them AND other users.

    I’m not interested in having to fight anti-features to play what I paid for, but at least circumventing it sends a message.

    • Buttons@programming.devEnglish
      6·
      3 months ago

      I bought Crysis and didn’t like the DRM, so I haven’t bought a Ubisoft game since. How’s that working out for Ubisoft?

      • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
        52·
        3 months ago

        I think Ubisoft didn’t notice, or very likely attributed others reasons for less sales.

        I don’t like DRM so I don’t use streaming services like Netflix. If friends or work colleges keep talking about some show then I read Wikipedia plot section to get an idea 💀

        • Buttons@programming.devEnglish
          3·
          3 months ago

          And I think their board is panicking trying to figure out how they can regain me, specifically, as a customer.

          More seriously, I apparently am not the only one who eventually got their fill of Ubisoft games. I think Ubisoft has planted resentment in the minds of all their customers, and as soon as they slipped a little in game quality their customers were more than happy to leave, just for the sake of leaving.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      52·
      3 months ago

      if so have you noticed they keep selling it anyway and you have no alternative?

      You seem to have missed the point. The alternative is not playing the game at all.

      Be an adult, have some self-control.

      • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        3 months ago

        As an adult you may notice you spend less time with your friends. So if you’ve tried that you’d know how sad it is when you can’t play games with your friends because of your values. When you care about video games then your interpretation of “the point” leaves a lot to be desired. I aspire for a better gaming industry.