Overwatch 2 has been hit with a massive DDoS attack, leaving some players unable to play and others even getting banned as a result of disconnecting.
Much like other online multiplayer games,Overwatch 2is not immune to server issues. Of course, while this is something players don’t want to experience, sometimes it can happen to anyone regardless of how good their internet connection is.
Recently, many Overwatch 2 players have pointed tosome extreme lag issuesin their matches. Players have also reported that they kept getting disconnected from games and having extremely high ping to the point that the game was “unplayable.”
As it turns out, Overwatch 2 is indeed currently experiencing a DDoS attack as confirmed by Blizzard via apost on X. “We are currently experiencing a DDoS attack, which may result in high latency and disconnections for some players. We are actively working to mitigate this issue,” they wrote.
[#Overwatch2#Warcraft] We are currently experiencing a DDoS attack, which may result in high latency and disconnections for some players. We are actively working to mitigate this issue.
Unfortunately, a portion of the player base who played during this time weren’t so lucky. Some players have flocked to Reddit and X toexpress their frustration after getting bannedfrom disconnecting from matches due to the DDoS attack.
“3 games in a row with multiple DCs on both sides. had to just log off, not coming back until the all clear,” said one user in aReddit thread.
One user even mentioned that theygot suspended for eight hoursafter getting removed from a competitive game twice. Meanwhile,another user on Xclaimed that they got suspended from all game modes due to the server, showing that the newleaver penalty updateshave kicked in.
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While it’s unclear when the server issues from the DDoS attack will be completely fixed, it’s made known that Blizzard is currently working on it, and some players are hopeful that they can get some compensation and jump back into the game as soon as possible.
Michelle Cornelia is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s Australia team, specializing in first-person shooter games, battle royale games like Fortnite, Baldur’s Gate, MMORPGs, and more. She also has bylines at Attack of the Fanboy, Pocket Gamer, and GameWatcher. You can contact her at: michelle.cornelia@dexerto.com
