Blizzard was the target of a powerful DDOS attack

If yesterday you had problems connecting to Blizzard servers through various means, it wasn't you. The Battle.net service suffered a DDOS attack that caused various annoyances and crashes that even prevented users fromSome users might enter the platform to get into titles like World of Warcraft or Overwatch 2.

Battle.Net has been in operation since 1996 and continues to be Blizzard's games headquarters since, in addition to functioning as a starting platform for titles, it also acts as a store and hub for the community and is a mandatory piece for most games from this development house.

Blizzard fights DDOS attacks as if they were orcs

[#Bnet] The DDOS attacks we were monitoring have ended. If you still can't connect, try https://t.co/XSV7UVmub2

— Blizzard CS – The Americas (@BlizzardCS) April 8, 2023

In the European afternoon of April 8, several users expressed on Twitter and other spaces the problems they were encountering in the service, to which the company itself North American Customer Service Account from Blizzard replied that they are working on the downsides and even offers small home solutions to overcome obstacles.

The final diagnosis was a DDOS attack which they were able to mitigate a few hours later according to official company channels. However, even around 12 hours after the announcement, some players continued to report issues which, at least for now, seems to have been fully resolved.