Worst DDoS experience gets 20k

[LordSterben]

Originally Posted by Lyra [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

My Fish Story

Normally, I would clam up and hide my crocodile tears about an embarrassing death, but here is my story, exactly as it happened.

Having only boxed a druid in my "Live" experience, I was a little green around the gills regarding animal charm. When I began charming animals, I felt like a fish out of water. I must have been living in a fish bowl previously, and I now LOVE charming.

I decided owning a Goblin Gazughi Ring would make me as happy as a clam. I bound myself on the sandy beach of Lake of Ill Omen and would pop in when time allowed to kill a few couriers.

I’ve been stubborn about gearing my druid, arguing I didn’t need gear as long as I could charm. When I began my venture, I tried charming a sabertooth grimalkin, but he was a fish in trouble waters aggro’ing everything in sight. My mana pool wouldn’t hold up to the amount of mobs I needed to kill to spawn courier after courier. I was determined to get that ring without replacing my feathered leggings. I went on a fishing expedition and discovered deepwater barracuda were “animal”! Holy mackeral! .

After learning this information, killing mobs to spawn the sarnek courier was like shooting fish in a barrel. Crusader Deezin is a cold fish and I was in a fine kettle of fish occasionally. There were plenty of other fish in the sea, and after porting to save my hide I would return gate and charm another.

On this particular day, my cleric was healing in Karnor’s Castle. The DDoS attacks were causing frequent delays. I suggested we fish or cut bait. The group parted ways. I had bigger fish to fry , anyway.

I logged to my druid. I gated to my sandy spot and changed my spell line up preparing for battle. I always leave heal, root and snare in the same gem spots. For this encounter I normally add charm, animal haste, fear , SoW, and a commons self-port.

With the nerf to druid tracking, I needed to swim to the depths to find my barracuda. It was fear that would be replaced in my lineup to enable enduring breath. After accomplishing my mission, my new pal and I began our attack.

I made a few mistakes on this day, one of them being NOT anonymous. My druid presence quickly became known in the wilderness of Lake of Ill Omen. I understand the excitement. “At LAST, a way out” they must have thought. I told those requesting ports to meet at my sandy bind point near the mouth of the lake.

As I approached an anxious crowd, I DID notice my charm broke. While my hasted pet is a true beast, he would cower at my fear cast. What I didn't notice prior to charm breaking, Charlie (my barracuda) had aggro’d Crusader Deezin and both were hot on my trail. Charlie reached me first, as Crusader Deezin was stopping frequently to cast dots on me. I went to fear my friend-turned-enemy and terror struck. I had not replaced my enduring breath spell gem. Fear was not loaded.

With the help of Crusader Deezin’s dots, Charlie made short work of me and went on his way. Crusader Deezin approached as I fell to the ground, gasping my last breath.
My soon-to-be passengers watched in horror, but now from a distance, as I quickly respawned naked at Crusader Deezin’s feet.

He had no mercy for my predicament, after all he was the big fish in this small pond. I ran, but was slain without remorse. /OOC lit up with gasps and moans as my riders watched the disaster happening before their eyes. “You have lost your level” shown after the second death. I was defeated.

Just then, a stranger passed and saw my quandary. He gained the attention of Crusader Deezin and kited him away towards the zone line. I was a bit blue around the gills at this point and slumped away to mem my spells safely.

I’m not sure what happened to my passengers, but they must have gained the common sense to take the boat instead. I logged off and have been drinking like a fish ever since.

Now, I’m not fishing for compliments, but I wouldn't mind a drinking partner.

Are you a writer for Smallville? The episode with Aquaman was just about as heavy-handed with the fish metaphors. That show has no concept of subtlety.

[Lyra]

Originally Posted by LordSterben [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Are you a writer for Smallville? The episode with Aquaman was just about as heavy-handed with the fish metaphors. That show has no concept of subtlety.

No, my job is quite boring and I'm sure doesn't pay as well.

Entertainment's subtlety is so rarely subtle, anyway. I think that is why satire has become popular in recent years.

[LordSterben]

The following takes place between 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM on the day of the Miss Sunshine State inauguration. Events occur in real time.

I leaned forward in my chair and typed my login information. It was hot inside the van and sweat was already soaking my shirt through.

"Network's stable, Jack," said the agent beside me as she tapped out code into her own console.

Her own shirt was soaked through as well, and it clung to her heaving, ample breasts. I blinked and looked back to my character selection screen. The back of the van was barely large enough to hold myself and Agent Rhodes...adding my throbbing manhood to the contents of the vehicle would likely compromise the mission.

"I'm in," I muttered as my level 16 Hobbit warrior popped on screen.

Within seconds, an Erudite appeared followed by a message.
Democrit tells you, "target in place ur authorized 2 strike"
You tell Democrit, "tyvm mr preisdent"
Democrit tells you, "dont miss lolz"

With no further pomp, the Commander-in-Chief's avatar rushed off to MM to train newbs. I hastily turned to Shady and handed him the four requisite items. The drone control window opened.

"Drone online," Rhodes said, still typing furiously.

For years the NSA had been piggybacking communications and remote ordinance signals on the seemingly innocuous Everquest server. It was rumored that the devs even helped program in the back doors in the software that opened drone command consoles, orbital satellite links and the camera feed in the Lincoln Bathroom. The network provided a flawless, secure means to coordinate counterintelligence ops in North Korea and the middle east (few people know that the command to seize Bin Laden was hidden in an EC auction) and it never failed.

Until today.

"I'm seeing some strange activity on the network," Rhodes wiped sweat from her forehead.

"This drone is going slow. I clicked the Hellfire missile like five minutes ago and it's not firing," I said just as a message came through from the President.

Democrit tells you, "wtf....LAAAAAAGGGGGGGGG!!!1"

"It's a DDoS attack, Jack," Rhodes gasped, "it seems to be originating from that Taliban-backed guild that uses RMT to launder Al'Qaeda blood money."

"TMO? Should have known."

"They already have a Cleric by T1 disavowing any involvement in /ooc. Hows the drone?"

I only shook my head. The Hellfire missile still hadn't fired and I couldnt get a trade window to open for the bone chips that I was selling. All was lost.

"Jack...we missed the window. The nuclear materials are secured in Kim Jongs bunker."

Democrit tells you, "wtfnoob...now NK has da bomb gtfo"

I fled the van before the chain gun rounds tore it to pieces. Rhodes wasnt as lucky. The NSA has me blacklisted and I've had to go dark. Now North Korea will start a nuclear Armageddon. Worst day ever.

Tyreon / Wisdum

EDIT: Since I could really use the plat, I figured I'd better make this a more legit entry by adding the details and related the actual ways the DDoS has affected me. Firstly, I play on a cell phone hotspot when I'm at home. Long story, but it's my only option. Now, with the DDoS attacks, I can't play at all because the combination of crappy phone service and the DDoS makes it impossible. When you do see me, I'm at my favorite coffee shop playing. If you can call logging with your pants on "playing."

At the start of the attacks, I was still transferring my meager belongings from my "main" (16 WAR named Tyreon) to my new favorite character (Wisdum 9 Shaman). A spike while hunting bixies in Nek led to my char wandering backwards through the forest without my consent for several minutes. It took so long for me to recover from the slow-down and inevitable crash that it was nightfall when I logged back in. Instant undead sphincter-plundering....no idea where...and I had to forsake the half-loadout of gear that was on him at the time. So I'm a newb that's only been on server for 3 weeks...and that crappy low level gear took me hours and hours to get lol. Selling bone chips...wheeling and dealing EC.

But really, the worst part is not being able to play at home now.

[LordSterben]

Originally Posted by Lyra [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No, my job is quite boring and I'm sure doesn't pay as well.

Entertainment's subtlety is so rarely subtle, anyway. I think that is why satire has become popular in recent years.

At least it was funny when you did it. When its the constant theme of the show's dialogue it gets really old.

[Lyra]

Originally Posted by LordSterben [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Her own shirt was soaked through as well, and it clung to her heaving, ample breasts. I blinked and looked back to my character selection screen. The back of the van was barely large enough to hold myself and Agent Rhodes...adding my throbbing manhood to the contents of the vehicle would likely compromise the mission.

LMAO

You COULD have had a winner here if you had continued this theme.

[LordSterben]

Originally Posted by Lyra [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

LMAO

You COULD have had a winner here if you had continued this theme.

What theme? This really happened.

Hah...but seriously I guess I could specialize in terrible '24' erotic fan fiction. It'll have to wait until after I finish shooting my Game of Thrones-based Indie porno flick though.

[LordSterben]

Bump....this thread was amusing me. More stories and/or a winner plz!

[Sithel1988]

5- Must post publicly here, with excrutiating detail (the worse the story the more likely your chances, if you have to take a shot and ripp 5 butts because your stressed post it!)




giving the attacker what he wants...........

[Numbers_]

I died 3 times in Oasis on 3 separate occasions due to this crap. I decided to pull my 3 corpses into the same area (incase a nice cleric came by).

Well, since then I've seen my corpses in 2 different popular live streams, so now my shameful naked lag-death bodies have now been seen by possibly hundreds of different people.

[Rhambuk]

The winner is Ripwind! Congratulations and to all else I'm sorry to hear of your troubles 8(