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[Dolalin]

Wasn't IB doing a fear raid at just that moment? Nice coincidence.

[Vonyor]

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

Wasn't IB doing a fear raid at just that moment? Nice coincidence.

The lag we have been feeling all day long was this same thing. I doubt whomever is doing the DDoS is doing it because of IB. Lots of people have issues with IB and I doubt one person would screw over everyone that agrees with them just to punish IB.

I want to play EQ, why dont they go DDoS live, im sure they were banned from there too.

[Rallyd]

The bottom line is what do we need to do to get it back up and keep it up, I know there are a TON of people that absolutely loved this server, myself included, and we want it back.

What Do we have to do.

[Bubbles]

For everyone asking if a new server host with "adequete/additional security measures", please stop insulting Rogean.

Cuz I can guarantee you they had every measure available to them in place after the last ddos attack.

Some things you just can't protect against, sadly.

I have mixed feelings about this whole mess. I was pretty close to letting it all go until Kunark anyways.

For those scoring at home, perhaps a little self-examination into whats transpired over the last month or so might go a long ways to uncovering the kinds of "security measures" and "PR" that doesn't come from electronic gizmos which can lessen the chances of these "isolated" incidents.

It's not EQLive, the smaller voices the majority feels they can just laugh off and continue about their merriment in spite of, can win in both the short term and the long run. We shouldn't need these maddening individual incidents to be continually reminded of it.

When I offerred to give up my ability to play to be a petition-clearing monkey GM, I was hoping a couple more would step forward and we'd have enough to make some players cut ties and GM and allow the Devs/GMs (who have about a year plus more time/effort put into this than*any* of us) to simply play and have fun. Well, outside of the obvious coding/pathing stuff only the devs are going to handle. I love this place enough to give up playing on it entirely in order for the server to survive and the drama to dwindle (like it'd ever go away completely lol).

I'm not saying if a handful of us stepped forward and did the same it would prevent future nerdrage ddos attacks, but it would at least chill out the temperment a bit around here (and yeah, I know no matter how impartial and wide-scoped my rants usually are, I'm just as guilty of piling on as the next guy).

This game is pretty effed.. It can bring out a lot of intensity in all of us over the most trivial things, in the grand scope of it all.

Peace. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[nilbog]

Wow. ddos-ed to death. I consider that some type of accomplishment [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] You are part of a server and community powerful enough to cause enough e-rage to amass a zombie army intent on the destruction of Norrath.

News will be posted as soon as possible in regards to a new hosting location.

Thanks for your continued support.

Sorry for the continued drama.

[Zithax]

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

When I offerred to give up my ability to play to be a petition-clearing monkey GM, I was hoping a couple more would step forward and we'd have enough to make some players cut ties and GM and allow the Devs/GMs (who have about a year plus more time/effort put into this than*any* of us) to simply play and have fun. Well, outside of the obvious coding/pathing stuff only the devs are going to handle. I love this place enough to give up playing on it entirely in order for the server to survive and the drama to dwindle (like it'd ever go away completely lol).

I quit playing the server altogether, and offered my freetime to be a gm as well.

[Bubbles]

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

Wasn't IB doing a fear raid at just that moment? Nice coincidence.

Pretty much 1/3 of IB's general Fear force wasn't IB a week ago, or isn't even IB currently.

I *highly* doubt this was done to annoy IB.

I do strongly remember a couple of GMs on the forums bringing out the "You're in our world now, deal with it" card recently. That's a far, far more likely culprit.

Go back and re-read all the rants and flames and drama bombs. Folks are a lot madder at the perceived favortism and corruption up top than they are about a faceless guild.

Example A:

Are people mad because IB_Rogue_01 has a Fanged Skull Stiletto? Or are they mad that the item, and Mayong, are in the game, as a GM Event mob, to be killed once (and presumably by IB anyways). Are people mad at that rogue? Or the several LOL parts of the preceeding sentence?

No need to make some long example-laden post of the other things people are whining about, but just that one quick refresher to illustrate that IB's just caught in the middle, it's every other aspect of each new "decision" in the server's progression/policies that gets the nerd rage to a fever pitch.

If I showed up tomorrow and a GM handed me a pair of Warrior epic 1.0s, would you be mad at me for having lightsabers, or mad at the GM who showed a tremendous lack of foresight and judgement? *That* is the reason people get so bent out of shape, these forums swell up with pages of inane personal attacks and meaningless banter, and also the VERY reason we're staring at this thread pondering what to do next.

If you honestly think we're not playing Classic EQ right now because of IB, you are seriously, seriously, missing the point. Even if I could pretend for a second I care either way about the guild drama, the fact that IB is raiding in Fear and actually progressing in a relatively classic timeline finally would be a reason to *stop* a potential ddos attack, not start it.