What's the point of DDoSing others? (Discussion)

[Callum]

So, I've been playing on many servers this month, and each one that I've played on (and had success) has always had someone try and ruin it via ddos. So, I wanted to ask, what do you get from it? DDoSing is childs play, anyone can ddos. But, that's not my point. When you try and open a server, you would've ddosed so many people that you'll have countless enemies to try and avoid when opening your own.

So, why do you think people ddos eachother? Because I'm 99% sure if this community worked together and didn't **** around we'd be much more advanced than we are now.

[鳳凰城]

For me, the main purpose is getting players. and if you can not secure yourself from these ddos attacks, you're not worth to gain money from your server.

[iNhaLaToR]

Yes those people just think that the one server without ddos will get all the players... Guys, think about the usual, more effective way: Features and advertising. Much easier.. I will never understand these ddosers

[Snow*]

They only want to destroy the others so they will be the only ones in the scene. (my opinion)

[SQLEBBGD]

If they need to DDOS to get customers, they probably wont make it far anyway. I voted for bored

[Eifillity]

Why is this even asked, isn't it obvious?

[.HellYeah]

I dont know the english word but in German we call it "Neid"
Thats when other People see a Server which is better then they own and they dont like it.

[Callum]

Originally Posted by Eifillity

Why is this even asked, isn't it obvious?

I don't think so, if it were obvious, there wouldn't be 5-6 different reason to DDoSing someone, there'd only be one

[caine_neros]

You can't protect your self from a DDoS ?
Good ! Don't open a server ! End of discussion!

[Tazdingo7]

Originally Posted by caine_neros

You can't protect your self from a DDoS ?
Good ! Don't open a server ! End of discussion!

Did you protect your server ?
Everybody buy a service to do such a thing, like hyperfilter.
Your mentality is $ = pro

I know only 2-3 guys that make a custom linux firewall (it's not effective enough but is something).

[caine_neros]

Originally Posted by Tazdingo7

Did you protect your server ?
Everybody buy a service to do such a thing, like hyperfilter.
Your mentality is $ = pro

I know only 2-3 guys that make a custom linux firewall (it's not effective enough but is something).

I worked with many SRO owners in so many SRO community's even since ZSZC.
We've always used some kind of Anti-DDoS protections.
And since vSRO came out , HPP it's a MUST if you want to survive.
If you don't have enough money just don't open a server brothar!

[WickedNite]

no prataction no moni sorri

[Qynchou]

All the reasons you listed above, not much else to say. DDoS isnt the problem nowadays for people, exploits are.

[Anonymous-6723]

Some people do it for the lulz. (:
Others to make such servers not playable => get them on their servers.

[theross]

just for the goof of doing it.
To see it works somehow.
to blackmail people.
It doesn't matter. you could also ask: why do pedophiles abuse children?

Anyway, brace yourselves. A new ddos (and dos)-method has been found which will take quite some time to mitigate. Even those anti-ddos-provider will have a hard time.
Nobody's safe

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