Rockstar Games' servers have been under fire from DDoS attacks causing widespread login and connectivity issues for players of GTA Online.

Rockstar Games’ servers have been under heavy fire from massive DDoS attacks in recent days, causing widespread login and connectivity issues for players of GTA Online. These attacks come in the wake of Rockstar’s recent implementation of BattlEye, a new anti-cheat system designed to crack down on in-game cheating, sparking backlash from a segment of the player base. Protesters, unhappy with the new system, have resorted to using distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to disrupt the servers, escalating tensions between the gaming giant and its community.

  • sp6@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14512·
    2 months ago

    If I played any Rockstar games, I’d be unhappy with their new anti-cheat too, since it needlessly blocks linux, but this isn’t the way this should be protested. If anything, this probably validates their decision.

    The way this should be protested is to just stop playing. Stop giving them money. Stop boosting their month active user numbers that they can flaunt to investors. Hit them financially, since it’s the only hit they really care about. There’s a sea of other high-quality games you can play instead.

    • Soup@lemmy.worldEnglish
      442·
      2 months ago

      Gamers and still buying the same old tired shit while bitching about it, name a more…

      You’re absolutely right. The number of great games to play is absurd and the access to them has never been better but for some reason most people just play mediocre games that should have been put out to pasture years ago.

      • rivalary@lemmy.caEnglish
        21·
        2 months ago

        GTA Online has terrible monetization and Rockstar are openly hostile towards PC as a platform, but I wouldn’t call GTA mediocre at all. There’s nothing quite like the attention to detail or breadth of GTA games. If you’ve played a few GTA clones, you’ll know what the competition looks like and it’s not even close.

            • bitwolf@lemmy.oneEnglish
              3·
              2 months ago

              I definitely encourage it!

              It’s one of the most polished games I’ve played, that is currently in circulation, as of the 2.0 update. I think you will like it now if you previously were disappointed

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
        1119·
        2 months ago

        In your opinion.

        Stop gatekeeping people’s game choices. You can play what you want, and they can play what they want.

        • nomous@lemmy.worldEnglish
          92·
          2 months ago

          We’re in a thread about Rockstars invasive anti-cheat software so no, people can’t play what they want nor is this the place to tell people not to gatekeep.

      • Zoot@reddthat.comEnglish
        11·
        2 months ago

        Really??? Even if I bought it years ago lmao? It no longer works on my steam deck, but its not like I bought it when the deck even existed. However, I did have that idea…

    • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
      171·
      2 months ago

      Have you tried not buying something in protest? If so have you noticed they keep selling it anyway and you have no alternative? Not giving them money isn’t enough.

      I’m not a fan of DoSA as it’s rather strongarm but at least this actually sends a message to them AND other users.

      I’m not interested in having to fight anti-features to play what I paid for, but at least circumventing it sends a message.

      • Buttons@programming.devEnglish
        6·
        2 months ago

        I bought Crysis and didn’t like the DRM, so I haven’t bought a Ubisoft game since. How’s that working out for Ubisoft?

        • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          2 months ago

          I think Ubisoft didn’t notice, or very likely attributed others reasons for less sales.

          I don’t like DRM so I don’t use streaming services like Netflix. If friends or work colleges keep talking about some show then I read Wikipedia plot section to get an idea 💀

          • Buttons@programming.devEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            And I think their board is panicking trying to figure out how they can regain me, specifically, as a customer.

            More seriously, I apparently am not the only one who eventually got their fill of Ubisoft games. I think Ubisoft has planted resentment in the minds of all their customers, and as soon as they slipped a little in game quality their customers were more than happy to leave, just for the sake of leaving.

    • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
      51·
      2 months ago

      Yeah, I’m actually supportive of some kind of anti cheat on GTA online, because with all the cheating it’s just unplayable. Unfortunately I was playing on steam deck so I haven’t been able to play it since. Presumably it can be supported relatively easy so I hope they fix that issue.