It's been a gut wrenching few days. The sheer scope and scale of these attacks was a cut above anything we've faced before, and the level of disruption was pretty far reaching. It's a tough call, but the only alternative is letting the losers behind these DDoS attacks win, and honestly, fuck that. - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

aggrend.bsky.social • 98 days ago

It's been a gut wrenching few days. The sheer scope and scale of these attacks was a cut above anything we've faced before, and the level of disruption was pretty far reaching. It's a tough call, but the only alternative is letting the losers behind these DDoS attacks win, and honestly, fuck that.

Reposted from WoW Classic Devs

We just made a post regarding the recent DDoS attacks that have impacted many Blizzard game services and the steps we're taking to help players who lost Hardcore WoW characters.

You can find the post here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/208...

Thank you, as always, for your feedback.

Comments

black96ws6.bsky.social•97 days ago

Hi Aggrend,

Who can help the players on nightslayer? Raid consumes costs are out of control and people are unable to farm naturally. We need help there are too many players for how much raw materials are spawning.

Thank you!

blace1.bsky.social•97 days ago

Yeah, it’s gotten to the point that people are quitting the game entirely.

Hopefully he does see this message and helps all servers / regions playing Classic Anniversary. 500g for a flask is not true to the game. Nor are the other mats and consumes that have been inflated. Please help.

black96ws6.bsky.social•97 days ago

Yes I've had friends already unsub and playing it out until it ends. Not the anniversary we wanted for sure.

ryankingston.bsky.social•98 days ago

Good call. Don’t let them win!

dongledonga.bsky.social•95 days ago

Please communicate with the community about the issues the Anniversary realms are facing, we need to hear if you plan to do something about it soon. This isn't 2004 anymore, the playerbase has evolved, the aquisition of materials needs to evolve with us. Intervention is required.

improvingeveryday.bsky.social•73 days ago

The inflation on Anniversary realms is a consequence of banning GDKPs. Gold farmers are all camping resources rather than hosting runs; players have no money sinks other than consumes. This is another example of the Classic team making changes without understanding their game.

improvingeveryday.bsky.social•73 days ago

It's too bad you all are banning people for swiping rather than banning the mega bot farms. But it's understandable. You get money from bots, they can DDOS in retaliation, and when you're dealing with international mafias, threats to physical safety are real.

improvingeveryday.bsky.social•73 days ago

If only Blizzard could retain talented developers. It took Metzen & Co. years of work to make vanilla, and it shows. It's still the company's best IP. But Blizzard today can't retain people like the OG Dev team long enough because of their reputation in the industry, pay, and working conditions.

lofibanshee.fyi•98 days ago

HA. I was saying exactly that over on the other app that it felt like a gigachad "we don't negotiate with terrorists" kinda move. BRAVO

austindahl.bsky.social•95 days ago

it’s been a gut wrenching few weeks on nightslayer with the lack of resources due to layers… guilds are either swiping or dying due to economy issues. would love to see this type of energy in a response to anniversary realm problems.

theoutster.bsky.social•96 days ago

As others have mentioned, there are supply issues on the anniversary servers -- not just lotus. I have raiders quitting because of this and I'm confident I'm not the only one. I think a simple solution would be to get the peak # of layers for the prev week and use it for the current week.

black96ws6.bsky.social•96 days ago

I think there are a few fixes:

1) Add a vendor for endgame herbs/raw mats. This will set a cap on the price on all consumables and allow alchemists to make gold on the AH or via crafting tips.

2) Quadruple raw materials. Spawn rates, drop rates, etc. there's simply not enough supply 4 raiders.

hoofit.bsky.social•98 days ago

Good call, IMO.

twentyrings.bsky.social•93 days ago

Hey Aggrend, sorry to bother you. I know you get a million tweets. I'm not sure where or who to ask at this point. Will we ever get paid transfers open again on Era? I desperately just want to play with my friends again. Hoping as a fellow player you can understand my predicament. Thank you.

theclassicandy.bsky.social•96 days ago

This is for sure the right call, I believe. Glad to hear that this is being done.

snorelaxin.bsky.social•98 days ago

proud of the server, network and database teams you guys have. they're the real MVPs in these types of attacks. it's hard seeing armchair server admins, network engineers and database admins try to explain how "they just don't spend enough money on protection."

ohnowhatnow1.bsky.social•96 days ago

cataclysm guild perks bugged, night slayer consumes impossible to buy unless you swipe, but sod (which gets all the attention and has significantly less players per https://ironforge.pro) sees biweekly discussion. Nice priorities bro!

ntys26.bsky.social•97 days ago

very refreshing to see this! I think the player-base easily forgets the passion you guys have for the game.

thank you!

black96ws6.bsky.social•97 days ago

Would be refreshing to see anniversary players getting help with their economy that's on fire for months!!

ntys26.bsky.social•97 days ago

100%, from my understanding they're 'aware' of the issue so fingers crossed more gets done because you're right, it's been going on for far too long.

black96ws6.bsky.social•97 days ago

They should probably put something out there that they acknowledge it. Forums are imploding and lots of people are bailing

pastordaveplays.bsky.social•96 days ago

I can’t fault you guys for this call, and I feel for anyone who loses a HC character due to griefing/DC/etc. (or even just a player error - it sucks!), but I do still struggle with it a bit.
I don’t have a better answer either, I just hope it doesn’t become a regular issue we all have to deal with.

sawyermblack.bsky.social•98 days ago

I've always wondered if the threat of DDOS is partially why you guys go so easy on bots, aside from the massive revenue they generate for you.

I decided to look into DDOS defense, and honestly... it seems pretty dire even in 2025.