Ubisoft Masterserver down? (merged)

Onkel Neal · 03-08-10, 06:12 PM

I just wanted to post that I am unable to log in and play. I do not know if it is a massed DOS attack, Ubi doesn't have enough servers, or if some European logging truck crashed into the substation.

I know that makes some of you very happy but I ain't afraid to say it.

Ships-R-Us · 03-08-10, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I just wanted to post that I am unable to log in and play. I do not know if it is a massed DOS attack, Ubi doesn't have enough servers, or if some European logging truck crashed into the substation.

I know that makes some of you very happy but I ain't afraid to say it.

Probabally the logging truck as the French aren't competent drivers.

Nordmann · 03-08-10, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Ships-R-Us

Probabally the logging truck as the French aren't competent drivers.

With six reverse gears, and only one forward in case of attack from the rear, are you surprised?

FIREWALL · 03-08-10, 06:19 PM

Is it working yet ?

Dutch · 03-08-10, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Is it working yet ?

It doesn't appear to be seeing as this page keeps multiplying in pages in a few hours.

DragonRR1 · 03-08-10, 06:26 PM

Servers seems to be back up.. It's like playing a sodding MMO!

janh · 03-08-10, 06:15 PM

No, unhappy it makes me. I am waiting for your review...

JackAubrey · 03-08-10, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I know that makes some of you very happy but I ain't afraid to say it.

To be honest, I am not happy. I still think that this specific DRM is a shame and a slap into the face of the honest customer. But I cannot say that I am happy about the fact that others can't play their legally bought game.

We all knew from the start that those without a reliable, always-on connection would be left out. Who could know that Ubisoft would not be able to provide constant service?
Ok, some of us naysayers painted pictures like that but, to be honest again, I wouldn't have thought that the DRM-Service would go down for hours on end.
I thought that you would get an occasional Server Maintenance here and there, but not complete outages for hours.

Of course it's the Hackers fault who attack the Ubi-Servers. Well, what else should Ubi say?
"Sorry guys, we miscalculated the server load" or "Sorry, that DRM was a bad screwup" would certainly be nothing that Ubi would ever say.

I don't know if it's the Hackers or Ubis fault. I just know that honest people paid money for a game they cannot play when they want.

FIREWALL · 03-08-10, 06:48 PM

Thx Guys...

Kapitan_Phillips · 03-08-10, 06:49 PM

It doesn't really suprise me that the server got hacked. With the DRM Ubi is trying to use, they're bound to ruffle some feathers somewhere.

Not saying I condone it, of course. I feel hella sorry for the people who shelled out to buy the game (some even buying upgrades to play it) then have to wade through the bugs and connection issues.

Nordmann · 03-08-10, 06:51 PM

You really do have to question the practicality of a system which is apparently this vulnerable to repeated attack. If they cannot even protect their own authentication servers, how do they expect to defeat pirated copies of the game?

Ships-R-Us · 03-08-10, 06:55 PM

I think Interpol should arrest these attackers. This is International espionage and terrorist by nature.........After a 5 minute, but proper trial they should be hung.....I just don't know in which country the hanging should occur.

DiverDan · 03-09-10, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by JackAubrey

To be honest, I am not happy. I still think that this specific DRM is a shame and a slap into the face of the honest customer. But I cannot say that I am happy about the fact that others can't play their legally bought game.

We all knew from the start that those without a reliable, always-on connection would be left out. Who could know that Ubisoft would not be able to provide constant service?
Ok, some of us naysayers painted pictures like that but, to be honest again, I wouldn't have thought that the DRM-Service would go down for hours on end.
I thought that you would get an occasional Server Maintenance here and there, but not complete outages for hours.

Of course it's the Hackers fault who attack the Ubi-Servers. Well, what else should Ubi say?
"Sorry guys, we miscalculated the server load" or "Sorry, that DRM was a bad screwup" would certainly be nothing that Ubi would ever say.

I don't know if it's the Hackers or Ubis fault. I just know that honest people paid money for a game they cannot play when they want.

They blame hackers for having to impose DRM, then they blame hackers for servers being down. Man, these hackers dudes must be supermen.

Oh, and naturally, they'll blame hackers for their dismal sales figures.

theluckyone17 · 03-08-10, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I just wanted to post that I am unable to log in and play. I do not know if it is a massed DOS attack, Ubi doesn't have enough servers, or if some European logging truck crashed into the substation.

I know that makes some of you very happy but I ain't afraid to say it.

I'd be a lot happier if I could say that all of us were playing SH5 right now

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Iridium · 03-08-10, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by theluckyone17

I'd be a lot happier if I could say that all of us were playing SH5 right now

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That would be a magical moment, full of wonder, and hope, and maybe even a little love. Plus, unicorns.

03-08-10, 06:12 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	I just wanted to post that I am unable to log in and play. I do not know if it is a massed DOS attack, Ubi doesn't have enough servers, or if some European logging truck crashed into the substation. I know that makes some of you very happy but I ain't afraid to say it. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

03-08-10, 06:19 PM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Is it working yet ? __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

03-08-10, 06:15 PM	#7
janh Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 349 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	. No, unhappy it makes me. I am waiting for your review... __________________ Scientific facts are not determined by the opinion of the majority, nor by a democratic vote.

03-08-10, 06:48 PM	#9
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Thx Guys... __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

03-08-10, 06:49 PM	#10
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	It doesn't really suprise me that the server got hacked. With the DRM Ubi is trying to use, they're bound to ruffle some feathers somewhere. Not saying I condone it, of course. I feel hella sorry for the people who shelled out to buy the game (some even buying upgrades to play it) then have to wade through the bugs and connection issues. __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

03-08-10, 06:26 PM	#6
DragonRR1 Officer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 246 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Servers seems to be back up.. It's like playing a sodding MMO!

03-08-10, 06:51 PM	#11
Nordmann Commodore Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 628 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	You really do have to question the practicality of a system which is apparently this vulnerable to repeated attack. If they cannot even protect their own authentication servers, how do they expect to defeat pirated copies of the game? __________________ "I must confess that my imagination refuses to see any sort of submarine doing anything but suffocating its crew and floundering at sea." - H. G. Wells

03-08-10, 06:55 PM	#12
Ships-R-Us Commander Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 452 Downloads: 134 Uploads: 0	I think Interpol should arrest these attackers. This is International espionage and terrorist by nature.........After a 5 minute, but proper trial they should be hung.....I just don't know in which country the hanging should occur.