DDoS Updates

[Dohlik01]

The character died on the HK due to a DDoS attack; they used to respawn, but today they don’t. I don’t want to create new characters because of the attacks. Previously, I understood that they would respawn. Obviously, it’s not the server’s fault, but it’s impossible to play like this.

[Ht76bafrm]

Not reachable now

[Baurox]

I salute your great efforts, o custodians of Octo, and i salute your patience towards all the ungrateful, whining idiots who will find something to complain about regardless of what you give them. Truly, some people post such empty critiques, or have such ridiculous requests - all while being rude and entitled. As if this free product (and true heir of warcraft) was promised to them 10000 years ago. Bunch of fel demons.
Stay strong as you are my friends

[Dohlik01]

What are you trying to say with that? Do you even have a brain? If it’s impossible to play in the HK, then what? Do you have to create a character and play every day?

[Brosecuervo]

TY for the updates! We will patiently wait.

[Schwarzschild]

Just FYI: I had trouble connecting to N'Zoth since yesterday. I had to revert the changes made a few weeks ago to the "hosts" file in System32/drivers. Although I do suffer from a higher latency now (160 ms vs 90 ms until yesterday), this enabled me to connect without any issues.

[Krann]

I can report that it got very much better on my end indeed, compared to the last two weeks. Often enough I can log in right away, but sometimes I have to enable proton VPN and hope the free option gives me netherlands which has worked best, canada and usa also work but obviously come with increased latency.

Sometimes the VPN does not work too, then I simply restart my PC and mobile, which I use tethered for my internet connection and sofar this lets me login again everytime, without having to resort to a VPN for the session im playing. My unvpn'd connection latency also dropped from the average 75ms I had before to low as 30ms.

I wish I could donate easily but dealing with bitcoin is such a hazzle, either I have to give a crypto site like kraken my ID and everything, or I have to buy gas station vouchers, redeem on a sketchy third party site and pay minimum a 10% fee ontop to send octo them bitcoins. Am too old and too boomer for this lol

Bro, you hit the nail on the head. The complicated donation process is what keeps 60% of people wanting to donate but not knowing how to do it. Plus the latency issue - my ping has always been between 200-300, but before the update it could stay stable at 200. Obviously now it's gone up. I hope OctoWOW management can fix the latency and make the donation process easier!

Donating cannot be made easier any time soon, keeping anonimity makes their options very limited.
Latency is what is, it depends on where the hosting is, not something they can 'fiddle around' with.

I do believe making donation points tradable between players will go a long way in making free players contribute (albit indirectly) to the donation process and eliminate gold bots on the long run.

You'll still have the usual people who donate, but then you also have the people low on gold and willing to trade donation points with others for in-game gold (that is already existing in the game!), and this system have worked so far on Guild Wars 2 for over a decade so I think it's pretty fine.

[Berdal]

I do believe making donation points tradable between players will go a long way in making free players contribute (albit indirectly) to the donation process and eliminate gold bots on the long run.

You'll still have the usual people who donate, but then you also have the people low on gold and willing to trade donation points with others for in-game gold (that is already existing in the game!), and this system have worked so far on Guild Wars 2 for over a decade so I think it's pretty fine.

I agree with you, but it's an unpopular opinion.

(https://octowow.st/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1190)

[Straine]

Unable to login without a VPN as of 9/24, some of my guildmates have the same issue.

[Nju]

Keep fighting these DDoSser!