EVE General Discussion

Not really... DDoS attacks are stupidly easy to initiate, and damn near impossible to stop. A quick (and oversimplified) description of how a normal internet connection works, using web browsing as an example...

Client walks up to Server and knocks on door #80.
Server opens the door, says "Hey, how are ya? Which of your pipes should I send the webpages back through?"
Client says "Ehh, #2503 looks pretty bored, use that one."
Server says "Ok, here's your webpage. Happy surfing!"

In a DDoS, though, the process looks like this:
Zombie walks up to Sever and knocks on door #80
Server opens the door, says "Hey, how are ya? Which of your pipes.....?"
Zombie stands there like a... well... like a zombie.
Server says "Uhh, dude, you knocked on the door. How do you want this?"
Zombie wobbles a little, maybe mumbles something to the effect of "Braaaaaiiiiinnnnnnssssss......"
Server says "No, really dude, you asked for it. I can even give you fries with that if you like."
Zombie shambles down the street, dropping a limb here or there for good measure.
Server says, "What a freak, I give up."
Zombie slowly stumbles back and starts the process all over again.

Basically, the idea is that a normal connection is quick and over with. A DDoS, though, ties up the server's resources as it's sitting there, waiting for the zombie (and that's what botnet victims are generally called) to actually complete the service request. That resource exhaustion is what eventually causes the server to crash out (or in our case, disconnect the socket).

For the past several weeks, Tranquility has been the target of a persistent series of DDOS attacks, which have been responsible for connection issues that our players have been experiencing.

Up until this point, for security reasons we have been referring to these attacks as “network issues” so as not to provide the attackers with increased visibility. However, we can see that these issues are at times proving to be frustrating for our players, and as such we would like to be more transparent about the issue to allow better understanding of the situation.

Our teams have been working tirelessly to address these attacks, but by their nature they are extremely difficult to predict. We will continue to counter these attacks as they occur, in our efforts to provide you as much uninterrupted internet spaceship fun as possible.

Thank you for your understanding, and apologies for any inconvenience the interruptions have been causing.

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Managed log in using bin file exe, launcher still says offline.

My launcher is still offline. I've been logging in with the bin file and I've petitioned CCP. I wish I knew what was going on. How are we to download the new patch?

My launcher is still offline. I've been logging in with the bin file and I've petitioned CCP. I wish I knew what was going on. How are we to download the new patch?

Had a response from ccp....


In case the launcher continues not to work, running the repair tool will update your client so your current method should continue to work. However, since the launcher's still giving you trouble, please reinstall just the launcher using the instructions below and let us know if the issue persists.

1. Delete the Launcher folder which can be found in your EVE Online client folder.
2. Download the launcher installer from the following URL:

http://cdn1.eveonline.com/EveOnlineLauncher/release/EVEOnlineLauncher_2_1_826897.exe

3. Once downloaded, run the .exe file and direct the launcher to your client installation when prompted.
4. Once the launcher installation is complete, start the launcher using the 'EVE Online Launcher' link which can be found in your client's folder.

Seems to have fixed my launcher. +1