SERVER DOWN

[CopperPenny]

DDOS attacks can be pretty nasty.  Another game I was on had one and it took a while for it to get resolved.  Patience is a virtue.  We'll get our game back soon, and it will continue to have our support.

[Coldheart]

somebody would have to be really hard up to DDOS attack this game. No offense to the developers or any of the players, it's a great game, but hardly anyone plays it. What would be the point of taking it out? Guess I picked the wrong time to try and play. Good to know this forum is still here so we can see what's going on. Good luck getting back online 3dx.

[Coldheart]

2 hours ago, SusanLouisa said:

LOL V and I have been binge watching Bloodline on Netflix. Anyone else see it?  We have just about reached the end so please don't spoil it for us or anyone else....but WTF??  Seriously WTF?? lol

Tony Soprano gets whacked by the dude in the Members Only jacket that went into the bathroom.

[moondance]

It seems that whenever the server goes down the password reset  function stops sending password reset emails. At least based on the last 3 times i forgot my password during a server down situation

[MidnightMist]

26 minutes ago, moondance said:

It seems that whenever the server goes down the password reset  function stops sending password reset emails. At least based on the last 3 times i forgot my password during a server down situation

The password reset uses 3dxchat.com which is the same server as the game, so it is down as well. Not that knowing your password is very useful when the server is down anyway

[Gypsy]

2 hours ago, CaptainAmerica said:

@xAGONYx All I'm saying is that i'm 99.99% certain that it is out of their hands. They just keep exchanging emails with the datacenter hosting the server. In some (rare) cases downtime of 24h is a real thing depending on how big the attack is. I guess we'll have to wait and see. The forums are on different backend server than the 3dxchat.com. Obviously the attacker wanted to save some $ and attacked only one of those.

@CaptainAmerica: May I suggest to stop talking about topic that you seem not to fully understand? Sorry to say this, but you don't seem to have the right technical skills and experience  on how to prevent DDoS attacks and how to set up your infrastructure. There are ways to protect that would required to nearly bring the whole internet down before your servers get affected.

And in case you would now want to tell me that also other larger companies get affected, this is obviously true. But just out of experience, there is only a very few number of companies that really do their protection of the core systems correctly (in addition: one single small failure would make all your efforts obsolete.

On the other side, I know that this is a relatively theoretical discussion as and here I agree with most here, the ones that run this game have likely not the money for such protection mechanisms nor would it be their core business to have these. 

[Guest]

It looks like the forum was fixed first and looks like mitigation was taken. I checked on the main 3DXChat website and it now looks like 3DXChat.com is now HTTPS which is one of the mitigation steps. Protecting the game client will be more work than a website and I am not sure whether the game will need a patch release, but it seems like progress is being made. Hopefully this will make the game more resilient to future attacks as well as improving the security of the game along the way.

[Paulanna]

4 hours ago, xAGONYx said:

too bad the gold is pretty much useless lol

I give cookies to everyone constantly and still never run out.

[Paulanna]

1 hour ago, Coldheart said:

somebody would have to be really hard up to DDOS attack this game. No offense to the developers or any of the players, it's a great game, but hardly anyone plays it. What would be the point of taking it out? Guess I picked the wrong time to try and play. Good to know this forum is still here so we can see what's going on. Good luck getting back online 3dx.

Maybe someone that got banned for being a jackass and has decided to go out throwing a fit?

[Vida]

So what's the point of a DDoS? Do the attackers try and extort money from the business, or is this just about some hacker's ego? Seems like a lot to go through to get nothing for his or her effort.

[Gizmo]

Guys, we're still under attack. We managed to keep the forum stable, but the main game server is still unavailable. We have taken a number of protective steps and continue our work to bring you back into the game. This is our main goal.
Thanks for your support!

[Valen]

Thx for your update and support @Gizmo

Edited May 16, 2020 by Valen

[Takisa]

As the respected Gizmo said, compensation in the form of subscription days will be. No need to panic, take a little break from the game, soon everything will return to their places. Attacks on servers cost both material and temporary efforts. And if the attacker does not receive a reward for his work, his interest will be lost in this project. 
And we now again we get quiet and peaceful evenings in a friendly 3dx world.
Be patient and have a good day and mood!

[Maani]

6 minutes ago, Gizmo said:

Guys, we're still under attack. We managed to keep the forum stable, but the main game server is still unavailable. We have taken a number of protective steps and continue our work to bring you back into the game. This is our main goal.
Thanks for your support!

Thanks for information and update ...finger crossed and hoping to see server back soon

[BlkMagicStic]

21 minutes ago, Paulanna said:

I give cookies to everyone constantly and still never run out.

Ooooh I need to find you then cuz I LOVE cookies!! where my cookies at?? haha

[Andaislu]

17 minutes ago, Gizmo said:

Guys, we're still under attack. We managed to keep the forum stable, but the main game server is still unavailable. We have taken a number of protective steps and continue our work to bring you back into the game. This is our main goal.
Thanks for your support!

Thanks Giz

[Paulanna]

8 minutes ago, BlkMagicStic said:

Ooooh I need to find you then cuz I LOVE cookies!! where my cookies at?? haha

Hiding. That's the game, find me and I give cookies.

[Coldheart]

25 minutes ago, Paulanna said:

Maybe someone that got banned for being a jackass and has decided to go out throwing a fit?

that would be half the people that have ever played here. If that's the case, they are really only hurting themselves, because it won't take long for 3dx to fix it, this person will know what they did, and they will still be someone nobody likes or can stand to be around. So pointless. Maybe they should use all this energy and spare time they have and go volunteer at a charity or something. Maybe it will make them feel better about themselves instead of sitting around at home hacking video games accomplishing nothing useful.

[Paulanna]

3 minutes ago, Coldheart said:

that would be half the people that have ever played here. If that's the case, they are really only hurting themselves, because it won't take long for 3dx to fix it, this person will know what they did, and they will still be someone nobody likes or can stand to be around. So pointless. Maybe they should use all this energy and spare time they have and go volunteer at a charity or something. Maybe it will make them feel better about themselves instead of sitting around at home hacking video games accomplishing nothing useful.

I never said the person would be bright doing it, just that it's a possibility if they had the equipment to do it.

[PERL]

Edited May 16, 2020 by PERL

[namired]

I know nothing about computer science, but how long will it take to fix everything?

[JeanTyBen]

58 minutes ago, Gizmo said:

Guys, we're still under attack. We managed to keep the forum stable, but the main game server is still unavailable. We have taken a number of protective steps and continue our work to bring you back into the game. This is our main goal.
Thanks for your support!

Thanks Gizmo Keep up the good work

[PAWAW]

try stinger maybe helps

[Lҽʋιɳα]

I don't understand the interest of an idiot in attacking the server of such a game, what he wants to earn if not to break the balls and the patience of the people, especially the staff. He has been attacking for too long now almost 10 hours, such a thing is not normal. You are a formidable staff to respect for the excellent work you are doing now, to give security to your users. Thanks for the patience you put, I would have already lost it with a similar attack, I would have gone right into the house of this idiot.
What worries me are little users with little patience, who could abandon.

Guys, you have to wait and have respect and trust towards the staff, because there is no need to get excited, it is not necessary for them or even for the attack. It is not easy to manage all this with users who are in a crisis of abstinence 

Instead of having these abstinence crises, let's think about some suggestions on how to improve our world

Edited May 16, 2020 by Lҽʋιɳα

[Coldheart]

9 hours ago, panCDCA said:

 

   

yeah she lost me months ago when she went off calling people here names, insulting people and acting like she is just the most innocent, non judgmental person in the game. Which when you have to tell people that and don't think people can see the truth and judge for themselves, says a lot about you as a person.

Jade Kahli? He's got a rather substantial drinking problem, when he gets lit he likes to start shit, then turn around and report them when they retaliate against him. He's just bitter because we all know he's a dude, and no matter how much he tries to act or convince people otherwise, at the end of day, he's still a dude. A bitter drunk dude, that's no way to live, but hey he's got over 500 people on some server, woopdie frickin doo!

Edited May 16, 2020 by Coldheart