Dead by Daylight acknowledges DDoS attack issues, no fix in sight

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Dead by Daylight, a popular survival horror game has been plagued with Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks for years.

Recently, the problem has escalated, leading to frustration among players and prompting the developers to acknowledge the issue.

Dead by Daylight DDoS attacks issue worsening

DDOS attacks occur when a player’s connection to the game’s servers is overwhelmed with fake requests, rendering them unable to play the game.

This not only disrupts the gaming experience but can also lead to players being kicked out of matches or losing progress in the game.

Dead by Daylight has been facing these attacks for a long time, and the issue has only gotten worse.

The situation reportedly (1,2,3,4,5,6,7) came to a head recently when several popular streamers faced DDoS attacks while playing the game.

streamers are being targeted and getting DDos
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Many streamers have been unable to stream your game for the past few days due to DDOS attacks. We have been patient and there are no updates or statements on your end. What should we do? How can we be safe playing your game?
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This has led to a surge of complaints on social media, which in turn pushed the developers to finally address the issue.

Official acknowledgment

Dead by Daylight’s official Twitter account recently acknowledged the DDoS attacks, stating that the team is actively working on fixing the issue.

However, what’s concerning is that the latest acknowledgment sounds a lot similar to the one they made about 1.5 years ago in November 2021 when a similar situation occurred.

The repeated occurrence of these attacks indicates that the developers have not been able to find a permanent solution to the problem.

We have been investigating cases of distributed denial of services (DDoS) over the last week. We take these reports extremely seriously. We’re actively monitoring the situation internally and with our partners to gather as much information as possible and identify trends.
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It also raises questions about the effectiveness of their previous efforts to fix the issue. This lack of progress is frustrating for players who have been dealing with these attacks for years and have seen no improvement.

However, as a preventive measure, a user suggests using a VPN for some protection against DDoS attacks.

The issue is not just limited to Dead by Daylight. Other online games have also faced similar DDoS attacks, and it is a growing problem in the gaming industry.

However, the developers of some games have been more successful in finding a solution to the problem.

Hoping that Behaviour Interactive takes this issue seriously and works on finding a permanent solution to protect their players’ security and the integrity of the gaming experience.

Until then, keep tabs on this story as we will keep you posted about any developments we come across.

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