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President of Blizzard says they’re working on it

A close-up shot of Bastion, a hero in Overwatch 2, with its bird companion perched on its shoulder.

Unfortunately we are experiencing a mass DDoS attack on our servers. Teams are working hard to mitigate/manage. This is causing a lot of drop/connection issues.https://t.co/4GwrfHEiBE— Mike Ybarra (@Qwik)October 4, 2022

Unfortunately we are experiencing a mass DDoS attack on our servers. Teams are working hard to mitigate/manage. This is causing a lot of drop/connection issues.https://t.co/4GwrfHEiBE

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Overwatch 2 PVP Beta Impressions - A Little Too Familiar, But Still Great Fun

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Blizzard have experienced several DDoS attacks over the years, and more broadly are no stranger to launch issues involving servers and queue times. Diablo 2 Resurrected’s serverskept falling over long after release, for example.

Overwatch 2 is a free-to-player sequel to the 2016 original, although Ollie found it felt more like a content update than a full sequel in hisOverwatch 2 review in progress.