# 2018/04/28 - 11:28 UTC - Connectivity Issues - DDoS Attack **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** unscheduled-downtime, official\ **Created:** [April 28, 2018, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888 "2018-04-28T12:08:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 37
**Author:** ![Fantom\_Fury](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/fantom_fury/32/90625_2.png) [@Fantom\_Fury](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Fantom_Fury)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/731 "2018-04-28T21:21:53Z")
I still can’t connect. ---
**Author:** ![Semi\_Fredo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/semi_fredo/32/57671_2.png) [@Semi\_Fredo](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Semi_Fredo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/732 "2018-04-28T21:22:57Z")
My launcher says there are 31,000ish players on the server. Makes me think I’m amongs the few unlucky ones ---
**Author:** ![Mardris\_Fol](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/mardris_fol/32/46094_2.png) [@Mardris\_Fol](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mardris_Fol)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/733 "2018-04-28T21:23:58Z")
Been blocked since the attacks started this afternoon game time. I can log in, I can select my character and I appear in game to others for about a minute. However, my client gets a blank screen for a while before getting two connection closed dialogues. So my client is getting into the game but then drops immediately. ---
**Author:** ![Fantom\_Fury](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/fantom_fury/32/90625_2.png) [@Fantom\_Fury](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Fantom_Fury)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/734 "2018-04-28T21:27:22Z")
> **[Screenshot](https://prnt.sc/jbebrc)** > > Captured with Lightshot ---
**Author:** ![Elvendik\_Vallier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/elvendik_vallier/32/69728_2.png) [@Elvendik\_Vallier](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Elvendik_Vallier)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/735 "2018-04-28T21:32:16Z")
Hello, I still can’t connect. I have the same problem after the character selection ---
**Author:** ![Hutchables84](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hutchables84/32/69729_2.png) [@Hutchables84](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hutchables84)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/736 "2018-04-28T21:33:06Z")
I’m still getting socket was closed after I select my character ---
**Author:** ![tribeamha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/tribeamha/32/69732_2.png) [@tribeamha](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/tribeamha)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/737 "2018-04-28T21:35:46Z")
Glad and not glad that I am not the only one…hopefully they will have it fix pretty soon. ---
**Author:** ![Baboo\_Yagu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/baboo_yagu/32/259082_2.png) [@Baboo\_Yagu](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Baboo_Yagu)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/738 "2018-04-28T21:35:51Z")
Baaaa. ---
**Author:** ![Droopi\_Draws](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/droopi_draws/32/61411_2.png) [@Droopi\_Draws](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Droopi_Draws)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/739 "2018-04-28T21:37:43Z")
Not all welshmen like sheep you know, although… some of them are rather pretty and you have to be quick or they run away 😉 ---
**Author:** ![A\_Bundy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/a_bundy/32/69735_2.png) [@A\_Bundy](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/A_Bundy)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/740 "2018-04-28T21:41:24Z")
Just find a vpn service that provides free accounts and you’ll be able to log in and play. I was almost ready to go back to omega this morning then this happenend and changed my mind for me. ;( I found one called proton vpn thats working okay here (vpn) its free and you get a 7 day free trial of thier premium service so at the moment its pretty fast as well. ---
**Author:** ![Bram\_B7\_Phoenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/bram_b7_phoenix/32/329570_2.png) [@Bram\_B7\_Phoenix](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Bram_B7_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/741 "2018-04-28T21:42:36Z")
**Well** at least i had time to take the Forums tutorial, hoping to play EVE real soon though :loveparrot: ---
**Author:** ![Sodie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sodie/32/23130_2.png) [@Sodie](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sodie)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/742 "2018-04-28T21:58:20Z")
Tried to log in over the past hour, finally able to log in just now ---
**Author:** ![Bram\_B7\_Phoenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/bram_b7_phoenix/32/329570_2.png) [@Bram\_B7\_Phoenix](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Bram_B7_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/743 "2018-04-28T22:07:44Z")
> [@Sodie](#): > > Tried to log in over the past hour, finally able to log in just now Ditto !!! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Trader\_Mong](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/trader_mong/32/18970_2.png) [@Trader\_Mong](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Trader_Mong)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/744 "2018-04-28T22:09:37Z")
I finally got in since retrying for the past 6 hours. CCP has been completely absent in acknowledging the later problems - they need more staff, both to handle these incidents and to communicate with their member base. Sitting in a corner rocking back and forth refusing to engage with the community is pathetic…but hey ho - im no longer surprised! - See you guys on the next DDOS. ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Leviathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/dan_leviathan/32/66008_2.png) [@Dan\_Leviathan](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Dan_Leviathan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/745 "2018-04-28T22:19:50Z")
You think that they aren’t doing what they can to protect their company? Think before you type. ---
**Author:** ![Khayla\_Rin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/khayla_rin/32/423482_2.png) [@Khayla\_Rin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Khayla_Rin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/746 "2018-04-28T22:24:51Z")
Finally back in. But it took restarting my computer. As you can see from the timestamp of my last post, restarting my pc takes 90 minutes!!! I’ll bet the same people who made windows 10 “autoupdate, could not update, rolling back” on every single restart is responsible for the ddos attacks!! It’s a conspiracy I tell you!!! ---
**Author:** ![Trader\_Mong](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/trader_mong/32/18970_2.png) [@Trader\_Mong](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Trader_Mong)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/747 "2018-04-28T22:25:35Z")
I think they are doing this on the cheap to save money - investing in more staff would help customer relations - how hard would it have been for one of them to admit that there are still issues 4 hours on? Na! No excuse for the lack of communication - thats the one thing that annoyed me. ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Leviathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/dan_leviathan/32/66008_2.png) [@Dan\_Leviathan](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Dan_Leviathan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/748 "2018-04-28T22:27:25Z")
The best way to get someone to leave you alone is to ignore them. They want attention. When they stop getting attention, the attacks will stop. ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Explorer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_explorer/32/385081_2.png) [@CCP\_Explorer](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Explorer)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/749 "2018-04-28T22:28:56Z")
> [@Semi\_Fredo](#): > > My launcher says there are 31,000ish players on the server. Makes me think I’m amongs the few unlucky ones We have been working with our network defense partner all day to map the issues some players have been experiencing and trying to determine the root cause. The peak number of online players was 32,609, which is lower than normal and we are much aware of the extent and impact of the issues through our metrics, posts in this forum thread, and support tickets sent to Customer Support. ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Explorer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_explorer/32/385081_2.png) [@CCP\_Explorer](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Explorer)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/750 "2018-04-28T22:31:16Z")
> [@Luke\_Skywalking](#): > > Ever since the attack happened yesterday till now, CCP gave no word of what kind of attack it is… ping of death or udm etc. and what are they doing to prevent a second, or in current context, a third attack. We are not going to provide more detail than we have been repeatedly DDoS attacked in the last few days and we are and have been working with our network defense partner. [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888.md?page=36) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888.md?page=38)