The servers for Overwatch 2 look like experiencing a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) assault lower than two hours after going stay. What at first gave the impression to be the standard launch struggles of a well-liked on-line sport took a flip after Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Ybarra took to Twitter with some key updates.

“Unfortunately we’re experiencing a mass DDoS assault on our servers,” Ybarra wrote in his message. “Teams are working arduous to mitigate/handle. This is inflicting lots of drop/connection points.”

Ybarra had beforehand thanked gamers for his or her enthusiasm and reported that Blizzard engineers had been working to resolve what gave the impression to be regular launch day queue troubles.

A DDOS assault on Overwatch 2 can be irritating on any regular day, however this one landed lower than two hours after the sport launched.

That’s a key window when any stay sport is trying to appeal to and retain a wholesome participant base. While right this moment’s disruption in all probability will not influence the monetary efficiency of Overwatch 2, it is undoubtedly one hell of a success after the sport went by such an extended improvement cycle that noticed the departure of key group leaders.

We’ve reached out to Blizzard for touch upon if the corporate has any extra particulars concerning the nature of the assault on its servers.