Idea for DDOS defend - use VPN?

[WorldOfPain]

Why would someone ddos a server with a small community anyways. Must be some kind of salty developer revenge if you ask me

[Azarael]

Take your pick:

"Waaa I'm banned and I think DDoSing them will get them to lift it"
"Waaa I'm banned, if I can't play no one can"
"Waaa they are closed source and I feel entitled to their work, DDoSing them will surely make them release sources"
"Waaa they are closed source, if I can't have their work for nothing, no one can"
"I'm 12 and attacking random targets gets me off"
"I'm planning to release a competing server"

Could be any of these, since no special intelligence is required on behalf of the attacker when paid DDoSing services exist.

[killimandros]

A search through these forums would more than hint about whom it might be....At least I found out rather effortlessly who have given the more probable threats and seems most ignorant and like asshats.

[Azarael]

It need not be an attacker from this community. It could be the planned operator of a rival server or it could be a skiddie who found a soft target.

[killimandros]

That is of course true, but then again there was soeone "warning" about ddo's attack could happen "if hypothetical situation A was not solved or being handled the way said ex player (I assume ex) suggested..."

[Battleshadow666]

I say we form an angry mob!

[Luth]

That is of course true, but then again there was soeone "warning" about ddo's attack could happen "if hypothetical situation A was not solved or being handled the way said ex player (I assume ex) suggested..."

Sending a warning before executing such an attack is nothing but a sign of IQ < 50; it could be the person, but it's no evidence at all.

[Kahvo]

I think it was a hacker that got banned. Was talking about this in my guild and I know Ddos attacks can be random but to target a small private server....seems pretty specific. I wish there was more we could do to help.

[Aisha]

Best thing we can do right now is stop talking about that, they already had enough attention.

[Battleshadow666]

Best thing we can do right now is stop talking about that, they already had enough attention.

That wont happen. You can't change the laws of the Internets.