Yeaaaah I know. I hope they fix the server problem soon
Having been denied some multiplayer today (my greataxe is ready for the weekend event...)
I've been reading up on exactly what a Distributed Denial of Service attack actually is.
If only there was a fault with the servers that could easily be 'fixed'.
Think of it as a network of infected computers pelting Microsoft and Sony with spam requests.
If you were to get an extra 1,000 e-mails a minute in your inbox, you wouldn't be able to function either, but your e-mail wouldn't be broken, just swamped.
If there is a fix, Microsoft and Sony need to identify the real server connection requests from the bogus ones
but as you can imagine, the spam communications are designed to mask their identity.
Sure, it's vandalism.
You can't play today because some folk with issues wanted to make a point.
I suspect these things will become more common, not less.