Some attacks on Ubisoft’s servers led to unstable games in Rainbow Six Siege. Many players faced significant disadvantages and some even unearned penalties. Now Ubisoft is taking action against the troublemakers.
This is how players were sabotaged: A series of DoS and DDoS attacks in recent weeks caused rounds in Rainbow Six Siege to run poorly or even get interrupted. Occasionally, only players were affected, who then got kicked from the match.
This is not only frustrating due to the wait for a new match or a inevitably lost round. It also led to some game bans for those players due to early departures from matches.
Since the technology cannot distinguish whether a disconnect is intentional or unintentional, the “leavers” received corresponding penalties. This affected both PC players and those on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Measures against the attackers, protection for players
This is how Ubisoft is now protecting players: In an official post, Ubisoft published several measures aimed at addressing the issue. Two of these measures are meant to help players experience fewer negative impacts:
- Instead of three matches, only one match will now run per server. This way, not three rounds are immediately affected by an attack, should further attacks occur.
- Penalties for early departure from a match will be temporarily lifted. Those who are kicked from the game will not face penalties.
Since Rainbow Six Siege is extremely successful and seems to only be getting better, there is also a large number of interested players. The changes are intended to allow them to play a little better.
This is how the attackers are punished: Ubisoft not only ensures that fair players are protected but also punishes the attackers. Various measures are being taken:
- Players who could be proven to have conducted the attacks will be banned in the near future. Previously, numerous cheaters were banned.
- From October, server-side monitoring of the network will be changed to better prevent DDoS attacks.
- Operators who can be connected to the attacks will receive cease and desist orders.
Additionally, Ubisoft is working with Microsoft to develop further measures against DDoS.
However, you will have to wait longer for an important fix:
