Steam down - Unable to play NS2

GhoulofGSG9GhoulofGSG9 Join Date: 2013-03-31 Member: 184566Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Reinforced - Supporter, WC 2013 - Supporter, Pistachionauts
edited March 2014 in NS2 General Discussion
As Steam is down again it gets pretty annoying that ns2 is not working in the offline mode.
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  • ScatterScatter Join Date: 2012-09-02 Member: 157341Members, Squad Five Blue
    Yeah it goes down very often for me, just as I really need it working :/
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  • Soul_RiderSoul_Rider Mod Bean Join Date: 2004-06-19 Member: 29388Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
    This is steam server update time, happens every Tuesday AM in the UK :D
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  • Vert^Vert^ Join Date: 2013-01-22 Member: 181227Members
    http://www.issteamdown.com

    Brilliant site for checking the availability of steam login!
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  • CrushaKCrushaK Join Date: 2012-11-05 Member: 167195Members, NS2 Playtester
    That is not really just NS2's problem, though. Many games require Steam to authenticate you to even start the game.

    And some, like Awesomenauts, will throw you out in the middle of a match if you lose the connection to Steam. It's actually pretty funny to watch one guy after another getting kicked from your game because it basically tells you "Yep, Steam is going down again. Let's see when it's going to hit me...".
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  • meatmachinemeatmachine South England Join Date: 2013-01-06 Member: 177858Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    "Hello, HELLO GOOGLE? IS THIS GOOGLE?

    My internet doesn't seem to be working at all, this just isn't acceptable! I demand you fix google so my internet works!"
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  • ezekelezekel Join Date: 2012-11-29 Member: 173589Members, NS2 Map Tester
    Steam community keeps getting ddosed

    valve refuses to make announcements about it
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  • MuckyMcFlyMuckyMcFly Join Date: 2012-03-19 Member: 148982Members, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Shadow
    ezekel wrote: »
    Steam community keeps getting ddosed

    valve refuses to make announcements about it

    Yeah, doesn't make for good marketing especially with upcoming Steamboxes, with Valves clout I wouldnt want to be the one doing it.

    I really don't understand what pleasure it gives people using LOIC.... idiots..

    :-B
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  • inveigleinveigle Join Date: 2004-01-07 Member: 25117Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    Last week it was ORIGIN, this week Steam. Please go back to ddos-ing ORIGIN.
    indy_apocalypse_150x150.jpg
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  • _INTER__INTER_ Join Date: 2009-08-08 Member: 68392Members, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited March 2014
    I can't even login to Steam anymore now. Though http://steamstat.us/ says everything is fine. Probably some bonked SteamGuard :(
    Anyone knows a EU fix (US hotspot one not working)?

    Edit: Yes it was the SteamGuard. I had to reinstall Steam completely, including all games.
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  • MrFangsMrFangs Join Date: 2013-03-27 Member: 184474Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    MuckyMcFly wrote: »
    I really don't understand what pleasure it gives people using LOIC.... idiots..

    DDoS on such a scale (if it's true) is usually for economical blackmail. Apparently happens to booking services, online casinos etc. pretty frequently.

    "That's a nice online service you've got there. Wouldn't it be a SHAME if something took it offline..."
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  • BensonBenson Join Date: 2012-03-07 Member: 148303Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    edited March 2014
    MrFangs wrote: »
    MuckyMcFly wrote: »
    I really don't understand what pleasure it gives people using LOIC.... idiots..

    DDoS on such a scale (if it's true) is usually for economical blackmail. Apparently happens to booking services, online casinos etc. pretty frequently.

    "That's a nice online service you've got there. Wouldn't it be a SHAME if something took it offline..."

    So you're saying that Valve's servers are getting held for ransom by a bunch of nerds with computers...HL3 CONFIRMED (or steam will explode)

    "Thats a nice company you've got there, wouldn't it be a shame if HL3 was never released?"
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  • MrFangsMrFangs Join Date: 2013-03-27 Member: 184474Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Benson wrote: »
    MrFangs wrote: »
    MuckyMcFly wrote: »
    I really don't understand what pleasure it gives people using LOIC.... idiots..

    DDoS on such a scale (if it's true) is usually for economical blackmail. Apparently happens to booking services, online casinos etc. pretty frequently.

    "That's a nice online service you've got there. Wouldn't it be a SHAME if something took it offline..."

    So you're saying that Valve's servers are getting held for ransom by a bunch of nerds with computers...HL3 CONFIRMED (or steam will explode)

    "Thats a nice company you've got there, wouldn't it be a shame if HL3 was never released?"
    Err... that's not QUITE what I said :D

    But sure, that's another theory. ^^
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  • cooliticcoolitic Right behind you Join Date: 2013-04-02 Member: 184609Members
    Steam is having problems recently. I wonder why Gaben isn't telling us?

    Unless... servers being prepared for something big.

    Yup, HL3 confirmed.
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  • RunkiRunki Helsingborg, Sweden Join Date: 2012-12-02 Member: 173929Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    MuckyMcFly wrote: »
    ezekel wrote: »
    Steam community keeps getting ddosed

    valve refuses to make announcements about it

    Yeah, doesn't make for good marketing especially with upcoming Steamboxes, with Valves clout I wouldnt want to be the one doing it.

    I really don't understand what pleasure it gives people using LOIC.... idiots..

    :-B

    You know there are other ways of DDOS'ing than LOIC, right?
    LOIC gets alot of publicity because it's user friendly, you don't really think real hackers use this?
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  • meatmachinemeatmachine South England Join Date: 2013-01-06 Member: 177858Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    "real" "hackers"
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  • RunkiRunki Helsingborg, Sweden Join Date: 2012-12-02 Member: 173929Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    meatmachine wrote: »
    "real" "hackers"

    Yea, you know, criminals? Heard of heartbleed recently? Do you have a clue about any of this?
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  • GhoulofGSG9GhoulofGSG9 Join Date: 2013-03-31 Member: 184566Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Reinforced - Supporter, WC 2013 - Supporter, Pistachionauts
    edited April 2014
    Seems like Steam is down again, not able to do anything with ns2 ... :(
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