Mercy in Overwatch 2. | Image: Blizzard
Overwatch 2 launched today — in theory, at least. The game’s servers clicked on this afternoon, but for the last few hours, many people trying to check out its removed 5v5 team shooter action are seeing nothing but this screen.
Image: Richard Lawler
Overwatch 2 “server connection failed…retrying” error screen
At least some of the issues can likely be chalked up to a “mass DDoS attack” targeted at Blizzard’s servers. “Teams are working hard to mitigate/manage,” Blizzard president Mike Ybarra said on Twitter. “This is causing a lot of drop/connection issues.” Ybarra hasn’t shared an estimate for when the problems may be resolved.
Unfortunately we are experiencing a mass DDoS attack on our servers. Teams are…
