Square Enix reported that Final Fantasy XIV was once again hit by DDoS attacks. The North American, European, and Japanese versions of the Lodestone all reported on the potential outages, which started on October 2, 2024, and reported when it ended on October 3, 2024.
In particular, the Final Fantasy XIV DDoS attacks were directed at the North American Data Centers and their Worlds. When they started at 7:19pm PT/10:19pm ET on October 2, 2024, Square Enix noted that people could find themselves unable to log in or being disconnected when they did manage to get online. The Japanese Lodestone updated when things seemed to wane, and the message there then reiterated that Square Enix would be working to counteract these attacks going forward.
We’ve been seeing Final Fantasy XIV DDoS attacks hit rather regularly since before the release of the Dawntrail expansion. It was one of the points that came up during the Letter from the Producer Live LXXXI in May 2024. He discussed a major one that happened earlier that month, noted Square Enix is exploring counter-measures, and mentioned the company will be proactive about reporting when they happen. Prior to this latest one, we saw a few others, with one happening at the end of August 2024.
Final Fantasy XIV is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC.
Published: Oct 3, 2024 11:00 am