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Users Reporting DDOS Attack on Smedley's New Site -

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited January 2016 in News & Features Discussion

imageUsers Reporting DDOS Attack on Smedley's New Site -

Users on Reddit are reporting that John Smedley's Pixel Mage Games is under DDOS attack. Attempting to access the page yields a Cloudflare notification before the site can be accessed.

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  • ApexDescendApexDescend Member UncommonPosts: 27
    oh noes, another DDoS attack? it's 'imminent' people will stop caring at some point.

    on the contrary: these DDoS things are profitable if it raises huge controversy.

    smedley probably knows best what the court should have ruled because he knows what it costs them to be DDoS'd p:
  • TalonsinTalonsin Member EpicPosts: 3,619
    I think Smedley is finally starting to understand that his douchbaggery ways will have an impact on the rest of his life
    "Sean (Murray) saying MP will be in the game is not remotely close to evidence that at the point of purchase people thought there was MP in the game."  - SEANMCAD

  • CopperfieldCopperfield Member RarePosts: 654
    smedly deserves to get Ddossed


  • PhryPhry Member LegendaryPosts: 11,004
    I am sure its totally unrelated to Smedleys outbursts several months ago, people don't hold a grudge that long do they? oh wait, its Smedley, of course they do. :p
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Lol... predictable.
    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots”

    ― Umberto Eco

    “Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” 
    ― CD PROJEKT RED

  • GeezerGamerGeezerGamer Member EpicPosts: 8,857
    This guy gets no love.

    Well, that's how it goes when you pee in your player base's cheerios.
  • SpottyGekkoSpottyGekko Member EpicPosts: 6,916
    The more DDoS attacks that take place, the more the average internet user will come to accept the eventual tight policing of the internet.

    Every day, the world becomes more reliant on the internet. There will come a time when the havoc created by a DDoS attack will simply be unacceptable.
  • SEANMCADSEANMCAD Member EpicPosts: 16,775
    I dont say this to be mean but I do think he should just contemplate getting out of the gaming business. I assume he has money so maybe retirement isnt out of the question, drive around the country and see things, walk the dog, take it easy. that kind of thing

    Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.

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  • SpottyGekkoSpottyGekko Member EpicPosts: 6,916
    SEANMCAD said:
    I dont say this to be mean but I do think he should just contemplate getting out of the gaming business. I assume he has money so maybe retirement isnt out of the question, drive around the country and see things, walk the dog, take it easy. that kind of thing
    Yeah, be careful who you insult on the forums or on twitter, lol

    You may have to disconnect your internet, change your identity and move to another city. And spend the rest of your free time walking the dog...
  • Damage99Damage99 Member UncommonPosts: 202
    edited January 2016
    This is getting old. 
  • CrazKanukCrazKanuk Member EpicPosts: 6,130
    Did someone DDOS the KS page too? I know it's early, but $80k in 3 days isn't what they were hoping for, I'm assuming. 

    Crazkanuk

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  • MukeMuke Member RarePosts: 2,614
    edited January 2016
    John Smedley hilariously got baited to react on social media after his latest taunts resulted in his employer getting ddosed when he was still the head honcho at SoE/Daybreak.

    Think his tirade resulted in him getting fired there.

    Wouldn't be surprised if he goes at the hackers again on social media again soon.

    "going into arguments with idiots is a lost cause, it requires you to stoop down to their level and you can't win"

  • AeliousAelious Member RarePosts: 3,521
    edited January 2016
    smedly deserves to get Ddossed

    The person doesn't matter, anyone DDoSing deserves to pay the estimated revenue lost because of their actions. Maybe that will stop it.


    In regards to this news article, Cloudflair is a DDoS countermeasure. If you notice, once you try to access the site and get the scan page, the next time you try you go directly to the site.


    Edit: Meaning they are not being actively DDoS'd but protecting against it.

  • AmatheAmathe Member LegendaryPosts: 7,630
    Smedley reminds me of the principal in the movie The Breakfast Club. Somewhere I picture him yelling "Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns." 

    EQ1, EQ2, SWG, SWTOR, GW, GW2 CoH, CoV, FFXI, WoW, CO, War,TSW and a slew of free trials and beta tests

  • lemonhead78lemonhead78 Member UncommonPosts: 31
    edited January 2016
    Kind of sad that so many hate Smed enough to wish him be terrorized by these hackers. I am sure he regrets what he said to them on Twitter as many things changed in his life after that point. They have been after him for a long time (SOE, Daybreak, now this), but they just won't let it go. I think that they made their point and I wish they would leAve the guy alone.

    I know that he 'ruined' (according to many) your game, but he does not deserve this. Period
  • kitaradkitarad Member LegendaryPosts: 8,178
    Poor chap.

  • modusmodus Member UncommonPosts: 69
    While I swore off games that have his name attached after SWG, people need to stop harassing Smedley.  It is ridiculous.  Those screwing with planes he's on, DDOSing or hacking anything he's involved with (or anyone else) need to be made examples of lawfully.
  • feroshusferoshus Member UncommonPosts: 164
    I'm not sure which of the two parties is more childish. They deserve each other that much is clear.
  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722
    edited January 2016
    All i can say is that these hackers do whatever they want and ruin other peoples businesess and to some degree their lives, because they are on the internet. If they were out there on the streets they would have been shot dead already. And somehow i approve if that happens.


    They are trolling Smedley, not realising... or not caring about everyone else affected in the process.




  • SEANMCADSEANMCAD Member EpicPosts: 16,775
    SpottyGekko said:
    SEANMCAD said:
    I dont say this to be mean but I do think he should just contemplate getting out of the gaming business. I assume he has money so maybe retirement isnt out of the question, drive around the country and see things, walk the dog, take it easy. that kind of thing
    Yeah, be careful who you insult on the forums or on twitter, lol

    You may have to disconnect your internet, change your identity and move to another city. And spend the rest of your free time walking the dog...
    and to be clear I am not suggesting the attacks on him are justified I am just saying after what he did with H1Z1 and how he clearly wanted to take advantage of players to the highest level he could think of he should think about doing something else for a living.

    Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.

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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    lemonhead78 said:
    Kind of sad that so many hate Smed enough to wish him be terrorized by these hackers. I am sure he regrets what he said to them on Twitter as many things changed in his life after that point. They have been after him for a long time (SOE, Daybreak, now this), but they just won't let it go. I think that they made their point and I wish they would leAve the guy alone.

    I know that he 'ruined' (according to many) your game, but he does not deserve this. Period
    Some people do hate him I guess. The rest of us just knew that when you call out the hackers on twitter it wouldn't end well.

    I mean... it might be a commendable thing to go to the darkest, seediest part of town and shout "I'm here to get all of you criminal bastards!" But unless you're Liam Neeson on the set of Taken 23, you know it's not the smartest thing to do.
    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots”

    ― Umberto Eco

    “Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” 
    ― CD PROJEKT RED

  • lemonhead78lemonhead78 Member UncommonPosts: 31
    feroshus said:
    I'm not sure which of the two parties is more childish. They deserve each other that much is clear.


    I guess you are referring his tweet. He made the comment, because he thought he had justice on his side. The justice system failed him. He should not have made that comment, because he held such a high position, but he said what most would say after being repeatedly harassed.
  • SEANMCADSEANMCAD Member EpicPosts: 16,775
    rojoArcueid said:
    All i can say is that these hackers do whatever they want and ruin other peoples businesess and to some degree their lives, because they are on the internet. If they were out there on the streets they would have been shot dead already. And somehow i approve if that happens.


    They are trolling Smedley, not realising... or not caring about everyone else affected in the process.
    what the hell? Smedley is now national security or something..

    sorry just joke I just see that the exact same arguments about national security will be used here if the conversation keeps up so I thought I would throw it out their outright.

    Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.

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  • lemonhead78lemonhead78 Member UncommonPosts: 31
    Iselin said:

    lemonhead78 said:
    Kind of sad that so many hate Smed enough to wish him be terrorized by these hackers. I am sure he regrets what he said to them on Twitter as many things changed in his life after that point. They have been after him for a long time (SOE, Daybreak, now this), but they just won't let it go. I think that they made their point and I wish they would leAve the guy alone.



    I know that he 'ruined' (according to many) your game, but he does not deserve this. Period

    Some people do hate him I guess. The rest of us just knew that when you call out the hackers on twitter it wouldn't end well.

    I mean... it might be a commendable thing to go to the darkest, seediest part of town and shout "I'm here to get all of you criminal bastards!" But unless you're Liam Neeson on the set of Taken 23, you know it's not the smartest thing to do.


    Fair enough. I just do not understand people wishing this kind of stuff on another human
  • ApexDescendApexDescend Member UncommonPosts: 27
    anyone seen Black Mirror S02E02?
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