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here to ramble ambiently to maybe 10 people about interests they don't share with me who like every post to acknowledge them like God intended

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demoniofleurs.bsky.social
I stumbled upon a thread on the FFXIV subreddit that I encourage everyone who is frustrated with the DDoS’ to read, as it goes over why this is a complicated issue with no real easy solution

www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comm...
Title: Irrational Attackers and you: A (potential) explanation for why you keep getting 90k'd Is this actually a DDOS? Or does SE just have bad servers? There is no reason to believe it is anything other than a ddos attack In the last few weeks FFXIV has been kicking people off NA servers with 90k errors, this is confined to NA, and even if there have been some on EU/OCE/JP, it is orders of magnitude less common. There is no logical reason to assume the server software is different in each region, and since it it possible for both JP and NA to visit OCE, that is vanishingly unlikely. Earlier today, when world first racers were getting 90k's they tried to data center travel to Materia to raid. The 90k errors then stopped on NA, and started on OCE. Once they gave up and returned to NA, so did the 90k's. This is as close to evidence of a ddos attack as anyone who doesnt work for square enix can get. That also means it is provider agnostic, as NTT America does not operate in Australia. So that's the "how", now for the "why" In threat modeling, there are two kinds of attackers, rational, and irrational. Rational attackers are great (well, in terms of prevention), they are easy to understand, and can even be worked with at times, they are typically limited to actual hacking/unauthorized access attacks, but a rational attacker ddos could be "im ddosing you, pay me 3 million in bitcoin and I will stop" This isnt very likely, as typically those demands are public to put pressure on the target company, but it is possible if they just sent SE the ransom directly... but again, unlikely. An irrational attacker is FAR more likely, this doesnt mean somebody who is completely insane and has no reason, but someone who cannot be negotiated with, they just want to break things. If a rational attacker is a burglar breaking into your home, an irrational one is a drunk teenager trying to throw a rock through your attic window. In this case, I think its pretty clear whats going on. It is someone (or a group) that does not care about money, with no public ransom, and enough resources to repeatedly crash isp nodes (often multiple at a time) they are burning money to bring servers down for no gain. They are also willing to risk felony cybercrime charges (which this definitely counts as). Now the big question, how do you stop an irrational attacker? You dont. You hope they get bored or lose interest. There are some over very high profile mmo ddos incidents, with the most recent famous one being the WoW hardcore classic streamer guild "OnlyFangs" Whenever they pulled a raid boss, the wow servers went down, it was 100% predictable, there were no exceptions. This wasnt because their guild was specifically cursed and making the servers crash, there was just.... a guy(s) who wanted their characters dead. This only stopped after the streamers decided to stop playing hardcore, because it was hurting the game for everyone. Possible culprits Literally anyone with money, I suspect based on timing its someone who really wants NA to lose the world race? but it could also just be someone who wants to hurt FFXIV's reputation, and messing up the world race is the easiest way to do it But why is it only ffxiv? It isnt, its just that taking down any game costs a lot of money, so its very rare, even if you are just running a server for a few friends, you could be ddosed, it would just cost them far more to kill the server than it costs you to run it. There are obviously DDOS solutions, but they really only work for website, and the solution for something that needs server connection is an active and ongoing problem, its (part of) why so many competetive games switched to peer-to-peer hosting, if you kill the host it only affects that one game, not the entire server. Some more recent examples of non-ffxiv games taken down by ddos Albion online, basically unplayable for several weeks in early summer last year after a mass ban of rmt accounts World of warcraft earlier this week, im not sure why, but blizzard publicly acknowledged the cause on the launcher League of legends also earlier this week, actually no clue on this one either edit: they forgot to renew client license, they did get hit with one ~3 months ago though that also took down steam None of this is confirmed, I am just a third party with no insights into SE internals, using my experience with devops and cybersecurity to put pieces together
January 7, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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vf31f.bsky.social
this is my artistic rendition of what I mean
December 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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wolfskulljack.bsky.social
A month ago I adopted a one eyed hamster from my local animal shelter
Hamster comic reads ‘I’ve lost count of how many days I’ve spent in this rodent body. Time moves differently here. My estimate is one more human year to find Fenrir and release him so that I can gain my God form’ One eyed hamster page that reads Odin The All Hamster Hamster comic that reads ‘This is now my third residence with a human. This particular female seems overly attentive’ Comic page that reads ‘ Human offers me tribute of song. Hold me closer tiny hamster, sing us a song you’re a hamster man, Rhythm is a hamster, it’s beginning to look like hamster’ And of treats. This pleases me
December 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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wolfskulljack.bsky.social
Sleep until spring-
2022
My art, digital. A crow sits on a human skull in the snow
December 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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ariacxiv.bsky.social
Hey guys, If anyone would like to donate to a good cause @calacademy.bsky.social has a fundraiser ongoing right now, and it's being matched 5x right now by an anonymous generous donor! So even if you can only a small amount, it adds up :>

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December 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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ariacxiv.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
judgmentcut.bsky.social
it took a while for the game to really make me CRY-cry, but the things that really fucked me up:

1) collecting the Scions' bodies at the Waking Sands
2) going to Azeyma's stone to pray for justice after that
3) Wilred dying
4) Minfilia in 2.55
5) I DID cry, physically irl, during the Ga Bu plot.
spider95818.bsky.social J'acen Nunh @spider95818.bsky.social · 19d
I'm going to go ahead & ask this because it started a great discussion over on Reddit: what's the first time that FFXIV made you break down in tears?

#ffxiv #wolqotd
December 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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wolfskulljack.bsky.social
Divisive- 2025
Wanted to draw something today and this fell out
Digital art, my work. A wolf/skeleton. Surreal
August 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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wolfskulljack.bsky.social
Fenrir’s Revenge- 2025
Digital drawing, my art. A giant bat winged wolf destroys a city. He has a glowing sword through his snout
July 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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barssuk.bsky.social
The battlefield 🗡
July 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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de.finalfantasyxiv.com
Wir veranstalten ein Gewinnspiel zum 10. Jubiläum von #FFXIV Heavensward!

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🔔 Folgt, repostet und besucht #FFXIV-Seiten
🎁 Erhaltet die Chance, den Silberanhänger „Wahre Freundschaft“ zu gewinnen!

Zu den vollständigen Regeln geht es hier 📜 sqex.to/IfhpP
Ein Final Fantasy 14-Banner mit dem Heavensward-Logo und folgendem Text: Gewinnspiel zum 10. Jubiläum. Im Hintergrund ist eine Illustration Ishgards zu sehen und im Vordergrund befindet sich eine Schatulle mit dem Silberanhänger „Wahre Freundschaft“, der Haurchefants Schild nachempfunden ist.
June 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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fr.finalfantasyxiv.com
Fêtons les 10 ans de Heavensward avec un nouveau concours ! 🤩

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🔔 Suivez, repostez, visitez nos pages #FFXIV
🎁 Participez pour tenter de gagner un pendentif en argent !

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Une bannière de Final Fantasy 14 qui montre une ville fortifiée bâtie sur un roc au dessus du vide accessible par un long pont. Sur la droite il y a un coffret avec un pendentif en forme de bouclier. Le texte en haut indique "Heavensward, Final Fantasy 14 Online, concours spécial 10e anniversaire".
June 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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en.finalfantasyxiv.com
We're celebrating Heavensward's 10th anniversary with a sweepstakes!

➡️ Visit sqex.to/Bh9Yc
🔔 Follow, repost, or view various #FFXIV pages
🎁 Chance to win a silver pendant!

For full terms and conditions, please see the official rules at sqex.to/VoQDt.
Final Fantasy 14 Heavensward tenth anniversary sweepstakes. Banner shows an opened black box containing a silver pendant styled after Haurchefant's broken shield. In the background is an illustration of Ishgard.
June 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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4threset.bsky.social
"Seat Of Sacrifice"

#ffxiv #themis #lahabrea #WoL #yonart

I had the absolute pleasure and honour of illustrating the wraparound cover for @ffxivthemiszine.bsky.social ! Thank you for having me and for believing in me!
June 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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redcomets.net
I appreciate that Tomino opened his mouth and the Wow Cool Robot/War Is Bad meme literally fell out
With the Gundam franchise surging in popularity after the first Gundam anime's broadcast, Tomino spoke on his thoughts regarding the current state of the franchise. “When you say 'I like Gundam,' the words that come up are, of course, 'mobile suit battles are cool.' That is not the point. At all.” Tomino lamented.
June 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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5calls.org
Casual reminder that Congress has the sole constitutional authority to declare war, not the president or his shadow presidents.

Call your reps -->
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June 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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playfatamoru.bsky.social
opened tumblr & there’s this gem
anon ask on tumblr: how do you win the idgaf war when it comes to shipping? user beybuniki answers: I’m 28
June 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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wolfskulljack.bsky.social
Seeking salvation from a violent god.
August 31, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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wolfskulljack.bsky.social
Over defensive and always in the wrong place.
(2022)
September 28, 2024 at 5:56 PM
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taniel.bsky.social
NEW. Do you remember this story I shared on Chesapeake?

I can now confirm that:

1. The GOP sheriff (“Detain ‘Em Dave”) lost in the GOP primary yesterday to someone who wants to be even *more* of a hardliner on immigration.

2. No Democrat or independent filed by yesterday's final final deadline.
boltsmag.org Bolts @boltsmag.org · Jun 16
The sheriff of Chesapeake, Virginia's second largest city, just signed a new detention contract with ICE, and is calling himself “Detain ‘Em Dave” in the run-up to tomorrow's heated GOP primary. No Democrat or independent has filed to run. boltsmag.org/sheriff...
“It Blows My Mind That There’s No Opposition”: When ICE Allies Run Unchallenged
In a populous city in southeast Virginia, a Republican sheriff who calls himself “Detain ’Em Dave” is in a race to the right against a GOP challenger who wants more immigration enforcement. No Democrat or independent has filed to run.
boltsmag.org
June 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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wolfskulljack.bsky.social
The shape falters- 2025
Digital art, my work. A crying women’s face who wears a headdress of animal teeth and bone. Snakes and an angry wolf head. Surreal comic book style
June 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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mxmorgan.com
Reminder that I have this year's (and past) pride posters available for download in my Ko fi shop for $5+ - hi-res versions + PSD files you are welcome to edit with your flag's colors. Use em to:

Make your own posters/flyers
Patches large or small
Stickers
Whatever!

ko-fi.com/mxmorgan/sho...
snarling tiger with trans flag colored stripes holding a ribbon that reads "no law can stop our existence" canid like beast breathing fire in the colors of the lesbian flag with text that reads "i will not apologize for my nature" banded snake shedding its skin, revealing the trans flag colors partially obscured by roses. text below reads "remake yourself" purple and yellow hyena with text that reads "biology was never binary"
June 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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wolfskulljack.bsky.social
Keeping shape feels more and more difficult these days.
My art, digital. A werewolf mid shapeshifter
June 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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wolfskulljack.bsky.social
Werewolf Wednesday??? THERE WOLF WEDNESDAY
My art, digital 2022. A werewolf
June 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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wolfskulljack.bsky.social
When I was little I remember vividly being distraught that I couldn’t return to the forest. I was desperately homesick and was so sure my wolf family were waiting for me. As an adult I still cannot shake the feeling that I’m disconnected from something profound that can only be found in nature
My art, digital. A red women floats towards the moon and is followed by two wolves
June 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM