Re: Shard is down - Denial of Service
Good points.
The subscription could be tied to individual accounts, instead of IPs, but at the same time I can see other issues. I would imagine that people who don't want to pay would definitely complain that those people who could still play were getting an unfair advantage (less competition @ IDOC's, etc.).
The added security you speak of would be more trouble than it's worth. And it wouldn't solve the problem for a few reasons:
1. You can fake an IP address
2. Anyone with a few bucks can get a handful of IP addresses and do thier DoS attack
3. People with dynamic IP addresses (ie. dialup users) would run up quite a bill
Good points.
The subscription could be tied to individual accounts, instead of IPs, but at the same time I can see other issues. I would imagine that people who don't want to pay would definitely complain that those people who could still play were getting an unfair advantage (less competition @ IDOC's, etc.).