If you're having trouble enjoying Overwatch 2, we've got not-so-good news for you - you're not alone and the problem isn't ending anytime soon.
According to Blizzard president, Mike Ybarra, Overwatch 2 servers are down due to a "mass" distributed denial of service attack, otherwise known as DDoS. A few hours later, Overwatch 2 game director, Aaron Keller, confirmed that Blizzard is still working on getting the servers back up after the game suffered a second DDoS attack.
This is bad news for the Overwatch sequel, as Blizzard recently said goodbye to the original. There isn't an alternative to Overwatch 2 right now outside of playing other shooters, which is as bad as things can get for a new title.
Errors, bugs, and disconnections are normal for any new multiplayer game as game servers adjust to the influx of incoming players. However, a DDoS attack is a malicious attempt to get players to stop playing a particular game, which, in this case, is Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2 is a massive leap of faith for Blizzard Entertainment. Six years after it launched Overwatch, the sequel will eschew the older title's price as it goes free-to-play. In addition, Overwatch 2 will completely turn the monetization scheme on its head by offering a Battle Pass as opposed to the controversy-magnet loot boxes.