Was playing OW when all a sudden my game disconnected. Nothing wrong with my internet but now I can’t get any Blizzard game to launch. Anyone else having this issue? Is it some sort of denial of service issue tied to the new wow expansion launch?
Howdy Hunter,
These issues can happen for several different reasons but there aren’t any DDoS attacks or server problems. I would suggest powering off the modem for 30 seconds and trying a DNS flush.
If this keeps happening, let’s get a MTR test:
- Download WinMTR
- Unzip the WinMTR.zip file to the Desktop.
- Open the WinMTR folder and select the 64 bit version.
- Run the WinMTR.exe as Admin
- Type the IP address you want to trace in the “Host” field. To get the correct IP you will actually need to open up the game and go Practice Vs AI or Quick Play and if you are on PC hit Ctrl+Shift+N and it will bring up the ingame network diagnostic graph, or go to Video > Options > Display Network Performance Graph if you are on any platform including Console. In the top left corner is the IP address you want to run WinMTR to.
Note: You will want to leave the colon and last 5 digits at the end off and only use the first four set of digits (for example, 24.105.13.114 in the screenshot without the :26535). - Once you notice the connection issue while playing, play for about 6 more minutes, minimize the game and click on “Stop”.
- Click on “Copy text to clipboard”, then return to this forum thread.
- Type two sets of four squiggly lines and then paste the contents of the WinMTR test between:
~~~~ Paste WinMTR Test Results Here ~~~~
Note: Break links by adding a space before .com/.net, so you can post them. If you have issues pasting here, please use Pastebin and post the link (ex: Pastebin (dot) com/123456).
If in the event you can’t even connect to Overwatch and get into any game mode at all, please use one of the following IP addresses based on your geographical region:
- US West - 24.105.30.129
- US Central - 24.105.62.129
- Brazil - 54.207.107.12
- Europe - 185.60.114.159
- Europe - 185.60.112.157
- Korea - 211.234.110.1
- Taiwan - 203.66.81.98