> > I think under circumstances like this, I could definitely see some of the > online based games shutting services down.
How so? Signed, Someone who works for an online gaming company and has heard nothing of this. -- Hugo Slabbert | email, xmpp/jabber: h...@slabnet.com pgp key: B178313E | also on Signal On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 2:52 PM Mike Bolitho <mikeboli...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think under circumstances like this, I could definitely see some of the > online based games shutting services down. > > - Mike Bolitho > > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 2:41 PM Ahmed Borno <ama...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Its already happening in Italy, and now that schools are shutting down >> here as well, its going to get interesting: >> >> >> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-12/housebound-italian-kids-strain-network-with-fortnite-marathon >> >> The ultimate traffic test is coming, looking forward to hearing about it >> on this thread. >> >> Maybe its a good time to start a communication channel between content >> providers/gaming companies and ISPs/CDNs. >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 11:22 AM Rubens Kuhl <rube...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 3:46 PM g...@1337.io <li...@1337.io> wrote: >>> >>>> With talk of there being an involuntary statewide (WA) and then >>>> national quarantines (house arrest) for multiple weeks, has anyone put >>>> thought into the impacts of this on your networks if/when this comes to >>>> fruition? >>>> >>>> We're already pushing the limits with telecommuters / those that are >>>> WFH, but I can only imagine what things will look like with everyone stuck >>>> at home for any duration of time. >>>> >>> >>> >>> People will turn to you and every other ISP hoping you keep them online. >>> So besides demand issues, keeping your network up will be important to a >>> whole lot of people. >>> >>> >>> Rubens >>> >>> >>