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Re:UDP for games – encryption and DDoS protection by c22 on Thursday April 28, 2016 @01:53AM (#11586768)
When I used to play games like this the popular technique was to dos your connection, then just kill you and take your stuff while you're trying to reconnect.
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Re:UDP for games – encryption and DDoS protection by supernintendo on Thursday April 28, 2016 @12:40PM (#11590119)
This was pretty common in the early days of Ultima Online, since your character persisted for about three minutes after you logged out (unless you were in your house or an inn).
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