War Thunder Down: Thousands Affected by Brief Outage, Discord Issues Emerge

War Thunder, a popular free-to-play military vehicle combat game, experienced a brief outage on Sunday evening, affecting hundreds of users across the United States. Reports of issues began flooding in around 8:15 p.m. EDT, with the majority of users facing matchmaking and server connection problems. According to DownDetector, a website that tracks online service outages, nearly 3,000 user reports were logged by 8:30 p.m. EDT. The outage appeared to have stabilized by 9 p.m. EDT, with reports of issues ceasing shortly after. However, the outage was not isolated to War Thunder. A spike in outage reports for Discord, a popular communication platform used by gamers, was also recorded by DownDetector at around 9:20 p.m. EDT. By 9:40 p.m., nearly 3,000 reports had been logged, with most users citing server-related issues. Gaijin Entertainment, the developer of War Thunder, has not publicly commented on the outage at this time. War Thunder is available on PC, consoles, and VR platforms, and has a large player base worldwide. It's worth noting that Discord has also been experiencing issues, with thousands of users reporting server-related problems. The cause of the outages is currently unknown, but it appears that both services are now operational. In related news, AWS (Amazon Web Services) has denied reports of an outage, stating that its services are operating normally. However, the exact cause of the War Thunder and Discord outages remains unclear. War Thunder is a free-to-play military vehicle combat game that allows players to engage in battles across various historical periods. The game is available on PC, consoles, and VR platforms, and has a large player base worldwide.