在SOG服务器停止的这几天里，我们都在期待关于此事的合理解释，现在，我们得到了法国方面关于此事的最新回答：导致服务器关闭的主要原因是来自网络的恶意攻击，服务器将于12月29日重新开放。
DURING the last few days, we faced violent network attacks on our servers, thus greatly decreasing the game stability. People with bad intentions found how to exploit some properties of the network protocol, and managed to shut the front servers down (the only cluster servers that are directly connected to the Internet) almost instantly when the cluster is restarted.
在过去的几天里，我们的服务器面对着严重的网络攻击，这些严重地影响了服务器的稳定性。我们发现有些怀有恶意的人发现了利用某些网络协议的操作方法，并且试图关闭我们的前端服务器（这是我们唯一一组直接和因特网连接的服务器），几乎每次该组服务器重起都会立刻遭到攻击。
These malevolent and pointless actions prevent all players from accessing the free service at their disposal.
这些怀有敌意且慢无目的的攻击导致了玩家无法进入免费的服务器。
These attacks are being analyzed, and we are regularly testing and implementing a series of fixes. We are investigating everything from the network protocol to the game engine. Our goal is to offer you a stable cluster, allowing reasonable sessions of gameplay time. The DnL system teams, our developers and the Microforte team wish to solve this problem as soon as possible.
我们正在对这些攻击进行分析，并且有规律地进行一些测试并植入一些修正补丁。我们正对关联到游戏引擎的网络协议进行方方面面的检查。我们的目标是为大家提供一组稳定的服务器、保证合理的游戏时间。DnL系统团队、我们的研发人员以及Microforte的组员希望尽快解决这一问题。
But these fixes require amajor part of our team, and is slowing down the game tuning process. In order to make these tests a priority, prevent more attacks, and to bring SOG back online as soon as possible, we have decided to shut the servers down until Thursday, December 29th.
但这些修正占用了我们大部分的人力以至于延缓了游戏本身的调整进度。考虑到重视目前的测试、防止更多的攻击并且尽快将SOG恢复正常，我们决定关闭服务器，12月29日（星期四）继续开服。
We apologise for this temporary shutdown, but this decision will help us to defend better against future hackers who prevent our members from enjoying SOG.
对这次的关服我们表示歉意，但这一举措将帮助我们在未来更好的防御那些阻碍玩家享受SOG的黑客的攻击。
（新闻稿 2005-12-28）
