Update - Disconnects and Latency Issues

Who cares what the reasons behind the issues are? Doesn't change the fact Nexon's a bunch of baboons throwing money and feces at their computer screens for the off chance it fixes something.

Except it does.

When they claim it's a hardware issue, some of us are left wondering why it takes weeks to identify the malfunctioning hardware. A DDoS attack is much different in the sense that it is a complex issue that they would have to find workarounds in order to solve. These workarounds aren't something that exists and can be magically applied with a click of a button. They actually take time to develop, test, and implement. If they are under a serious, persistent DDoS attack, then the time it's taken to fix this issue becomes more understandable, though it's still long.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that overcoming a DDoS attack would likely involve additional in-depth communication between Nexon & their ISP(s), which adds another layer of difficulty, and time.