Hi everyone,
I’m considering renting an OVHcloud Eco dedicated game server, probably either KS-GAME or SYS-GAME-1, and I’m trying to understand how useful OVH Game DDoS Protection would be for a game that is not listed in the supported game profiles.
I already read the OVH documentation, but I’m still not fully sure about the practical result.
From what I understand:
- Game DDoS Protection is only available on Bare Metal Game dedicated servers.
- Newer GAME-1 / GAME-2 servers support up to 100 rules per IP.
- Older game ranges, such as SYS-GAME / RISE-GAME, support up to 30 rules per IP.
- The protection works by selecting a supported game/protocol profile and defining the port range.
- There is also an “Other” protocol option, but OVH says it does not add much security and should be used with caution.
My use case is a custom/unsupported game server. The game I want to host is not in the list of OVH supported game profiles.
My questions are:
- If my game is not listed, does the OVH Game Firewall provide any meaningful game-level / L7 DDoS protection?
- Is the “Other” profile just a pass-through rule for the port, or does it still provide some useful filtering?
- For unsupported games, is the only real protection the standard OVH Anti-DDoS Infrastructure + Edge Firewall / server firewall rules?
- Would there be any practical DDoS-protection advantage in choosing KS-GAME or SYS-GAME-1 over a regular OVH dedicated server if the game protocol is unsupported?
- For people who used OVH Game servers with unsupported games, did Game Firewall actually help, or did you end up disabling it / using only normal firewall rules?
I’m not asking about hardware performance only. I’m specifically trying to understand whether the GAME range is worth it for an unsupported game protocol, or whether it only makes sense when the game has an official OVH protection profile.
And the most important question: is there a gaming firewall in the line (ECO KS-GAME SYS-GAME-GAME-1)
Any real-world experience would be appreciated.