Random Disconnects Leading to Matchmaking Bans | Dedicated Server is not responding

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Bug: Random Disconnects Leading to Matchmaking Bans | Dedicated Server is not responding

This issue is a duplicate of #4851 Players Kicked Out with 'Dedicated Server not responding' Message.

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Random Disconnects Leading to Matchmaking Bans | Dedicated Server is not responding

Status:	Duplicate
Added by:	Anonymous on September 2, '26
Reported for:	10.1.1
Actual Result:	Match ends abruptly disconnecting everyone and potentially receiving a matchmaking penalty..
Expected Result:	Stable server/match experience.
Severity:	Major
Reproducibility:	Sometimes
Platform:	Steam
Additional Notes & Comments:	This issue exists for years now. Sometimes it can happen to or more times a day, other times it happens once or twice every week.

Steps to Reproduce

Unable to reproduce. Happens at random.

Explanation

Random disconnects that often lead to Matchmaking Bans

This particular issue is widely reported on Forums like Reddit, BHVR Forums and elsewhere.

Random disconnects will happen in the middle of the match with a disconnection/error code "Dedicated Server is not responding; disconnecting..."

This problem is not caused by my network quality and it seems like this issue is in existence for years now and has been reported multiple times on multiple forums.

My DNS: Cloudflare (1.1.1.1, 1.0.0.1)

Additional Sources/Reports by others:

https://www.reddit.com/r/deadbydaylight/comments/1c2gafl/dedicated_server_is_not_responding_disconnecting/

https://www.reddit.com/r/deadbydaylight/comments/17a5nv2/dedicated_server_not_responding/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/381210/discussions/0/4352242595079434773/?l=german

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/422865/dedicated-server-is-not-responding-disconnecting

https://www.reddit.com/r/deadbydaylight/comments/1vcfts6/constant_dedicated_servers_not_responding/

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/449442/dedicated-servers-not-responding-why-is-this-still-a-thing

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/440505/dedicated-server-disconections-not-from-my-side-and-purely-random

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/411365/pc-steam-frequent-dedicated-server-is-not-responding-errors-while-playing-killer

These were only a few of them, the Reddit, Steam and BHVR forums are filled with similar reports.