Didn't CryptoKitties bring the Etherium network to its knees? Not saying the issues aren't solvable, but can't we agree that nothing "never goes down," especially complex distributed systems.
When ETH was hundreds of dollars, the cost of running code on the blockchain (gas price) could get up to $50 during these attacks.
Imagine adding a column in a database table cost $50. Forget about it.
I recall the founder of CryptoKitties saying that the transaction cost was significantly higher than the kitty cost. Isn't that a failure state for the network?
it depends on what you define as a failure state. Technically, the network is still working - but business-case wise, it failed.