Tell me I'm wrong: Does cryptokitties expose the weaknesses of ETH?

[strickland]

The lagging on ETH transfers today because of one dumb game is a real problem in my opinion. Is this merely a stress test - can ETH easily roll out a fix? Or is this the chance for ETH competitors to swoop in and show how they have better platforms? I was really trying to build up a little ETH portfolio so today's developments have me literally going  

Can those of you more familiar with what's going on please explain if this is a glitch in the matrix or a long-term issue?


Edited: to fix a couple of typos

If you look at it like this, every coin that you know have weaknesses. Whether they will claim that they can attack Ethereum and get away with it has to be shown with proof.

[maereglapo]

Actually yes it is,cryptokitties show us the truth whether it is worthy or not to invest in ethereum,i just dump all my ethereum and bought LTC instead.

[Keihatsu]

Actually yes it is,cryptokitties show us the truth whether it is worthy or not to invest in ethereum,i just dump all my ethereum and bought LTC instead.

Unless you need the smart contract function.

[neatworld]

So this piece of news came out: https://www.coindesk.com/goodbye-ethereum-kik-plans-move-ico-tokens-stellar/

Now I don't think too highly of KIK but I do know it's got  (or had! lol) good name recognition, especially among some online gaming communities where it's the messenger of choice. So when I read something like this, it really does make me wonder whether ETH can react quickly enough to fix all the scaling problems exposed by Cryptokitties. Because news like this looks pretty bad.

[cliffhanger35]

I'm more of the principle that what doesn't kill the ETH network, makes it stronger. Vulnerabilities or not, if the team of developers is there to fix and make things better depending on what issues arise in time, that's some real value long term.

[qazgroup]

You are right it has somewhat exposed the biggest issue that eth network has to deal with in the near future that is scalability, i hope the network will be upgraded to make it according to the future growth and demand.

[eminemcookie]

I'm more of the principle that what doesn't kill the ETH network, makes it stronger. Vulnerabilities or not, if the team of developers is there to fix and make things better depending on what issues arise in time, that's some real value long term.

Exactly, this highlighted the need for scalability to be a high priority and while it already was it might give the developers further encouragement to come up with a truly infinitely scalable solution that will enable ETH to be the leader in the cryptomarket. Issues are only a problem for as long as they remain issues.

[ngotienvinh]

Technology is constantly progressing, and there may be new technical means to replace the ether workshop. expect