They are using OVHs new ddos protection which is extremely good and mitigates up to 500gbps so no worries there. As for online counter they are absolute bullshit and really I have no idea what is peoples obsession with them these days. 9o% of sites and servers that have online counters inflate them so what is the point really? Check the forums, login, and voila you know within 10 minutes whether the server is busy or not.