Summary
Helldivers 2ran into more server trouble that is preventing some players from logging into the hit multiplayer shooter as of early March. The ongoing issues appear to be related to the latestHelldivers 2update that recently went live.
The patch in question expanded the game with a varied array of new content, including some additional weapons andHelldivers 2mechs, called Patriot Exosuits in the shooter’s jargon. But shortly after the update rolled out, some players started encountering server issues, something that hasn’t plagued the game since February.
Arrowhead has now acknowledged the situation and said it’s working on resolving it as quickly as possible. In a March 8 message posted to theHelldivers 2Discord server, a company representative confirmed that the studio is aware of the issue with players being unable to log into the game. Although the problem coincided with the release of the latestHelldivers 2update, the patch itself is not to blame for it, at least not directly. Namely, the company official cited an uptick in server traffic as the root cause of the issue, suggesting that people rushing into the game to try out mechs have “overwhelmed” Arrowhead’s backend.
How long the situation will take to be resolved remains to be seen. In the meantime, Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt has taken to Twitter to personally assure fans that the team is doing what it can to mitigate the problems. The executive also reiterated that the ongoing issues are a result of Arrowhead’s servers having difficulties coping with the current player traffic volume, dismissing speculation that thelatestHelldivers 2updatemight have introduced some game-breaking bugs.
Pilestedt’s statement is bolstered by the fact thatHelldivers 2had over 235,000 concurrent players on Steam alone at the time the executive shared his thoughts on the matter. The game peaked at over 363,000 concurrent PC players within the first 24 hours of the update going live, and is likely to go much higher than that now that another weekend is on the horizon. Its all-time simultaneous player peak on Steam sits at nearly 459,000 people.
The recent changes to the multiplayer shooter were mostly well-received, as underlined by this crippling influx of player activity. Some fans have been particularly pleased with the Flamethrower buff that was recently introduced into the game, while others praised the sheer content variety of the latest patch. Even so, the new update also contained a few controversial nerfs that promptedbacklash from theHelldivers 2community.
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