#Arrowhead suggests ready till server points are resolved earlier than buying Helldivers 2 – Destructoid
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Arrowhead suggests ready till server points are resolved earlier than buying Helldivers 2 – Destructoid
On the one hand, it has allowed the sport to promote over 1,000,000 copies already. Sadly, it has additionally put the studio’s servers underneath intense stress.
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He admits the next: “As a CEO I in fact need the sport to be as worthwhile as potential.” Nevertheless, he additionally acknowledges that if a fan spent cash on the sport simply to be caught in a queue, he’d be heartbroken. I want extra studios had been this open, because the CEO’s warning alerts gamers with out deep pockets that a greater expertise might come later. It additionally helps those that have restricted gaming time and would moderately not spend it ready in queues.
The response from the group is generally constructive, and the honesty is appreciated. Nevertheless, some followers are nonetheless disgruntled and would a lot moderately have gross sales halted altogether till all issues are mended.
Resulting from server points, Arrowhead has needed to cap the variety of concurrent gamers to 450,000 which is way lower than the variety of gamers determined to hop in and unfold democracy. The studio is working exhausting at elevating this ceiling.
To fight the difficulty, some people have taken the wily route of simply staying logged in in a single day. The studio is conscious of this and the CEO has spoken to the group about kicking out gamers who’re AFK (away from keyboard) for too lengthy.
Within the official Discord server, Arrowhead states that it’s engaged on varied enhancements and fixes. The replace rollout begins on February 20, and it addresses login, matchmaking, and server hundreds. You possibly can anticipate extra enhancements within the following days and weeks.
If you happen to do handle to get into the sport, you’ll discover a good-humored PvE shooter that has earned its reputation by enjoyable gameplay and an intriguing premise. Hopefully, the incoming updates will let extra gamers expertise the motion.
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