Helldivers 2's Servers Are Still Struggling To Cope With The Player Base

thegamer.com:

Helldivers 2 has a far bigger player base than the devs were prepared for, leading to ongoing server issues. Developer Arrowhead has reassured fans that it's still working on a fix for this, but in the meantime, some players may struggle to get into the game during busy periods.

This comes as Helldivers 2 continues to grow after an already successful launch, hitting a new all-time player peak over the weekend. On Steam, it had 333,827 players online at once, with these figures showing no sign of slowing down anytime soon.

Arrowhead has provided a new statement on the issue of server capacity below, saying that it is "working without delay" and hopes to have a fix ready "as soon as possible".

Arrowhead has previously addressed these server issues which, at launch, were causing progression issues. This was back when its peak Steam player count was 155,926 though, so the need to increase server capacity has only become greater since then. To account for this progression bug, there's a 50 percent bonus on all XP earned over the weekend, which comes to an end later today.

Of course, this isn't the worst problem you can have as a developer. Helldivers 2 certainly seems to have exceeded everyone's expectations, quickly rising to become a Steam best-seller, and likely performing well on PlayStation 5 too, even if those figures are yet to be released.

In fact, Helldivers 2 is performing so well that it seems that Microsoft is feeling the burn. Earlier in the week, Xbox boss Phil Spencer commented on Helldivers 2's PS5 console exclusivity, saying, "I'm not exactly sure who it helps in the industry by not being on Xbox."

Since Helldivers 2 is published by Sony, we shouldn't hold our breath for that Xbox port though. Sony typically limits its game sharing to PC, and even that isn't something we usually get at launch, as we have with Helldivers. So, at the very least, it's not locked behind PS5 and is finding much success with its PC port according to its stats on Steam.