Payday 3 players still can't get online at peak times three days after launch
techradar.comFor the third day in a row, Payday 3 players are continuing to struggle to get online to play.
Earlier today, developer Starbreeze said that despite recent turbulence, «things are starting to look better», but players have reported throughout the day that matchmaking issues still persist, essentially preventing anyone from playing, even if they want to play alone.
It all started on September 21, when Payday 3 launched across PC and consoles. Although the first day of the early access period had a bit of a wobble, servers had mostly been okay, but the moment the game became available for all players – including those playing via Xbox Game Pass – matchmaking ceased, especially at peak times in Europe and the US.
«We're sorry to report that matchmaking is still unavailable, our team is working overtime to get this resolved,» the team announced on social media on launch day.
«We realise that the matchmaking issues are frustrating, they are for us as well,» Starbreeze later added. «We're still here and still working on getting you all back into the game, stay tuned.»
Since then, however, servers only seem to stabilize when demand eases and most of the game's European and American player base give up and go to sleep.
However, the game's social channel and subreddit have been full of comments from unhappy gamers that they still can't connect via matchmaking – and the lucky few that do are getting kicked, too.
«I had to f*cking work like an adult the only time it was working, and now it's not working again. I've never seen such a piece of shit this is literally the new ET of gaming. Throw this shit in the landfill where it belongs,» seethed one particularly unhappy player.
«You're right to complain about the server issues, it's
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