Helldivers 2 connection crisis: ‘Kicked out if absent for 15 minutes’ 2024.02.23 17:33 Game Mecca Reporter Kim Mi-hee
▲ Representative image of Helldivers 2 (Photo source: PlayStation official blog)
Hell Divers 2, which became a popular game upon its release, is attracting a huge number of users and is limiting the number of users due to server problems. As a large number of users flocked and access became difficult, some users took over their seats by staying connected even when they were not playing the game. Accordingly, the production team took action by expanding the server. Users who stay still for 15 minutes without playing the game are kicked out.
The related patch was applied to both PC and PS5 on the 22nd. In addition to fixing various crashes, if the player does not move for 15 minutes, the game will go to the title screen. Due to users leaving their seats, people who actually want to play the game are unable to log in, resulting in Steam user evaluation is ‘mixed’This is a measure taken as a result of the decline.
In addition, the server was strengthened and the maximum number of concurrent users increased compared to before. Johan Pilestedt, CEO of Arrowhead Game Studio, which developed Helldivers 2, announced on the 23rd through his Twitter account that the maximum number of concurrent users had increased to 700,000. This is a 55% increase compared to the previous limit of 450,000.
▲ The number of concurrent users also increased to 700,000 (Data source: Arrowhead Game Studio CEO Johan Philestedt)
In response to this, users are expecting that with the introduction of the 15-minute ‘away’ ban and an increase in the number of people who can access the game, they will be able to enjoy the game relatively smoothly in the coming weekend. Regarding this, CEO Philestad said, “We expect the number of concurrent users to reach that level (700,000), but we also expect the waiting time to become much more tolerable.” He also added that some improvements are being made on weekends as well.
Helldivers 2 is a new four-player cooperative shooting game that deals with the process of fighting against alien forces threatening Super Earth. It was released on the 8th and attracted attention by reaching a daily peak of 450,000 simultaneous users on Steam. However, even though it is a multiplayer game that requires an online connection, server instability is prolonged and many users are expressing frustration. The key is whether we can get through the upcoming weekend safely after various measures.
