SUMMARY
- Helldivers 2 is having the best and worst time of its life after its opening.
- The game has opened to great reviews but has server capacity issues.
Helldivers 2 has proven to be a huge hit for the developers, as the sequel to the 2015 game has been able to generate quite a craze amongst its fans. However, this craze is also coming with its own share of problems for both the developers and the players.
The game has experienced consistent stability issues, crashes, and matchmaking problems since its initial release. Thankfully this has prompted the developers to provide frequent updates.
Helldivers 2 has passed GTA V’s all-time concurrent peak on Steam this weekend, despite some server issues. Baldur’s Gate 3, Palworld, and Helldivers 2 have all proven that the audience for gaming is bigger than ever when you build a great game pic.twitter.com/Ns6t2rZQgc
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) February 19, 2024
In one significant step to limit the ongoing issues with the game due to a large number of users flocking to the game at the same time, the developers established a cap of 450,000 concurrent users. However, this measure seems to have backfired as it caused many fans to experience issues with the game’s login queue.
Helldivers 2 server issues causing login queue
After 10 days of its launch, the game on Steam reached over 409,000 users, which shattered its concurrent player peak. Additionally, the developers have stated that the game can support up to 500,000 concurrent users before experiencing technical difficulties.
This was the main reason for them to introduce the player cap. However, since more and more players are turning to the game, a considerable number of fans are certainly made to wait in the login queue due to the player cap.
Some fans claim that they have found a way around this, and they are just leaving their game open and keeping themselves logged in all day to avoid the lengthy wait periods for the game’s logins. This allows them to resume the gameplay at their convenience.
Arrowhead Game Studios is working on fixing the auto-kick feature in #Helldivers2 that boots players from the game. https://t.co/TFxa2OXNAf
“Players were trying to stay logged in to avoid game server connection issues.” #Gamer #MobileGaming #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch #PCGaming…
— 78INC.US Gaming (@JoFoLoCo2) February 20, 2024
This has now, however, become a headache for players who opt to log in the traditional manner, as it increases their waiting time due to the player cap.
Many players have reported receiving the 10002038 error number in the game which indicates that the servers are full. Therefore, many fans have now gone forward to urge the developer to include an AFK auto-kick feature for the game as a fix to this problem.
The CEO of Arrowhead has responded to fans’ requests by confirming that they are already discussing the possibility of including this feature in the game with the development team. Fans should however remember that although, likely, the team is already working on this feature, no release date has been announced as of now.
Xbox users file a petition for Helldiver 2
The popularity of the recently launched third-person shooter game Helldivers 2 can be seen by fans demanding an Xbox port for it. The game is being distributed by PlayStation and has become a huge hit on PS5 and PC. But this also means that Xbox players are left hung out to dry.
Xbox owners have now taken matters into their own hands and have filed a petition to port the game to Xbox. As of right now, the petition to bring the Sony-published game to Xbox has received more than 44,000 signatures, and the number continues to grow with dozens more every time the page is updated.
However, there is little chance that the petition will persuade Sony to release the game on the Xbox. Even though Sony has started releasing its games on PCs lately, the company has not indicated that any of its games will ever be available on an Xbox device.