2024-02-23 08:11:42
‘Hell Divers 2’, which emerged as a box office hit in 2024, has significantly improved the server problems that were holding it back. As the server capacity, which could accommodate up to 360,000 people, has been increased to about 700,000, queues appear to be relieving.
Helldivers 2, developed by Arrowhead Game Studio, is a 4-player co-op TPS game where you become the Helldivers, an elite assault force of the future Earth Federation, and spread democracy against threatening alien life forms and rebel forces.
Helldivers 2 received word of mouth thanks to its successful change from a backview to a TPS perspective and its solid and interesting gameplay, recording sales of 1 million copies in just 3 days. Since then, the number of simultaneous users on Steam has exceeded 400,000, and it has achieved truly monstrous box office records. In North America, it ranked first on the PlayStation Store, beating Call of Duty and Fortnite.
The smooth success was only temporary, and server capacity became a problem. Server overload occurred due to the influx of so many users that even the development team said, “We did not expect this level of success.”
Users appealed for server improvement. The development team implemented several measures, such as increasing the maximum number of server connections to 360,000 and limiting the number of users to a maximum of 450,000, but it did not satisfy the needs of users.
In a situation where the server problem has not been resolved, the remarks of Arrowhead Game Studio CEO Philestad also emerged as a problem. To a social media user who said, “I don’t have money to buy Helldivers 2,” he said, “If you don’t have money, you can buy it later. It will be heartbreaking if you spend all your money and get stuck in the server queue.” Users criticized the server, asking why they were told to buy it later when the server needed to be fixed quickly.
Perhaps thanks to users’ protests and criticism, Philested CEO posted on his SNS, “With the update on the 23rd, we raised the maximum number of concurrent users to 700,000. Considering the current connection situation, the number of concurrent users is expected to reach that level. “The waiting time will also be shorter than before. We are also planning to make some final improvements in preparation for the weekend.”
Although peak times will need to be checked after server improvements to determine accurately, it has been confirmed that the game can be enjoyed without queuing so far.
Users who heard the news said, “700,000 is not enough, let’s increase it to 1 million,” “It’s been a long time since I felt the feeling of enjoying a game without queuing,” “Let’s plant the flag of democracy again,” and “I hope the developers take care of their health as they work hard. “, etc. left various opinions.
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