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Helldivers 2 had an extremely rough launch, but it's already in much better shape

Back to the fight.

thorstein114d ago

Why is everyone so forgiving of games launching in completely broken states? Why does HD2 get a pass?

I played 1 and liked it. I looked forward to this, and it is unplayable.

There were other games this week that have gotten a ton of hate, some deserved, some not so much, but this game is just broken.

DarkZane113d ago

You will never get an online game that isn't broken at launch. Unless devs go overkill on the servers, there is no way a game won't have launch connection issues. It would be stupid to have more servers because it might be more than they actually need and servers aren't cheap.

Flawlessmic113d ago

Hmm well I don't know how it was day 1 but i purchased earlier today and 6 hrs in its beena ton of fun, outside of 1 game disconnecting it's great.

No where near as bad as what I heard

Nitrowolf2113d ago (Edited 113d ago )

One game (suicide squad) was built to fit the GAAS style after the studio gave players three stellar Batman offline games. It locked players completely out of the single-player for over 8 hours.

Helldivers is a series previously built as an online focus (though this one requires it now), with 2 having launch issues, but it wasn't completely broken for everyone, as you claim. Many were able to play fine with friends or in solo private lobbies. it was matchmaking that was pretty broken, but the game was still playable for most

One game got more hate than the other because of what it did to the studio and franchise.

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S2Killinit113d ago

It wasnt broken, and it is working fine for me now. The game itself is great.

MrNinosan113d ago

I played day 1 on PS5 and had way kess issues with this than most onlind games.
1 crash in my first 10 hour session.
And those 10 hours were nothing but amazing experience.

Ironmike113d ago

I can't get a quick play match

MrNinosan112d ago

@ironmike
If you are on PS5, disable crossplay and Quick Play works just fine.

JEECE113d ago

We really need to reassess what constitutes a "broken" game. If a game has a few hours of server issues on its launch day, that's certainly undesirable, but does that really mean it's a "broken" game forever? Because basically every multiplayer game has had server issues at some point, whether at launch or later. So are they all broken games? Is every multiplayer game on PSN or Xbox Live broken because those services have gone down before?

VincentVanBro113d ago

Calm your tits, the game is already fixed

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TwoPicklesGood113d ago

I haven’t run into any issues myself and I’m enjoying the game. I do wish there were more enemy variety and locations but I’m sure that’ll come.

Dandizzle113d ago

Game got a hot patch Friday. Ever since then I have had zero crashes or stutters. They fixed things fast as they should

SubtilizZer112d ago (Edited 112d ago )

This game honestly seems good but with a lil clunk. Honestly will probably buy this if discounted never played 1. Giving me Lost Planet vibes and I really liked the first two games for what they were.

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HELLDIVERS 2 - PATCH 1.000.305 - Steam News

Earlier today, Arrowhead Game Studios released the 1.000.305 update to fix the issue with the Operation: Enduring Peace mission that was causing enemies to spawn on the drill, causing it to be destroyed quickly which prevented players from completing the mission.

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Helldivers 2 has caused over 20,000 Steam accounts to be banned

Valve is cracking down on Helldivers 2 players trying to get around the PSN restriction and banning accounts.

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thorstein2d ago

Source?

Videogamer: "Trust me, bro.

H912h ago

Aren't you the guy that said Steam's database information is lying about the game being pulled from 170 stores

thorstein8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

No. I am the guy that said an anonymous user made a readout that named 170 territories AND countries total (which is what it said) is where the game was pulled. Not 170 stores. Not 170 countries.

Since, PSN is in 73 countries, and there are 195 countries on Earth, YOUR math still doesn't work.

And Ghost of Tsushima is available in all of them because GoG and Epic Games Store.

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HulstyHews4m ago

Imagine if this were a Microsoft game.

Would thornstein be deflecting and defending this much? I doubt it.

Extermin8or3_13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

I'm this is abit different to the headline. If says that it's just people in Russia and Ukraine experiencing this. Given restrictions mean their can't legally operate in Russia and bns belarus

H912h ago

This is about Russia and Belarus and the war on Ukraine, however I don't know why the ban is happening now? The people in these countries have been using VPN for ages now

anast12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

People will outsource their thinking to AI, they will give all their information and location to TIKTOK and other social media platforms. They allow Valve to own their entire game collection that they bought. But a PSN account is where they draw the line... (this is for the westerners)

For the non westerners, Sony should let them play games. There's a war and times are tough. People need an outlet.

gold_drake6h ago

if times are tough then the last thing they're gon a buy is a ps5 and games ha

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Helldivers 2 devs are aware of the issues with the current MO; fix being worked on

The latest Helldivers 2 MO is full of bugs that aren't Terminids. The devs are aware of these issues and a fix is currently being worked on.

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SeraphTeran2d ago

A fix is now being worked on as stated by Baskinator a few moments ago.