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Don't worry, Helldivers 2 is cracking down on your queue times by booting out AFK server hogs

Arrowhead doesn’t want AFK players to clog up the Helldivers 2 servers at full capacity either, so a solution could be on the way.

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Jin_Sakai157d ago

Gotta do what yo gotta do at this point. Hopefully they get more servers online soon.

The_Hooligan157d ago

I'm not familiar with the technical aspects of servers but how much would a server cost? I'm assuming it would be dependent on the type of server you purchase/lease.

Well for helldivers 2 developers, this is a good problem to have. I'm happy for their success.

Christopher157d ago

I can't speak on what the issue truly is, but based on their tweets it's not as simple as expanding their cloud services to allow more but it's something with the code that needs to be updated and fixed. They obviously didn't plan for success.

The_Hooligan156d ago

@ Chris
Thank you for the clarification.

arkard157d ago

The devs have said at this point it's not a server issue any longer. It's their code doesn't scale well with the huge amount of concurrent players.

Sonic1881157d ago

Basically the code needs to be updated I assume

GamerRN156d ago

So they are stating they built an MMO with the intention of having little to no players, and wrote bad code that can't handle success?

FinalFantasyFanatic156d ago

Perfectly fine, if you AFK for half an hour to an hour, you shouldn't get to keep your spot when others want to play.

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"Can we get a redeploy option? Or a killzone?" Helldivers 2 players want this change

After being forced under the map with no way to escape, Helldivers 2 was an option added to force respawn so they can get back to action.

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Helldivers 2’s biggest update yet, Escalation of Freedom, drops August 6

Arrowhead Game Studios writes: "Our community continues to show us how strong we all are when united against the mindless Automatons and the scourge of the Terminid. As we stand here, on the eve of the Escalation of Freedom, we reflect on the 6 months since launch. We could never have predicted how far this game would go and how many Citizens would answer Super Earth’s call to arms!"

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S2Killinit2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I love that the devs talk about the game in character. Lol

On topic:
New mission types, new enemies, and new DIFFICULTY… sounds good.

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The Most Ridiculous Deaths in Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 players share their strangest deaths, some of them are hilarious. What is the most unusual way you died?