Helldivers 2 is finally letting more players onto the servers – why the Steam hit still has problems

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Helldivers 2 is preparing for the weekend and is now letting more players onto the servers, but the developers are still expecting problems.

What is the situation with the servers?

  • Helldivers 2 has been available on Steam and PS5 for two weeks and has since been a real surprise success with over 400,000 active players on Steam at the same time.
  • The co-op shooter’s servers crash almost every evening because many players want to relax and play after a long day at work.
  • To ensure that the servers run stably, the developers limited the maximum number of players to around 450,000 on February 18th. Anyone who tries to log into Helldivers 2 after reaching the player maximum will be greeted with the message “Login limit reached”.
  • However, as CEO of Arrowhead, the development studio behind Helldivers 2, explained, the server problem is “not a question of money” but of work. The team is simply reaching its limits.

    • How much has server capacity been increased? For next weekend, Arrowhead has increased the cap from 450,000 to 700,000 players. This was announced by Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt on X.com (formerly Twitter)

    By increasing the registration limit, the developers want to make waiting times more pleasant.

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    Developers expect problems this weekend

    Why are problems expected? As Pilestedt writes on X.com, the development studio expects that the new registration limit of 700,000 players could be reached this weekend. In this case, players would have to wait in line again.

    Last weekend, Helldivers 2 reached a new high on Steam with over 333,000 active players, which was beaten almost daily over the course of the week. It is therefore likely that the number of players will continue to rise at the weekend – especially since they are no longer set at a maximum of 450,000.

    If you want to take a look at the server status, save the following article. We regularly update the Steam player numbers there: Helldivers 2: Server Status – This means the message “Registration limit reached”

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