HELldiVERS 2: Success Boomerang

Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Game Studios' co-op shooter, has seen incredibly strong player engagement since launch, recently hitting a new peak with over 360,000 concurrent players on Steam. This huge influx has led to significant server strain, causing persistent issues with logging in, matchmaking, and reward claiming. Despite running into a ‘Failed to connect to server’ message, the advice for players is to continuously attempt logging in until successful. Arrowhead has already implemented a few rapid fixes and increased server capacity to alleviate some problems, but further server maintenance is required to resolve reward tracking issues. The game's creative director, Johan Pilestedt, has acknowledged these challenges and assured players that the team is working hard to provide a stable experience, while also ensuring that the development team gets necessary rest.

The main issues include difficulties with server log-ins, matchmaking, and claiming of in-game rewards due to the larger than anticipated player count.

Background Information: Helldivers 2 is the sequel to the original Helldivers game, released in 2015. The original game is a top-down shooter set in a satirical and dystopian future where players work as part of an elite unit known as the Helldivers, defending Super Earth and battling against various intergalactic species. The sequel has built upon the popularity of the first title, expanding both the gameplay and narrative, while improving graphics and multiplayer features. This sequel, much like the first game, has been praised for its challenging cooperative play and its unique blend of strategy, shooting, and dark humor.