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[clarky]

Easier to join a friend through party and get in that way. Atleast it works that way for me.

I would if i could actually get in the game. Given up for now but thanks for the advice.

 

[Mikado]

So how many of my steamfriends that I see ostensibly In Game : Helldivers™ 2 are also just sat at the login screen doing the queuedance?

I guess I'll just have to imagine the Democracy

 

[Varteras]

So how many of my steamfriends that I see ostensibly In Game : Helldivers™ 2 are also just sat at the login screen doing the queuedance?

I guess I'll just have to imagine the Democracy

Close your eyes and smell the Liber-Tea!

 

[rhodesianshepard]

Nothing is more cinematic than a Automaton dropship being shot down. That shit is amazing

 

[sachos]

I was completly wrong about this game. Had really bad feelings for it while watching the trailers, super surprised by the CCU and reception.

 

[Mikado]

So while waiting for something to happen I was mashing keys and found some cool debug/profiling keys.

As a dev myself I love seeing this shit.

 

[DeaDPo0L84]

Was excited to get home after what was an insanely busy day at the office, and of course the game isn't working.

 

[TheMan]

I can get in the game but I can’t join shit

If I see “searching for active SOS beacons” one more time I might hulksmash my coffee table

 

[Imtjnotu]

Servers at capacity...


I'm stuck on this shit lol

 

[clarky]

Yep still no dice for me either. I know things will settle down but thats besides the point. You pays your money, you expect a working product.

 

[DrFigs]

I would if i could actually get in the game. Given up for now but thanks for the advice.

if you're on ps5, I was able to join by joining a friend's game. gamebase --> join game. but it could be i got lucky somehow and skipped the "capacity" screen

 

[clarky]

if you're on ps5, I was able to join by joining a friend's game. gamebase --> join game. but it could be i got lucky somehow and skipped the "capacity" screen

PC unfortunately. If the game wasn't so much fun it wouldn't be that annoying. I was looking forward to a few hours on this tonight.

Thanks for the tip though, if I was at home I'd probably double dip lol.

 

[ManaByte]

if you're on ps5, I was able to join by joining a friend's game. gamebase --> join game. but it could be i got lucky somehow and skipped the "capacity" screen

Tried that, but I just got stuck on a black screen.

 

[Kagero]

Are servers still poop? I wanna play

 

[Buggy Loop]

I love this guy's content. He loves it a lot.



I wish I could play but with a baby, multiplayer gaming is just not realistic

 

[LaughingStock]

Are servers still poop? I wanna play

Yes. It's ridiculous.

 

[clarky]

Are servers still poop? I wanna play

Yup. completely borked atm.

As good as the game is, this shit can't be excused. Quick play, matchmaking and general connectivity have been flaky at best for the last ten days. surely the dev's could see this ramp up coming a mile away.

The solution? A double xp weekend and no PS+ required to play. Yay!

 

[LaughingStock]

Finally managed to get in. Joined a friend just in time for extraction. Then the game crashed. Back to the login queue.

 

[Varteras]

 

[Revolutionary]

surely the dev's could see this ramp up coming a mile away.

Yep, surely.

Surely.

 

[dead monkey uk]

I wish I could play but with a baby, multiplayer gaming is just not realistic

A baby really should not be playing Helldivers 2.

 

[clarky]

Yep, surely.

Surely.

Talking about the ramp up since launch you loon. No need to defend this shit btw.

Whats Destiny 2 got to do with the price of fish?

 

[Varteras]

 

[LaughingStock]

Got in again. Went to the galaxy map. Clicked on QUICKPLAY. Crash.

Oh boy...

 

[ManaByte]

Servers are capped at 450K players. So much for playing this weekend. Guess I’ll do weeklies in Destiny.

 

[MikeM]

So… wondering if I should refund on Steam and try the PS5 version. Thoughts?

 

[rhodesianshepard]

So… wondering if I should refund on Steam and try the PS5 version. Thoughts?

It's mostly just the servers. It sucks everywhere right now

 

[clarky]

Servers are capped at 450K players. So much for playing this weekend. Guess I’ll do weeklies in Destiny.

Just got in but matchmaking and quick play are seemly turned off also. Putting this on the back burner for the weekend.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

So… wondering if I should refund on Steam and try the PS5 version. Thoughts?

Like any game hammered with server issues at launch, just wait it out.

Even SP focused games like Diablo get nailed. You'd think Activision would be primed and ready with endless servers. I remember playing D3 at launch on PC and it had issues where you couldnt get in and play all the time. I think it all sorted out in a week or two.

 

[fallingdove]

So...if Microsoft make cod exclusive this game can be the proof that sony doesn't need cod?

Why would they need to make it exclusive? Didn’t Phil just say that there shouldn’t be exclusives and he wants Helldivers on Xbox?

Or was it just more manipulative double speak?

 

[clarky]

Like any game hammered with server issues at launch, just wait it out.

Even SP focused games like Diablo get nailed. You'd think Activision would be primed and ready with endless servers. I remember playing D3 at launch on PC and it had issues where you couldnt get in and play all the time. I think it all sorted out in a week or two.

This is the way. No point banging your head against a wall.

If only id known I could have spend the £45 getting high this weekend instead and bought this a few weeks down the line.

 

[crazepharmacist]

This is probably a dumb question but how is this game not infringing on Starship Troopers IP? How is it not breaking copyright law?

 

[clarky]

This is probably a dumb question but how is this game not infringing on Starship Troopers IP? How is it not breaking copyright law?

How is it? Starship troopers copyright shooting aliens? Sure the general vibe is inspired by it but nothing else.

 

[Kagero]

Sony gonna acquire these guys for sure!

 

[Mikado]

So I got in briefly, but noticed my friend list in game was looking pretty sparse.

Pretty sure that Steam Friends no longer show up as in-game friends (they did before!) and only in-game-added friends show up in the list.

Not sure if that's a side effect of server craziness or what but something to keep an eye on I guess.

 

[yet_another_alt]

This is probably a dumb question but how is this game not infringing on Starship Troopers IP? How is it not breaking copyright law?

Because the Starship Troopers book has nothing in common with the movie so Heinlein's estate doesn't care and guess who owns the rights to the movie.

 

[Traxtech]

Sony gonna acquire these guys for sure!

Yep, pour money into it while it's still hot. Take advantage of the situation

 

[Ploopmonster832]

Can someone explain why this is so popular? Looks like any other generic shooter based on videos

 

[Heisenberg007]

Can someone explain why this is so popular? Looks like any other generic shooter based on videos

Because it's a 10/10 fantastic game, and there is absolutely nothing like this on the market right now.

 

[clarky]

Because it's a 10/10 fantastic game, and there is absolutely nothing like this on the market right now.

Don't see how the game could be 10/10 with all the issues is going through right now.

Enough with the hyperbole, its a solid title, when its working.

 

[drotahorror]

clarky and vaibhavpisal why you fools laughin? There really is nothing like it on the market, outside of Helldivers 1.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Can someone explain why this is so popular? Looks like any other generic shooter based on videos

Reviews are struggling to explain it. Luke Stephen I think did a decent job.



Only issue I have with these types of games is it gets monotonous to keep doing missions just for battlepass sake. I bounced hard from Deep Rock Galactic, W40k Darktide etc.

 

[clarky]

clarky and vaibhavpisal why you fools laughin? There really is nothing like it on the market, outside of Helldivers 1.

Because the game hasn't been functioning correctly since launch, and i haven't been able to get a game all night. 10/10 right there.

Its a co-op 3rd person shooter there's loads on the market. This one just happens to have a nice twist. Once the new leather smell wears off and they sort the issues out i'll predict i'd probably score it an 8. It's a very good game when it works.

Not sure if it will get repetitive after a while, or what the high level "end game" plays like nor have i seen a road map, so my score might go up or down accordingly.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I’m really enjoying the game, when I can play. It’s a solid 8/10 game. That’s pretty high for a GaaS.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Because the game hasn't been functioning correctly since launch, and i haven't been able to get a game all night. 10/10 right there.

Its a co-op 3rd person shooter there's loads on the market. This one just happens to have a nice twist. Once the new leather smell wears off and they sort the issues out i'll predict i'd probably score it an 8. It's a very good game when it works.

Not sure if it will get repetitive after a while, or what the high level "end game" plays like nor have i seen a road map, so the score might go up or down accordingly.

"since launch".

How did I log 39 hours in the last 6 days then?

Servers crash and get overloaded. It's not the first game it's happened to. That doesn't affect the quality of the game itself, which is pretty much 10/10. Hence, the popularity.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

If the server cap was 450k and the Steam record is 330k, doesn't that mean this game is doing waaaay better on PC than PS5?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

If the server cap was 450k and the Steam record is 330k, doesn't that mean this game is doing waaaay better on PC than PS5?

Sounds like it. Or Arrowhead is purposely giving PC gamers better access to servers. Something is fishy about the numbers because I remember reading a few days ago the game supposedly had 1M players at about 50/50 split.

If that's true and Steam can top 300k alone, that means PS5 gamers are only at 150k. So either sales numbers are wrong or the servers are skewing to PC players.

 

[clarky]

"since launch".

How did I log 39 hours in the last 6 days then?

Servers crash and get overloaded. It's not the first game it's happened to. That doesn't affect the quality of the game itself, which is pretty much 10/10. Hence, the popularity.

Matchmaking and quick play have not been working correctly since launch like i said. I've also had a lot of bugs and crashes that have lost progress.

What very little i could play tonight, crashed then on the second time i got in looks they have turned off matchmaking completely.

Im glad its working for you and you have seemingly had no issues, but i can assure you, you are in the minority.

All these things affect the quality of the game.

 

[Heisenberg007]

If the server cap was 450k and the Steam record is 330k, doesn't that mean this game is doing waaaay better on PC than PS5?

No. The server was capped at 450K after the issues yesterday. The total CCU was well above 450K at that point when they put the cap.

Based on one of the last updates we got in Arrowhead Discord, PS5 had a roughly 20% higher CCU than Steam's.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Matchmaking and quick play have not been working correctly since launch. I've had a lot of bugs and crashes that have lost progress.

Im glad its working for you and you have seemingly had no issues, but i can assure you, you are in the minority.

All these things affect the quality of the game.

Matchmaking and quick play hasn’t worked for me, I’ve lost progress, and now my friend and I can’t even get steam and ps5 cross play working. It’s getting worse for me. The game worked better for me at launch.