Helldivers 2 struggling with player capacities is nothing new, but its game director has a refreshingly new take on new players spending their hard-earned money on the game.
On February 20, Helldivers 2 game director and Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt responded to a Twitter user writing that they wanted to buy the game, even though they had no money. Pilestedt simply said that if they had no money right now, they should just "get it later," and hold off until the game's servers can support the influx of players.
If you have no cash, get it later. While we made a really fun game it's worth waiting until the servers can support the capacity.I mean, as a CEO I of course want the game to be as profitable as possible, but if you spent yr last $ and got stuck in server queues I'd be 💔February 20, 2024
Pilestedt doesn't want newcomers spending their hard-earned money on Helldivers 2, only to be barred entry because of server capacity limits. The Arrowhead lead acknowledges that as the studio's CEO, of course, he wants the game to be "as profitable as possible," but still doesn't want players left heartbroken because their money didn't get them access to Helldivers 2.
- Helldivers 2 boss told launch players not to buy until servers calmed down, and it "took 5 minutes until I got a call from the friendly people over at PlayStation asking what the f*** I was smoking"
- Arrowhead CEO assures Helldivers 2 fans the online shooter will stay live "as long as people play" it: "If we can keep it going for 10 years we will"
Helldivers 2 has been a historic success in a number of ways. It's by far the biggest launch for Arrowhead to date, and it's also overtaken Destiny 2 and Starfield to become the biggest-ever launch for PlayStation Studios or Xbox on Steam. However, this success has come with problems - namely the huge number of players trying to get into the game itself.
Arrowhead recently capped Helldivers 2's server capacities at 450,000 players, and the studio acknowledged that it was "still struggling to keep up" with demand. Some players have even been squatting in the game for hours, and even days to keep their spots on the servers, which has lead players to demand Arrowhead kick AFK Helldivers 2 players after a certain amount of time.
Helldivers 2 is so popular that it's lead to a resurgence for Starship Troopers, the classic, over-the-top movie skewering fascism and super soldiers. If you're waiting to get into Arrowhead's game, we can't recommend enough giving Paul Verhoeven's movie a watch.
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