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Helldivers 2 dev still working to "increase server capacity"


Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has apologised for ongoing server "capacity issues" and says it is working to "increas…

Following a pledge to give all players a 50 per cent XP and requisition bonus to compensate for "a problem" that's giving out incorrect rewards at the end of missions, Helldivers 2's concurrent Steam count continues to tick up, which has, in turn, seemingly had a significant impact on server stability. That was several hours ago now but, at the time of writing, there's been no further update or confirmation on when Arrowhead hopes servers will finally stabilise. Last week, Helldivers 2 creative director and Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt said they believed games should "earn the right to monetise", adding that whilst players are welcome to "support this title" with DLC and microtransaction, Arrowhead is "never forcing anyone to do so".

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