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Brendan Lowry

Helldivers 2 raises its server capacity to gear up for another crazy weekend, but will it be enough?

Helldivers 2.

What you need to know

  • Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead Game Studios has raised the concurrent user cap on the game's servers to 700,000 players ahead of this weekend.
  • This comes after Helldivers 2 has suffered from server capacity issues for the past week, causing many players to get stuck waiting in a queue for hours.
  • Earlier this week, Arrowhead also implemented a system that kicks players going AFK to queue dodge and clog server space after 15 minutes of inactivity.
  • Helldivers 2 has been at the top of the Steam Top Sellers chart since it was first available to buy, and has routinely broken its concurrent player count records on Valve's platform since it launched on February 8.
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