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Helldivers 2 CEO describes the 'War Room' atmosphere on launch day, as a server-breaking tidal wave of unexpected divers came flooding in: 'We saw the graph, just—players rising and rising'

"Suddenly we got this massive drop, and the server started freaking out."

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"Malevon Creek was literally an inside job": Helldivers 2 grunts in pieces after learning a real-life D&D game master is beating their asses in the Galactic War

Hi name is Joel, apparently

GamesRadar

Arrowhead CEO says the 'live service' aspect of Helldivers 2 has to be secondary to delivering a 'full experience' for $40: 'We view ourselves as a live service game because it's unfair to say anything else'

Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt is just a little bit reluctant about embracing the live service label.

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'We have an actual person with the title of Game Master': A single Helldivers 2 dev named Joel is pulling the strings on its galactic war like an all-powerful D&D dungeon master, war will become 'more and more sophisticated over time'

Arrowhead has noticed the "attachments" players have to planets and will make them more of a character in the future.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 celebrates victory over server capacity issues as devs move "to focus on improvements" like armored mechs: "Many exciting things upcoming!"

Following Helldivers 2's smooth server performance this past weekend, developer Arrowhead is shifting gears to focus on content updates.

Windows Central

Helldivers 2 CEO talks DLSS and FSR: 'When you are in a prio meeting and it's more awesome content vs more tech the decision is easy…'

You can't please all people, all of the time, but that never stops people from complaining.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 finally liberated from the bulk of its server issues as Arrowhead CEO celebrates having 'time to focus on improvements' like rad mechs and (probably) stealth gear

Helldiving. In my lane. Killing bugs. Moisturised. Thriving.

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Helldivers 2 dev now focused on improvements and returning to its "original plan" after the shooter celebrates its first weekend without server issues

Creative director Johan Pilestedt promises "many exciting things" are on the way

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 servers are being raised to support 800k players to tackle long queues: "How crazy is this message from a studio of 100?"

Arrowhead Studios CEO says there might only be some "light queues"

GamesRadar

Latest Helldivers 2 patch raises server cap to 700,000 concurrent players to cut down on wait times

Arrowhead Game Studio raises server cap on Helldivers 2 to 700,000 concurrent players to make wait times "more bearable."

Tom’s Guide

Starship Troopers star "can't wait to play" Helldivers 2, suggests a collab I'd kill to see: "Maybe we should do a crossover movie?!"

The actor behind Starship Trooper's protagonist is hyped to play Helldivers 2, and even suggested making a crossover film.

Windows Central

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

Ahead of what's expected to be a very busy weekend, Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead has fortified and expanded the game's servers.

Windows Central

Helldivers 2's community manager gets mistaken for an automaton by Discord, gets locked out of account for over 40 hours due to 'sending too many DMs too fast'

"I mean, I'm flattered Discord thinks I type fast enough to be a robot, but come on."

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2's CEO deletes sleep-deprived tweet forged 'at 2 am' implying the login woes are over—clarifies 'we don't yet know if we can support everyone this weekend'

"I was less than crystal. I blame it being 2 am."

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GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 players hope for the best and prepare for the worst as CEO warns "we might still hit the limit" after devs raise server cap to 700K for the busy weekend

Arrowhead is still trying to get players into Helldivers 2

TechRadar

Helldivers 2 concurrent player cap increased to 700,000 as CEO says wait times will now be 'much more bearable'

Helldivers 2 CEO announces concurrent play cap increase to 700,000.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 maximum player cap has been increased, but Arrowhead still expects queues

The 450,000 CCU cap has been raised to 700,000.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 was built on an obscure Swedish engine discontinued in 2018: 'Our crazy engineers had to do everything with no support'

Arrowhead isn't the only studio making co-op shooters on abandonware.

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Sony engineers are being drafted into the Helldivers 2 server war effort, though Arrowhead's CEO says to 'get it later' if you're strapped for cash

"If you spent your last $ and got stuck in server queues I'd be [heartbroken]."

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 boss says matchmaking is "defo infinite amounts better" after latest patch fixes more bugs and crashes

"Highlights include resolved matchmaking and prep for increased server load"

PC Gamer

Game devs commiserate with the Helldivers 2 team by sharing their own server launch horror stories: 'You can only attempt to prepare for scale'

"I cannot think of a single piece of infrastructure that didn't have issues."

Windows Central

Helldivers 2 dev suggests holding off on buying the game for now: "It's worth waiting until the servers can support the capacity"

The CEO of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead says it's worth waiting to get the game when its servers are in a better state.

TechRadar

Helldivers 2 creative director says to save your cash and buy the game when the servers are fixed - 'It's worth waiting'

Arrowhead Game Studios' CEO tells gamers to save their money and wait until the Helldivers 2 servers are fixed before they buy the game.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 lead says the game's farcical comedy was inspired by tabletop games like D&D—and he's nowhere near the first dev to worship at the altar of pen and paper

Roll for initiative—also to dodge this incoming eagle airstrike.

TechRadar

Helldivers 2 login cheats could face their most powerful enemy yet as Arrowhead considers adding AFK timer

Helldivers 2 players are keeping their game open to avoid long queue times, but Arrowhead Game Studios could be adding an AFK timer.

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