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Helldivers 2 hotfix on the way to address crashes, matchmaking errors and “mixed” Steam reviewsBug hunt
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Image credit:Arrowhead Studios
Image credit:Arrowhead Studios
Helldivers 2launched earlier today and has been sat at the top of the Steam sales charts, with a healthy 60,000+ currently in-game. Alas, the co-op shooter also has a “Mixed” user review rating on the platform, thanks in part to optimisation and matchmaking issues.
Developers Arrowhead say they’re working on a hotfix to address the issues as fast as possible.
“I want to give you an update on the issues we’ve experienced today. I’m happy to say that we’ve now improved matchmaking and the most frequent patches,” game director Mikael Erikssonshared on Twitter.
“Let me explain where we are: We’ve made a patch, and are about to start playing alongisde you to check it works as intended. If it’s a success, we’ll trigger a hotfix and get it out to the Steam community first, then roll it out to PS5 players as quickly as we can.”
It’s a shame. I was initially disappointed thatHelldivershad abandoned its eagle-eye view of the battlefield in favour of a third-persona camera, but my interest has grown as Arrowhead have detailedtheir macro-scale Galactic Warand most recently theirhuman game masters which tweak the battle in real-time. Hopefully Arrowhead can fix the issues before the audience is scared away for good.
