A brand new Helldivers 2 patch, out now on PC and PS5, fixes some bugs and improves efficiency within the critically acclaimed and tremendous fashionable third-person sci-fi shooter. However extra importantly, it can kick AFK (away from keyboard) gamers after a set period of time. The hope is that it will assist de-clog the busy servers, ideally letting others get an opportunity to play.
Helldivers 2 is an excellent recreation, when you possibly can play it. With a whole bunch of 1000’s of gamers all making an attempt to unfold democracy without delay, the net co-op recreation has steadily been unplayable for a lot of as its servers buckle underneath the intense, sudden load. And whereas it’s nice that Helldivers 2 is so dang fashionable that the servers can’t sustain, the devs—Arrowhead Video games—know that individuals want to play it. (I do know some people who haven’t been in a position to persistently play Helldivers 2 for nearly every week now.) So the group is making an attempt to assist make issues higher by kicking out people who aren’t truly enjoying the shooter.
Launched on February 22, Patch 1.000.11 for Helldivers 2 fixes a bunch of tiny errors and crash-related bugs, however one of the best information is that this new operate geared toward kicking idle gamers. Right here’s the particular patch notice:
- Carried out a performance that can kick gamers who stay idle for quarter-hour again to the title display.
Because the servers have change into so busy, some gamers have began logging into Helldivers 2 and enjoying a number of matches after which by no means leaving the sport. As a substitute, these AFK gamers depart their consoles and PCs on and are available again after they wish to play. Whereas this does permit them to at all times have entry to Helldivers 2 (assuming the servers are on-line and their console or PC doesn’t shut off), it means lots of people who wish to play aren’t in a position to log in.
This AFK downside has grown so massive that on February 19, Arrowhead’s CEO Johan Pilestedt confirmed on Twitter that he was speaking to the group about implementing a change to kick AFK gamers in a future replace. Appears that function is now dwell within the recreation.
After all, as some gamers have already identified, this received’t be an ideal resolution. Gamers may connect rubber bands to their controllers or place heavy objects on their keyboards to simulate them enjoying Helldivers 2 whereas they fall asleep or work. Nonetheless, it’s higher than nothing, and can hopefully let extra individuals around the globe get an opportunity to serve up some democracy through massive bombs and machine weapons.
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