"Helldivers 2 Dev Addresses Server Issues and Steam Launch Success"

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios apologized for login and progression issues as the game experienced a massive influx of players, surpassing expectations with a peak concurrent player count of 155,926 on Steam. The servers struggled to handle the increased traffic, leading to login problems and progression tracking issues. Arrowhead's boss, Johan Pilestedt, explained that the servers' rate limiter was exceeded despite efforts to increase capacity, and issued an apology while assuring players that the team was working to resolve the issues. Despite the server problems, Helldivers 2 has been well-received by players and has seen an improvement in user review ratings on Steam.