"Helldivers 2 Prepares for Busy Weekend with Increased Server Capacity"
TL;DR
Helldivers 2 has raised its player cap to 700,000 ahead of an anticipated busy weekend, aiming to make wait times more bearable. The game's latest patch addresses server cap increase and fixes issues such as login errors, disconnections, delayed rewards, and freezes. The developers are working to improve server performance after previous weekends saw struggles due to the game's popularity, with the game currently boasting an all-time concurrent peak of over 457,000 players.
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