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Helldivers 2 (PC Digital Download)

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Green Man Gaming has Helldivers 2 (PC Digital Download) on sale for $33.19 when you apply voucher code FEB17 in cart.

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About this Game:
  • The Galaxy's Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.

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Update: This popular deal is still available.

Green Man Gaming has Helldivers 2 (PC Digital Download) on sale for $33.19 when you apply voucher code FEB17 in cart.

Thanks community member GreenBonsai for sharing this deal

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About this Game:
  • The Galaxy's Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.

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fastfxr
599 Posts
75 Reputation
I'd wait this one out, folks. Too many players and not enough servers.
jrbt
1150 Posts
76 Reputation
Are you the one joking? Issues logging in are well documented. I wasn't able to play all weekend because of the server capacity issues, managed to get in the other night by retrying for 15 minutes. As you noted they dropped an update today which adds an AFK timer which should help this problem significantly.

Game is definitely fun, replay value remains to be seen as there isn't much variety in gameplay.
ChickenChow
1035 Posts
1166 Reputation
So, you pay for it, redeem it, install it and then launch it. It will, very likely, immediately throw an error at launch about "Server at capacity". You can't even proceed to training part.

Workaround:
1. Find a person who is already playing this game
2. Add him/her on steam
3. Go to his/her profile on Steam
4. Click on Join Game option from the profile

The game starts without any server issues. There are plenty of nice folks on reddit who posted their steam id and immediately accepting friend requests.
I bought the game yesterday and did that. Discord community was fantastic as well. Mic is not mandatory but really useful to have. Specially if you want to split the group to finish side quests in parallel.

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Feb 22, 2024 04:51 PM
64 Posts
Joined Oct 2014
cycoplFeb 22, 2024 04:51 PM
64 Posts
Game will have server capacity issues (for now at least) if you try to play normally. On Steam you can bypass the server at capacity screen by doing Quick Join from steam friends menu (if you have a friend playing on steam). On PS5 you can bypass the server at capacity screen by doing quick join from the game's submenu on the PS5 main menu, but matchmaking still will not work for a bit until you've actually connected to matchmaking servers. If you have other friends wanting to play, you don't need matchmaking anyway.

If you're looking to join random games with random players, you may not have the most pleasant time although the game is still playable... you just have to wait longer because you have to connect to matchmaking servers.
Last edited by cycopl February 22, 2024 at 08:54 AM.
Feb 22, 2024 04:53 PM
1,558 Posts
Joined Nov 2012
neonbanditFeb 22, 2024 04:53 PM
1,558 Posts
The server queues are annoying but dang is this a good game and worth it at MSRP TBH.

It's like Deep Rock Galactic with way better graphics, progression depth, and mass objectives. I'm honestly surprised it's not from the same devs. Though TBH Arrowhead has also put out some gems before so it checks out.
Feb 22, 2024 04:54 PM
10,496 Posts
Joined Jul 2003
burticusFeb 22, 2024 04:54 PM
10,496 Posts
How's solo play? What I've read so far is it's basically geared for co-op.
Feb 22, 2024 05:00 PM
660 Posts
Joined Nov 2008
bigtommytFeb 22, 2024 05:00 PM
660 Posts
Quote from burticus :
How's solo play? What I've read so far is it's basically geared for co-op.
Solo play is good, but some levels are crazy hard, but in a fun way. Literally this game captures the sense Chaotic War and it's amazing. It's a better Starship Troopers and Terminator game than the actual franchises.

Also, the server issues may be real, but rare. I been playing consistently for 2 weeks from 5 to 10pm and the only issue is Crossplay and occasional drops. But the great thing is you can join back with your group and still get the XP, so it is not a loss or feel like a lost cause. Game is literally 9/10 for co-op.
Feb 22, 2024 05:00 PM
754 Posts
Joined Dec 2008
DesignxFeb 22, 2024 05:00 PM
754 Posts
Quote from burticus :
How's solo play? What I've read so far is it's basically geared for co-op.
It forces an online connection to play so yes it's geared that way. I hate online gaming and was hoping this could have solo play but I hear the difficulty is high for average players to go solo.
Feb 22, 2024 05:01 PM
63 Posts
Joined Dec 2014
JenniferF9972Feb 22, 2024 05:01 PM
63 Posts
Quote from fastfxr :
I'd wait this one out, folks. Too many players and not enough servers.
We've waited for up to 40 minutes with server being full. The CEO even said if you're low on cash, get it later due to the server problems.
Feb 22, 2024 05:03 PM
379 Posts
Joined May 2022
TealLaborer912Feb 22, 2024 05:03 PM
379 Posts
This game truly is worth the hype, the problem is that they expected 50k concurrent users within a year and have somewhere between 450k and 1m+ trying to play it during peak hours and they are hard capped around 400k. Critical success can be rough when a company isn't quite ready for it. It'll take a bit but I'm sure they'll figure it out in the next few months.

The gameplay loop is a little bit redundant but it is a live service game so should be growing over time. What they do have is a blast though, haven't laughed this much at a game in a while and it's filling the Overwatch shaped hole in my friends group's hearts.

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Feb 22, 2024 05:06 PM
42 Posts
Joined Nov 2012
SidLongweiFeb 22, 2024 05:06 PM
42 Posts
Quote from burticus :
How's solo play? What I've read so far is it's basically geared for co-op.
Correct about being geared for co-op, there is no scaling for player count.
Feb 22, 2024 05:16 PM
35 Posts
Joined Sep 2017
DavidP3774Feb 22, 2024 05:16 PM
35 Posts
I made the mistake of buying this at $34 last saturday, have tried several times to login but have never actually been able to play. I'll sometimes get the tutorial part, but within a minute ill lose connection, so even if i complete it, it never registers as completed and I have to keep redoing it, if it even loads that part of the game. I'd absolutely wait a few more weeks before buying, its not worth the time. I'm back to getting through my first playthrough of baldurs gate 3.
Feb 22, 2024 05:51 PM
473 Posts
Joined Dec 2010
hikemhighFeb 22, 2024 05:51 PM
473 Posts
Thanks! Bought now since I learned my lesson when Cyberpunk was buggy and $5 for a while until they patched things up and became more expensive
Feb 22, 2024 05:57 PM
454 Posts
Joined Jul 2007
crimedogFeb 22, 2024 05:57 PM
454 Posts
This game is great, I highly recommend it.

That said, the servers are overloaded. If you're trying to connect during peak hours you could be waiting 10-60 minutes. There have been several symptoms of the same issue (black screen, different error messages on the loading screen, etc) but after patches you just get to the loading screen with a servers at capacity message. They are working hard to increase server capacity. Can't handle the queue? Just wait until they increase the server capacity or play off-peak. The game plays remarkably well for the 1st week, I've had very few problems once in.
Feb 22, 2024 06:03 PM
268 Posts
Joined Oct 2007
ProtistManFeb 22, 2024 06:03 PM
268 Posts

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank ProtistMan

Dang, looked fun, but the DRM makes this a non-starter for me. Oh well, my loss.
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Feb 22, 2024 06:15 PM
521 Posts
Joined Aug 2011
slow-pCFeb 22, 2024 06:15 PM
521 Posts
Got my key from GMG last week and been enjoying it. Using the join a friend in steam method works great and plays great.
Feb 22, 2024 06:19 PM
156 Posts
Joined Oct 2017
MRiley84Feb 22, 2024 06:19 PM
156 Posts
Quote from Is2r :
Yes there are server queues at the moment, but I don't see any other sale for this game anytime soon.
The Steam Spring sale starts in 21 days/March 14.

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Feb 22, 2024 07:00 PM
209 Posts
Joined Aug 2015
RabbitsuitFeb 22, 2024 07:00 PM
209 Posts
I recommend holding off on purchasing. The evenings the past few days have been extremely difficult to login to the game. Yesterday for a full hour I could login to the game, but not start any missions or join any in progress. The game is fun when it works, but it is not working often currently.

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