re: Helldivers 2 - Playstation Breaks Its PC Launch Record

Patch today, multiplayer now works on ps5.

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Really? There are some replies to this tweet about the patch that say it's still broken and the FPS is getting killed in some spots?

Is matchmaking working with crossplay on or do you have to turn it off on the PS5?

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Eeeeh, working is a loose term. It was unplayable until the patch for me, i couldn't join anything, even squads with friends. Could today, but on 2 occasions it crashed at extraction which was annoying, but the game is much better.

Get in a good squad with mic's on extreme, great fun. Lots of dying but it's fun and challenging.

Devs put out this Twitter video this morning, too damn cool

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I've been playing on PC and it has been fine. Matchmaking has worked mostly fine. Will fail to connect if joining a party sometimes, but just try again and it usually works.

Haven't seen too many fps drops, though it happens some. Game definitely puts a load on my cpu, but overall I think it runs decently. I don't think there are any issues that are major enough that it was stop you from playing or enjoying the game.

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Unfortunately I'm on PS5 and based on Reddit/Twitter posts it seems like console players might be more affected by the FPS/matchmaking issues?

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Played more last night, matchmaking is much better, and had zero crashes. I think maybe once or twice I got a failed join but the next one worked fine.

Lots less people with mics on now, I'm guess it's all PS5 players.

I loaded this up this morning, wanting to go through the tutorial before work. fricking directions said to hit the U button to use the stem. 4 deaths later I finally started just hitting random buttons.

The button is V.

This is the most amazing game that will be dead in 2 months because of the absolutely arse broken state the game released in.

This game is like crack. I can't stop playing.

Turned off crossplay and not having any issues with matchmaking. Very easy to join games, although I feel like people rarely join mine

Also, it took me like 6 hours of playing to realize I had to "buy" more stratagems to unlock more slots in loadout

One other thing I didn't realize is that if you hold square (on PS), you can turn on the flashlight on your weapon, change fire rates, etc.

ETA: When joining other people, they seem to rush through levels instead of doing all the objectives

Just realized today that the weapons it shows team loading don't actually require 2 people.

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What issues are you having?

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It mostly works, but it's just flakey enough. Trying to get to level 6, just can't do it. Have to complete 3 level 5 missions in a row. The game will crash, the host will leave, or you'll get a bunch of people that are ranked way to low.

Been trying all morning, time to go drink. 5 hours almost and i'm 0% closer :(