Well, they certainly didn’t imagine it that way. Stress tests on PC and Xbox consoles should have revealed all the weak points Payday 3, but rather covered them up. The result is big problems. On release day, players complained loudly about Problems with server performance and matchmaking. Additionally, the game suffers from various bugs that make it difficult to enjoy the cooperative heists.
To make the list complete, it is appropriate to recall the mistake u PlayStation 5 version. Came out in unplayable condition. Starbreeze studio managed to release the wrong version. They said it was a problem they couldn’t control. Luckily this was quickly fixed.
Since the release, the servers have been strengthened and the situation has improved a little, but it is still not ideal. Even on weekends it was difficult to connect to the servers, the wait time was long and the connection dropped out. The developers are now focused on stabilizing the servers and have delayed the release of the first patch.. It is scheduled for October 5th. Meanwhile, Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren apologizes on social network X.
“We are very sorry that the infrastructure has not been preserved. It’s impossible to prepare for every scenario, but it’s clear we should have done more. We are working tirelessly to restore all services to our players.” He wrote Sjögren.
He also pointed the finger at an unnamed third-party dating service. She was supposed to be the cause of the trouble. unpredictable error, due to which the servers were unable to cope with the massive influx of players. A new version of the matchmaking server software was gradually rolled out to all regions, resulting in improved performance. However, a software update carried out by a partner late on Sunday should once again introduce instability into the matchmaking infrastructure.
The result of all this is some pretty negative feedback from players on Steam. At the time of writing, only 33% of 23,434 users rated the game positively. Players are complaining that they can’t play and can’t connect to the servers. Many of them offer an offline mode to at least play against bots. According to Sjogren, the team is looking for a way to add some kind of offline mode.
Payday 3 was released on September 21, 2023 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The heist event is also available on Game Pass. The game peaked at 1.3 million unique players. This is the sum of all platforms. At one point there must have been 218,250 players online.
Source :Indian TV
