PAYDAY 3 has had a rocky start to say the least and server issues are ongoing. The team behind PAYDAY 3 has shared an update on matchmaking, as well as their short and long-term plans for tackling these issues.
The server status has been fluctuating since the game launched on September 21. The main issues heisters are experiencing are long wait times, errors, or not even being able to get into a match at all.
Starbreeze provide an update on PAYDAY 3 servers
Players have already been issued an apology from Starbreeze CEO, Tobias Sjögren. The devs are now keeping us in the loop by giving an insight into what has been going on behind the scenes.
Starbreeze begin explaining, “PAYDAY 3 matchmaking infrastructure has not performed as tested and expected. Matchmaking software encountered an unforeseen error, which made it unable to handle the massive influx of players. The issue caused an unrecoverable situation for Starbreeze’ third-party matchmaking partner.”
The studio continue, “a new version of the matchmaking server software was gradually deployed across all regions leading to improved performance.”
However, they blame a “software update made by the partner during late Sunday again introduced instability to the matchmaking infrastructure. The partner continues to work to improve and stabilize PAYDAY 3′s online systems.”
As we know, “the issue in question did not manifest during Technical Betas or Early Access.” This is “due to the specificity of rapid user influx and load-balancing,” Starbreeze explains.
Finally, “Starbreeze is currently evaluating all options, both short- and long-term. In the short-term, this means Starbreeze’ focus is to ensure the player experience. In the long-term, this means evaluating a new partner for matchmaking services and making PAYDAY 3 less dependent on online services.”
Perhaps, PAYDAY 3 could get some sort of offline mode in the future, but since multiplayer and co-op is at the game’s core, it’ll be interesting to see how that would play out.
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