At last, the sturdy boot of Managed Democracy will be delivered to those who deserve it nearly as much as bugs and bots. The latest patch forHelldivers 2adds an AFK kick timerto remove AWOL players so that active divers can be allowed to unleash justice.
Following patch 1.000.11,Helldivers 2will boot lobby-dwellers after 15 minutes of inactivity. There are other fixes with the patch, mind. But the timer is an important addition.
Helldivers 2gets a much-needed AFK timer to kick AWOL divers
It’s no secret that the game’s community has beenclamoring for such an update.Helldivers 2has been explosively popular, bringing inmore than 450,000 playerson Steam alone. Some have joked that a small number of those players were likely those who managed to get in the game but refused to leave.
Hopefully, the patch will allow players to jump into the game smoothly rather than having towait things out. I have a new Stratagem that Ineedto test on Automatons this weekend.
Granted, it’s probably not a perfect system. Back in my day (I’m old and allowed to say it), players who wanted to stay AFK in a game would use a rubber band on a controller’s thumbstick. It would trick the game into thinking the player was still online, but perhaps hopelessly confused. I agree with those who say players who want to stay should type out a Stratagem cheat code instead.
Other issues addressed, and some things that remain
Here are other issues addressed by the patch (courtesy of Arrowhead):
There are still some problems that Arrowhead is aware of. Armor values are still messed up, and disconnects continue to occur during matches. Oh, and there’s error code 10003001 on PS5 that I’ve become intimate friends with. Indeed, the road to Democracy is long, but it should be worth the hard fight.
