Call of Duty: World War II just officially launched earlier this month, but it seems that with the crowds of buyers Activision didn’t prepare for it and because of that, many players reported problems online. In a blog post today, developer Sledgehammer thanked them for their support. Despite the problems, the game has welcomed “millions” of existing players, Sledgehammer said.
“Our highest priority is to provide the best online experience. We’re not there yet, and we won’t be resting until we are,” the studio said. “Our entire team is working around the clock, and we wanted to share our latest status updates.”
It is suspected that last week’s update had a problem and had an adverse effect on server performance, Sledgehammer said. In response to this, Sledgehammer started releasing dedicated servers and switched to a P2P setup. This change has helped fix a few things, but the P2P setup means players may experience host migrations and other minor glitches. Dedicated servers are preferred because they are better, and fans may be pleased to know that Sledgehammer aims to bring them back in time.
Actually, Sledgehammer has started testing its dedicated servers in several countries such as several places in the United States. “This level of data and diagnostics helps us work towards a permanent solution as quickly as possible,” said Sledgehammer. “We have started testing dedicated servers today in the US. We will be watching this test closely, and once we analyze the results, we will expand it.” I still hope the Asian region will be released as soon as possible.
Sledgehammer also addresses another issue players are having: disconnecting from the server. The studio has found the root cause of the problem, and a patch is out tonight on PS4 and Xbox One to fix the issue. This is a big problem because being disconnected can mean lost stats and other problems.
Finally, Sledgehammer says PC fans should know the studio is listening to their feedback. The next title update for PC is complete, but Sledgehammer won’t be releasing it until it fixes the other issues mentioned above, some of which are also impacting the PC.
“This is just the beginning, so thanks for playing,” said Sledgehammer. “We will not rest until we have done all we can for society.”
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