Why didn't devs do P2P?

[Goof]

I'm sure once the server issues are resolved everything is going to be great...

HOWEVER, Helldivers 1 had peer-to-peer hosting with an online server that tracked player progress as well as war progress and it worked just fine.

Always-online games are great - when they work. But most of the time the games always have server issues the first several weeks after launch and it's ALWAYS THE SAME REACTION: "We didn't anticipate this many players!"

Instead of dealing with the massive headache that the devs are clearly working overtime to fix, why not do what worked in the past?

[Fannidan13]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Aldain:

Warframe player here, P2P might work but it also has massive inconsistency issues and one person with crappy internet can turn everything into a slog through lag.

Imagine an orbital strike being thrown, vanishing and then hitting 4 seconds later in a completely different place as an example.

The greater the need for long term precision and cohesion the less practical P2P is.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite had these issues, on top of just ending the entire session if the host DC'd (or ragequit). At least with this system, we currently have the chance to reassign the host during a DC.

[Anzaman]

According to HD2 developer, the game does utilize p2p.

"Incidentally HELLDIVERS 2 also uses a peer-to-peer networking model, but this time around we're trying to be more proactive and make sure everyone can play the intended experience."

https://steamcommunity.com/app/553850/discussions/2/4206994023681287288

[Addex78]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Calv:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Addex78:

If Arrowhead just QA'd properly or stress tested the server setup they have would have been fine.

They did.

They didn't.

[Darkeus]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Addex78:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Calv:

They did.

They didn't.

Oh you work there?

Shush clown.

[Calv]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Addex78:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Calv:

They did.

They didn't.

Source?