Dauntless celebrated its official release. It apparently attracted so many players that the servers can no longer handle the load. The developers are working on it, but fans still need to be patient.
So many players want in: After the official release of Dauntless on May 21, 2019, on PC, Xbox One, and PS4, an additional 500,000 fans signed up in addition to the beta players. Currently, Dauntless has over 4 million players. (via gamesradar)
There are even more expected. By the end of the year, Pheonix Labs aims to increase the numbers further. The developers want to attract up to 9 million players to the servers. The influx is already causing problems.
Connection issues in Dauntless: Endless queues
Where do the queues come from? The reason for the queues is that the servers are simply “full”. They can no longer accommodate any more players. Therefore, Phoenix Labs had to implement a “one in, one out” policy. Every player who wanted to get in needed to take the spot of someone who left.
This is how long players have to wait: Some players reported sitting in the queues for over 3 hours.
Currently, the queue does not show a duration anymore. Instead, it displays how many players are still waiting in front of you in the queue. As of now (May 24 at 4:00 PM), there are no active queues.
This is what the developers are doing about it: The capacity for players who can play Dauntless simultaneously has already been increased. This should now allow more players to join the game at the same time.
However, there are still queues, and the developers have been working for days to manage the influx. The official Twitter account of Dauntless tweeted that work continues, capacities are being increased, and bugs and crashes are being fixed:
Previously, there were larger issues. In Dauntless players can hunt with friends, which is even supported by crossplay. However, the friend lists on PC, PS4, and Xbox One were empty for many players.
While the problem should be resolved by now, players must first log in to be able to play together. You can check the current status of the servers on the Dauntless status website.
In the future, Dauntless will even serve additional platforms:
