Splitgate has become something of a phenomenon over the past few weeks. Ever since it entered its beta last month, players have been arriving in their droves to check out the Halo meets Portal shooter. Unfortunately, with such a small team working on the game, the servers have taken a bit of a beating - something the team says it's working effortlessly to fix.
Speaking on TikTok, the game's server engineer provided an analogy as to why the game's in the state that it is. Comparing Splitgate to a restaurant, they explained how having a sudden influx of customers to a small restaurant not only requires more tables (which would be servers in Splitgate's case), but more waiters, chefs, equipment, and more.
But as the studio slowly grows to meet demand, they've assured viewers that the team is "absolutely working [its] tails off" to ensure more people are getting into the game without issues.
Due to these problems, Splitgate's been delayed from its full release until sometime in August, with the beta still underway now. It's a smart move to ensure the team has more time to build the resources they need. We just hope the game has a strong enough community in the long run to make this extra work worth it.
Have you been checking out Splitgate? Let us know in the comments below.
[source tiktok.com]
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"working effortlessly"? I certainly hope not.
Hopefully the team gets this sorted soon. It'd be a shame if the game didn't find a large audience because of it.
I hope the gaming community is nice to this company. It sounds like they have an unexpectedly huge hit on their hands and just need time to expand properly.
Unlike foodies (going with the restaurant example here), gamers lack patience and won't wait too long for technical issues to get resolved without blowing up social media with vitriol.
Be patient folks... it's worth it.
Is it the most original game?
No (melds gameplay Halo with mechanics from Portal and adds a dash of Overwatch aesthetic).
Is it the prettiest game?
No. Graphically it is serviceable, but not special.
What it is... is FUN.
And I cannot emphasize FUN enough... even a rubbish old geezer like me can notch up a nice tally of kills...and have a big daft smile on my face while doing so.
Fun is something missing from too many games today... and Splitgate nails it.
Hope it really takes off.
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