Star Wars Battlefront 2 Servers are Under Siege

Thanks to the free copies reclaimed by numerous players on Epic Games Store, the shooter Star Wars: Battlefront 2 experiences a true renaissance. The activity increase on the servers is so great that the network infrastructure can't cope.

IN A NUTSHELL:

EGS giveaway helped revive Star Wars: Battlefront 2;
Significant increase of interest in the game causes server issues.

Since the recent giveaway of Star Wars: Battlefront II on Epic Games Store, the number of active users in the game has significantly grown and the game's servers can't handle it. As a result, users trying to log in often encounter errors with messages 623, 918 and 712, specifically related to problems with network infrastructure.

In a later tweet it was reported that the problems have been solved (although some players are still complaining that they can't log in).

You can pick up a free copy of Star Wars: Battlefront 2 until January 21. It's worth noting that the version of the game you can get is the so-called Celebration Edition, which includes all the additional content, up to and including an update tied to the movie Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker from 2019 (this includes cosmetic items).

Can the giveaway on EGS be expected to significantly extend the lifetime of EA DICE's game from November 2017? For now it's hard to say - it's possible that some players will install it only for a while and then quickly forget about it. For now, however, the title enjoys considerable popularity. It's a great opportunity to dive back into the Star Wars universe - especially since, after updates and changes, SW: Battlefront 2 is quite a decent shooter.