Despite DDoS attacks, Path of Exile sets new record for parallel players

Posted by Yucca195 on March 18th, 2020

The Delirium extension of Path of Exile has enabled the dungeon crawler to reach the largest number of concurrent players to date, even if a DDoS attack has the potential to paralyze those numbers.

Path of Exile is a game that keeps reaching new heights with every release. Although many players are looking forward to the final sequel to this game, there is still a lot of excitement in the first game, which has only recently launched the Delirium extended version. Even before the console version was expanded, Grinding Gear Games had a lot to celebrate, as Path of Exile set a new high for concurrent players. Of particular note is that even in the face of DDoS attacks, it has happened. In addition, players are scrambling to buy POE Currency because they are worried that it will be difficult to obtain in the game after the new version is released.

Path of Exile officially released a statement: We released Path of Exile: Delirium this weekend, and I'm glad we reached a new peak in the number of concurrent players. Although some server problems were exacerbated by prolonged DDOS attacks, things went relatively smoothly. "

According to Grinding Gear Games co-founder Chris Wilson, Path of Exile hit 237,160 players at once during the weekend. The team believes that number may be higher, but a DDoS attack occurred when Delirium was launched.

In an interview with Shacknews, Wilson said: "Before the release of Legion last year, most of the players we previously recorded online recorded about 224,000 at a time." "This weekend was the release of Delirium, and we attracted 237,160 online once. Players. We think the final number will be higher, but we are trying to withstand a serious DDoS attack, which has eliminated about 40 servers from the Internet and reduced our capabilities. "

As Deirium is scheduled to be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One at 3pm Pacific time on Wednesday, March 18th, the good times of Path of Exile will continue. For more information on Delirium, check out our preview.

As we continue our march to Path of Exile 2 and keep it on Shacknews for more information about the future of Path of Exile. Before Path of Exile: Deirium is released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, I suggest players can prepare POE Trade Currency and wait for it.