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Problems with multiplayer video game servers are a sad recurrence during the holidays: free time is greater, and the always present basic user is joined by those who are usually too busy with something else, thus impacting the capacity of the servers to manage a greater flow of data and connections. Let alone in a period of pandemic, where even a giant like Amazon, with its Web Services, has had more than a cat to peel in the last few weeks . Not even Fortnite , the most popular and played video game on the planet, is immune to these problems: yesterday, December 29, the Twitter account Fornite Status , which updates users of possible ongoing problems in real time, reported the inability of users to find games, and in some cases even connect to the game.
In the next update, the internal investigation of Epic Games , the developer, led to the complete blocking of the accesses, so as to be able to understand the nature of the problem without risking interrupting the games or compromising the saves. An intervention that lasted about 10 hours, solved only around 1 am, Italian time, and which allowed users to return to invade the servers to devote themselves to the activities of the mid-winter winter event. An event that on the one hand is an opportunity to unlock unique aesthetic objects for your avatar, or to try new game modes, but which at the same time has clogged up the servers even more, thus unleashing the ire of the players.
Under the posts of the official account, angry comments and complaints have multiplied, reminding the company that the time to obtain certain rewards is very limited, or complaining of not being able to play that very afternoon when they finally had a few hours free to devote to gaming. , only to pass them on to keep an eye on a Twitter account. There are also those who remember that for many users, especially the little ones, it is also one of the few ways (if not the only one) to socialize and keep in touch with friends in this period of tightening of restrictions due to the Omicron variant. .
All resolved , however, hoping to be able to peacefully spend the rest of the holidays on the Metaverse (or at least, on the Epic Games one).
