Helldivers 2: How to fix Quickplay not working?

Published: 19:26, 12 February 2024
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Helldivers 2: How to fix Quickplay not working?
Helldivers 2 Failed to join lobby error message

Key Points from the Article

  • The game has encountered known issues, including Quickplay not working, which prevents players from joining missions at the War Table.
  • This issue arises due to the rapidly increasing player base, leading to overcrowded lobbies and the "Failed to join game lobby" message.
  • PC players should experience fewer problems with the recent updates, but PS5 players can try solutions like joining friends directly, enabling Crossplay, or travelling to planets with fewer players.
Helldivers 2 Failed to join lobby error message

Helldivers 2: Solutions for Quickplay Not Working. The problem, why it happens, how frequently it happens, what can players do to solve it, and much more.

Helldivers 2 has been a major success for Sony Interactive Entertainment as within a few days of launching, they managed to sell over one million units. The game officially launched on February 8th, 2024 on both Steam for PC and on PS5 by Arrowhead Game Studios.

Like most newly released games, there are bound to be some bugs and issues with them at the beginning. Helldivers 2 is no exception to this as it has a lot of known issues. 

Now let us address the issue of why quickplay is not working and see how to solve that issue.

How to fix Quickplay not working in Helldivers 2?

Quickplay Not Working is a problem players run into when they attempt to join a mission at the War Table located on the ship. They fail to join the mission and are prompted with the message "Failed to join game lobby".

This problem occurs in Helldivers 2 because it's a new game and its player base is rapidly increasing. So whenever someone tries to matchmake in an increasingly large player base, the matchmaking mechanism tries to put a large number of players in the same game. So as soon as the lobby becomes full, players get the "Failed to join game lobby" message.

Helldivers 2 Gameplay Random Moment on PS5
Helldivers 2 Gameplay Random Moment on PS5

PC players should start seeing less of this problem as the new updates were made to resolve this issue. However, if you are still facing this problem as a PC player or a PS5 player, you can try these solutions:

  • Join friends directly by sharing your friend codes directly with them.
  • Turning On Crossplay on PS5, create your own game and throw out the SOS beacon. It will let PC players join you.
  • Some players have stated that if you travel to a planet with few players on it then it works without any problems.

We hope these solutions helped you get past the Quickplay not Working error. If it doesn't all we can ask you is to wait patiently till Arrowhead Game Studios properly address and resolve this problem.

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