Stalker 2 reportedly took out the whole internet for Ukraine

Stalker 2 release have proved why the game was among the most anticipated title on everyone’s specially players from Ukraine. New report reveal that the launch of Stalker 2 caused countrywide internet overload resulting in issues with download speed, with people downloading the game as per two internet providers in the country, Tenet and Triolan.

In a statement as noted by ITC, both internet provides revealed that the overload was due to people downloading the game at the same time. “Dear friends, due to the massive download of the long-awaited Stalker 2 game in multi-threaded mode, our partners’ external backbone channels are currently experiencing overload. All subscribers may be affected by the decrease in Internet access speed,” Tenet wrote.

A similar statement was also released by Triolan stating, “Currently, there is a temporary decrease in Internet speed in all directions. This is due to the increased load on the channels due to the massive interest in the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.”

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Devs left with mixed feeling on Stalker 2 release

Stalker 2 was a long time coming, however, the ongoing invasion by Russia made it a difficult situation for everyone. Talking to Eurogamer, Creative director Mariia Gryogorovych at GSC Game World revealed that the team was happy for the game’s success, but at the same time she also believed the internet issue was a bad thing, especially during these times.

The success for the game was quite apparent, despite having some hilarious bugs which the developer admitted need a fix. The most recent patches to the game addresses a ton of these, with more bug fixes and performance improvement incoming.

“It's not perfect, we need to fix everything, it has some problems. But it's a game! It's a game with soul, with feelings there, with love there. Even the problems, you can't fix them if you don't have a game,” she added.