Mecha Break Beta Hit 300,000 Concurrent Players And Broke Servers

Late last week, Amazing Seasun Games launched the latest beta test for Mecha Break, a new co-op shooter game that's basically Armored Core by way of Titanfall. If the initial wave of 300,000 concurrent players is any indication, Mecha Break could be well on its way towards being a hit. However, all of those players led to some of Mecha Break's servers going down.

In a message on Mecha Break's official social media channels, Amazing Seasun Games apologized to players for the server problems and promised to send out three batches of Ultimate Maintenance Box *15 via Mecha Break's in-game mail.

Pilots,
As our Open Beta went live earlier today, we were overwhelmed by your enthusiasm, witnessing over 300K concurrent players within hours. This posed a challenge to our server capacity and resulted in negative reviews from players. We apologize for any inconvenience and…
— Mecha BREAK (@MechaBREAK) February 23, 2025

The company also stated that the server issues "resulted in negative reviews from players." As reported by IGN, that's not the only reason Mecha Break is getting review-bombed. Some of the issues cited include the monetization practices of this free-to-play game. Many of Mecha Break's perks can eventually be unlocked for free, but it may take an exceedingly long time for non-paying players to get the same advantages as the players who don't mind spending the money.

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