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How to Fix ‘Maximum Player Capacity Is Reached’ Error in Wayfinder

Early access, early bugs

Due to Wayfinder currently being in its early access state, players are bound to experience their fair share of bugs and glitches that could halter their progress in the game. One of these is something that many may have never experienced in a game before – reaching maximum player capacity. With Airship Syndicate limiting the total amount of players on their Servers at any given time, you will likely find that this error pops up on your screen when you attempt to enter the game. But what is the fix for this error? This is Vincent’s guide on how to fix error ‘Maximum Player Capacity is Reached’ in Wayfinder.

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How to Fix ‘Maximum Player Capacity is Reached’ in Wayfinder

With Wayfinder being in early access, the Developers are working hard with persistent Server issues. As the playerbase fills the game’s overall numbers inside the Servers, Airship Syndicate are battling their way through with issues found in the game that is limiting the amount of players within a single Server at one time. Because of this, much like the launch of Modern Warfare 2 and Overwatch, the wait to play an online game is one that many are frustrated by. Its MMO genre cannot be appreciated in full due to the limitations being placed on the amount of players being allowed to play at the same time.

Related: How to Unlock Every Character in Wayfinder.

With a queue system that is carefully adjusted to increase the total amount of players that can get into the game at the same time, for those who are experiencing the Maximum Players Reached error the only real fix for this is to wait a few minutes and try again. This is the only solution provided by Airship Syndicate themselves as they focus on fixing the Server issues by lowering the number of players being able to log into Wayfinder. We highly recommend following Wayfinder on Twitter or joining the official Discord Server for all updates and hotfixes that the game has in store. Aside from this, the solution is a patient wait for entry into the game, by retrying your log-in after a few minutes in between each try.


That was our quick guide on how to fix this error in Wayfinder. For more on the latest video game releases outside of the error realm, be sure to check out all of our GJ guides here. Thanks for reading, we hope this guide helped you.

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Hadley Vincent
Hadley is a Freelance Writer for Gamer Journalist. They have been with the company since October 2022. With a BSc Honors in Psychology, Hadley focuses their creativity and passion for Video Games by primarily covering Horror, FPS, and anything with a great narrative. You will often find Hadley covering the latest indie horror games or deploying into Call of Duty's DMZ. They love a good story and one that can keep them up at night, be that for its scares or its lore.