Engineering · Oct 8, 2026 · 8 min read
Login queues: your first line of defense on launch day
How a login queue protects launch day with rate limiting and a player cap, why login queues so often fail, and how to build one that holds.
Chris Cobb
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Engineering deep dives, practical guides and news from the team behind Pragma Engine, the backend game engine.
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Behind the Game: Backend Essentials
Chris Cobb, Pragma's co-founder and CTO, on how online game backends work, where they break, and how to build them for launch day.
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How online game backends workEpisode 1
Login queues: your first line of defense on launch dayEpisode 2
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