Having connection issues on CoD4 to some servers?

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » December 9th, 2007, 20:32

After installing 1.3 the other day, I can connect to the 5punk servers fine, and the odd server, but I seem to have problems connecting to the majority on the list.

Quick pop onto infinity ward's forum, and apparently the master server can't cope with lots of players, so shits bricks occasionally.

Solution:

Type /cl_ConnectionAttempts 30 (or 60) in the console and be patient.

Edit: Also I've found typing in /reconnect while it's trying to connect yields better results.

MIkkyo · Post by **MIkkyo** » December 9th, 2007, 20:49

I had this as well, then i realised that it was set to search local instead of internet. D'oh.

Post by **HereComesPete** » December 10th, 2007, 1:35

:facepalms:

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » December 10th, 2007, 9:57

Most servers under 100 ping should connect fine within 20 attempts. The others aren't worth playing.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » December 10th, 2007, 10:13

Baliame wrote:Most servers under 100 ping should connect fine within 20 attempts. The others aren't worth playing.

Unless the master servers are nips north, which is usually the problem.

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » December 10th, 2007, 10:28

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:
Unless the master servers are nips north, which is usually the problem.

Seems bad planning on IW's part though, they knew they would have a big game on their hands to a degree (due to the following of the series), the server shouldn't be falling over.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » December 10th, 2007, 10:30

first week odd after the merkin release was fucking awful.

on the plus side, the servers at the start would let you in even with an iffy key

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » December 10th, 2007, 14:57

I think CoD2 still lets you in with sweepkeys unless someone else is using it on the server.

Post by **HereComesPete** » December 11th, 2007, 0:05

yeah, but that's cod2...

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » December 11th, 2007, 6:54

You sir completely missed the point.

MIkkyo · Post by **MIkkyo** » December 11th, 2007, 13:02

twss?

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » December 11th, 2007, 15:23

Yeah, that's grand, we can play CoD2 if we want to, but we're not going to amirite?

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » December 11th, 2007, 16:05

Why would we when we have the epicly epic cod4?

Post by **Dog Pants** » December 11th, 2007, 16:56

I don't think they're that different really. COD4 is just COD2 with the bits they missed out put back, ie cookable nades and sprinting. The unlocks help loads though.

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » December 11th, 2007, 17:09

MIkkyo wrote:twss?

= ?

MIkkyo · Post by **MIkkyo** » December 11th, 2007, 17:41

Baliame wrote:
= ?

Thats What She Said

MIkkyo · Post by **MIkkyo** » December 11th, 2007, 18:55

COD4 seems to be killing my internets now, they will work fine before i start it, then as soon as i try to connect to a server X-fire will disconnect I have to wait 5 minutes for COD to tell me that the server has timed out, then after I quit the game my internets run slower than an below the knee amputee.

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » December 11th, 2007, 20:07

Have you tried playing it with xfire turned off, or with xfire in-game turned off?

Post by **Dog Pants** » December 11th, 2007, 20:21

Or with the internet turned off?

Post by **Roman Totale** » December 11th, 2007, 20:29

Could be your antivirus/firewall. I had to change mine completely due it's propensity for shitting up my connection whenever I played multiplayer games (for reference it was Bullguard - managed to crash Titty Quest, SWAT, Soup Com and numerous others).