Solution to finding games online.

[GrmblTheMad]

I've spend the last month waiting hours and hours for games.

Now I've found the solution!

And I'm pretty pissed off, I've made an American user account on my PS3 (I'm dutch so my origional user account is dutch) and with this account I'm getting loads of multiplayer games, while on the other account I need to wait hours and hours in my own hosted game, I never ever join other games for some reason.

It is really pissing me off.

[Retro21]

are you suffering any noticeable lag during the games vs the americans? Might be a plan if not.

[GrmblTheMad]

No lag at all, I find this really frustrating, so I've been waiting all those days only for dutch games or what?

Tip for the designers: I bet it's more fun to restrict multiplayer too people from your town alone instead of country. That way you will have like 1 game / year with still 50% chance of the game freezing instead of 1 game / 2 days.

[Retro21]

on the bright side, if you lost you'll probably know where the guy that beat you lives.

[GrmblTheMad]

Ok once more since I noticed they "found" the solution for the PS3 connection problems in this thread:
Sticky: Troubleshooting Tips - PLEASE READ (http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19261)
You guys point out that the connection problems on the PS3 are due to router settings. But on my Dutch PS3 account I can't find games and on my US account (on the same PS3) I am getting loads of games.

[icadil]

The only thing that mad ethe difference for my was to simply add a lot of people to the friendslist in-game. In stead of complaining and moaning, take 10 minutes to use the list on this forum to add those people to your firendslist. When you start a game and invite people, you are almost guaranteed to getn a full game. I havent had any issues since I added friends.

[surgicalassasin]

I've spend the last month waiting hours and hours for games.

Now I've found the solution!

And I'm pretty pissed off, I've made an American user account on my PS3 (I'm dutch so my origional user account is dutch) and with this account I'm getting loads of multiplayer games, while on the other account I need to wait hours and hours in my own hosted game, I never ever join other games for some reason.

It is really pissing me off.

that is strange .. bcos a lot of players in NA ( including myself) are not finding games .. i am always able to only host games myself .. (with no one joining the games for a long time ) ..
and could pls tell me how u hv connected ur PS3 online ?? hv u fwded ur ports ??

[ScorpioSting]

The only thing that mad ethe difference for my was to simply add a lot of people to the friendslist in-game. In stead of complaining and moaning, take 10 minutes to use the list on this forum to add those people to your firendslist. When you start a game and invite people, you are almost guaranteed to getn a full game. I havent had any issues since I added friends.

You can't invite friends in ranked games...

Anyway I'll try the US accout advice, ty ;)

[GrmblTheMad]

and could pls tell me how u hv connected ur PS3 online ?? hv u fwded ur ports ??

My PS3 is in the DMZ zone of my router so it's firewall shouldn't effect it, and even with it behind the firewall if you have UPnP enabled ports should be auto forwarded, AND seeing that my problems aren't router related I doubt anyone else are.

[ByeByeToYou]

its nothing to do with your router.

[ChunkyPython]

Hum, I have a US account and cannot find any games at all now, NONE!

I may have to get a dutch account.

This is terrible:

1. No Trophy
2. No XMB support. No one shows up in the Players Met option.
3. First Lag, now no matches.

I have several other games that originally came out for 360 and they decided to make a PS3 version. No PS3 functions work at all, including Multiplayer. It almost like they threw it together to get 60 bucks.

This is the 3rd game I have purchased, all with same symptons.

[Donjd]

what are the other games that online doesn't work in? just wondering so I wont go out and waste my money on them.

[GrmblTheMad]

This won't work after 1.10 anymore, 0 games available on the US account now also.

[CivRev Master]

Caution Update 1.1 Might Have Stoped This From Working
Go to your Dashbord And Do Inital setup And Pick American As Your language.

Why Do We Even have Language Barriers?



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