Call of Duty 4 : MW1 multiplayer completely broke on 360?

RichieUK · 18 Jul 2012 at 13:11

Me and my mate wanted to play some CoD4 the other night on the 360, so we dusted the old girl down and went online....But it was impossible to find a game of any description. For 20 minutes we tried and this is how it went - I'd invite my mate to my game, search for a game when he'd joined...he'd get party is no longer available message. He'd invite me, search for a game...my 360 would completely freeze for a minute or so...then get the party no longer available message. I'd try to invite him again, my xbox would freeze as soon as he tried to join my lobby...and on and on and on it went, so we just gave up in the end

We tried playing seperately and we could get into games, but trying to get both of us in the same game was impossible.

Wth is up with it? There is still games and things going on, but trying to play in a party...is it just a no go these days? feelsbad.jpg

ONESHOTKILL · 18 Jul 2012 at 14:00

last time i was playing there was adverts and spam down the side of the screen i think IW gave up on cod4 a long time ago

blairw · 19 Jul 2012 at 13:09

such a shame really because it is an amazing game and much more enjoyable (map wise especially) than 3

dannyjo22 · 19 Jul 2012 at 13:19

Last time a group of us tried the game was utterly ruined. Just endless games of quickscopers even on the close quarter maps.

I understand why they abandoned it, they don't want people playing the older version even if it is the best. It is a shame though because I would've played it regularly again if it wasn't so neglected.

antijoke · 19 Jul 2012 at 13:30

Such a shame.

It was and still is an awesome game.

I keep thinking about playing it sometimes but from what I read I wont bother.

scwba06 · 19 Jul 2012 at 13:31

dannyjo22 said:
Last time a group of us tried the game was utterly ruined. Just endless games of quickscopers even on the close quarter maps.

I understand why they abandoned it, they don't want people playing the older version even if it is the best. It is a shame though because I would've played it regularly again if it wasn't so neglected.

so they abandon it to the cheaters and the immature. Nice.

cwhitehead · 19 Jul 2012 at 13:33

Best COD to date, IW could have a winner again if they went back to it and tweaked little bits.

I go on now and then, the bots are annoying but not impossible to play.

finite · 19 Jul 2012 at 13:47

If you tried around the 15th there were some issues with the MS matchmaking servers otherwise it could be neither of your connections was much use as a host.

It is a shame the experience is so variable on it now. I have a long way to go to get back to where I was before prestiging for a MW3 token.

TheVoice · 20 Jul 2012 at 17:57

ONESHOTKILL said:
last time i was playing there was adverts and spam down the side of the screen i think IW gave up on cod4 a long time ago

How the hell do they manage to do that? I thought the whole point of paying for XBL was to have a secure, safe multiplayer gaming environment!

ONESHOTKILL · 20 Jul 2012 at 18:02

wouldn't suprise me if IW were involved to push people to play mw3 and keep off cod4

finite · 20 Jul 2012 at 18:28

The MW3 netcode is certainly going to suit Activisions purposes there I'm not expecting it to be playable after the launch of Black Ops II.

But at the moment they've pushed me back to Modern Warfare because the DLC toggle is broken in MW3. Just as well really I want the P90 back and Dead Silence.

Woden · 20 Jul 2012 at 18:34

ONESHOTKILL said:
wouldn't suprise me if IW were involved to push people to play mw3 and keep off cod4

I think they have already given up on MW3 with Blops2 around the corner. Spawns broken, dead silence broken, MP7 stil way OP, UAVs sometimes invisible, frag/semtex listed as "lethal" when all they do is give hitmarkers.

E61 Grouphead · 20 Jul 2012 at 20:57

Woden said:
I think they have already given up on MW3 with Blops2 around the corner. Spawns broken, dead silence broken, MP7 stil way OP, UAVs sometimes invisible, frag/semtex listed as "lethal" when all they do is give hitmarkers.

Dire maps and net code too. Apparently the spawns aren't broken, it's deliberate so that you may exact your revenge... yeah right

Woden · 20 Jul 2012 at 21:14

E61 Grouphead said:
Dire maps and net code too. Apparently the spawns aren't broken, it's deliberate so that you may exact your revenge... yeah right

Right yea, spawned infront of 2 guys looking at my back. Just where I want em :|

scwba06 · 21 Jul 2012 at 11:59

Woden said:
Right yea, spawned infront of 2 guys looking at my back. Just where I want em :|

The spawning system on the new face off maps is terrible- constantly spawning directly in front of someone from the other team

oldbag · 21 Jul 2012 at 12:03

I dont think i will get blop2 tbh.

Woden · 21 Jul 2012 at 12:05

scwba06 said:
The spawning system on the new face off maps is terrible- constantly spawning directly in front of someone from the other team

So it's the same as every other map then

Woden · 21 Jul 2012 at 12:05

oldbag said:
I dont think i will get blop2 tbh.

I will. I love blops 1.

biron_w · 21 Jul 2012 at 12:19

oldbag said:
I dont think i will get blop2 tbh.

I will. Blops is a far better game than MW3. At least Treyarch support their games and sort things out.

finite · 21 Jul 2012 at 12:57

I think it will be a minor miracle if Black Ops II turns out ok. Looking at the mess IW/SH got into building on MW2 netcode I shudder to think where they're now with Black Ops as a basis.