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JsuCloud Mar 12, 2023 @ 2:47pm
no people in multiplayer
Matchmaking doesn't work for me, it searches for games and can't find them, I've met the same 3 people every time I enter different lobbies, and we keep waiting for more people to come in to finally be able to play, I'll have an error, or is it because does the game have problems?
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Originally posted by DemDree:
Its a shadow ban, have the same issue, if you check https://support.activision.com/ban-appeal
it will say "under review" when you appeal which means you're shadow banned, I got to play 1 game and then i got shadow banned, probs got reported because I guess i did better than other people? idk I wasnt even the highest scoring player, I downloaded the game quickly as soon as it released on steam so i was the only steam player in the game, idk if they thought that meant i was hacking and decided to report but yeah, im shadow banned regardless until activision reviews it and decides i did nothing wrong. You will only find lobbies with other shadow banned people which just so happens to be steam members. (also my logic in terms of thinking its because im on steam is because steam players have the steam logo, being the only steam logo and peoples unawareness of steam (people on console) they might think you hacked to get this special logo thing or whatever, this is just speculation.)
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Youngnor Mar 12, 2023 @ 2:48pm 
i have the same issue right now. im redownloading the game as we speak
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Teo Mar 12, 2023 @ 2:49pm 
I think the way the steam version is trying to communicate with other platform versions of the game is causing an error & also not allowing us to connect with anyone else other than steam version users of the game, if any.
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Youngnor Mar 12, 2023 @ 2:51pm 
i have 2 other brothers that stated they can find a game within seconds but they are on console (ps4). its a weird issue that i came across last night and today. i just uninstalled the game and installing it again. might be because you dont have the dlcs or faulty files
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cubobey Mar 12, 2023 @ 2:59pm 
I have no problems with crossplay enabled
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MissingNo. Mar 12, 2023 @ 3:53pm 
Originally posted by Youngnor:
i have 2 other brothers that stated they can find a game within seconds but they are on console (ps4). its a weird issue that i came across last night and today. i just uninstalled the game and installing it again. might be because you dont have the dlcs or faulty files
Do you have the proper ports open? I see you're in US. You should be able to find games on Steam within a minute.
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Youngnor Mar 12, 2023 @ 4:26pm 
Originally posted by MissingNo.:
Originally posted by Youngnor:
i have 2 other brothers that stated they can find a game within seconds but they are on console (ps4). its a weird issue that i came across last night and today. i just uninstalled the game and installing it again. might be because you dont have the dlcs or faulty files
Do you have the proper ports open? I see you're in US. You should be able to find games on Steam within a minute.
I just redownloaded the game and it still does the same thing. it could be my pc specs that wont make me load into regular lobbies. its annoying but yes my ports are open. i have a asus router and enable forward porting so my nat type is open. its a weird issue
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Youngnor Mar 12, 2023 @ 4:29pm 
i have warzone and i find lobbies but for some odd reason cold war i cant find a freaking lobby at all
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Nebulous Mar 12, 2023 @ 4:36pm 
Skill issue
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Youngnor Mar 12, 2023 @ 4:39pm 
Originally posted by Nebulous:
Skill issue
i wish it was but i got a 2.7kd and always get 60 kills but that was on ps4
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Mistah Haskins Mar 12, 2023 @ 4:53pm 
Originally posted by Youngnor:
Originally posted by Nebulous:
Skill issue
i wish it was but i got a 2.7kd and always get 60 kills but that was on ps4

The Steam version is bugged
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MissingNo. Mar 12, 2023 @ 5:30pm 
Originally posted by Mistah Haskins:
Originally posted by Youngnor:
i wish it was but i got a 2.7kd and always get 60 kills but that was on ps4

The Steam version is bugged
Many people here including myself are finding matches no problem with the Steam version. How is it bugged? Do you have the proper ports open and did you give the game permission through Windows Defender?
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MissingNo. Mar 12, 2023 @ 5:31pm 
Originally posted by Youngnor:
Originally posted by MissingNo.:
Do you have the proper ports open? I see you're in US. You should be able to find games on Steam within a minute.
I just redownloaded the game and it still does the same thing. it could be my pc specs that wont make me load into regular lobbies. its annoying but yes my ports are open. i have a asus router and enable forward porting so my nat type is open. its a weird issue
Does the game have permission through Windows Defender?
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JsuCloud Mar 12, 2023 @ 5:35pm 
Originally posted by MissingNo.:
Originally posted by Youngnor:
I just redownloaded the game and it still does the same thing. it could be my pc specs that wont make me load into regular lobbies. its annoying but yes my ports are open. i have a asus router and enable forward porting so my nat type is open. its a weird issue
Does the game have permission through Windows Defender?

I did everything you say, I have nat open, and windows defender does not interrupt, I have no optimization problems and I remember that the first time I opened the game, it found a lobbie immediately, from the second time it does not find any, even I think I might have a shadow ban, but I don't use or cheat in any way. :isaac::isaac:
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MissingNo. Mar 12, 2023 @ 5:45pm 
Originally posted by 雲:
Originally posted by MissingNo.:
Does the game have permission through Windows Defender?

I did everything you say, I have nat open, and windows defender does not interrupt, I have no optimization problems and I remember that the first time I opened the game, it found a lobbie immediately, from the second time it does not find any, even I think I might have a shadow ban, but I don't use or cheat in any way. :isaac::isaac:
Game's likely just dead in your region
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Mistah Haskins Mar 12, 2023 @ 6:03pm 
Originally posted by MissingNo.:
Originally posted by Mistah Haskins:

The Steam version is bugged
Many people here including myself are finding matches no problem with the Steam version. How is it bugged? Do you have the proper ports open and did you give the game permission through Windows Defender?

I have tried everything; its the game and not me. Countless people I have talked too said the same thing and the one connection to them all was they were playing on Steam and not Battle.net.
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