CANNOT JOIN LOBBY

[TomHoman]

I cant join any friends lobbies. anyone know whats going on?

[lewosch]

do you also experience similar connectivity issues while playing in public lobbies? you might try certain methods, such as restarting games and routers (preferably by everyone in party), or switching the host player until finding the best. additionally, you should all take a look at your party settings, which can be adjusted at "social" => "manage party". ensure that party size is preferably 4 for zombie mode, and party privacy is set either to friends-only or open.

[TomHoman]

everything is what it should be it just wont let me connect to any lobby from the browser or my friends. And its only in this game.

[lewosch]

you can have a look at your firewall settings on Windows, to see if BO3 is allowed to interact online. I honestly don't have anything else in mind to offer as a fix, but if it's initial installation following the purchase, then you might try restarting your PC once and/or verify integrity of game files on steam. for certain connectivity problems in BO2, I remember these weird fixes helping somehow, but still can't guarantee if they can do the same in BO3.

[Lil Dora The Explora]

are you in you're friends in the same area. if so its probably an issue with having similar or same IP's. i had a similar issue, the way i fixed it was by using nordvpn

[TomHoman]

what kind of bs is that? lol and no we are not in the same area. i dont under stand how this is such a huge issue and it hasnt been fixed in 6 years

[lewosch]

if you don't have an open NAT type (strict being the worst one, while moderate is average), and frequently have similar problems while inviting/joining lobbies with friends, you can try port forwarding. in some cases, it could be useful (still not 100% guaranteed). it's actually a process of opening certain ports or port ranges through router interface, and might enhance connectivity between players (for p2p connections, in particular).

if you don't know how it's done, you should search for video guides explaing required steps, depending on your router's brand & model. it's recommended to do for CoD zombie games, especially for the person who is going to host co-op matches. if you cannot access to router interface due to not knowing its password, you may search on Google for alternate ways, like doing it via windows firewall settings.

if you want to learn ports used by PC version of Black Ops 3, you can check this activision support link which lists them (including lots of other CoD titles).

https://support.activision.com/articles/ports-used-for-call-of-duty-games

[TomHoman]

do you really think that is necessary? i dont have this problem in any other game and after a while in this one it just works out of nowhere. i think it has to be something else, no?

[TomHoman]

also i do appreciate everyones input, thank you

[TidusXCloud000]

Do your friends have any mods loaded? Sometimes that has caused my to leave parties when i don't have the mod and vice versa, although Im pretty sure it usually just installs it.

[lewosch]

Originally posted by THE GREAT CORNHOLIO:

do you really think that is necessary? i dont have this problem in any other game and after a while in this one it just works out of nowhere. i think it has to be something else, no?

port forwarding is worth a try only if you have a strict NAT (in most cases, moderate NAT would still be OK), or if you've tried literally everything else and couldn't find a solution yet.

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Yes i know the solution

[Gmtm1018]

Also having this problem, open Nat, port forwarded, still wont let me join.

[saccharine]

open your nat, and if you cant join them tell them to open theirs, if yours is open you can host better basically

[saccharine]

Originally posted by Gmtm1018:

Also having this problem, open Nat, port forwarded, still wont let me join.

if they are host they have to open theirs, if yours is open you should host then

[アルバート]

go to your social and than manage party and make sure its set to more than 1 person. It worked for me and my friends