countless issues with online co-op!

[Chase]

with borderlands 2 co-op, there is one issue after another, and i would love any help from you guys.
(bear in mind, dont say i must use tunngle and what not, only tell me how to use tunngle if thats all you can help me with).

firstly, whenever i try to go onto matchmaking, the search ends in literaly one second with no results??? Second, my friend im trying to play with tries to join or accept invite to my game but his conenction times out and fails. When i try to join his game, i eventually arrive after a f..ing ridiculous load speed but in the game, when im moving im still still on his side, when i shoot, the bullet bouncing only shows up 7 seconds later and i cannot see enemies???

ive spent hours trying to fix this but im getting NO results. if you know of something to help me, please say and with a little detail about how to do it, thanks everyone!

[SimonS]

I would suggest turn your settings down a bit to stop the lag. With the connection ending in seconds when trying to join a pub match, make sure your network settings are online and no LAN or offline

[Chase]

they are online public bro, ill try turn my settings down but i dotn understand why that would be a reason, i have a super good pc and my internet is FAST

[WaxxFetish]

I never had much luck joining random pub games in BL2, but I used to have issue-free games with my steam friends.

I'm saying that I used to have them, because that's not how it works now. Since few days I'm experiencing most of the issues you've mentioned, but to list a few fancy things that occur on a regular basis:
-invisible enemies
-random chat messages not appearing at all
-invisible loot
-loot i can't pick up
-glitched vendors
-severe warping of players and enemies
-bullets not connecting on 9 out of 10 shots
-total glitchfest in the inventory screen

TL;DR = not playable at all.

Yesterday I found myself teleported into the black void of nothingness after being struck by a boss attack. Had to quit the session, you can see that phenomenon in my screenshot.

On a side note, none of these things happen to me in any of the other games i play online, jumping on the thread with some smart advice like 'fix your pc', 'get a new router' or 'change your isp' is not what I need and I doubt the OP's different.

The BL2 netcode is downright bad imo, and for some reason it's almost impossible to have a decent game lately. Regardless of that here's what you can try to improve your BL2 coop experience, although i wouldn't expect too much from these.

1. If you're connecting to the internet via LTE modem+WLAN router device, make sure there's no network traffic besides BL2 - like windows updates, background youtubes etc. Atrocious performance on concurrent network connections is very common with this type of devices.

2. While not convenient, cabled ethernet is still superior to wireless networking when it comes to latency variations, stable connection and such. Go for the cable for gaming if you can.

3. If you fail to go past the first connecting popup in BL2, you can usually fix it by restarting both the game and steam itself. Your coop partner should do the same thing.

4. check if the networking type is right - for example if the host switches to invite only you won't be able to join it, unless you're invited.

5. try connecting to host from the steam chat, preferably via invite option you'll find there.

I really hope that they sort out the networking issues, the way it is working atm strips the game of any fun I used to have with it.

[Chase]

wow thanks for that reply bro, ive tried your stuff but a few problems still persist. he cannot coem to my game, i ca go to his, we finally go into game after a 7 minute loading screen and when inside, i move like normal but my bullets dont bounch, my shots only appear on his screen 10 seconds after i shoot. Another inconvenience is that i can never find games to join in the menu (even with public settings). the thing is, he can join other games as he pleases because his matchmaking works, he can host a game and plays fine with others but all the issues lie with me. there is something wrong and i need to find out what it is

[WaxxFetish]

That's exactly what I'm coping with, can you tell me what hardware you're using to connect to the Internet ? And the type of connection between the device and your pc (is it wireless/wired) ?

[Chase]

i use uncapped adsl, the modem is right next to the computer so i use wired

[toxigenic]

Same problem here

[SunDrippedDevil]

Originally posted by Lord Voldemort:

Same problem here

This thread is from 2013...