Anton, there are some SERIOUS multiplayer issues...
 

I finally was able to join a multiplayer match today, I have been trying since Thursday

This game is amazing, but it has some serious multiplayer issues

1.) sometimes I spontaneously explode whenever I spawn
2.) Planes disappear and reappear while I am targeting them
3.) I keep hearing the little "hit" sound, as I spray a target with bullets, yet they don't die (one guy was spewing smoke as I got three "hit" sounds in a row, still didn't die!)
4.) People crash into the ground after being shot, and I don't get credit for the kill
5.)I found all this out today because I was finally was able to join a multiplayer match... I have been trying since Thursday!

Please please please hear our collective cries for an outstanding online experience. I want this game to succeed so bad!

This is coming from a guy who has been waiting for this game about two years, told everyone he knows about it, bought an ACE EDGE just to be able to truly get the full experience and I can tell you I am pretty put off by these major issues.

If I am dissuaded from online matches, imagine the average joe gamer renting this game to give it a try

anyone else having these issues or is it just me?

Its a great game but the online play is not very good. All of the above issues when i manage to finds a game. One thing that does hack me off is the having to re-invite your friends every time or is there a way to avoid this?

I am very close to taking it in to Blockbuster and seeing what credit i can get towards Modern Warfare 2

cant say i had 1 or 2...3 i have plenty...but sounds that you the same as me and are just a rotten shot, sorry. a plane dosnt crash just cos it gets a few hits...you need to hit the right place with all the bits of lead going in the same concentrated area, spraying is no good...then you might kill him.
the rest, yep thems are issues

The exploding as i respawn is a particular hate.

Planes disappearing and reappearing is called lag, welcome to console gaming.

The game wasn't released on Thursday. Why do people always assume MP servers should be up before the game is even supposed to be released?

people have been playing on MP since Thursday. I am aware of lag in console gaming, but I have never seen it this bad, maybe it is due to the nature of the game...

In roughly 100 games, I have seen plenty of people crashing at the beginning of the match because it spawns them all close together, but I have never encountered lag. All of the people I have been playing with have said the same thing, crashing yes, lag no. The major issue is the no-penalty crash system. People are exploiting that to no end.

That's going to be fixed soon - stay tuned.

Thanks a million Anton! :grin:

1) Never heard of this. Will check.
2) Just lag. Nothing van be done from our side. Try to select games from nearby places (with smalle ping) or host session
3) If you simply hit someone, doesn't mean that they die immediately. Considering that you have prooved lag, probably not all of your bullets really find a target.
4) That will be addressed in a neares update. Although it is more complicated that it seems to be, but it will be addressed somehow. Details soon.
5) It is called NAT configuration, I assume. Network configurations can be very sophisticated, and not all of the sessions can be joined. Try to select another game. Or there are simply no MP games available.