Army Of Two Servers Do Not Work

[ukimpact]

well what can i say, i sent email before about testing ONLINE play, because network play is needed in the console WORLD, what a shambles why hasnt the network been tested before a rushed realease, the main reason its a online game i mean ***, my copy along with my clan members are swapping it for rainbow six two when its realesed in nine days, even cod4 had problems but nothing this bad, so no point in sending us the patch.. game completed in 7 hours and im not going to stay around and test this game for you , thanks ea for your work in the games industry u made yourselfs look like bill gates in his garage as a teenager not a multimillion dollar or pound company disgracefull . also why would i want to play single player the reviews at ign and sunspot ect say the ai is dumb !!!and also any answer on a patch or is this just rumours going round the whole of the playstation community ???

[Matt@Sim_Moves]

I would remove the CAPS from your post as it is classed as Shouting which isn't necessarily allowed on these forums.

And no, the online servers do work, it's only been a few days since release which usually means that not a lot of people play online.

If you don't want to play the game online, I would either play with Offline Multiplayer or just play as one soldier with the other one taken control of by the A.I.

In the future, if you don't like the game or have some criticisms that you want to be passed on to the Development Team, try making them constructive, please.

[ukimpact]

what u mean it works it doesnt work im here right now mate got the game does it work no , dont say port forward port forward my ps3 is connected to the internet directly nat 1 !!! all my ports are forwarded.so mate some good info for you. the servers do not work at all i can connect to random guys sometimes no friends, invites do not work both ways all through my clan yes mate not just me me and 50 of my clan well 28 of my clan rest have taken it back for refund because of time restrictions on refunds and the forthcoming realease of rainbow six vegas 2 ... and ill bet you the whole of ea, rainbow six two will work straight out of the box just like last time !!!!

[ukimpact]

why cant these guys say the truth ? and please this is a not ea post so can i only have comments from the people out there who got and having problems or no problems with this game and let the forum decide if this game works or not ,,,

[EAUK_Baker011]

I have just finished playing Army of Two online versus all afternoon. It has been working fine for me. Please be sure to check the correct network ports are open, double check your NAT settings too. Also, can I ask how old you are?

[Valen Dreth]

Originally Posted by simmoves

I would remove the CAPS from your post as it is classed as Shouting which isn't necessarily allowed on these forums.

And no, the online servers do work, it's only been a few days since release which usually means that not a lot of people play online.

If you don't want to play the game online, I would either play with Offline Multiplayer or just play as one soldier with the other one taken control of by the A.I.

In the future, if you don't like the game or have some criticisms that you want to be passed on to the Development Team, try making them constructive, please.

I remember recalling being able to play COD4, TF2, CS, The Ship, UT3 and all of them at 4AM in the morning with plenty of people. That is no excuse

[ukimpact]

okay mate your right i wrong along with every post and thread in this army of two forum now where's the threads of this game is brill online is great LOL !!!!!!!!!! i cant find one its okay u deny the fact the game doesnt work and lets see what the reviews will end up saying ,your companys loss not mine, ill get a refund for the game and get rainbow six 2

[ISAACPly1]

Originally Posted by ukimpact

well what can i say, i sent email before about testing ONLINE play, because network play is needed in the console WORLD, what a shambles why hasnt the network been tested before a rushed realease, the main reason its a online game i mean ***, my copy along with my clan members are swapping it for rainbow six two when its realesed in nine days, even cod4 had problems but nothing this bad, so no point in sending us the patch.. game completed in 7 hours and im not going to stay around and test this game for you , thanks ea for your work in the games industry u made yourselfs look like bill gates in his garage as a teenager not a multimillion dollar or pound company disgracefull . also why would i want to play single player the reviews at ign and sunspot ect say the ai is dumb !!!and also any answer on a patch or is this just rumours going round the whole of the playstation community ???

ukimpact, although i agree that the online play is poor in this game, playing through the campaign with a friend is lots of fun. The A.I seems to know where you are all the time, which gets annoying but it's still a fun campaign.

[ukimpact]

that guys misses the point the game doesnt work online

[Matt@Sim_Moves]

You don't seem to listen to what EAUK_Baker011 has been saying.

I have just finished playing Army of Two online versus all afternoon. It has been working fine for me. Please be sure to check the correct network ports are open, double check your NAT settings too. Also, can I ask how old you are?

The support line is not premium rate, if I remember rightly its a "locall" number, at the very most its a national rate line which is still far cheaper than premium. However, email support is also offered, as Simmoves gave you the details for. Please dont be abusive to those trying to help you.

I have posted in your thread though, with some suggestions.

[ukimpact]

quote by richkillings EA heres my online ID ill send u an invite to a game n lets see if u join....R1CHK1LL1NGS
there another mate who cant do anything heres mine ukimpact join our games then or invite us i kno u wont because it dosent work i could give u another fifty names

[FriendlyDemon]

These blocks of text hurt my eyes.

[JAD-FuBaR]

Originally Posted by ukimpact

well what can i say, i sent email before about testing ONLINE play, because network play is needed in the console WORLD, what a shambles why hasnt the network been tested before a rushed realease, the main reason its a online game i mean ***, my copy along with my clan members are swapping it for rainbow six two when its realesed in nine days, even cod4 had problems but nothing this bad, so no point in sending us the patch.. game completed in 7 hours and im not going to stay around and test this game for you , thanks ea for your work in the games industry u made yourselfs look like bill gates in his garage as a teenager not a multimillion dollar or pound company disgracefull . also why would i want to play single player the reviews at ign and sunspot ect say the ai is dumb !!!and also any answer on a patch or is this just rumours going round the whole of the playstation community ???

ukimpact is 100% correct Army Of Two Does Not Work online, The game hasn't worked since the 9/10th of march, It was working fine up till that date? (What Happened EA?) It always seems that EA mess up all the decent game online, If it's not connecting problem it's lag & I have no problem with my internet, every other non EA game has worked fine. It just shows you how good EA are at there jobs, eh!
The single player mode is very poor (Six Missions, Whats that all about?) & the AI is dumb, Plus they have taken out most of the good stuff in the game like (forklift truck and the possibility of lowering eachother down on ropes & CPR etc).
Me & the rest of my clan will also be returning Army Of Two for Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Theres not much point of having a game that doesn't work online, Online Co-op was the main reason for Army Of Two in the first place.

Theres not much point of bringing out a patch now mainly because most people have taken the game back & The PS4 will be coming out by the time EA figure out how to fix the server.

Thx EA

[death wish]

ukimpact is right the online game does not work ive had about 2 online matches since the day it came out wats the point in that £50 for nowt i allways play ma games online an i completed army of 2 in 3 an half ours so thats 2 easy i fink reallly games r gettin 2 easy an getting more xpensive why? wen is this game gunna b fixed im anoyed i might have 2 take it back soon ne 1 wanna disagree put a post. Death-Wish-2k7

[salty5002]

Originally Posted by EAUK_Baker011

I have just finished playing Army of Two online versus all afternoon. It has been working fine for me. Please be sure to check the correct network ports are open, double check your NAT settings too. Also, can I ask how old you are?

What a supprise !!! Question , even if it didnt work would you say .no .. NO of course you wouldnt ! coz your boss would give you a kicking !! I have just upgraded my internet from 2mb to 20mb virgin XL cable ! and oo what a supprise its stil laggy on AO2 ! go figure !

EDIT and by the way I have checked and my loverly tekken 5 DR game uses PVP and that works fine with no lag.

[MANFACE GCHQ]

I don't own a console and I ain't buying one for this game.

[oliath]

Originally Posted by MANFACE GCHQ

I don't own a console and I ain't buying one for this game.

Good contribution.
Well done

On topic... i heard that the EA servers do nothing more than monitor your rankings. Therefore the lag cannot be from the EA servers.... it still doesnt mean that its your fault though. LIke most people say... their other games work fine... and also.. you would think with only four players there would be LESS lag.

Unfortunately i think the net-code could be a little bit poor.... but i dont know enough about this kind of stuff to speculate.
I do however know that because this game uses p2p your game will only ever be as good as the SLOWEST connection in your match. So even if you have a really fast connection... some cheapskate on the other end might still be using dialup and slow the whole thing down for everyone.

[ohagan84]

EA keeps spouting out excuses or lies about AO2 online it doesn't work i've had it since the release date compleated in 7hrs and then went to play online and it keeps saying timed out or my friends can't connect. Please learn to test your games and market first little hint a online demo might have sorted these issues out first but you knew this could happen so you didin't want to discourage your customers before the release. and of course EA staff will play online they have computers from the future that show your game working but us in the present will have to wait until their released or play games we know will work i mean RFOM team can get upto 60 people online in 1 match you can't even get 2 lol.

[daal]

Originally Posted by ohagan84

EA keeps spouting out excuses or lies about AO2 online it doesn't work i've had it since the release date compleated in 7hrs and then went to play online and it keeps saying timed out or my friends can't connect. Please learn to test your games and market first little hint a online demo might have sorted these issues out first but you knew this could happen so you didin't want to discourage your customers before the release. and of course EA staff will play online they have computers from the future that show your game working but us in the present will have to wait until their released or play games we know will work i mean RFOM team can get upto 60 people online in 1 match you can't even get 2 lol.

hm everything works fine with my copy....but i'm not using a router
the only thing that's annoying me is that it's region locked

[cheesebelly]

Firstly, sorry for the massive post.

I've been trying every day since last Friday to play a private co-op game.

I went through all the hassle of opening all the relevant ports on my router and still no joy. I got this lengthy reply from EA's technical support;

Thank you for writing back. If you wish to call us, you can contact us by telephone on 0870 2432435 between 9am and 9pm Monday to Friday.

In the meantime, if the same issue still persists, I will need the information below to have your account checked and so we can further investigate on the issue:

1. Your PSN ID.
2. Mark down the next time you log in (day and time) to play Army of Two, including the time zone you currently access from. This is used to view your access in the server logs and the more exact times you provide, the faster we will be able to locate, correct, and follow up on the issue.
3. Also, we would like you to send your connection information so we can diagnose and fully understand what obstacles are preventing you from maintaining a connection with the EA server. Below are the following steps to send your connection information to us.

1) First, download the program under "file attachments" at the bottom of this link http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/fattach_get.php?p_sid=LtZdj2si&p_accessibility=&p_ tbl=9&p_id=536&p_created=1125176564&p_olh=0 (http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/fattach_get.php?p_sid=LtZdj2si&p_accessibility=&p_ tbl=9&p_id=536&p_created=1125176564&p_olh=0)
2) After installing it, open the program and if a pop up box appears telling you "UO Server List not found" just click "No".
3) Click the "Options" menu at the top of the window, and select "Advanced".
4) Next, in the rectangular window where the server is listed, type in the IP address (easo.ea.com) to check the connection to the server.
5) Now, just click the button labeled "Trace route", which is the fourth button to the right of the IP address window.
6) After the trace route has completed, click the "Poll" button, which is two buttons to the right of the trace route button. This tells your computer to send data packets to the host server.
7) Let it send around 100 or so packets then select "Stop Poll".
From here, just click "Edit" then "Copy".
9) Open a blank text file, such as Microsoft's Notepad, and select "Edit" then "Paste" from the toolbar. The IP address should still be easo.ea.com
10) Look at the results in the text file. If there are any places where the connection shows a ping time of over 300ms, there's a good chance that this is preventing you from connecting.
11) Contact your ISP and see if there's anything that can be done on their end, or try another ISP in the interim, if possible. If you're playing another player via direct connection or IP-IP, put in the other player's IP address if you know it, and you can test the connection between the two machines. Bear in mind that most players won't give out their IP address.
12) If you're getting 100% packet loss on the first hop, you'll need to turn off your firewall and try again. Please be sure that when connecting to the EASO service, that you either turn off your firewall or open the proper ports needed to play online.
13) Check the ports listed in the Install Guide. If you are having continual problems, or if it appears that the server is down, please feel free to use the "Contact Us" page to submit a query to our Technical Support staff.

How to interpret the results:

Host names/servers - These are the individual computers that make up the Internet. The connection you make to the UO server may travel through 15-25 individual hosts before reaching it. Problems suffered by these hosts can cause poor game performance. The shield icons next to the host names give a graphical display of quality. Green indicating a good connection and as it worsens, the colors pass through various shades of yellow, red, gray, and finally, black.

Ping Average - Ultima Online uses the TCP/IP protocol that sends data in the form of packets. A ping time is the amount of time it takes for a packet of data to be sent from your computer to a host server.
If you are getting pings that are higher than 200ms then you will notice a bit of latency in the game.
If the ping for a particular host is too high (above 225ms) it usually signifies that the host you are testing is either receiving more traffic than it can effectively handle, or is having some type of technical issue.

A high ping will cause your client to not be able to communicate fast enough with the server for the game to maintain fluid motion. This will result in your character's movements appearing jerky and you will notice that the players and monsters around you seem to be able to move much faster than you can. This is due to the fact that the other players are most likely taking a different route to the server and are not being affected by the problem.

If you consistently notice high ping times, contact your ISP and discuss the problem with them. Be sure to have a list of the problem hosts or to actually be running UOtrace while you are speaking with them.

There will be some routers that your data will pass through that are independent companies and your ISP may not have any influence over them. In this case you can use the nifty Who is? feature of UO Trace.
1. Simply right-click on a host name
2. Select Who is?
3. You will be given information about that hop, usually including an email address and telephone numbers which you can use to contact them yourself.

% Loss - This is the percentage of packets that are being lost. In other words, you are sending information to or through that host and the host is either not receiving the data or is not able to return it to you. Any packet loss is a sign of some type of problem. These problems could be caused by hardware issues at the host server, bottlenecking (too many users communicating through that host), telephone line noise, and other causes.

Most packet loss issues are generally resolved quickly by the hosts (a matter of minutes), although some may take several days to resolve. If you consistently notice packet loss, you should contact your provider to discuss possible solutions. You may also consider trying a different ISP.

If you have any other questions feel free to reply to this e-mail, and I will be very glad to help you out to the best of my ability.

Should you require further assistance about this or any Electronic Arts games in the future please visit our website and review our extensive Self Help knowledgebase (http://electronicarts.co.uk/support) (http://electronicarts.co.uk/support)) .

It was nice of the guy to try and help but how can they expect us to go through all that!? I thought I left these problems behind when I bought a console. EA should not be allowed to get away with this. They should not have released a game that they can't support. They bragged about it being this great co-op game and yet you can't even play an online co-op game. Ridiculous!

Poor show EA!

I certainly won't be buying another EA game and will be sure to tell my freinds and family to do the same. I can see why GAME fell out with them now!

[gixer08]

hi guys does these online problems mean your entitled to a full refund on the game ??gixer08

[matb73]

jusy reading your threads on the poor servers from ea, im having the same problems on tiger woods 08. i can get into the lobbys and nearly into an online game then it just disconnects me. this has distroyed my credibility on this game as it says DNF 8 out of last 10 games due to crappy servers!!!!!!

[TheRook21]

Originally Posted by gixer08

hi guys does these online problems mean your entitled to a full refund on the game ??gixer08

technically if a product doesnt work as intended you should be able to return it (in the UK at least) take it back to the shop you bought it from and state your problems I cant remember the exact act that it allows this but I know there is one...

TheRook

[gixer08]

Rook just tried to return game today and they say as the game works they wont give a refund/exchange even though they are aware there is a problem with the live , say there will be a patch released shortly , in the meantime tough luck ??

gixer08