BF2S Forums Does CoD:WaW work?

Currently, no. Their servers seem to be having some problems.

But, i got it at release and haven't had any problems until now.

Should I get this or CoD4?

I've played both MP and SP/Co-op. No issues whatsoever.

cospengle wrote:

Miggle wrote:

TopHat01 wrote:

Should I get this or CoD4?

neither, but if you have to cod4.

I was asked the same question by a clanmate - I said WaW because it's the future (obvious irony). I'm sure the problems with WaW will be fixed, it's just a matter of time. Still, it's disappointing to have to wait for a patch to play the game after such a good game in CoD4.

May aswell get both, CoD4 is like £20.

I've read a fair bit about WaW errors, so I'll jsut summarise some of the things that people have sugggested as fixes in case anyone finds it useful (I've tried all of then, except the Vista ones, without success). I'm not going into detail of the errors though since that's the job of Google.

exit any other programs before starting WaW (I think this especially means antivirus/firewall etc)
reinstall, and repatch
update Direct X to version 9.0c (November 2008 edition)
update graphics drivers
disable any modem/unimodem device in device manager
update punkbuster manually

for Vista only:
set default playback format to 24 bit 48000Hz (Studio Quality)
run WaW in XP SP2 compatibility mode

This page is a good summary

Last edited by cospengle (2008-11-17 14:15:02)

This is the most retarded bullshit I came across for a while! Why should I buy a game that forces me to disable all other programs, especially virus/firewall (ESPECIALLY when I intend to play online ffs!) in exchange for the mere chance of getting it to run. That´s the most definite no go according to games for me in quite some time.

Sisco10 wrote:

This is the most retarded bullshit I came across for a while! Why should I buy a game that forces me to disable all other programs, especially virus/firewall (ESPECIALLY when I intend to play online ffs!) in exchange for the mere chance of getting it to run. That´s the most definite no go according to games for me in quite some time.

As long as you arent downloading stuff from the servers, there shouldnt be any risk of getting a virus from a game

m3thod wrote:

anyone know where is the cheapest place to buy this in the UK?

try play.com

cospengle wrote:

Yes, I know it's a CoD4 section, but...

There's a heap of people who are reporting problems with the game already (I just got it today). I was just wondering how wide-spread the problems were. I know most people who have it working are playing rather than reading the forums, but BF2S is pretty reliable when it comes to people coming back to visit.

Shouldn't you have made this before you got it ? Anyways, I've had a few connection failures on my 360 but it has happend this past week only. It really makes me mad when I get a loss of connection when I'm 5/7. It is starting to fuk up my kd which took me for ever to get positive.

Last edited by Obiwan (2008-11-26 13:21:40)