How do I host a ROOM for Call of Duty 2 on XBOX LIVE???

[NiNtEnDoNuT1983]

How do i host a room and be able to set time limit,what type of game it is and all that...

HELP ME OUT!!!!!!

[njiska]

You don't.

[NiNtEnDoNuT1983]

o yeah LOL y not :evil:

[njiska]

o yeah LOL y not :evil:

Hehe. Y Not? Because somehow Infinity Ward managed to fuck up the most basic of things. LOL Boy i hope somebody got canned over that blunder. It's just bad businedd.

[Slipdeath]

Which is probably the reason why Call of Duty 2 is not a Triple A title.

[Tony Montana]

Well actually thats not completely right. You are not SUPPOSED to be able to host a "room". But there is a trick to getting it to work...

1. you have to have an Xbox Arcade game downloaded where you can invite people to play and a friend online too.

2. Whoever wants to host goes under Multiplayer -> System Link -> Create Game and then sets up the options just like you want and then or at the same time..

3. other friend invites that person to the arcade game, but the trick is for the host to say "yes" the first time and when it says are you sure you hit "no", then you will be on live in your own room but random people will start joining.

4. the other person must fairly quickly go to "join game session" in order for them to get in the game also without waiting.

Kinda complicated but thats the only way we play now, it will also let more than 8 people in so sometimes it gets more laggy, but being able to pick the map and all options is worth it.

By the way, COD2 is all I really play on my 360 so I consider it probably the best one

[DonMarco]

CoD2 multiplayer works 1 out of 4 times I try to join/find/play a game. Half the time, everyone drops out. The other half it's a sniper war for 15 minutes in a German farmland.

DoA4's spoiled me.

[Tony Montana]

CoD2 multiplayer works 1 out of 4 times I try to join/find/play a game. Half the time, everyone drops out. The other half it's a sniper war for 15 minutes in a German farmland.

DoA4's spoiled me.

The only complaint I have is the servers get laggy too often, but I think when its running properly it is easily the best online 360 game, the gameplay is far superior, in my opinion.

But if youhave friends online that method I described very rarely fails.

[meancode]

That is a pretty big "but" for CoD2.

I would say 1/4 is about what I get. Which is really sad. I don't know that I have had ONE game in CoD2 without lag or drop out. Coupled with the fact that you cannot make your own private room, or even pick options for a public room, I cannot see how this game has been getting such high scores.

They must not be going online with it before they review the game. The horribly broken online multiplayer brings it down a couple pegs.

Sure, this is a very fun game online, but I hardly EVER have an online match without some serious lag and or drop out issues. Fun in one minute intervals is not very fun. It is down right annoying.

And I thought they just put out a patch?

[meancode]

I would also like to say I had considered suggesting a CoD2 night for DP until I actually took a look at the Multiplayer options in the game, and played a fair share of deathmatches.

Leaving these things out is just inexcusable.

[Tan]

wow, with all this positive commentary about xbox live, sony sure has a long road ahead of them :P

[meancode]

DOA4 online is even spotty. And don't get me started on how bad Bankshot Billiards 2 is!

[DonMarco]

http://www.majornelson.com/2006/02/24/update-from-infinity-ward-on-cod2/


Dear Call of Duty Community:

As you recall, we announced plans that we were working on our second Title Update for Call of Duty 2, improving the Xbox Live multiplayer functionality. We’re happy to report that this update is currently in the final stages of testing and all is going well. In fact, we will be releasing it soon, so stay tuned. To give you a better understanding of what we have been working on, the second COD2 Title Update will have the following enhancements:

1. Player Lag has been addressed

Plus, we have added the following functionality:

2. Private Game Lobbies / Reserved Slots

3. Enabled the Live Host to set custom game options

4. Map Preferences setting

5. Post Game Lobbies (all players at end of match will return to their game lobby)

6. Enemy Player Name Notification

7. Ability for the Host to kick a player

8. In game Lobby - Game Type, Map and Host Notifications

Again, thank you for your support…and stay tuned for future updates!

- Infinity Ward

Yay!

[keiblerfan69]

I am so happy about this news. I expect a Mid-March release.

[meancode]

Holy freaking hell is that an update to a console game if I ever saw one! I mean that is an impressive list of things that needed to be addressed.

Thanks for the heads up.