anyone else having this problem with Frontlines - Fuel of War

it is about 9 times out of 10 I cant connect to a game it says "This game session is no longer available" so WTF why keep putting it up for me to pick if it is not available?

I had that and many other connection issues in the Frontlines demo. It's unacceptable IMO. I get zero lag in 12 man games in CoD4 but Frontlines was lagging like a mother in a game with three other people when I played the demo.

yea I am really sick of new games comming out and the Online not working correctly

really WTF

yea I am really sick of new games comming out and the Online not working correctly

really WTF

Word to the wise, if you're buying a game for the online component always rent it first and play the hell out of it to ensure it's not going to give you issues. I have some problems with TF2 every now and again as well, thankfully I didn't buy the OB for TF2.

I believe the problem they are having is that the servers info is not being updated how it should be. So when you see that a server has 31/32 players that last spot might have been taken a while back so the server is no longer available. I believe they are working on this.

Another thing you should keep in mind is the ping bar at the right of each server. It should at least be yellow, preferably green. If all the servers you are seing are red, then there might be something wrong.

Yesterday I created a match so that I could practice flying the jets. I did allowed 16 players just in case, and something that I really didn't expect happened. The game got filled up in no time. I ended up playing for 7 hours. This has happened to me twice already. Perhaps you can create your own match and see if people join.

well whatever the case may be why didnt they do this while it was a demo

I have had this happen with just about every game online I have owned. When you search games you get a list of exactly what is available during the search. If someone jumps into the game before you do... game no longer available.

There is no way your XBox could keep up with tracking them instantly in realtime, not for any Live title.

Edit: There does seem to be a problem with the dedicated servers, no issues with user hosted ones tonight but quite a few guys were talking about not being able to get into the dedicated ones.

yea but there is a button that says "refresh" which should fix that since I press it then press the "A" button to join right after it refreshes

Interesting...So far on the demo I haven't had any problems. I plan to pick it up this week when I pick up Army of Two.

well whatever the case may be why didnt they do this while it was a demo

I believe they didn't have enough time. The demo was released pretty close to the launch of the game. A lot of people seem to be making a bit deal about the problems this game has (not in here but in other forums), but they should remember that this happens to virtually every online game. A patch is usually released shortly after the launch of the game to correct problems. Another thing to remember is that this is the first time on live that a game has dedicated servers.

Btw, I've gotten this error as well but I keep refreshing the list and usually get into a match in a few tries.

For most, I think this is a minor issue.

I have had it happen a few times since the release, but no big deal, just find another and go.

And those complaining about the lag, its the same problem with any other online game... poor host = lag. The servers they have setup for 32 players work great for me and I have been on several other 16 player user servers that work just fine.

Overall, I think the game is very good. It does have a few rough spots, but other than that the game is very fun and great vehicle/gun battles in large maps.

Another thing to remember is that this is the first time on live that a game has dedicated servers.


BF2:MC had dedicated servers on the Xbox 1 and 360. EA games often have dedicated servers on Live.

To the OP: basically the game's server list isn't up to date enough. The trick is just stop trying to get into those almost full 30/32 or 31/32 games. Go for the ones that say 26/32 or something in that area. 1) you'll get in 2) it will fill up quickly, don't worry.

well all last night all that I could play was the "mountain top" level or the one called "GNAW" or something like that

all that it would do is say it was waiting on 1 or more players to start the game it was just a warm up round

or I would get assigned to a game that has just ended and I sit on the end screen where it shows all the players and the different teams but never gets past that ever

it is unacceptable that a game plays like this whatever the problem may be why dont they just tell up about it so there isnt all this complaining and such if we knew what the problem is then we can just wait until it is fixed but a lot of game makers say nothing is wrong with their game

i agree. saying nothing is pure death for the game.
their servers are lagging, you cannot get into games, when you DO get into games you sit on the header menu, it locks up at times getting into the game, etc.

having said that, the game has incredible potential and is worth waiting on the patch. it is one of those games where you can do anything at anytime regardless of loadout...there is something cool about being a sniper and jumping into a tank to blow up a helicopter then go back to sniper hiding:)

you know I am really sick of hearing about PATCHES for brand new games WTF! why cant game makers just wait to release a game until things like this are worked out

and maybe this game would actually work also there could be more than the 6 levels that I finished in 1 day yea yea yea its all about the multiplayer BUT THAT DONT WORK FOR THIS GAME! so this game was not ready for the multiplayer at all it was out as a demo for about 1 month and maybe if they had the demo for like 3 months this would be worked out for sure via patches if so

To launch a new franchise with this many bugs in the multiplayer is simply a kiss of death. Releases like Frontlines dramatically underscore the need for a public beta period, like Halo 3 and COD4 both had.

I was ready to purchase this, but a buddy of mine who spent the weekend trying to get into a game (ANY game!) recommended that I hold off. So, hold off I shall! Who knows if I'll even be interested one, two, three, or more months down the road when a multiplayer patch is finally released?

Frontlines is a great game. I too get the game session no longer available message. But I can almost always get into a 32 person server in 10-12 tries. You just try a few different servers until one lets you in. I have experienced no lag on the dedicated servers. There has been noticeable lag on player servers. If you go to the KAOS Frontlines forum they have told us that they are working on the issues. I love this game! It's a blast.

well the last time I was online (about 3 hours ago) there were about 6-8 games I could get into on different maps but only 1 was a real game and one was just 1 other person and one was just the end screen part after a match I never played in and from the scores neither did anyone else, oh yea and lets not forget the one where all I did was "redeploy" every 30 sec or so, the rest were warm up rounds because apparently they were waiting for 1 or more player(s) to start the game

I rented this game to try it out and am glad I didnt buy it maybe when it is half price the patch will be out by then and then I will buy it

i am getting into games fine now....
i hope people start understanding this is a TACTICAL game.
now, it's rush to the first vehicle and haul a** and leave the frontline.
i truly believe this game will get better with age once more people get it and figure out what it can do(drones, airstrikes, etc.), but right now it's just every man for himself:(

a game is not like fine wine it dont get better with age

I've tried everything KAOS has suggested in regards to this. It's hilarious to me that when you try to sort games by the number of players... you'll get 6/25 before you get 25/25 because 6 is higher than 2... this is a basic computer programming fault that only a complete novice would make. Don't even get me started on security.

Anyway, now that you've all read my rant:

I can't connect to ANY servers. Even servers that I know are live. Even dedicated, well known servers, not even by IP. e.g. focusedgaming. I get that stupid message "game session no longer available"... uh, yeah it is. This really pisses me off, as I can tell that KAOS either has retarded game testers, or none at all. I do not appreciate being treated like a game tester, when I am not being paid to do it.

The single player game rocks, but geez. This is rediculous.

treated like a game tester? yep that is the new model now after Google came out with Gmail beta and kept it a beta for a long time, people started to realise that they could release more and more crappy not finished products and just call it a "beta" so no one could complain about it

atleast you dont have to buy betas or demos but still there is a huge increase of not finished products coming out months in fact a year or more sometimes before they are RTM in the game world things are worse they make you buy a game that they have raveda bout in demos to people and when you get it it dont work that way. BUT there will be a patch , right? maybe, maybe not

but yes the single player was OK but was plagued with problems from older games, like the fact that like some other games when you increase the difficulty all that happens is it takes more shots to kill the enemy, this is stupid and worse yet you can shoot someone 5 times and they can still run around like it is no problem, WTF!? I shot you in the legs and crap! Oh yea and the WORST ONE YET - the enemy is invincible while climbing over walls! thats right invincible when climbing over walls just try it on the very first mission those enemy climbing over the small cement barriers, ther are invincible while climbing over them WTF! oh and lets not forget when you are playing the level where you get nuked, you here it is not safe to exit the tank but you here about "small arms fire" this would only be from soliders not other tanks so where are they, and just like 10 min after the 2 nukes went off it is somehow safe to exit the tank now

treated like a game tester? yep that is the new model now after Google came out with Gmail beta and kept it a beta for a long time, people started to realise that they could release more and more crappy not finished products and just call it a "beta" so no one could complain about it

atleast you dont have to buy betas or demos but still there is a huge increase of not finished products coming out months in fact a year or more sometimes before they are RTM in the game world things are worse they make you buy a game that they have raveda bout in demos to people and when you get it it dont work that way. BUT there will be a patch , right? maybe, maybe not

but yes the single player was OK but was plagued with problems from older games, like the fact that like some other games when you increase the difficulty all that happens is it takes more shots to kill the enemy, this is stupid and worse yet you can shoot someone 5 times and they can still run around like it is no problem, WTF!? I shot you in the legs and crap! Oh yea and the WORST ONE YET - the enemy is invincible while climbing over walls! thats right invincible when climbing over walls just try it on the very first mission those enemy climbing over the small cement barriers, ther are invincible while climbing over them WTF! oh and lets not forget when you are playing the level where you get nuked, you here it is not safe to exit the tank but you here about "small arms fire" this would only be from soliders not other tanks so where are they, and just like 10 min after the 2 nukes went off it is somehow safe to exit the tank now

I understand your frustration and I agree with some of the things you mentioned. I just can't believe that you just rented the game. Imagine if you would have bought it.

I understand your frustration and I agree with some of the things you mentioned. I just can't believe that you just rented the game. Imagine if you would have bought it.

i bought the game and i'm happy with my purchase

i bought the game and i'm happy with my purchase

oh me too. I really love the game and I'm having a blast. I haven't had any significant problems as many of you. The game was definitely worth my 65 bucks.

One word

Invasion


'nuff said. The 60 bucks was worth it just for this one map. I don't even care if it takes me 30 minutes to get into the server to play it.

Plus, FFoW news yesterday said that the "game no longer available" errors were fixed with a small update for the 360. (Here's to hoping)

One word

Invasion


'nuff said. The 60 bucks was worth it just for this one map. I don't even care if it takes me 30 minutes to get into the server to play it.

Plus, FFoW news yesterday said that the "game no longer available" errors were fixed with a small update for the 360. (Here's to hoping)

COOL, GOOD NEWS!!

still haven't bought the game. Really want it, just so poor right now :mad: