Modern Warfare 3 Online Problems?

I pre-ordered MW3 and it came in today, but it wont let me play online. When I press Play Online in the Multiplayer menu, it just says Connecting to Online Services for a while (2-3 minutes) then just says Error: The Modern Warfare 3 server is not available at this time or something along those lines. I think this has something to do with me not being able to connect to the MW2 server unless I put COD4 in first. I know, its weird. I don't know if I got hacked at some point and it makes ths happen, or something about my PS3 just doesn't want to connect to the MW2 or MW3 servers, and sometimes not even the COD4 server.

Sorry if you're confused, I just want to know what's wrong. Should I ask Infinity Ward?

I'm having the same problem, a few of my friends also are tellin they keep getting kicked out. I think its a server stability issue since one of them told me its laggy as hell in a match.

same here, i'm guessing the servers are so overloaded with people who just got this game today, that the servers can't handle all those ppl, i hope IW fixes this online issue soon

Just be thankful you didn't pay for Elite!

... Or did you?

I'm not surprised. Despite the hate it receives from non-casuals, it is the most popular videogame today and the servers are surely running at capacity. Hang on a second! If I recall correctly, COD doesn't even use servers instead it relies on P2P?

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This problem also happened to me in MW2 however, only working when I put COD4 in and connect (which still only works about 50% of the time). This is the only way that I have found that lets me play MW2 or MW3 online. It's bizarre, I always thought it was some sort of hack that infected my PS3 somehow.

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I called, emailed, and tweeted Infinity Ward, all to no avail. I've searched everything, and nobody else seems to have the problem. Ever since COD4 stopped connecting to the server, I was, in turn, never able to connect to MW2 or MW3 online. Oh well, I guess I'm returning it. Skyrim here I come!

I'm having the same problem, a few of my friends also are tellin they keep getting kicked out. I think its a server stability issue since one of them told me its laggy as hell in a match.

WR_Platinum

The lag is insane,I played blackops and BF3 after I lagged on MW3, didnt have any issues at all.
MW3 so far is unstable imo. It needs patching to fix matchmaking, lag, and the breaking up mics. too.

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I'm having the same problem, a few of my friends also are tellin they keep getting kicked out. I think its a server stability issue since one of them told me its laggy as hell in a match.

moej88

The lag is insane,I played blackops and BF3 after I lagged on MW3, didnt have any issues at all.
MW3 so far is unstable imo. It needs patching to fix matchmaking, lag, and the breaking up mics. too.

The recent patch seems to have fixed some of the server timeout issues for me, but there definitely still remain problems. I have MW3 on both the 360 and PS3, and I have to say the PS3 has significantly more issues than the 360 version does. It's frustrating.

sometimes it happens to me but after 3 or 4 tries im inKaY_86