PC Issues -> Network -> Can't play Blitz

What games do you own?
MNC on 360 and PC

Why did you buy it?
To play with my PC Friends (and I like the PC more anyway)

So can you play it?
Yes, I can play online VERSUS, but not BLITZ

Oh, but isn't Versus just the Bee's Knees?
Sometimes i want to play with friends. And not stress.

Are you an idiot? Its so easy to host a game of blitz!
Yes, except it doesn't work, either for me or others. The 4-5 servers that i can see have no space for anyone. Not because they're not full, they're empty; they just say 'Capacity reached'

None of my friends who have tried can host blitz. We're not pleased.

Surely you're all idiots. Do you know how to forward ports? You know you can't play MNC on a Atom-based netbook with GMA!
Again, no, we're all programmers, but we're also consumers. We know what its like on both ends here.

8800GTX in SLI, Q9550, Asus Stryker2, 4gb Ram, Win 7 x64 pro

Ports are forwarded, Computers are DMZ'd.
No Virus-scan or any of that. No firewalls.

Hamachi set up in an attempt to get around this #@$!.

Can't join through server browser, or joining by steam name 'jump' which works in Magicka for some reason.

Pee-Sees you say? Ham Ach I? Surely you're all Indonesian Pirates!
Nay, fictional troll, we are neither.

But networking is so easy peazy! Like Gamespy does it all the time!
If I see 'networking by gamespy' i run, i don't walk. Even jumping through ALL of their hoops, Their %#$! doesn't work for me. Some of these hoops are on Fire. I don't like having to not have any form of viruscan/hardware-software firewall protection in order to play a game.

I've jumped through your hoops. It does work for versus, not for blitz. You're halfway better than gamespy.

Wow! Then why so mind-numbingly passive-aggressive!?
I've bought 2 copies. I bought the 360 version because of the october sale. I did have fun. Local co-op was fun. I didn't play much online, as I'd rather play any number of other games on computer. Oh wait, Hey! MNC just came out on computer! Thats my preferred interface of choice! I'll go buy that! So I did and here we are. First time I played it on computer.

I can't play nice relaxing Co-op. Going 15-5 online is far more stressful than playing with your chums vs the computer.

I'd like to play with my chums vs the computer.

Or barring that, a refund.

If you'd like to help, let me know. I'll work with you on this stuff.

Uber is a small team, but I do agree that something needs to be done about Blitz. It is, after all, half of the full game.

Yep, I'm not expecting miracles or some sort of magical Blizzard-esque team of 20 engineers to descend and look at the issue. Just want to get it fixed.

I have issue making server that are visable from the browser but direct connections worked perfect with only 7777 forwarded.

tell your friends to just connect via console

Code:

open 192.168.1.1

instead of that ip you will obviously use your external ip address and it works fine.

that doesnt work for me either

Same issues for me man. I actually could connect (very rarely) to some Blitz games depending on the time of day, usually at night. After this update though, either it will say the server is full (when it's clearly not) or the game does nothing. I press stop, look for a new server, and then it finally tries the connection randomly and fails to connect to the last server. I even contacted Uber at their support email, and I did get a response (to their credit), but after the Thompson router issue was disproved I heard nothing.

I LOVE Blitz mode and I've had some fun times trying to get to rounds over 100 with complete strangers. I'm all for free and new content, but how about fixing ALL the issues first?

I have the same issue, and come from a networking/infrastructure background, so again I've tried all the basics, as well as using a DMZ/No firewall combination.

My blitz games don't appear in the server browser unless I'm DMZ'd but when anyone tries to join it just hangs then says "Unable to connect to server".

I have seen a few people mention using the console to try and get around this, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make it appear. Usually its ` (Tilde on a UK keyboard). Is this the wrong key, or do I need to add extra startup parameters to allow console use?

Thanks