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Call of Duty Black Ops 4 and Geo Filter
Hi,
I live in a region without Dedicated Servers for Black Ops 4, and frequently used the Geo-filter function previously in CoD WWII successfully.
I've run into a big snag when it comes...
Thanks, Fraser, but that's the thing, and maybe this is a benefit of the Geo-filter that isn't touted enough, but the Filter works even when one needs to find a peer-Host for a game (without a Dedicated Server)! Worked brilliantly for CoD WWII.
I guess we're just going to have to pray that this is a bug with the game and that Treyarch fixes it soon. Any help in the meantime would be great.
I'm not sure if they are using P2P at the moment so it's hard to say whether its possible or not to do it at this stage. Usually they prioritize servers over P2P.
I think you're right - this game may be using only Dedicated Servers thus leading to my problem. Thanks for all your time! I'll keep this thread posted in case there are any developments :)
Hi!
Apart from the revelations online that Treyarch downgraded the server tick rate to 20hz on release (irrelevant to this post, I know), it turns out that unlike WWII (Which used Listen servers for India FOR SURE), Black Ops 4 DOES use only Dedicated Servers (apart from some sources that tell me Listen Servers are still prevalent).
Nevertheless, my Geo Filter didn't work, that is, until I turned 'Strict Mode' off, denied access to all the Middle Eastern and European Servers, and have allowed my router only to connect to the Singapore Dedicated Servers. Still get ~ 100 ms of ping, but hey, that's still better and gives me some degree of control unlike earlier.
Hope this helps! Will post with any updates if I get any.
Thank you for the update. In the UK we are seeing Treyarch occasionally roll out peer hosting in Multiplayer - I suspect to manage to the load on their servers, so it's possible you will see this too. However, Dedicated Servers are the overwhelming host of choice.
- The game uses listen servers and dedicated servers. I have allowed dedicated servers that show up. Then couple games later the server does not show up on the map and it's connecting to listen servers.
Seems like the listen server is in same location as the dedicated it just says peer but has different ID than the dedicated. Luckily I do not have the high ping though. Just will not connect to anything with the geo filer on filtering. I think it's bo4.