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Question About Strict Mode ( Geofilter )
I have a question about strict mode (Warzone 2), if I activated strict mode, and then also activate geofilter (georgia us), selected (I'm in Europe), then start the game, and log in and when i'm in the main menu before start a game, I turn off the strict mode, do I also look for servers within the circle where the ping is worse? Because it is the case that the geofilter shows me the BEST servers in a certain region, right? Or if I turn off strict mode, I can also find servers outside the circle. Ping Assist to 0 of course. Because I hardly turn off strict mode before searching for games, I find games with crossplay off very quickly, i.e. PS5 servers. And when i have the strict mode on , i can't find games with crossplay on.
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Disabling strict mode will mean that Geo-filter will ONLY filter peer connections, not servers. This isn't particularly useful for Warzone, because it uses server-based matchmaking, so disabling Strict Mode is essentially like disabling filtering mode.
A small point to clarify on, Geo-filter doesn't actively connect you to the best servers, it only blocks servers. When you set your radius/polygon, you are essentially telling Geo-filter to block anything outside of these areas.
When you struggle to play cross-play, are you seeing any 'blocked server' icons on the map? You may need to manually allow these in order to play cross play. To do this, click on the server icon and click 'Allow' on the panel that appears below the map.