Anonymous
8 years agoRe: ea advisor help.
Lmao this is pretty sad, but that’s EA i bought this game on xbox and still havnt been able to play with a friend. about to get a refund on another trash ea game
@KingOGSkunk420 Hi, I see you have an extensive case history, sorry that you haven't been able to find a fix yet.
Can I check what the exact error message you get is? What region are you in, and is your friend in the same region? One of your tickets references some other friends with the same issue. Are they on the same system and/or in the same region?
I can see that you have tried the MAC address clear, as well as the power cycle, but can I double check that you tried the full one detailed here? Also please check that your friend has done this too.
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/A-Way-Out-Can-t-Join-Friends/m-p/6717103#M331
Another troubleshooting step that's worth checking is whether your Xbox is set as your home console. It usually is, but there are some rare cases where if somone else (usually a partner or sibling) has that console set as their Home one, then folks might have issues.
Thank you.
Oh I believe you. I just wanted to check a couple of extra steps in case they'd been missed.
And yes, it would be silly if owning the game was preventing you from playing with a friend, I've played the game with 2 systems that own it.
Can I check your ISP and router? Can I check if your friends use the same ISP, and even if they use the same router? Would you and the friend you're playing with be able to try creating mobile hotspots and play using the mobile network, as a test? Obviously this could lead to sub-optimal gameplay, but it'll help with determining where the issue lies.