I just got it and CAN NOT seem to get into a multi player match no matter what I do. It just keeps searching and searching.

Confirmed I am connected to xbox live.

Am I missing something?

Check your network settings to ensure your NAT is "open".  If it's closed or "moderate", there may be problems with your router, might need to open ports.

Typically, I play often HORDE mode, so that works on the invite system as I play with friends, never have any problems connecting.

Quoted from The Loafer

Check your network settings to ensure your NAT is "open".  If it's closed or "moderate", there may be problems with your router, might need to open ports.

Typically, I play often HORDE mode, so that works on the invite system as I play with friends, never have any problems connecting.

Will my "NAT" ONLY affect GOW2? I ask as I have no problems playing any other game on Xbox live

You sure anyone is still playing GOW2?

I see a lot of guys on GOW1 again. GOW2 if for newbs IMHO. They slowed everthing down and the shots require less accuracy. Turned a lot of people off the franchise but there are a few that just went back to GOW1. Nice adventure mode but for online use GOW1.

Wouldn't surprise me if it were already dead in mulitplayer one bit.

NAT affects connection to people with NAT problems. If your open you will connect to most connections.

What is odd is you should still see the connections out there but then again GOW2 has that BS matchmaker that I have no idea what the criteria it uses to make a match. It could have something to reject low pings since winning in GOW1 eventually when your really good just boils down to ping as to who will win. You being in Pet and the majority of players being in the States is going to mean you connecting to other Canadians to get low latency required for a good game. You may be rejecting a lot of matches based on ping alone I am guessing with that match system.

Quoted from Pharoah007

Will my "NAT" ONLY affect GOW2? I ask as I have no problems playing any other game on Xbox live

I remember when COD3 came out, a lot of people couldn't play that game but could play just about every other. It depends on the network code of the game, but I remember when Gears 1 came out, that was a problem as well. Do a google search of NAT moderate or closed and you'll see what I mean.