Battlefield 2 Multiplayer Problems...

[whr2206]

Hey all...

I've had Battlefield 2 since it came out.... But I've had no luck playing multiplayer.

Whenever I go to create an account.... It says "the server has refused the connection" --Does anyone know what this means?!

I'm also confused with what KIND of account you need to play online. Someone said you need a Gamespy/Fileplanet account... I've got one of those... and I've registered my copy with EA. My friend tried creating an account for me... But whenever I go into the game... I can't log in anywhere... It just wants me to create a new account...

Sorry for the lack of info.. Im just confused as to how/what I'm supposed to do in order to play BF 2 online... I've read the manual... that didn't help... I've gone on their website.... no help there either.... So any suggestions?!

[Yuanji]

if you have a gamespy account, just try to click on retrieve account and enter your nickname and password. that should do it

[whr2206]

if you have a gamespy account, just try to click on retrieve account and enter your nickname and password. that should do it

I tried that... But I'm going to create another gamespy account tonight and see if I have any luck... I'll post back when i do

[whr2206]

This is what I've done so far to try and fix the problem...

- Reinstalled BF 2
- Shut down the windows firewall (Im behind a D-Link Router.... and I think I opened the right port for BF 2?!)
- Registerred the game with EA
- Registerred a new Gamespy account...
- Used a friends account info and tried to "retrieve account info" with no luck..

What else should I try?

[tomster2300]

Did you register your account on Gamespy's website? Just go into the game and create a new login name when it asks you to log in to play the game. All the options are available in game. Hope this helps.

[fleadram]

You probably have done it already, but BF2 wont tell you if a firewall/virus scanner is messin with it, so try shuttin them off.

[Undecided]

If you have Norton Internet Security or something like it, check your firewalls and make sure it's letting BF2 connect to the internet.

[netnamakan]

It should say something like 'we were unable to connect' if it was a problem with his firewall. Since it is saying the conection was rejected it must be getting through somehow.

Perhaps call the EA tech support and see if this is a common isssue, the demo gave me that message a few times but rebooting always fixed it.

One other thought..try reseting you're ADSL/Cable modem and unplugging the power and internet cords for a few minutes.

[tomster2300]

The demo gave me this problem (I own the retail now) and I was forced to create a new login. After playing on it, the next time I connected it let me use my old name. Try creating a new login, then going back later and trying your old one.

[whr2206]

alright thanks guys...

I'll try everything you guys suggested and get back to you.... One of the suggestions has to do the trick. ;)