Call of Duty: Warzone, one most popular video game, is currently facing malfunctions while acquiring online features. More than one year has passed since the second instalment- Warzone of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, was released. The most common cases the players are likely to see ‘cannot connect to online services’ pop up on their screens are when they are attempting to go multiplayer mode or when the game is initially trying to load.
Why Call of Duty: Warzone Cannot Gain Access To Online Services?
There is a list of reasons why you could be failing to gain online access. The problems could be as simple as poor signal strength or a little more complex. Below are a few listed causes of failure to access online facilities which can help deduct your core problem.
1.Power Outage
During a power outage, there is no electrical power supply. It can result from natural weather conditions or related to local network service issues. With no electrical power, the signal is impossible to reach the user. Therefore without Wifi, one cannot load the Warzone online services.
2.Local network connection problems
It is sometimes as basic as a local internet problem. Rather than worrying about the game’s internet server quality, check your own IPS connection first. Anything, starting from an unsteady or poor or slow internet connection to malfunctioning physical internet components (i.e., router or modem), could be curbing the game from accessing online features.
3.Corrupted game data
Whenever you play Call of Duty Warfare, corrupted files present in the system will cause connection problems. It does not matter whether you are playing offline/online or in single/multiplayer mode. Problems as mediocre as lagging or excessive loading to the game finally crashing can occur. The contamination of files could have sourced from malware in system updates or other software intervening with operating systems.
4.Server overloading
When too many requests are made all at once, the game server overloads beyond its capacity. It causes several gamers to wait. Hence arrives ‘cannot connect to online services’ on your screen. Since it is a server-based problem, only Modern Warfare’s technical team can fix it
5.Maintenance Issues
Some game server problems are affiliated with fixing issues related to the game and preventing errors in the current program. While doing so, the emergence of unpredictable technical flaws can cause a temporary shutdown of warzone multiplayer mode.
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How To Resolve ‘Unable To Access Online Services’ On Call Of Duty: Warzone?
Apart from game server issues, some problems can be solved on the user’s capacities and capabilities. Below are some ways to do so listed.
1.Find out which server is causing the problem
Firstly, it is necessary to determine whether the problem is in the gamer’s server or in Warzone’s server to take further actions. To do so, check out the network status on the official player support page of ‘Activision’. If you see a tick mark symbol within a green circle for the online service of your gaming program, it means the Activision game server is doing fine. In most cases, the network problems originate from the game server. Moreover, by following Activision’s Twitter page, you can stay updated on such inconveniences. However, it would be best to wait until Activation fixes the problem as long as it is a game server issue.
2.How to deal with your server issues
It all rounds back to straightforward and mainstream troubleshooting measures. Intermittent or poor wifi signal can make gaining access to Warzone online facilities troublesome. Once you have made sure the problem is from your server, try resetting your router. First, switch off the Wifi and unplugging it off the socket. Then wait for some before turning it back on.
If the problem persists, move on to playing another online game and observe how well your internet is working. An outcome of a continued poor network might require contacting your internet service provider in addition to more complex troubleshooting.
Communicating with your internet service provider can help find the core of the problem and mend it.
3.Change Warzone region
If you think the problem only occurs when playing in a particular region, change the play region. You can do it by visiting the Blizzard launcher and selecting the game- Modern Warfare. Afterwards, select another different region by clicking on the globe icon.
4.Change your Domain Name System (DNS) server
By changing your DNS server, you will be changing your URL to another IP address. Such a change can increase your initial internet speed and can be done when you realize your internet service provider’s DNS server is no longer functioning, or changing region has proven non-viable. DNS benchmarking tools can help you choose the befitting DNS server. However, Cloudflare is best known for its speed.
Change DNS server (PS4)
- Turn on your console and login into your existing account
- Click the settings icon and select ‘Network’ by pressing X on it
- Then select the ‘Set Up Internet Connection’ option
- Choose your connection type (LAN cable/Wifi)
- Select a wifi network option
- Choose ‘Custom’ to reset your DNS server
- Select the ‘Manual’ option for IP Address Settings
- Then enter your new IP address, Default Gateway, Subnet Mask and DNS
Change DNS server (PC)
- Click on the first result to ‘view network connections’ on Cortana search
- Right-click on Ethernet and select properties
- Double click on ‘Internet Protocol Version 4’ at networking tab
- Click ‘Use the following DNS server addresses’ at the general tab
- Select a publicly available DNS server and press OK
The next time you see ‘unable to access online services’ pop up on your screen, make sure to find out the cause of the problem and the way to solve it. The above list will include both your problem and solution.
