Alert - Timed out loading session. Please return to being pissed off!!

[newyork-nightmare 698]

After today's frustrating afternoon trying to get into the crew vs crew session. And nearly throwing my modem out the window and putting a hole in my wall with my fist.

 

Besides the normal reset your ps3 process.

 

Please share your tips on getting online and staying online.

 

Some guys I can't ever seem to join a lobby with. Others I can get invites all day and never loose it.

 

 

P.S. This is why I normally host a session and do survival. I can make 20k and a shit load of points in the time it takes me to time out for 20 minutes straight.

[Troysayshi 80]

Think it might have something to do with the quality of people's connection. Having said that you've timed out of mine.

[newyork-nightmare 698]

yeah but not always.  Handcuff and bullittblitz for instance I have been invited to about 30 or sessions and cant get into one. 

[Hannabis_80 328]

I'm hardwired w/ 26Mbps and I still get connection problems.  Not sure what to suggest.

[zmurko 7,622]

Might have something to do with router/firewall settings. Here are quite extensive instructions on what can be done to improve your connectivity:

https://support.rockstargames.com/hc/en-us/articles/200525767-GTA-Online-Connection-Sync-Problems-Losing-connection-to-online-games-empty-lobbies

 

Basically you might need to open certain ports in your fireall or forward them to your ps3 local address.

[Fido_le_muet 5,198]

I always go into Online through Story Mode. Then I go online in an invite only session and accept invites from there. Never had any issues that way. Thanks Arruda for the tip.

[DavidCore89 7,404]

I have hard wired fibre optic 60MB and I have issues too.

 

I have a theory that it is R* cloud which is the problem, no other game that I have played has this issue.

 

Nat type 2 is what you want, it should be default on your PS3 so you won't need to change it.

 

Setting up a DMZ is OK but people also try to forward the ports along with it which has no effect once you have enabled DMZ, since DMZ does that for you and will free up traffic, apparently.

 

I use all default, most secure settings available on the router and I'm not having any better time than anyone else but I will often go days with no problems at all which makes me think that the cloud servers are the issue, OK some people have poor connection and will drop out but not to this extent.

Edited May 11, 2014 by DavidCore89

[newyork-nightmare 698]

Im trying to get into my router settings now. Couldnt find the way in before. 

[JustHatched 12,123]

Locust said once to delete all your PSN messages and that would help as well, don't ask me how he knows that though.

[G37 3,445]

Only recently has R* even acknowledged that there's a problem. They for every issue prior basically said "Lol you suck, your fault, not ours - here's some shitty tips GL and thanks for the $".

 

My hope is there's something detailed in the 1.13 patch notes.

I have hard wired fibre optic 60MB and I have issues too.

 

I have a theory that it is R* cloud which is the problem, no other game that I have played has this issue.

 

Nat type 2 is what you want, it should be default on your PS3 so you won't need to change it.

 

Setting up a DMZ is OK but people also try to forward the ports along with it which has no effect once you have enabled DMZ, since DMZ does that for you and will free up traffic, apparently.

 

I use all default, most secure settings available on the router and I'm not having any better time than anyone else but I will often go days with no problems at all which makes me think that the cloud servers are the issue, OK some people have poor connection and will drop out but not to this extent.

 

Am I the only one that finds it humorous that R* even pokes fun at cloud servers in their in game radio commercials? The irony. It's over 9000.

Edited May 11, 2014 by G37

[Danielle 3,007]

Locust said once to delete all your PSN messages and that would help as well, don't ask me how he knows that though.

is there a quick way to do that?

[MightyM 98]

there is another topic about this I had similliar problems, my solution was unlink your psn account from your socialclub, wait half a day (to check you can go online and when you dont have your crewtags behind your name its unlinked) then you can log back in on socialclub and relink it back. I havent got any problems since.

[Danielle 3,007]

I worked it out nvm

[DavidCore89 7,404]

is there a quick way to do that?

Press triangle on sent or received messages folder to delete them all at once. 

[Pb76 3,952]

is there a quick way to do that?

Instead of pressing x to open your inbox(or sent messages), press triangle. It should say 'delete all messages'.....

[G37 3,445]

Press triangle on sent or received messages folder to delete them all at once. 

 

This takes a really long time for KB of data, that's right - KB with a K. Only had a few dozen in and out every time I decide to clear it lol.

[Pb76 3,952]

I worked it out nvm

too slow

Press triangle on sent or received messages folder to delete them all at once.

too too slow

[newyork-nightmare 698]

again I had issues last night in the vetting session, sorry guys

[handcuff_charlie 801]

again I had issues last night in the vetting session, sorry guys

 

Go to the PS3 main menu and run your internet connection test and see what NAT type you have.

 

It should/needs to be NAT type 2 for the least amount of issues.

 

I am not saying the R* servers aren't dropping people left and right regardless of NAT types, but there has to be a reason why it is dropping you specifically so much. The only other time I had an in-game friend on my friends list that I could not connect with was when he went to a relative's place and the NAT type of that connection was type 1, more or less same results as what seems to be going on with you.

[newyork-nightmare 698]

yeah Im going to look into it tonight

[DavidCore89 7,404]

Sounds like what HC said - compatibility issues with other players maybe due to NAT type.

 

If that makes no difference try a wired connection if you have been using wifi.

[newyork-nightmare 698]

it has been on Type 2. 

[DavidCore89 7,404]

it has been on Type 2. 

Wired or WIFI?

[newyork-nightmare 698]

wifi, thats the next step. buying a long enough wire!

80% of the crew can invite me with no problem. Its just a few guys I can never seem to join. 

[DavidCore89 7,404]

Very cheap in many stores, just don't buy one twice the required length like I did.