Any idea why can't join MP games?

[KozaK13]

Reuters that are not built in to comps and hav not had ports forwarded etc. dont work so well

this is why i can only really play using hamachi with mates.

[thurjack_mahr]

I had this message once. I tried again, and it was gone.

Is it possible it just means there is currently no one else seeking a quick game and try back in a minute or two? That's what I thought it to be...

[Shahed]

I've had this message a lot too. I can only join 10-15% of the games.
I'm playing from a games café so I'm making an (uneducated) guess this has something do with router configuration.

[Tsavong]

I also have this problem, I just changed my reagen to the UK so I hope that will help as I am from the uk. my other problem is that I plain suck I don't think changing my settings will some how make me good though lol

[Major Robert Dump]

i get it when hosting games and friends try to join and vice versa, we are all on same steam region and checked our firewalls even. sigh

[footprint]

Heres what I have found out so far:

First I had 2 routers going, a modem/router and a wireless router. This can cause issues with port forwarding. The way around this is to put modem in full bridge and use other router as DHCP and port forwarding. Portforward.com has great info on port forwarding for most routers and a small app to test your port forwarding. You can not use DMZ on any of your routers Steam doesn't like it and port forwarding from one router to another and then onto comp screws up.

Having said all that I have checked what ports Empire.exe and Steam.exe use and the ports steam say to forward are from the host and use diff ports on my comp, not sure if I am understanding this correctly. I am sure this is a routing problem and any network admins lurking here that could shed some light on the issue will be showered in praise.

I have not had time to setup modem in full bridge mode but I know that will do away with any routing issues at my end.

Now atm to get a game I switch between Germany and my local evey now and then I jag one in my local but it does seem to me that after one game I have no chance of another in my region. This could be coincidence but I don't know (routing prob?).

Oh and be sure to drop all firewalls before trying to port forward test and set them up after.

Will post if I get it solved.