After Infinity Ward released a major update for its flagship game, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, and its battle royale game Warzone, many players found themselves stuck on the loading screen with the message 'Connecting to online services.' Even restarting the game and PC multiple times couldn't fix the issue.
Other users are also receiving notifications from the login screen stating, 'Connection to the Blizzard game server has been lost. Please exit and try again. Error Code: BLZBNTBGS00000001 or BLZBNTBGS0000003F8'. The reason for this issue is that your DNS server has not cached the new server domain assigned for Call of Duty servers. To resolve this problem, follow these steps:
How to fix Connecting to online services error in Call Of Duty Warzone
1. Fixing Connecting to online services error in Warzone on PS4
Step 1: From the PS4 home screen, go to Settings > Network > View Connection Status.
Step 2: Take note of the following details: IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. You'll need these details later on:
Step 3: Return to the Network screen and navigate to Network > Set Up Internet Connection.
Step 4: Choose your connection type.
Step 5: From here, you'll be asked how you want to set up your Internet connection, choose Custom.
Step 6: In the IP Address Settings section, choose Manual.
Step 7: Next, enter the information for IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway that you noted down in Step 2.
Step 8: Under Primary DNS and Secondary DNS, input the following:
Step 9: Click Next and set MTU Settings to Automatic. Finally, check your connection by clicking on Test Internet Connection.
After completion, reopen Call of Duty Warzone.
2. Fix Connecting to online services error in Warzone on Xbox
- Check your Internet connection and open Call of Duty Warzone.
3. Fix Connecting to online services error in Warzone on PC
Step 1: Enter View Network Connections in the search box on the Taskbar.
Step 2: Right-click on the Ethernet connection you are using and select Properties.
Step 3: On the Networking tab, locate and double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
Step 4: In the General tab, check Use the following DNS server addresses.
Step 5: Enter DNS server addresses using popular DNS servers below and click OK.
Finally, try restarting Call of Duty Warzone once more and see if you're still stuck at the loading screen.
Follow the steps in this guide, and you will successfully resolve the Connecting to online services error when launching Warzone on PS4, Xbox, and PC.
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Additionally, for quicker maneuvers in Call Of Duty Warzone, you can utilize keyboard shortcuts to aid you in combat. Below is a list of Call of Duty Warzone keyboard shortcuts for your reference.
- Explore more: List of Call of Duty Warzone keyboard shortcuts
