Server upgrades being deployed
You'd normally come to expect immediate problems on the PC versions of multiplayer titles but that isn't the case for Call of Duty 4. Users of the PlayStation 3 version have been struggling to play online due to "the servers we're getting hit really hard, especially with the launch in Europe doubling that traffic", say Infinity Ward.
In an update on its community forums, Infinity Ward employee fourzerotwo provided the following update early this morning:
"The server team has been working on this all weekend, and will be working through the night. They're upgrading all server hardware as well as dedicated an individual database to each functionality to improve performance and handle the traffic hitting the servers. (i.e. Database for Matchmaking, Database for Leaderboards, etc.)
This will greatly improve the speed and stability for matchmaking for players.
During this upgrade you may still receive the 'Downloading Game Settings' message, but it is temporary, in the sense of just let it download and you will eventually drop into a lobby and play just fine.
Remember, this is just short term, eventually once everything is upgraded you won't be receiving Downloading Game Settings at all.
However, if you do, just wait it out and you will be dropped into a lobby."
There we have it. The servers are being upgraded and as this appears to be a problem with the server hardware rather than the game code itself, you'll be fragging away before you know it.
