Fix: World War 3 Unable to Join Match

World War 3 says that it takes the players back to the main menu when they want to join the game in the special game within the game. If you are facing suchaproblem, you can findasolution by following the suggestions below.

Why World War 3 Unable to Join Match?

This error is encountered by many players, restricting their access to the game. The general reason for this error is usually when the server is under maintenance or is full. Of course, we may encounter such an error not only because of this, but also because ofafew problems.

• There may beaproblem with the Internet connection.
• Antivirus program may be blocking the game.
• The Steam program may not be working properly.
• Steam app may be out of date.
• Game servers may be under maintenance.

The reasons welisted above may cause us to encounter various connection errorslike this. For this, we can reach the solution of the problem by following the suggestions below.

How To Fix World War 3 Unable to Join Match

We will try to solve the problem by giving youafew suggestions to fix this error.

1-) Check Servers

Game developers' maintenance of the game may cause such problems. For this, we can understand what is causing the problem by checking the servers. Of course, not only due to the maintenance of the game, but also the crash of the servers may cause us to encounter this problem.

We can monitor the servers of the World War 3 game using the DownDetector site to check.

Check Servers from DownDetector Status Page.

We can check the servers by accessing thelink we left above. You can see server or other maintenance by checking the Twitter page where World War 3 game developers are currently sharing so that we can instantly check the maintenance of the servers.

Check World War 3 Twitter Official Account.

2-) Restart Steam

Several problems that occur within the Steam program can cause such errors. Users who encounter such an error observe that they do not encounter this error again if they completely close and restart the Steam program before running the World War 3 game.

Close the Steam program completely with the help ofatask manager and open it again. Then run World War 3 again to see if the issue persists.

3-) Run Steam as Administrator

The fact that the Steam program does not run as an administrator can cause many errors. If the permission to install the file on the storage is not allowed, running it as an administrator will help us solve this problem.

• Right-click on the Steam program on the desktop.
• Open it by clicking "Run as administrator" in thelistlisted.

4-) Update Steam

The fact that the Steam application is not up-to-date may cause us to encounter such errors. For this, we can reach the solution of the problem by updating the Steam application.

• Run the Steam application.
• Click on "Steam" at the top left.
• Click on "Check for Steam Client Updates" in thelistlisted.

After this process, the Steam application will check for updates. If it is not up to date, it will prompt you to performanew update request by warning you. After updating the Steam application, you can check if the problem persists.

5-) CreateaPrivate Port for World War 3

If none of the above suggestions work for you, we can fix the problem by setting the port configured for World War 3.

• In the start search screen, type "Windows Defender Firewall" and open it.
• Click on "Advanced Settings" on the left side of the screen that opens.
• Click on the "Inbound Rules" option on the left side of the window that opens and click on the "New Rule" option on the right.
• Choose the "Port" option in the new window that opens and click the "Next" button.
• After this process, select the "TCP" option and type the port we will leave below in the box and click the "Next" button.
  • 27015-27030, 27036-27037
• Then select the "Allow Connection" option, press the "Next" button, set three options as selected and click the "Next" button .
• Then, give the name of the port where we performed the installation process and press the "Finish" button.

In this process, we have addedanew rule to the TCP port. In our next action, let's end our process by connecting the UDP port.

• Then add the new rule again and select "Port" and click the "Next" button.
• After this process, select the "UDP" option and type the port we will leave below in the box and click the "Next" button.
  • 4380, 27000-27031, 27036
• Then select the "Allow Connection" option, press the "Next" button, set three options as selected and click the "Next" button .
• Then, give the name of the port where we performed the installation process and press the "Finish" button.

After this process, run World War 3 and check if the issue persists.

6-) Turn off Antivirus Program

Disable any antivirus program you use, or delete it completely from your computer. If you are using Windows Defender, disable it. For this;

• Open the start search screen.
• Open the search screen by typing "Windows security settings".
• Click on "Virus and Threat Protection" on the screen that opens.
• Click on "Ransomware Protection" in the menu.
• Turn off the "Controlled Folder Access" option on the screen that opens.

After this, let's turn off real-time protection.

• Type "virus and threat protection" into the start search screen and open it.
• Then click on "Manage settings".
• Turn Real-time protection to "Off".

After performing this operation, we will need to add World War 3 game files as an exception.

• Type "virus and threat protection" into the start search screen and open it.
• Select "Manage settings" under Virus & threat protection settings and then "Add or remove exclusions" under "Exclusions".
• Select Add an exclusion, and then select the game folder "World War 3" that is saved on your disk.

After this process, try to run World War 3 again by closing the Steam program completely with the help ofatask manager. If the problem persists, let's move on to our next suggestion.

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