Retrying Authentication Problems

[kothen 0]

hey everyone. I love this mod and its super fun. I even got 4 friends to buy Combined Ops so we can all play together. However, we have a huge problem. Almost all the time when we try and join a server we keep getting a retrying authentication error.

How can we fix this? I have tried running the beta patch and re installing the mod. (What is the best way to install anyway?) But it still gives me that error. Is it a problem with the server or my game itself? I have the amazon version (didn't know amazon wasn't a good place to buy from until I already bought it). and they have the steam version. What can we do to fix this?

Any help will be appreciated.

[reidloS doG 38]

I simply leave the game and go back in. Or you can go through steam, right click on Operation Arrowhead, and click properties. Go to local files and click Verify integrity of game cache...

[kothen 0]

So its an issue with the server then?

[reidloS doG 38]

So its an issue with the server then?

The way I understand it (I'm a player, not a admin or anyone with any authority), but 1.7 works "better" with the beta patch. I do not have the beta patch, and not having it is suppose to bring up the retrying to authenticate screen.

This means it's more of a mod issue than server or user based. That's my understanding.

[Nausicaa 3]

With the frequency this seems to be occurring, I really wish we could get some sort of definitive response from the Dev team. It would be nice to know if this is something affecting all users, just non-BETA users, some combination or if there's anything one can do to help fix it or reduce how often it happens.

The whole thing is a mess right now. I had no problems connecting before 1.7. Now I get this error all the time. I have the BETA and had issues launching through BETA in the past, but I'm going to try that again as a fix tonight.

Borderline unplayable ATM cause it takes so long to join/rejoin. Getting about an hour of playtime for every two hours of messing with server/giving up and doing something else. The worst part is, other than this error, the changes between beta/non-beta and 1.7/1.5 are not noticeable at all to the player. I mean I guess something was 'fixed' in chat, but everyone still talks in side chat anyway.