Is Your Multiplayer Locked in Titanfall 2? We Have a Fix For That

Are you trying to play online in Titanfall 2, but multiplayer doesn't work? In the following guide you will learn how you can get rid of this problem.

Adam Adamczyk

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Titanfall 2 debuted on October 28, 2016, and despite being over six years old, it still enjoys considerable popularity. Among other things, players praise the game for its highly addictive story mode, enjoyable gameplay and good visuals. Unfortunately, some people have problems entering the multiplayer game. In this guide you will learn what to do if multiplayer in Titanfall 2 does not work.

Locked multiplayer in Titanfall 2

Developers of Titanfall 2 left quite a few security vulnerabilities in their game, which were exploited by hackers. Their malicious actions have meant that matchmaking in the title often simply doesn't work. Fortunately, fans decided to take matters into their own hands and created a PC client called Northstar, which enables you to create private servers, thus avoiding the hassle of matchmaking.

Northstar is available here.

How to unlock multiplayer in Titanfall 2

Multiplayer mode may not work properly for various reasons. An example is when, wanting to join an online game, a notification pops up that says "Contacting Respawn Servers", after which nothing happens. This may be caused by Intel processors. In such a situation, you should:

  1. Press the key combination windows + E
  2. Then in the Advanced select Environment Variables.
  3. Go to System Variables and click on New.
  4. In Variable Name type OPENSSL_ia32cap
  5. Then in Variable value type ~0x200000200000000
  6. Click OK, confirm in System Variables, select OK againg, then reboot your computer and run Titanfall 2.

Other problems

  1. If you are playing on PC and for some reason you can not connect to the multiplayer mode, then you should consider using the aforementioned Northstar.
  2. You can also check, whether your antivirus is not blocking the game's network features.
  3. Another way is to simply uninstall the game, restart the computer and reinstall it.
  4. One method is to enter campaign mode, exit it, and then quickly launch multiplayer. It is worth noting, however, that this procedure does not always necessarily work.
  5. If you are launching Titanfall 2 on consoles and the multiplayer is locked, let's make sure that the Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus subscription is active.

More about Titanfall 2:

  1. Is Titanfall 2 Worth Buying and Playing in 2023?
  2. Fix for Hold to ADS not Working in Titanfall 2
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Author: Adam Adamczyk

Has been writing professionally since 2013. In 2021, he joined GRYOnline.pl, where in addition to gaming topics, he deals with strictly technological information. Worked with the largest music stores in Poland, creating articles related to instruments and generally understood sound design. Interested in computer games since childhood. On top of that, his interests include playing the guitar, composing music, and strength sports.