vims1990 wrote:

 

To players who are struggling with the connection in MW3 as host, I have finally sorted out mine.

 

Do not forward your ports, I repeat, do not forward your ports.

Also, disable theater mode recordings

 

The game has been playing so much better running on a moderate NAT Type & has made the games much smoother for me.

I don't think I have been getting host which has made the game so much better than what it was on an Open NAT Type.

 

Thanks to Snipingdbag for pointing this out in another thread but oh boy...this has made the game SO much better for me.

 

If you're hating host, here's your chance to change all that.

 

Let me know how it goes on your end.

 

Cheers

Idea valid ... ie not having host, way you gone about it is counter productive, by forcing a mod nat you are limiting your matchmaking and will cause anyone partied with you problems. Do NOT be a party leader let someone with an open nat be party leader.

Unfortunatly there zero chance they will allow people to opt out of being hosts as their entie system will come grinding to a halt there are ways to stop yourself getting host but i wont explain them here for the above reason.

I have an Xbox and a PS3 and play MW3 on both of them.  I used a combination of Port Forwarding, Port Range Forwarding, and Port Triggering to open up my NAT's on both consoles.  The way things are setup right now, my PS3 has an Open NAT and my Xbox has a Moderate NAT.

I've noticed that my matches run a lot smoother and seem to have less lag on the Xbox whereas the PS3 still seems to have lag.

I'm not saying that this idea is correct, but there's defintely some evidence pointing in the right direction.