Black Ops 3 maintenance or server issues

Alert: Problems Reported

The next Call of Duty game might not release to November each year, but an early Black Ops 3 beta allowed for fans to get hands-on early for a limited time. During the beta days, the developers explained Black Ops 3 maintenance might occur and other server issues considering this is a test period.

While millions won’t look for the Black Ops 3 server status today until it goes to public, you can be sure the thousands of beta testers won’t be happy with problems too often. This first-person shooter game is destined for success due to the popularity of the franchise, but also the Black Ops games have a dedicated fan base that prefer them to COD alternatives.

Black-Ops-3-status

Is Black Ops 3 down for server maintenance, or having problems on Friday August 18, 2017? If you are playing the multiplayer player game right now and have issues, then leave them below to let others know it’s not just them. You will see status updates in regard to the Black Ops 3 servers below as well, which will be left by editors and the Product Reviews community.

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  • Shaquille Lewis

    the mutiplayer lobbies for xbox one is messed up

  • Shiloh Hudgins

    it wont open on my pc it worked last week but not now

  • doyen piper

    Multi-player blacks ops cannot connect.. Xbox live is working. Could it be my NAT TYPE or are servers down?

  • Jon Weir

    I’m getting error code Aug 11th 1140 am mountain time. No online access.

    • doyen piper

      I had that but now I can’t play online

  • edward rios

    I’ve been getting service interupted and getting kicked.. For off and on this last week has been the worse

  • Matty HD

    When i want to connect to online it says someging with call of duty maintenance code abcdef

  • Andres

    Lagging…bad

  • John Hunt

    Yeah it’s still a lagging turd

  • FeaR Assaultz

    getting the a.b.c.d… error, tried the usual fix (waiting for the numbers to corner of title screen to change but still doesn’t work. Please Help. My top right says 86.12.28.120

  • John Hunt

    Bops3 game freezing up terrible lag no fun last few days real glitchy it’s a bunch a horse sh__

  • Cleo Lester Fernandez

    hey guys same.probs here fkn happened like 5 days ago still not fixed. I have tried turning of my router and turning it back on, ive tried a hard reset, ive tried dc my internet and then reconnecting it, ive tried checking for the latest updates, ive search google and youtube and its still not fixed.

    PS4
    Latest update installed – 1.23
    Version – 86.0.0.0

    FML im bored… Battlefield anyone ?

  • Deathbybus

    My friends ps4 wont even connect. All it says on his ps4 network version is 86.0.0.0.0. He has uninstalled the gamr and reinstalled it and still nothing works. Also rebooted the console, router, all that. So if any one has an idea, let me know please.

  • Jessica Coyle

    This is bull crap. We have multiple ps4s and ONE of the systems is doing this and it’s on all the cod games. Can’t connect to server. All the other ones in the house connect fine. This makes no sense.

  • Antonette J Silos

    No matter what I do, restart my router , restart my game , restart my system it doesn’t let me stay in a game n kicks me out with en error saying ” you have bin disconnected from cod black ops3 servers ” I also can’t be in a party with some people on my friends list.. This is very annoying because I love playing online

    • Corey

      I go to join a game and search for players for half an hour and stil no game and I tried restarting my router and my Xbox too somethings up with the servers

  • Noah Pladys

    OMG i have this problem where i get into a match and i sometimes get kicked almost immediatly if i am lucky i can play 1 minute before getting kicked this sucks i tought it was my stupid wifi but looks like Cod BO3 just is another piece of crap like the previous call of duty’s (it says ‘lost connection to Call of Duty: Black Ops III servers…. something like that)

  • Gabriel Macys

    WC-40383-8 maintenance loop error when selecting play online in the local mp menu.

    • Quindeline Conkel

      Does anyone know how to fix this problem my fiancé is having same problem

    • Quindeline Conkel

      It is fixed in fl

  • Kidmystic

    The game has been lagging for like 4-5 days now, getting real annoying! Can’t even play.

  • workingman54

    March 8, 2017
    Black opps 3 game is very glitchy, can’t play death match or free play. Hope it gets fixed

  • Nina Been

    Can’t play online says can not connect to server

  • Mark

    Issues with lagging not my Internet connection

  • Nick

    down on PS4 too in London

  • Jamal

    servers down in Oregon, PS4

  • David Balles

    I have not been able to log into the servers for the past few days and it keeps telling me its some kind o f ABC error code. Can someone tell me what this is about and how to fix it?? My friend who lives near me is also having this problem, but other friends online are able to get on. Are the servers just down in some areas??

  • John Hunt

    Black ops 3 has been in defcon 2 since infinite warfare came out it lags so

  • Wayne

    Bunch of Cheating Call of Duty games SUCK. I WILL NEVER BUY YOUR GAMES EVER AGAIN!

  • Muhd Shahrin

    This is soooo boring,bo3 servers are down on 13 November 2016.I wait for the servers to fix from 3pm till now.Hope tomorrow is a better server,if not i’m gonna play other games.

  • Alan Ng

    Editor note: Black Ops 3 server outage on November 13. Strange for game to be offline on a weekend, hopefully it won’t last long. Down for anyone else?

    • Same. Disconnected from server 11/13/16.

  • Scott Gibson

    How To Fix Connection Issues For Black Ops 3 PC (You may not have tried) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5Km8hgxOj4

  • Steph

    Been trying for hours now to get in to bo3 on PS4 ip address stuck on 79.0.0.8.0 and wont budge.
    Turned internet on and off and ps4 on and off multiple times. Please get back up and running asap – just had an operation and bores stiffless at home!!

  • Alan Ng

    Seems that BO3 servers are down again on Xbox One specifically, Oct 28. Anyone else having issues?

    • Jobo

      Im having these problems on Xbox One as well on 28/10/2016

      • psnkilla

        790.0.8.0 server error possibly

      • Jobo

        My Error Code is A.B.C.-.-.F.G.-.-.-.K.-.-.N.-.-.-.-.-.-.U.-.-.X.-Z.-.-.-.

    • psnkilla

      yup mines down to ps4 is pissin me off

  • DeejayHarr1s

    0734 in England….my ops3 been checking for files for 15 minutes….Activision you choose the strangest times to mess around with servers…

  • I CANT GET ONLINE RN MY FRIENDS ARE WAITING FIX IT PLZ

  • Clare

    I am having an issue with Black Ops 3 as well. It says that it needs an update but no matter what I do it will not update. I’ve troubleshooted every aspect of the Xbox and nothing has worked. The error code I get it 0x80070079

  • Krupa

    Getting so frustrated with this. I have the ABCDEFGHIJK.-.-.N.-.-.Q.-.S.-.UVWX.-.Z error code. Tried restarting xbox. Tried switching from ethernet to wireless. Tried restarting router. Nothing.

    • max

      SAME, I’ve also tried everything

    • Donvet

      For the past few hours, I have not been able to connect to the BO3 cod server with an abc…error message. I am in the same house with my husband and he is able to connect to the game under his profile and on his xbox one downstairs but i can’t connect upstairs on mine. He even tried to connect my profile on his xbox one downstairs and it does not work at all under my profile, but he can connect under his profile. Just before I lost connection, all of my new weapons were grayed out and I could not select them. When I am on, the lag is unbelievable. I have been with this franchise since day one and I am loosing faith in their ability to deliver great gaming as they did in the beginning. How many more hours? Why am I having these problems? Please fix it yesterday. All of my friends are on, but I can’t get on. Why? Why? Why?

    • Malakylin

      when you first start the game look in the upper right hand corner. it will have 5 numbers seperated by periods. before clicking X for ps4 or whatever it is on xbox wait for the numbers to change from 0 to whatever the patch number is. if you click into the game before hand you will get the abc error.

      • hobo

        thanks, this actually worked for me !
        take care, buddy

  • Alan Ng

    BO3 servers suddenly down for us, Xbox One. 10pm UK time.. what’s going on??

  • Rukia1933

    Xbox one
    I am getting error a.-.-.-.-.f.g.h.i.j.k.l.-.-.-.-.q.-.s.-.u.-.-.x.-.z.-.-.b.c. Or A.B.-.-.-.F.G.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
    Everytime i try to connect to BO3. I have current working high speed internet I have version 78.0.0.0.0, i have cleared my cashe and cleared my alternate mac address and still not working. I have rebooted my console 10 times. I am running out of my tech support ideas. Please help this bored girl play some BO3!

    • Rukia1933

      Well at least now the server status is defcon 1 so it seems they at least know something is wrong. Hope they fix it soonish!

  • Thomas gutkowski

    Is anyone having trouble trying to download DLC 4 on Xbox. It shows I can buy it but when I go to the store it’s not there. Anyone have any ideas?

    • Pat

      I had this problem with DLC 3 go to manage games then click Bo3. After this go to to yourready to install, it should be there. If your on ps4 i dont know what to do. Hope this helps.

  • Pablo

    how long its going to take?

  • Jimmy Business

    In the school holidays… Really? This was their big night!

  • OOSE

    THIS PROBLEM IS REALLY RUINING MY GAMING EXPERIENCES,IT’S FRUSTRATING!!!

  • Thomas

    Everytime I try and connect to Black Ops 3 servers it keeps saying “Black ops 3 is currently under maintenance. Some features may be temporarily unavailable.” What’s going on? My friends are able to connect and play perfectly but I can’t…..

    • Dan

      Same problem bro, my cousin entered this the mlg tournament and he can’t even get on the servers to play. It’s ridiculous.

    • Luc

      Same here

    • keyB

      Yeah, they are fixing the server ATM. There were some problems trying to find games, even if you have open NAT. There won’t be excpecting the server opened in 2-4 hours.

      • Thomas

        Ugh really? Wtf!

  • I downloaded new update and everytime I play zombies online I get connection error.. I’ll be playing and it will freeze or lag and then I’m constantly dieng in beginning rounds. This is ridiculous. I reset router enternet made sure nothing was downloaded and still get screwed I’m debating selling the game

  • G Whittaker

    Been laugh the past few days, now I can’t connect to the server.

    • G Whittaker

      Laggy

  • John

    Bops 3 super laggy last 3 day’s no fun not the normal worse

  • Kode187

    Omg… my tablet sucks, let’s try again.. Xbox one version of bo3 is being horribly laggy…..friends all notice it as well. So I know it’s not just me. Tried another game to confirm that it is bo3, other game I played had no problems.

  • Kode187

    Last 2 days have been other guys but lagging and rubberbanding. Only game doing good this to me. All my friends are experiencing this as well. We play on Xbox one.

  • Nick

    Can’t join a friend’s lobby and he can’t join mine. Been having this problem on and off for the past week or two. Have tried restarting numerous times. NAT types are both moderate. Tried joining when we weren’t in a party chat but didn’t work.

  • sandra gonzalez

    I cant find a lobby to play ctf bo3

  • Joel

    Issue with logging in on ps4 . Oregon USA , tried all tricks on activision and treyarch websites.

  • Alan Ng

    Some gamers are experiencing BO3 server problems with PS4 version today, September 19. Can anyone else confirm?

  • Alan Ng

    Black Ops 3 servers suddenly down, September 8.. UK. Anyone else can’t play right now?

    • Ralf

      Same problem in Brazil :/

  • Joanna

    Yey! I waited a few minutes for the top right numbers to change from mostly zeros to 76.11.55. Blah blah blah and clicked “x”

  • Travis

    Getting the A.B.-.-.-.F.G WHAT IS GOING ON

    • SH

      Experiencing connection problems too right now. Just sat down to play. Oh well!!
      Error is:
      Error Code:A.B.-.-.-.F.G.-.-.-.-.- etc

      • SH

        Servers are back up now… but nobody is playing. Haha

    • SH

      Why do they do server maintenance during the afternoon on a 2XP long weekend when everyone is off school and work??? Ridiculous!!!

    • cody herod

      Same here ab fg error code

    • Joanna

      I waited a few minutes for the top right numbers to change from mostly zeros to 76.11.55. Blah blah blah and clicked “x

  • Darren

    Its not just today that the servers are crap. It has been dsconnecting me and others continuously since the games release. You play at peak times you’re disconnected. You play late at night or early morning and have no problems. 5 of my mates have now switched to ps4 now from xbox one. They are now mot having problems.

    • shane

      i dont get that problem on pc. it must be a xbox thing

  • Sarah

    Yeah, I’ve noticed that Black Ops 3 have been having a lot of issues. I am on the One myself and its hard to join parties or it will show someone is at the Main Menu when the player says they are in a game. Servers have been really screwy lately. Instead of spending money on the DLCs they need to update the servers.

    • Ray

      It’s not working right now

  • Chad

    I only played 4 matches on cod bo3. It disconnected me from all those matches after i was done with the match. It didn’t show my results, how much xp that I earned or how many points i get or whatever its called to spent in the black market. Basically, I played all the matches for nothing. Fuck the cod server.

    • Tyrone

      I’ve had the same issue but on Xbox one
      I’ve been attempting to complete the main Easter egg for Gorod Krovi 6 times now and every game I’m just about to head into the boss battle and then it just kicks me from the game!
      Fix your servers treyarch!!!!!!

  • Chad Jones

    I have problems to with the cod bo3 server. It doesn’t say why I was disconnected. Im glad it not my game or ps4.

  • Robert

    On PS4 the servers are down, even though treyarch claim they are fully functional. It took me 30 minutes to connect to online service then a further 15 minutes to find a game. Within 30 seconds of that game, the lobby crashed. Found another lobby bout 10 minutes later before crashing yet again.

  • Get Deadly

    Xbox one issue.
    If I play my myself I have no problem. As soon as I party up. I lag every 20-30 seconds.

    • MFIGHTER

      Lag issues continúes evento post october patch. GAME WITH FRIENDS IN PARTY LAGS THE GAME. EVEN MENUS AND ZOMBIES ON XBOX ONE. FIX IT, TREYAAARCH!!

  • Alan Ng

    Servers are down on PS4, no scheduled maintenance? Anyone else can’t play right now?

    • john

      Same here!

      • bailey

        mine hasn’t been working for the last 15 minutes

    • Grimble Gromble

      Cant play right now, anyone else?

      • Leeth4Lee

        Me too. Thought it may have been my ps4.

        • Grimble Gromble

          Server is back.

    • Arnab

      It keeps on connecting to online services

  • Piotrek

    I have problem with MULTI on BLACK OPS 3. I have good internet connection, i played on multi on Street Fighter 5 and Uncharted 4, but when i want play on BLACK OPS 3, system down, code:A.B.C.D… This is first time, i played OPS 3 very long. What’s wrong? I have no idea…

  • Geoffrey Berman

    YES YES YES I HATE these servers last night after the latest update i was just glitching around like a laggy somalien pirate with a metal wire for his internet when really i have 100 mbs download ffs treyarch fix your shit

  • Peter senko

    When I try to join my friends I can’t and it says there is a error but they can’t join me either please fix.

  • Jtree6982

    You’re fairly close to losing a loyal customer Treyarch.. I’ve had problems since day one with C.O.D. 3 .. And here I am, not able to play for the last two hours again today. Get your shit straight, or I’m moving on to another fps franchise.

    • SYSTEM_ERROR_

      oooooooohhh… Scawy. They will go bankrupt without you.

  • Daniel

    My internet is perfect but it keeps putting me on a LAN network and when i press ‘Play Online’ it doesnt go to online

  • Billy

    So i go to play Black ops 3 at 7:00pm aug 6 2016 but when i turn on the game to go to online it brings up the cheacking files menu like normal and then says downloading so im like ok new conent but every time the % hits around 50 a
    – 60% it just restarts the download and it has been doing so for a good hour now

    • Billy

      And i forgot to mention i even restarted my console serveral times and still does the same thing

  • Vince

    I’m connecting but now I’m waiting for all you guys to connect to play multiplayer lol. All the lobbys are mostly empty. Sucks I have to wait a long time to join a lobby. If I get lucky I have to stay on that lobby cuz if I get off then I’m waiting there again for awhile with only two other players waiting for people to join.

  • S.

    ABC errors since July 19th.. open NAT all other games work so fix this shit treyarch I payed for this game for a reason you kno. Hell I’ve even bought dlc but nope.. can’t connect to servers

  • rahul

    Me too guys just buyed game and getting this error..

  • Ima about to shoot my self dude wtf cod servers are not available at this time Reaal?????!!!!!!!! WTF IM SO PISSED I WAS TRYING TO GET MY HEADSHOTS FOR THE MARSHAL 16’S AND THIS HAPPENS??????!!!!!

  • Wackierjet

    This abc error bullshit is doing my head in!!!! Once again can’t get online today and it keeps doing it…. Someone sort this out for once!!!!! Ahhhhhh!

  • Mo

    Black ops 3 stuck on “checking files” after latest update.

  • ghosthunter109

    I’m on ps4 and I can’t even connect to the servers, I keep getting the A.B.C etc error

    • Hopeboyjon

      Same

    • Chris

      Same

  • Debi

    Just attempted to log on several times get the a,b,c… error but status for PS4 says everything is up and running – must be a political campaign – all lies…

  • Alan Ng

    Black Ops 3 servers just went down, with no warning.. July 26, PS4

  • yognot

    ive had the abc error since mondayand ive tryed to get rid of it but it wont go away

  • Scott Nener

    any luck with ping jumping?

  • Tommy

    For the past few days till today, July 23 2016, I’ve been having major lag spikes and my ping goes from 20 to 400 and stays there. It’s not my Internet cause it happens with no other game and today it keeps migrating host every game and kicking me out of every game even though my ping is fine. It’s literally unplayable at this point t and I hope it gets fixed. Ps. I’m on Xbox one. @treyarch

    • SAME OMG! I have perfect connection to any other freaking game but ever since like a week or two ago bo3 is just gone down for me it sucks!

    • Dawson

      Same on ps4

  • scott

    im on pc, all week it has been unplayable.
    ping jumps from 13 to 400m every few seconds.
    has anyone else had this issue?

    • Scott Nener

      hey mate i am also having this same issue, any luck?

  • scotty_ne

    im on pc and for the past week it is totally unplayable, ping keeps spiking from 13 to 400 every few seconds GRRRRRRR

    anyone else with this issue?

    a fix would be mint :)

  • This past week there’s been way to many bs downloads for connecting to online service and it keeps resetting after 32% so I can barely play the stupid game.. what happened to just putting in the disc and playing the damn games wasting our time with this bulls**t

  • Ryan

    Was on gorod krovi with three of my mates. Everything was fine until 5minutes ago when we were kicked off the servers and were on round 36 ffs. How unfair is that?

  • Shiraz

    Just got ps4 over a week ago and 5 out of 7 days I’m just connecting to server with 99% and restarting over and over unable to get online.

    • Laura

      Is yours still going like that? Trying to log on today and its doing the same thing ffs

  • D_DOG

    I cant connect to black ops 3 servers for two days now…

  • Wade

    Keeps saying connecting to online service and goes up in % then goes back to 0% tried everything fuck bo3 is a joke! This is on Xbox one been trying for hours and no luck no wonder everyone is switching to BF

  • Justin

    Back up for me on Xbox one. Add me at “StaticGemini510”

    • Justin

      *update*
      Able to join lobby but no option to vote map. The entire map vote section is gone

      • Kim

        Mine is up but when searching for game is says “searching for games (50 matches) then (0 matches) then back to 50 etc. doesn’t actually find a game. :/

  • Kim

    Xbox one was down. Just came back up for me. Try again.

  • CptCracka

    Xbox 1 servers are crap can’t get in keeps giving me abc error code,I tried restarting Xbox and game but still same issue

    • Austinmiller

      I can’t connect to server either you are not alone been trying for an hour!

  • BO3 updates and server issues are way too common these days on PS4, Update after Update, I understand this has to be done but surely notice should be given to gamers via a mast email or something instead of logging in and having ur game time disrupted, starting to consider going to XBOX ONE cause they actually email you when they do mast migrations, updates or server issues.

    • After every update servers ALWAY go do its BS -.-

  • Alan Ng

    Black Ops 3 servers down right now. Sudden maintenance message on PS4, anyone else?

    • Yeah me to and its pissing me off

  • D.jr203

    Can’t play black ops 3 it keeps taking me to local game and it’s not just Bo3, play station also said it’s going under maintenance

  • DMM

    It keeps counting up to download, then restarts over and over on the “connecting to online service” screen.

    • Michael

      I’m having the same problem

  • Mags

    Can’t get online with Black Ops 3, numbers in top right corner take ages to change. All get the abc…….error. And disconnected from server should i ve lucky enough to get on

  • Rich

    Haven’t been able to sign on to black ops servers since the latest update. Roughly 2 weeks now with no network play. I’ve checked every other possible cause.. only thing left is an issue with server itself.

  • Nicole

    Getting booted off servers constantly, noticing a lot of others getting booted as well

  • Aidan Courts

    Error Code: A.B.C.-.-.F.G.-.-.-.K.-.-.N-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.X.-.-.-.-.

    Cant play multiplayer for a week so far

  • Darkmatter non me la da , non mi da il lancio di rifornimento per il battery ,non mi da le 6 kill per il purifier

  • Joe

    getting the abc error….right after a match ended it booted me from multiplayer and gave me the abc error…all the supposed fixes i’ve found say something about 33.0.whatever but mine is 72.0.0.0

  • Blackops3mademebreakmycontroller

    this is soooooooo broken I cant even recall how many time it wants to download those stupid files I would like to thank treyark for this bunch of aids

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