So i want to play with my friend. We have played this together before. I have done everything right. I even followed videos and was able to join my own dedicated server. But my friend cannot join and they HAVE done everything correct. Why are we still forced to do this today. This is almost as bad as needing dailup to connect o the internet with a lan line when there is cable and star link existing. Steam has not needed port forwarding for years now. Why are we doing this still? And no a middle man such as a hosting paywall, or god forbid hamachi is not a reasonable or honest option. I think it is time we get with the times. I will spare people any further rants but boy do i want to right now. As i just wasted hours of my life trying to get this to work. I think i will just refuse to play games that require choosing from these options.
