Playing with friends in an extraction shooter should be easy right? It seems simple enough in Escape from Tarkov, but for Gray Zone Warfare it’s a real headscratcher like the Anti-Cheat error. This guide will break down how to play with friends in Gray Zone Warfare and explain how the multiplayer matchmaking works. Hopefully, you’ll find your answer below.
Gray Zone Warfare: How to play with friends – Matchmaking multiplayer explained
If you get past the many errors causing problems in the game, you may have another puzzle to deal with: playing with friends. You can play technically with friends, but you can’t send them an invite currently. To play with friends you have to be in the same faction as them or vice versa. This seems to be the only way to play with your friends. However, there is an issue with this method. If you join a faction, you can’t leave it until the next game’s wipe which removes everything and puts everyone at zero. This feature can be found in Escape for Tarkov. I don’t know when the next wipe will happen, but skimming Gray Zone Warfare’s Discord, it seems like the next one will be in six months.
But don’t lose hope right away. Since the game’s in early access, Madfinger Games may put an invite feature earlier than the wipe. So keep your eyes peeled for that.
Why can’t different faction members play with each other?
Out of context, this would be a no-brainer. No matter the faction you join, you should be able to play with friends. But the factions play a role in the game’s lore. Each of the three factions is at odds with one another. It wouldn’t make any sense if players from one enemy faction would ally with a player from another enemy faction. However, even with that, I do feel like you should be able to leave a faction whenever you want to. So let’s hope as stated earlier, this feature gets overhauled.
I had a hard time picking which edition of Gray Zone Warfare I should buy. Thankfully, our guide walked me through each version to make purchasing one easier.
