Come on, what could possibly require 2042 at this stage to need a driver update first?

@Itzan wrote: Requesting to update is one thing, but outright refusing to start is another. It's understandable that using older drivers would lead to degraded performance if the new driver brings something new to the driver profile for the game. But considering i was on 522.30 and the game asked me to upgrade to 525.XX which was released a week later and brought no changes to the driver outside a few game profiles then yeah, I feel that's a bit annoying. This is quite normal for games & other certain software, that they won't launch if you have outdated drivers or your driver is corrupted. It doesn't seem to be an issue for many, since this is the only thread so far. But we will monitor it.

Haha, what? Can you cite another game refusing to even start with an error message and asking for a new driver? Especially when the game's been out for year and a half?

Applications (like games) have dependencies related to drivers, so if there is a new dll or something along those lines, the application won't run without it. Not really a big deal. I have been prompted to update Java, .NET, etc and never rage quit Adobe Acrobat because of it.

@Itzan wrote:@AnaghyaI've played all of those and I usually update my driver once or twice a year if they actually feature a performance increase or a driver for a game I'm playing and I've never had a game arbitrarily refuse to start because of my driver being out of date. Also here we're talking about a game that came out a year and a half ago, not a brand new game requiring a driver that has the game profile in it.The driver was out for 3 weeks so this game build more than likely used that driver and there is something in there that was not in the driver you had installed. They can't prevent the game from not launching if you are using old dependencies. Could they have put something in the patch notes, sure but the only complaint right now that EA and DICE need to see is the lack of a server browser.

Did you really need to force us into a Nvidia driver update?

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ragnarok013
Hero+
3 years ago
@KiRiASU Check your DM's.
KiRiASU
3 years ago
Hi ragnarok013, Thank you very much for your answer! Unfortunately, this solution only applies to AMD drivers. Since I have Nvidia Geforce drivers, this solution doesn't work. I already tested it. So, another solution is needed, I'm afraid.
As I said before, I could play the game before latest update without any problems, like all my other games I own. None of them forces me to do a driver update. Additionally, I already had two driver crashes with 528.49 in BF2042, but never had one with 512.95. This is also the most stable and performant driver for my RTX 3080. Any help would be much appreciated.
AOD_CapStar362
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@skates15 i need to test that theory, ive noticed an unusual spike in usages on CPU/GPU . im wondering if this is also a reason.
OskooI_007
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
I hate forced driver updates.
skates15
3 years ago
@AOD_CapStar362 From the one game I played, the cache is over half a gigabyte. That's shocking to me. The previous cache which gave me issues was 1.7GB. I'm definitely going to clear out that folder every so often, not because I'm worried about storage, but more so because it seems strange the files are so large being cached.
EA_Leeuw
Community Manager
3 years ago
Hi all,

We don't really recommend using old, not up-to-date drivers for your GPU or CPU (or any other part of your system), as using outdated drivers may cause compatibility issues in the future.

It is at your own risk to continue using old drivers. If you run into issues because of this, unfortunately, we can't help much.

Keeping drivers up to date is always one of the first steps one should take to ensure that everything works together as well as possible.

Rolling back drivers is only recommended if you run into issues that new drivers have caused, as discussed here for example.
Padding_Ur_Stat
3 years ago
@MackTKau wrote:
Come on, what could possibly require 2042 at this stage to need a driver update first?
If one doesn't program for system updated resources, one is programming problems.
KiRiASU
3 years ago
Hi @EA_Leeuw, as I wrote, I have issues with drivers newer than 512.95 on my Asus ROG Strix 3080. Not just with BF 2042, but with other games, too, such as Destiny 2 or Forza Horizon 5. So, forcing us using a driver which has compatibility issues not just with BF 2042, is just unacceptable. Please provide us with a solution or offer a refund for the game we can no longer play properly. Thank you!
EA_Leeuw
Community Manager
3 years ago
Hey @KiRiASU,

Unfortunately, we cannot help with issues related to refunds through the forums. To do this, you must contact the seller or store where you purchased the product directly.

If you purchased this product from us, you can take a look at the available options here: https://help.ea.com/article/returns-and-cancellations/.

I would also like to share the following: Known Issue - Nvidia Drivers - Version 531.18.
Psubond
3 years ago
i get a kick out of them forcing a driver update which then breaks the game for some people. talk about an unforced error

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Did you really need to force us into a Nvidia driver update?

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