check this thread: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/WORKAROUND-BF2042-Steam-Season-6-Patch-Stuck-on-Validating-Game/td-p/13066114
and also try my workaround: and change the app language to another language than change it back to english and see if that helps (better chose a language you feel you have a chance to be able to change it back though) - good luck
Takes literally minutes to get this game to desktop, today I had a network error, then I went back out and tried rebooting the game, would not load. Rebooted both Steam and EA, then got connected finally (10 minutes). It's a touchy game. What I noticed about the issue is if the cache is cleared in the EA app, that is when the issue appears to resolve (in addition to what was done on the developer end possibly). A casual gamer isn't going to have the time or patience to come to forums or go through all these steps to fix it. I do like the "sci fi" Season 6 theme so I may play the game more for a while. It's a shame with all the technical issues, nothing new unfortunately.
