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UKF-CromeBull9
5 years ago
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Battlefield 3 PC - Unable to play game after Origin update 21/01/21(B2K/Premium)

I have an issue with BF3 after Origin did an update on the 21st of January 2021, I own BF3 Limited Edition and Premium which I purchased years ago (I also do have EA Play Membership). I opened Origi...
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  • UKF-CromeBull9's avatar
    UKF-CromeBull9
    5 years ago

    My issue is now sorted, I reinstalled the game on my C Drive (ssd), originally it was in my D Drive (hdd).  Everything is now working, I can play on any map from any DLC.

    Not sure if it made a difference when I installed the game onto the same drive as the Origin client (C) or if what EA did there end sorted the problem.

    thanks for any replies 😁

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nicky1lb
5 years ago

I have the same problem it happened to me few days ago and tried every possible thing and still nothing the game is stuck at [joining server] . after 5 mins it shows an error code saying [game not stating]  with some tips to fix it, I did all that they rote about 

.make sure all driver are up to date 

.restart origin 

.repair the game in origin 

.restart your computer

I even search the web for some help and nothing changed please I need fix it !

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    FunkynootZ
    5 years ago

    Try moving the install out of your program files folder. I fixed it by moving the game to C:\OriginLibrary\Battlefield3\

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