Battlefield 4: 'Kicked by Punkbuster'

Hi, when I join a server in Battlefield 4 it lets me play for about a minute before I get kicked by Punkbuster with no reason given. I just downloaded and installed this game through steam and this is the first few times I have attempted to launch it. Any ideas on how to fix this would be helpful, thanks.

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EA_Atic
5 years ago
@Senesce if you got to https://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/gate/ and join a server you should get what the error message is.

Let us know what it says. 🙂

/Atic

6 Replies

Senesce
5 years ago
Update: I have uninstalled and reinstalled the game, I have also cleared the origin cache and reloaded that with no luck. It still kicks me within about a minute of joining a server.
EA_Atic
DICE Team
5 years ago
@Senesce if you got to https://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/gate/ and join a server you should get what the error message is.

Let us know what it says. 🙂

/Atic
RAWWWB
5 years ago
@EA_Atic I am having the same problem in BF4. Within a minute of joining any server I get kicked with message 'You have been kicked by Punkbuster'. I have tried reinstall Punkbuster and have also messed with Firewall settings as instructed on previous thread, but the problem persists. Also submitted a support ticket to Even Balance but have not heard back. Can you please help me troubleshoot? Thank you!
anon925
5 years ago
I am also having Punkbuster issues, @EA_Atic. I've never before had any issues with bans/kicks from PB, because I don't hack or cheat. Last week it suddenly decided I was using "multihack" and this week I'm getting 1200 minute bans. For no reason. No changes on my end other than regular software updates.
StarscreamUK
Hero (Retired)
5 years ago
You have a violation with punkbuster, not a ban. Your only recourse is to appeal to them at https://www.evenbalance.com/troubleticket/
A violation differs from a ban (until you get a global guid ban). Punkbuster kicks for violations, thrid party sites however chose to use violations and make their own ban based on it.
You would need to appeal to pbbans to play on servers that use their 3rd party plugin. ( as you already know from your other post elsewhere)
You can still play the game, but not on servers using pbbans. Those are private servers running a plugin that EA has no control or input on.
anon925
5 years ago
The only reason I'm on PBBans' list is because EA's contractor Punkbuster/EvenBalance - which it's responsible for - falsely issued an accusation against a non-violating player. This Punkbuster BS remains EA's fault, regardless of how many times EA says "a third party company" to duck the issue.