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Anonymous
11 years ago
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Cannot play the game, activation issues, stuck on Joining or Initializing

Hello Guys!

I'm new to this forum, because this is the first time in my life, when I really need help with a game. Here's my story, why I need help:

Short version: I cannot play, because If I try to join a game via Battlelog, i can see "Joining" forever, and if I try ot play singleplayer, I can see "Initializing" forever, I tried literally everything I can (see the long version below).

Also, when I click on "Join", I can see a "bfh.exe" and an "ActivationUI.exe" in task manager for a few seconds, then they close, and I can wait forever to play the game. It feels like I didn't click on Join or anything, but I did. Pls help me guys! ☹️

Also, I tried going to Offline mode in Origin, and tried to run Battlefield Hardline. Then an Activation screen appeared, and said, that I have to log in to activate the product on my computer. During this, I checked out task manager, and there was a "bfh.exe" and an "ActivationUI.exe" running. After that, I logged in, the Activation screen disappeared, and "bfh.exe" and "ActivationUI.exe" also disappeared in task manager. In my personal opinion, It might mean that there is a problem with the BF Hardline activation on my account :? PLS EA DO SOMETHING PLEASE, I APPRECIATE THAT

Long version:


Yesterday (03.27.2015), I purchased Battlefield Hardline Standard Edition. I closed every application, like Skype, Google Chrome Cannary to let Origin install the game correctly, with no problem. It took me an hour to download without any problems. After that, it took me approximately 15 minutes to install the full game, then Origin said: Battlefield Hardline Standard Edition has finished installing wihtout any problems and is ready to play! (something like this, I don't remember well). Then I clicked on the "Play" button and nothing happened. I tried it at least 10 times, still nothing. After that, I clicked on Play again and checked out Task Manager, and I didn't see any "bfh.exe" there. Then I went into the _Installer folder in Battlefield Hardline's folder, and installed DirectX, VC, and Punkbuster manually, still nothing. After 1 hour of searching for a solution, I realized, that Google Chrome Cannary is NOT ABLE TO open any links, which I click on outside of the browser, so if I click on "Play" within Origin, it tries to open Battlelog in Google Chrome Cannary, but nothing happens. After that, I removed Cannary and installed the original Google Chrome. As I expected, I clicked on Play, and it successfully opened Battlelog in Google Chrome. Then I clicked on a server to join, it told me, that I have to install the Battlelog Web Plugin before playing the game. I installed that without any problems, restarted the browser, and then I finally joined the server successfully. After that, I played 3-4 hours constantly without any problems, as you can see in my account, I've reached Rank 17, I have money, I made emblems, customized my "Agent" and reached 90+ kills with the RO933 weapon. Today, I also played Hardline for an hour, but then I stopped playing and turned off my computer because I was hungry :D After that, I turned on my computer, tried to play Hardline and nothing. I've been searching for a solution on the internet for 5-6 hours, but most of the answers says, that I have to install DirectX, VC and Punkbuster manually, which I've already done. I haven't find any solutions yet, I have never had any problems with other games and with other games on Origin (NFS:Rivals, Fifa 14/15) and I didn't have any problems with the Battlefield Hardline Beta. The problem occurs only with Battlefield Hardline Standard Edition. I've also run CCleaner, removed Battlelog Plugin and installed again, checked out Origin settings, Hardline permissions, so I literally tried everything I can, except reinstalling Windows.

Here is my rig:

Intel Core i5 3470 overclocked to 4.0GHz CPU
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Superclocked edition 3GB GPU
8GB 1600MHz Kingston HyperX RAM
Hitachi 7200 RPM SATA 3 HDD
Cooler Master 600W PSU (I dont remember its exact name)
Cooler Master Seidon 120 CPU cooler
Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 motherboard

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit OS


I used the newest drivers of my graphics card when I played BF Hardline Beta or BF Hardline, but now I installed 340.52 driver, because for some reason, some games doesn't really get on with the newest drivers :D I've already tried with this driver, and nothing. I checked out special Security settings especially for Hardline and Origin in Control Panel, but everything seems fine, there are no restrictions for them. 

Note: When I clicked on "Join" in Battlelog, i opened Task Manager, and I noticed, that it opens a "bfh.exe" and an "ActivationUI.exe" for a few seconds, then they close, and I can see "Joining" on Battlelog forever, or If I try to play singleplayer, I can see "Initializing" forever. I have no idea what to do, please, someone help me!  Thank you very much guys

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    11 years ago

    I found a solution which seems to work for me. If you have the same problem as the text says above, please, give it a try:

    1.: Close BF Hardline if It's running, Battlelog, everything that is in connection with Hardline.
    2.: Start Origin
    3.: Go to Offline Mode in Origin
    4.: Start BF Hardline from Origin
    5.: Play Campaign (I'm not sure if It's really needed or not) for minutes
    6.: Go to Origin, and go back to Online Mode, while BF Hardline singleplayer is still running
    7.: Exit BF Hardline
    8.: Try to play BF Hardline Multiplayer :D


    I hope it helps, It helped me ( I'm not sure If this really helped me or not, maybe something happened in the background, because It seems a bit weird for me 😃 anyways, Hardline works, with 340.52 drivers, and runs without any problems on Full Ultra, with 2xAA, constant 60FPS at 900p, constant 50FPS at 1080p)

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