Can't Install/Download Battlefield 3
So I once in July bought Battlefield 3 on Steam but then I refunded it. And then I bought it again via Origin but now I cannot install it. I can try to install the DLC and then it directs me to Steam...
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Hi everyone,
I´m trying to download bf3 on origin but it won´t respond to anything i do. I´ve clicked on the ´download´ button, waited, but no response, reinstalled origin twice, emptied cache, you name it I have tried everything but it won´t start downloading. And whenever I try again after while, it shows a ´details´ button instead of a download button..
Can someone help me please.
@iKeule257 thanks, but I've seen that page and already tried fix 1 and 2, neither worked and I'm right now at fix 3.. ☹️
- @Negativ22 Sorry I forgot to mention that it only worked with fix #3 meaning you have to call the EA support.
Same here.... BF3 told me Karkand premium is not installed.
@lacountyjail Same here with back to karkand, I thought I already had it. Then tried to download it but there was no download button only a details button. I tried repairing it and it crashed. So I deleted bf3 and wanted to reinstall it, but now I'm here..
@Negativ22@lacountyjailBtw you can get past the downloading issue if you log into origin via your web browser and then click on Battlefield 3 and then "Play on Origin". And if the downloading process is stuck while it says "preparing", exit Origin and kill the OriginWebHelperService with task manager and start Origin again. Then the download should continue. After that you need to click on BF3 in Origin and go to Extra Content and download the DLCs manually. Because Back to Karkand is already included with the limited edition you cannot download it separately. Bad news is that it is very likely that you still won't be able to play on servers with Back to Karkand maps on it, you actually have to call EA and ask them to remove the DLC from your account and add it back again.
"Same here.... BF3 told me Karkand premium is not installed. "
The same problem. After origin update i cant connect to any BF3 servers. Sometimes it says i dont have karkand installed.
UPDATE.
I contacted to EA chat and they added Karkand DLC again to my account. Now everything is OK.
I cleared cache and I still cant download BF3
I found the solution
1- Close the Origin program.2- Open your account on the site.
3- Click on Battlefield 3 ( play on Origin )
4- Wait for the program to open You can download the game directly and agree to the terms and congratulations
I found this solution on my own
I suspect that there is a bug in the program that does not send the download command for some games and you must send the command from the site- Cant login, says not available atm try later for 3 days now
Been trying to get it working by removing the whole regrister origin battlefield 4 and 3 wasnt even installed but it says it is.
Even used revo uninstaller and that could not find the battlefield 3 only 4 so i uninstalled everything removed the folders and still only bf4 i can download.
Wish someone who works at home anyway would fix this stupid problem. But they are sitting on their * watching netflix
Hi, dude, I found how to fix this problem
First, close the origin on the computer completely in the task manager, and then go to the browser and go to the origin already through the browser and there you click the game library select battlefield and click run origin it starts on the pc and thus the game download menu appears, since I'm from Russia there will not be Russian, but for you this is not a problem .
- First, close the origin on the computer completely in the task manager, and then go to the browser and go to the origin already through the browser and there you click the game library select battlefield and click run origin it starts on the pc and thus the game download menu appears, since I'm from Russia there will not be Russian, but for you this is not a problem .
I tried everything and nothing. I can't play the game because it is impossible to download the game from my library.
- @Negativ22 in my case there's even no download button
I made a phone call to EA a few minutes ago, cause i am having the same problem. They told me to wait for a patch to solve this. It is a problem with the game BF3. The developers of the game are working on it.
- @jcrbfm FFS .. How long we gotta wait tho. Smells fishy to me. ☹️
- @II_SteG_II I agree with you. I am still waiting... ☹️
