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Xnihilo2020
11 years ago

Constantly getting the "Service Abnormality" PunkBuster kick.

Never used to have this problem. Then came back to BF3 because BF4 sucks so much **bleep**. And now I get constantly kicked by PunkBuster for "Service Abnormality". I tried opening a ticket with PB, and they told me to uninstall PB using pbsvc.exe, and reinstall. I did. I also delete the entire PB folder located in AppData/local, and then reboot. Reinstall PB via pbsvc.exe, reboot, and then can play for a day or two. Then the kick starts up again and I have to do it all again. I've also made rules in my firewall to allow for PnkbstrA and B.

I've read threads where people have done a complete reformat of their hard drives and done a fresh install and still have this or similar PB kicks.

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  • Xnihilo2020's avatar
    Xnihilo2020
    11 years ago

    EA is garbage. PB is garbage. It's hard to tell which their games are more infested with. Bugs or hacks. Years after release BF3 is still plagued with issues like this. BF4 even worse. Never give EA another dime. That's the real solution.

  • ragnarok013's avatar
    ragnarok013
    Hero+
    11 years ago
    OP try running the PB update utility and then manually add BF3 to PB. I also recommend whitelisting PBA and PBB processes in your anti-virus, in your windows firewall, and in your router.

    Also, are you running any sort of aftermarket program on BF3 such as sweetFX that may be contributing to the abnormal PB error?

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