ERROR

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@pcarac wrote:

ERROR

Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster. Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player 'PCARAC' (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrA.exe

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This error just says that the Punkbuster parent server cannot communicate with your local punkbuster client service so it terminates your connection to the game.  Try these steps below and be sure to manually add BF3 to the PB client at the proper step - the manual addition of the game is the step that fixes this error most of the time:

http://answers.ea.com/t5/Battlefield-4/RESTRICTION-Service-Communication-Failure-PnkBstrA-exe/m-p/1645149/highlight/true#M13458

1. 
   Open windows firewall and make sure that your router is not blocking either of the Punkbuster files.
   2. click advanced settings( on the left) and then inbound (also left)
   3. Find PnkbstrA.exe and PnkbstrB.exe (if you have two of both, its fine)
   4. right click on each of them>properties>programs and services
   5. make sure that "all programs that meet the specifications" is checked
   6. then go to the "Advanced" tab and check all 3 boxes. Domain, Private and Public.
   7. REMEMBER TO DO THIS FOR ALL PnkBstr Files. then save and quit.
   8. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 3 and delete "Pb" folder.
   9. go to these 2 links:
   http://websec.evenbalance.com/downloader/download.php?file=1
   http://www.evenbalance.com/downloads/pbsvc/pbsvc.exe
   10. download and install both
   11. Run Pbsetup.exe (the first link)
   12. manually add a game (eg. bf3) - this is an important step as sometimes it will not solve the problem until the game is manually added
   13. check for updates.