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11 years ago
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Punk Buster Ban

So... today after a few months not playing bf4 i came back and wanted to play. I joined a server. And after a few sec. in the server i get kicked. I thought it was the server or something, but after i tryed a few more servers i knew something was wrong. I dont know what Punk Buster is or what it does maybe some answers? Thanks alot btw...

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  • EA_Barry's avatar
    EA_Barry
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    11 years ago

    @Metadonix

    If you are seeing a message that you are banned the do check the post by @ragnarok013 here: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Battlefield-3/Ban-v-dattlefield-3/m-p/4659761

    Otherwise you may just need to update your Punkbuster installation as follows:

    Punkbuster version is out of date or not installed/kicked due to a communication error

    There are a few common Punkbuster error messages that you can resolve with the process below. The error message might be that your “Punkbuster version is out of date or not installed” or that “Punkbuster kicked player [your name] (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrA.exe).”

    1. Look for the Battlefield 4 folder on your computer: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 4
    2. In that directory, find the folder called _Installer.
    3. In _Installer, find and access the Punkbuster folder, then the redist folder.
    4. Find and run pbsvc.exe to update or repair your Punkbuster installation.

    If the above folders don’t exist in your installation:

    1. Go to evenbalance.com, click the Download PBSetup button, and select the option “For All Windows Games."
    2. Open pbsetup.zip and then run pbsetup.exe.
    3. Accept the EULA and follow the prompts to update Punkbuster. When it has updated, click Add a Game.
    4. In the drop-down menu, select Battlefield 4, then Add Game, and check for updates before launching BF4 again.

    http://help.ea.com/en/article/troubleshooting-info-for-battlefield-4/

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    Anonymous
    11 years ago

    Very big thanks hug for you man :D

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    Anonymous
    11 years ago

    Dude btw 1 more thing i just went to origin and my battle field 4 is not there :/ ??? im confused -.-

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    11 years ago

    ohh that was my other acc everything is ok now ^^

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