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MikeLeetorys's avatar
MikeLeetorys
Rising Novice
4 months ago

PunkBuster outdated kicks

I really can not remember when this issue started. But it has been like this for way too long. This PunkBuster error:

PunkBuster kicked player xxxx (for 0 minutes) ... This PB Server Requires (A1390 C2.351) - Error loading pbag

I am fortunate that I am a player since launchday. Have had my fair share of PunkBuster related issues. But not like this. I am not getting kicked myself. But a large portion of the new players that join my server. Players that were curious about Battlefield 4. Installed the game. Play for about five minutes and then .... bonk ... kicked. After 3 of these kicks, they do not return... Shame!

The main issue: when installing the game on PC, EA doesn't bundle the most recent version of PunkBuster. 

Issue two: because new players often use the ingame browser and not Battlelog, they do not see a detailed kick reason. Thus they remain clueless why they keep getting kicked. 

My question: Why is this even an issue? What keeps EA from simply packing the correct version of PunkBuster with the installer? 

I feel bad for the new players that move on because they assume the game is broken and too old to run. Or whatever they might think is wrong. In my uninformed opinion packing the right version of a program shouldn't be that difficult..

3 Replies

  • MikeLeetorys's avatar
    MikeLeetorys
    Rising Novice
    4 months ago

    Can highly recommend that page indeed. But that isn't really my issue. I simply wonder why manually updating is required in the first place. Why does EA not solve the root cause by providing the installer with the latest version of PB included? 

  • danisoff's avatar
    danisoff
    Hero
    4 months ago

    The main reason is the age of the game, it’s simply no longer supported.

    The issue itself has always been part of the game. I remember buying Battlefield 3 in 2012 and encountering the problem even before starting the game for the first time. Now, almost 14 years later players are still experiencing the same issue in both Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4.

    I would argue that it's not that big of a deal, a simple fix that takes 10 minutes max.

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