Solved
Why do I keep getting kicked by punkbuster??
I decided to fire up BF4 as I haven't played in a long time and I got kicked by PB on the first server I joined. So, I figured I needed to update PB and I ran PB setup. After the update I got kicked again. I was like ummm.... that makes no sense. Then I remembered that I was running Reshade (never an issue in the past when I played) and I removed it. Still getting kicked... What is going on? I have never cheated before and now I can't play.
- OK, I got it working. I had reformatted my OS drive recently, but had the game installed on a separate games drive. When I reinstalled Origin, I was able to direct it to the game install and the game was working. However, I don't think Punkbuster was actually installed. So, I uninstalled the game and then downloaded it again. I chose the option to install PB when installing and everything works like normal. I am even able to use Reshade like before.
Origin needs to do a better job of verifying the files when scanning the game install location and include a search for PB. Also, the game needs to better communicate that PB is not installed properly instead of just saying "You have been kicked by Punkbuster".
This experience has been very frustrating.
