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Headlessam
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1 day ago

Game Closes When Trying to Connect to EA Servers - Unable to Create Help Ticket

I've been unable to connect to EA servers on EA SPORTS FC 26 on PC without the game closing, returning me back to the EA Launcher. No error message, crash report, nothing. I've already tried reinstalling and repairing Javelin AntiCheat, changing my DNS to Google's public DNS, updating my drivers, updating/restarting my PC, restarting my router, repairing FC26, reinstalling FC26, whitelisting EA and FC26 through my firewalls, turning off all overlays, clearing my cache, and deleting my initial settings profile. I've tried it with a VPN enabled, tried it with a VPN disabled, and I've still found no change. Here's the EA Report ID I initially submitted within the EA App: 8b7ff8fa-890c-431e-b0c1-4e062c3f0d20

What has been especially frustrating is attempting to use EA Help, as all I've been able to do is tell my problem to the EA NextStep AI and, after doing everything it's recommended and still seeing no change, get sent to "Your EA Help support options" where it says "Thanks for reaching out about your issue. Try our self-serve options or contact an EA Advisor for more help." But all I'm given are self-serve options of "EA Connection quality report" (where no data is there, of course, because I've never been able to successfully connect in the first place) and the "Troubleshoot your connection to EA Games" article, which only suggests actions I've already taken. There is no option to contact an EA Advisor, and when I go to the "My Cases" page within EA Help, it says that I haven't created any support cases with my EA Account. How am I even meant to create a support case?

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  • I think this is a problem that is extending to everyone or will eventually extend to everyone.

    Haven't had any issues whatsoever with the app nor the game and can't connect to the game since yesterday late hours. Many more complaints will arrive anytime soon. And I agree with the EA Help complaint too. Horrific costumer service and the help you get is a robot sending you to exact same thread over and over again.

  • EA_Barry's avatar
    EA_Barry
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    9 hours ago

    Headlessam​ 

    Thanks for that. Some troubleshooting for you: 

    • Clean-install the GPU driver. Use DDU in Safe Mode, then install the latest stable WHQL NVIDIA driver. If this started immediately after a driver update, also test the previous stable version.
    • Return the GPU to stock. Remove any GPU overclock, undervolt, VRAM tuning or custom power settings. Also temporarily disable CPU overclocking and XMP/EXPO if the problem continues.
    • Disable graphics-related overlays/features for testing: NVIDIA/AMD overlay, Steam Overlay, EA Overlay, Discord, RTSS/Afterburner, ReShade, Frame Generation and similar tools/features.
    • Check GPU temperatures and power.

     

    Do let us know how you get on with these steps. Thank you. EA_Barry.

  • Headlessam's avatar
    Headlessam
    Seasoned Newcomer
    2 hours ago

    Still no change. I appreciate you helping me out, Barry, because I'm at a total loss here.

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