Updating to Windows 11 Broke my BF3 Product key.
Hi! Yesterday I updated my PC to windows 11 since the support of Windows 10 is coming to and end in few months, this had a side effect of EA App not being able to activate my product key anymore. I'm unable to fix this issue myself so I need some help with this one :) Needless to say, I do own the game as seen below
Severe Stutter During Recoil Reset (BF3 Campaign, RTX 3090)
Hey everyone, I'm experiencing a really strange stuttering issue in Battlefield 3 (campaign mode) — the game runs at 200+ FPS consistently, but every time I fire a weapon, there's a massive stutter only during the recoil reset phase (on the way down). It momentarily feels like the game drops to 10–15 FPS for a split second, making gunfights feel completely janky and unplayable. What I’ve Tried: Updated PunkBuster manually Toggled and tested all graphics settings (VSync, motion blur, etc.) Added various community .cfg tweaks to the BF3 directory Used the -GameTime.MaxVariableFps command line argument to limit FPS Disabled full screen optimizations and enabled compatibility modes Tested with different polling rates and DPI on my mouse Disabled overlays (GeForce Experience, Steam, Discord, etc.) Disabled HAGS, Game Mode, and tried different power plans Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D GPU: RTX 3090 RAM: 64 GB DDR5 @ 6000 MHz Monitor: LG 1440p 480Hz OLED (G-SYNC on/off both tested) Notes: This only seems to happen during the recoil animation reset, not during firing itself. I haven't tested multiplayer yet — this happens consistently in campaign. The issue is not CPU/GPU bound — usage is very low when it occurs. Recoil stutter happens with any weapon tested so far. Would really appreciate if anyone has run into this and found a fix, or if there's something deeper in the engine config I should look into. Thanks in advance!
BF3 download issues
hi, im starting this thread because ea support chats couldnt help me. i own battlefield 3 since 2011 with premium and all dlc. its in my ea app library and i have the original cd key serial numbers. but when i try to download i face 2 problems. 1- the game only shows only russian language option. 2- the game doesnt download and says "you dont own the game" can someone please help? i paid for this game long time ago and i have more than 100 hs played in pc and 300 hs in ps3. thanks in advance and sorry for my english.
Can’t join BF3 multiplayer servers – session stuck after disconnect
Hello, I’ve been unable to join any Battlefield 3 multiplayer servers for several days now. This started after a sudden disconnect during a match. Since then, I always get stuck at "Joining Server" and then returned to the browser with an error. I’ve tried every possible fix including: – Resetting network (flushdns, winsock, TCP/IP) – Deleting .dlf license files – Clearing BF3 config files from Documents – Reinstalling EA App and BF3 – Running everything as admin – Using Firefox instead of Chrome – Even clean reinstalling Windows But nothing worked. The strange part: Battlelog still shows my account as “in-game” when I’m not, which seems like a stuck session or broken token on EA’s side. I’ve contacted EA Support and was told this will be reported as a bug. If anyone has had the same issue, please upvote or share your experience here. Thanks.
