BF6's Release Broke BF2042's Portal Editor
Since BF6's release I have been unable to access BF2042's Portal Editor, the website has me in a loop of signing in and sending me back to the BF6/BF2042 Portal Editor selector, or sometimes simply not signing me in and putting me in the 2042 Portal Editor with none of my experiences saying "Unable To Retrieve Your Experiences". I'm unsure if this is an issue everyone is facing, but I just wanted make everyone aware that this is happening. I've been working on some BF2042 projects that I would like to finish and I'm sure this issue will be fixed eventually if it isn't already.
Portal or Servers Broken and Chat is Broken, Wi-Fi Driver Issue
I’m experiencing several issues with Battlefield 2042 on Steam that appear to match what other players have previously reported in the EA forums: BF2042 Portal - Totally broken.. no Portal "game session is not available" | EA Forums - 13203199 Connection failed battlefield 6 Error code 0:85008S:468882297O:0Q | EA Forums - 13203169 Game session undavailable 11:3401j:1106i:7748441280:131076q | EA Forums - 6978401 1. Player count not updating on portal The player count appears to be stuck and does not change I first noticed this yesterday and again today; the numbers have remained exactly the same on both days 2. Can't Choose Maps? On the official matchmaking options, there is no way to choose specific maps Please add a map selection option, and provide better visibility of available servers so players can choose where to play, including for Quick Play Additionally, the matchmaking queue often takes a very long time while waiting for a game to start on this only 1 option, so the alternative solution is to look on portal servers 3. In‑game chat not working or broken The in‑game chat is not appearing, I cannot see other players’ messages? I initially thought this was a settings issue on my side, but after checking my settings and testing, the problem persists, last 2025 mid - year -> I have no issues on this, so I was wondering why it is not showing and I thought it was a new feature or something, but it seems to be broken I tested Battlefield 6 on the same system, and chat works there normally. This issue seems specific to Battlefield 2042 on Steam 4. "Game session not available" error & Wi‑Fi driver issue My Wi-Fi Driver is on the latest and the Ethernet/LAN Driver, but we are focusing on the Wi-Fi Driver at the moment: MediaTek MT7925/7927 WiFi Driver v5.7.0.4669 for Windows 11 64-bit Version 5.7.0.4669 2026/01/02 SHA-256 ：8A41FA06CDF14033E4D88D5A87AB3B64F20DD97019223FD1BD41A7E3FD4AEE35 I can't join servers nor play on the official servers? also, when the "Game session not available" error occurs on PCs that are using Wi‑Fi (or have Wi‑Fi enabled), it appears to cause the Wi‑Fi driver to become unavailable After this happens, the only way to restore the Wi‑Fi functionality is to restart the computer It renders, cannot play BF2042 because of this problem Also, it seems there are cheaters and bots on the servers as usual? when will it be fixed and auto-detection for these accounts to be banned or hardware banned I tried "Verify Integrity of game files", Re-download the game -> no fix on it, so I think this is on the game problem System Specifications: CPU: Intel® Core™ i9‑14900KF (Not overclocked and optimized) GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4080 SUPER GPU Driver Version (Latest at the moment) NVIDIA App: 11.0.6.383 Game Ready Driver: 591.86 RAM: GeIL ORION V 32GB 5200MT/s Storage: WD Blue™ SN580 NVMe™ SSD 2TB (Latest Firmware Version: 281050WD) Motherboard: ASUS Z790 GAMING WIFI7 (BIOS Latest: Version 1825) Intel ME Version (Latest) Intel Serial IO Software (Latest) Intel Management Engine Interface (Latest) Intel Chipset Driver (Latest) Microcode (Latest) Windows Version (Latest at the moment): 25H2 (OS Build 26200.7840) Lastly, this only happens on this game, I have no issues on other games or PC general usage, so I am reporting this problem here for it to be fixed hopefully I really thought the in-game chat is just like that on 2026 but it seems not as there is no chats from players be it squad, team or all (both sides) so this is a problem too, last year it did not have an in-game chat issue, i don't know why it has this and if this has been going for a bit long time now
High CPU Usage (80-90%) and Input Lag since Season 2
I am reporting a significant performance degradation that started after the Season 2 update. My CPU usage has increased to 80-90%, which causes severe input lag and stuttering, making the game unplayable. Recent patches have not resolved this issue. My System Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti RAM: 32GB T-Create 6000MHz Despite having a high-end system, the game feels unresponsive. Please investigate why the CPU optimization has regressed since Season 2.New bugs in 2026
After renewing my EA Play subscription, I returned to Battlefield 2042, but since then, I haven't been able to enter a single 2042 session. Every time I try, my network card crashes. I've tried updating my network card driver, motherboard BIOS, clearing the cache, updating and fixing anti-cheat measures, updating my NVIDIA graphics card driver, and using my phone's hotspot, but without exception, I get the same error message. I'm starting to believe that DICE is trying to drive players to Battlefield 6, but this will only drive players away. My IP address is in the US, so I'm sure it's not a VPN issue.
BF2042 crash without error message
Hello there, i just bought the game yesterday to play with a friend, and i can't play for more than 5min and it crash to desktop without an error message. I played BF6 with full settings on ultra, and i had no problem at all, no crash, no game restart or anything. I have AMD CPU/GPU, idk if it helps, but if anyone has found a fix, please help me x)
game chat error after each sent message, not sent
last month everything i sent in ea app chat was censored for no reason and went thru hell to actually get a live chat with ea suppport which over a week with a few "techs" was pointless. eventually ea app chat went to normal, cool. THEN theres today. everything was fine, played a few games, sent a few in game chat messages to party members then after restarting the game after a few graphics settings i sometimes change depending on the fps i am getting, i try and send an in game chat to party and i get an immediate error message plus no response from party. try again, error message with a bunch of numbers ill never get before the message disappears. same ever since. google said the error is a longstanding known issue tho ive never had it and when i search EA forums with usable keywords nothing comes up. at this point aside from some questionable gameplay decisions by the devs, its clear the lack of support or ability to address errors is a major catalyst to gamers lack of enthusiasm towards anything ea puts out these days.Connection failed battlefield 6 Error code 0:85008S:468882297O:0Q
Looking for some help problem solving an intermittent error I'm getting 0:85008S:468882297O:0Q I'll be mid game and I will suddenly disconnect from the server and then reconnect but booted from the game about 15/20 seconds later. Sometimes it causes discord to go out, sometimes it does not. My internet connect monitor records no loss of internet connection and as noted sometimes I can keep a perfect discord connection. Other times I can quickly tab out and load up a youtube video or other webpage no problem so I don't think its my internet connection. Some days it doesn't happen at all. Often its just once a session. Today it happened like 4 times in 2 hours. No other impact on play. So far I have tried restarting my computer when it happens but that does not always solve the problem like today. My nvidia drivers are up to date and have a relatively new PC with a i7 14700k and an RTX 4060Ti. Any help troubleshooting would be greatly appreciated. After I post this I will likely start a reinstall.
BF2042 Portal - Totally broken.. no Portal "game session is not available"
BF2042 - Totally broken today.. no Portal, solo, anything... "game session is not available" or "role not allowed" that.. can't join an existing server - get the error - also looks like player count is stuck where it was.. cant start a new game, get error server unavailable and no AI joins, i just walk around alone. So, its your servers. Friday evening, just perfect.
