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
Let’s Fine-Tune Air-Ground Balance for Better Parity
Shoutout to the absolute beasts who can pilot choppers or jets with insane precision—those 50+ kill streaks are impressive and showcase real skill. That said, aircraft often hold a massive, lopsided advantage over ground forces. I get the logic: control the skies, control the battlefield. But when one great pilot farms the lobby unchecked, it discourages infantry play and sours matches. Credit where due: skilled flying should be rewarded. But we can level the playing field slightly without nerfing pilots into irrelevance—making them work harder for those god-tier runs. A few targeted tweaks worth considering: Lower the minimum altitude for lock-on weapons — Right now, aircraft can hug the deck to break locks too easily. Dropping that threshold a bit would reward pilots who stay high and maneuver smartly, while giving shoulder-fired options (Stingers, etc.) more consistent windows against low-flying harassers. Extend flare cooldowns meaningfully — Flares already recharge, but compare that to ground vehicles (tanks reloading shells take forever) or support players restocking grenades/smoke grenades. A longer refresh would force pilots to manage cooldowns more carefully, use terrain/cover, or risk getting punished during downtime—without removing their escape tool entirely. Buff stationary AA (spawn-based flak/AA guns) — Increase effective range and damage/lethality so they actually threaten aircraft that get too bold near objectives or spawns. This gives teams passive tools to contest airspace without relying solely on mobile AA or dedicated engineers. Reduce lock-on times or acquisition range for ground AA launchers slightly — But pair it with higher damage on hit or faster projectile speed. This makes skilled pilots (who break locks with maneuvers) still dominant, but gives average players a better shot at contributing to takedowns—rewarding quick locks without making it too easy to spam. These changes wouldn’t dethrone great pilots—they’d just demand even sharper decision-making, better positioning, and teamwork (e.g., coordinating with friendly air or ground AA). Top flyers would still shine, but the average match would feel less one-sided when an ace joins.
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.Tank 1st-Person Aim Sensitivity Feels Slower After Season Update
After the recent season update, tank aiming in 1st-person view feels significantly slower and unresponsive compared to previous versions. The turret rotation speed now appears directly tied to internal turret speed limitations rather than scaling properly with mouse sensitivity settings. Increasing Vehicle Mouse Aim Sensitivity improves responsiveness in 1st-person, but it makes 3rd-person camera control excessively fast and difficult to manage. There is currently no proper separation between 1st-person turret sensitivity and 3rd-person vehicle camera sensitivity. 1st-person tank aim should scale consistently with Vehicle Zoom Sensitivity without negatively affecting 3rd-person camera movement. Sensitivity behavior should match pre-season update responsiveness. Multiple PC players are experiencing similar behavior after the update. It appears to be either a sensitivity scaling bug or unintended turret speed restriction in 1st-person view.
BATTLEFIELD 6 GAME UPDATE 1.1.3.1
Conclusion of the update: One step forward, two steps back. Problems remaining: Bullet registration is really bad again. So the history path according to the fixes is: bad, better, bad. Instant kills. The moment I see the enemy, the same moment I die. No chance even to click the left button on the mouse. I shot the enemy in the face twice with a shotgun, 1 meter distance. No damage, obviously I died and I didn't even saw the mark of my hit. Vehicles do not have the same engagement/impact in the game as in previous versions. Many vehicles, many mines that can't kill a tank. I see in city maps the roads full of dots of mines like PacMan. The most impressive thing is when the aircraft or damaged tanks land next to the soldier, but after a while you feel like this is staged and the vehicle doesn't seem to be part of the action. In every game and every map, a tank dies only with rockets. Mines and C4 are no longer useful. Other vehicle equipment that is not used and does not offer any exciting experience. Only guys who camp near the base and wait the whole game just to manage to kill a tank once or twice. I guess they do this just to unlock something. Helicopters seem to be the most inconsequential object in the game. And while helicopters don't tie into the overall gameplay, you get a direct hit from a helicopter hovering (camping) so high in the sky, completely unrelated to the action. In BF3 and BF4 I had so many equipment choices to use, to adapt to the game and influence its outcome. Now the most of the gadget choices are not useful and do not affect the game. I told you before. This game has so many problems that you can't fix them. If you have the courage you can try to fix it. If I was in your position I wouldn't.1.ExitType 111 Invalid Image Hash 2. Failed to obtain Origin directory
Battlefield 2042 does not launch on PC due to EA AntiCheat kernel driver failing to load. The game shows the splash screen, EA AntiCheat service starts briefly, then crashes and stops. Windows Event Viewer reports: - EAAntiCheatService ExitType: 111 - Service Control Manager Event ID 7023 - STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_HASH (%%4294901871) This is NOT a standard configuration issue. Secure Boot, TPM/fTPM, SVM, VBS, Core Isolation and Hyper-V have all been tested ON and OFF. Windows 11 is clean installed, BIOS and all drivers are up to date. Hardware: - AMD Ryzen 9 9600X (Zen 5) - Gigabyte B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E ICE (BIOS F7) - 64 GB DDR5 - RTX 2070 Super This appears to be an EA AntiCheat driver signature / Secure Boot CA compatibility issue. Please escalate this case to the EA AntiCheat engineering team. Before the EA AntiCheat service crashes with ExitType 111, the following error is logged: "EAAntiCheatService – Failed to obtain Origin directory" This happens during game launch while the splash screen is visible. The EA AntiCheat service starts, then immediately stops. EA App is installed cleanly in the default directory: C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\ Origin is not installed and no Origin registry entries remain. This indicates EA AntiCheat is failing to correctly detect the EA App installation path before the kernel driver load phase.
