[BL] BF3 servers can't run PunkBuster

TK421 · Feb 13, 2013

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/forum/threadview/2832654348434450444/
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Hey soldiers,

Apparently there is some intermittent server issues with PunkBuster, causing a game crash whenever you try to join PunkBuster enabled servers.

At this time, even their website http://evenbalance.com [evenbalance.com] is not responding.

As soon as we get any new info, we'll update this Sticky.

Thanks.

X

UPDATE: Community Member ThePro_PR has a possible workaround:

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/forum/threadview/2832654625437683830/ [battlelog.battlefield.com]

While this will not 100% guarantee fix everyone, if it does fix you, make sure to thank him on the thread.

This is total BS, PB doesn't work against cheaters and still has the unfixable "no packet flow issue". And now it's not working.

About last year they said that non-PB server can't run ranked. So both servers that I can play on were down, and is not permitted to run non-PB.

This year, they got karma'd.

EoL RiNzleR · Feb 13, 2013

this is just hilarious.

GrizzleBoy · Feb 13, 2013

50 pages of people blaming DICE for punkbusters server outage.

solar0987 · Feb 13, 2013

The hackers hacked pb LOL

hzac · Feb 13, 2013

This happened to me a few days ago. I thought it was my computer haha

ghostrider85 · Feb 13, 2013

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Originally Posted by solar0987

The hackers hacked pb LOL

punkbuster got punk busted

Astonished · Feb 13, 2013

TheOx · Feb 13, 2013

The one night I want to play BF3 again after I fixed my 'no packet flow issues"... this.... THIS.... why. Only you EA

TK421 · Feb 13, 2013

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Originally Posted by TheOx

The one night I want to play BF3 again after I fixed my 'no packet flow issues"... this.... THIS.... why. Only you EA

Glad you were able to do so, I tried all known methods and PB still kicks me for that reason

Tha_Real_Smurf · Feb 13, 2013

I can still play fine, though I have been playing on and off all day, so that might make a difference for some reason.

TheOx · Feb 13, 2013

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Originally Posted by TK421

Glad you were able to do so, I tried all known methods and PB still kicks me for that reason

That was like me, I gave up on trying to fix it, low and behold my computer illiterate brother found a solution.

Did you try this?

Go to 'Battlefield 3' folder in origin games and delete the 'pb' folder and the 'pbsvc' file I think its called (has blue PB icon)
Download 'PBsetup.exe' from evenbalance and extract it to your 'battlefield 3' folder.
Run PBsetup as admin, 'add game' 'Battlefield 3'. 'Check for updates', allow to update.
go to

rigin games / Battlefield 3 / _Installer / punkbuster / redist and run 'pbsvc' and 'install/reinstall punkbuster service'.

Game should then work

Worked for me, every time I restart I have to redo that process without downloading the setup, just delete pb folder, add game and update in pbsetup, then install/reinstall from the pbsvc.

un-nefer · Feb 13, 2013

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Originally Posted by TheOx

Download 'PBsetup.exe' from evenbalance and extract it to your 'battlefield 3' folder.

I don't know about others, but the evenbalance website is unreachable / down for me - so no PBsetup download possible.

Maybe hold off on deleting anything until evenbalance is back online / up.

Did they just update their dns settings or something?

waylo88 · Feb 13, 2013

PB has and always will be trash. Not sure why games even bother with it.

TheOx · Feb 13, 2013

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Originally Posted by waylo88

PB has and always will be trash. Not sure why games even bother with it.

EA too lazy to develop own. Use other lazy man's software

TheOx · Feb 13, 2013

Definitely hold off on deleting anything from battlefield folder yet until its back online.

When it does do try the fix I used. Although I do have to do it every time i reboot, its better than no BF3.

Not sure what they did but was a big boo boo. I've tried all afternoon to reach their website but no go. Un-nefer did you try the DNS fix that's linked in the link for this topic?

Artikbot · Feb 13, 2013

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Originally Posted by TheOx

EA too lazy to develop own. Use other lazy man's software

I've been having issues with PB since the WarRock days. It still has the same problems, the same old solutions, and pisses off the same.

PB was, is, and will be the crappiest countermeasure on the whole net.

Seid Dark · Feb 13, 2013

PB sucks. It has caused loads of problems in all BF games.

Licht · Feb 13, 2013

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Originally Posted by GrizzleBoy

50 pages of people blaming DICE for punkbusters server outage.

Perfectly reasonable since DICE could have not used PB.

Scanrog · Feb 13, 2013

http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/punkbuster_down_down_and_down_again.html

As the comment on the page says, no comment made from either PB or EA, how peculiar.

Boinz · Feb 13, 2013

Dammit, this sucks because I was forced to play BF3 since the crysis 3 beta ended. Guess I'll have to redownload Blacklight.

GrizzleBoy · Feb 13, 2013

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Originally Posted by Scanrog

http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/punkbuster_down_down_and_down_again.html

As the comment on the page says, no comment made from either PB or EA, how peculiar.

Why would EA comment?

The devs of the actual game made the comment that created this news thread.
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Originally Posted by Licht

Perfectly reasonable since DICE could have not used PB.

I think we have different views on what "perfectly reasonable" means

.

fashric · Feb 13, 2013

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Originally Posted by Licht

Perfectly reasonable since DICE could have not used PB.

And used what other amazing anti cheat instead?

purdueman · Feb 13, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheOx

The one night I want to play BF3 again after I fixed my 'no packet flow issues"... this.... THIS.... why. Only you EA

Wow same lol. Thought it was computer.

xBlitzerx · Feb 13, 2013

Does BF3 have the same hardlock issue BC2 had? Something about PB and Realtek audio?

I had it happen on 3 separate machines now. Only thing all 3 have in common is Realtek audio.

N10248 · Feb 13, 2013

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Originally Posted by xBlitzerx

Does BF3 have the same hardlock issue BC2 had? Something about PB and Realtek audio?

I had it happen on 3 separate machines now. Only thing all 3 have in common is Realtek audio.

It did on my previous system's Maximus III Gene board, i had to disable the built in sound even though it wasn't in use as I've alway used the HDMI sound from my graphics card.

WarMacheen · Feb 13, 2013

So this is why BF3 has been wonky. I was prepared to uninstall and do a complete rebuild lol.

[BL] BF3 servers can't run PunkBuster

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