Does anyone know if Battlefield 3 will use Punkbuster? If so could someone please tell me why Punkbuster does not work on my PC.

And please no answers telling me to reinstall Punkbuster or update my drivers because I have already done both of those things.

I really want Punkbuster to work but I don't know how to fix it. If anyone can help me that would be great!

Thank you in advance,

-Blacksilver-

Yes I believe BF3 is using Punkbuster.

Fuck, I hate PunkBuster.  I would almost rather have no anti-cheat system.

I'm going to wait for actual confirmation of Punkbuster before I even begin to think about how to solve Punkbuster issues.

Why would you use punkbuster.

Gah fucking punk buster. I've never even seen it bust punks. It always busts random guys with not so updated punk busters.

Fuck hate EA for making DICE do all this stupid shit, Requiring Origin/No Steamworks and No Server Browser.

I hate punkbuster - sometimes it causes more trouble than its worth...

Punkbuster isn't alright I guess...

Fuck hate EA for making DICE do all this stupid shit, Requiring Origin/No Steamworks and No Server Browser.

@xobballox said:

@SmashedControllers said:

Fuck hate EA for making DICE do all this stupid shit, Requiring Origin/No Steamworks and No Server Browser.

There is a server browser, it's just on the Battlelog. I would prefer an in-game server browser, but the time difference is barely noticeable when switching games.

Yeah I played the Alpha, I didn't hate it but fuck that.

I'm going to wait for actual confirmation of Punkbuster before I even begin to think about how to solve Punkbuster issues.

@xobballox said:

@SmashedControllers said:

Fuck hate EA for making DICE do all this stupid shit, Requiring Origin/No Steamworks and No Server Browser.

There is a server browser, it's just on the Battlelog. I would prefer an in-game server browser, but the time difference is barely noticeable when switching games.

Yeah I played the Alpha, I didn't hate it but fuck that.

@Ahmad_Metallic: I never thought the Server Browser was bad. They should have made Battlelog In-Game.

Oh I'm sorry, it appears I've fallen into 2002 again...

@ShiftyMagician said:

I'm going to wait for actual confirmation of Punkbuster before I even begin to think about how to solve Punkbuster issues.

@JCTango said:

I hate punkbuster - sometimes it causes more trouble than its worth...

So I am not the only one that is having trouble with Punkbuster here? I hate it so much! BF:BC2 was using the anti-hack program as TF2 for a while and it was great but then at some point they changed over to Punkbuster and I was no longer able to level up because I could not use Punkbuster. I ultimately stopped playing because of that ... I really liked BF:BC2 MP too ... sad and angry at the same time.

Someone please help. How do I make Punkbuster work on my PC?

@Blacksilver: are yoiu using steam with punkbuster? what is the error?

I am not playing through STEAM.

I try to connect to a PunkBuster server and then it kicks me out to the Server Browser Screen of BF:BC2 and in a "Notice" window it reads:

You have been kicked from the game. The reason is:

PunkBuster Kicked player "B1acksi1ver" (for 0 minutes) ...

RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure PnkBstrA.exe

@Blacksilver: Might check to make sure PnkBstrA or B is showing up in your running services in windows. I remember having issues with PB a while back on another computer, and it ended up having to do with the services being prevented from running. Keep googling, man.

@SmashedControllers said:

@Ahmad_Metallic: I never thought the Server Browser was bad. They should have made Battlelog In-Game.

There kinda is one if you just use a game overlay with a web browser (such as Steam's or Origin's). Even better this way because you don't have to quit the server you're on to look for a new server.

I think I had to get the pbsvc.exe thing or whatever, uninstall punkbuster that way, reinstall it, then update it with PBSetup or something.  Good luck.

Wait, people still use aimbots, wallhacks, and speed hacks and that shit? Really?

I'm pretty much indifferent about PB, as it hasn't interrupted the operation of my games since, like, 2004.

@AnimZero: Yep, shooters are still a thing.

@MrKlorox: I haven't actually witnessed someone hack an online game for years, so either anti-cheat tools are working, or I'm staying well away from the wrong audience or games.

@Ahmad_Metallic said:

@ShiftyMagician said:

I'm going to wait for actual confirmation of Punkbuster before I even begin to think about how to solve Punkbuster issues.

Battlelog server browser said "PB" on one of its sort buttons.. BF3 has punk buster


@SmashedControllers said:

@xobballox said:

@SmashedControllers said:

Fuck hate EA for making DICE do all this stupid shit, Requiring Origin/No Steamworks and No Server Browser.

There is a server browser, it's just on the Battlelog. I would prefer an in-game server browser, but the time difference is barely noticeable when switching games.

Yeah I played the Alpha, I didn't hate it but fuck that.

The thing that made me almost stop playing BF2 years ago and BC2 last year, was the Battlefield server browsers! Those browsers sucked so much, replacing them with anything is a good thing. Battlelog is excellent so hey!

They force you to run Origin. Origin has an in-game browser. There's no reason the server browser couldn't be made to show up through the in-game web browser from the Origin client. Having to not only run the game, but run the Origin client *and* a web browser at the same time is a pointless waste of resources. Especially if you're a fairly heavy browser user where it's consuming a gig or two of RAM. It creates too many layers and dependencies. Too many possible points of failure where something other than the game itself not working can cause you not to e able to play the game (as experienced by many people playing the Alpha, though I guess I can't go into detail on that).

Punkbuster is so annoying. It made Call of Duty 4 unplayable, to a certain extent, for me.

I fixed it YEAH!!! If anyone wants to know, my PunkBuster was not auto updating itself so I went to this site (http://www.evenbalance.com) and there are step by step instructions to fix PunkBuster if you are having issues.

I am HAPPY!!! NOW I CAN PLAY BF3 WHEN IT COMES OUT! (Ear to ear smile)

Damn Punkbuster. I swear if it wasn't for EA they wouldn't be able to keep the lights on over there.

Punkbuster is the most annoying thing, I don't think it actually stops cheaters, it just fucks over people that don't feel like updating their stupid fucking client that does fuck all.

Fuck Punkbuster.

@Ahmad_Metallic said:

The thing that made me almost stop playing BF2 years ago and BC2 last year, was the Battlefield server browsers! Those browsers sucked so much, replacing them with anything is a good thing. Battlelog is excellent so hey!

ASE 4 LYFE!

@Ahmad_Metallic: I never thought the Server Browser was bad. They should have made Battlelog In-Game.

@Ahmad_Metallic They force you to run Origin. Origin has an in-game browser. 

Having to not only run the game, but run the Origin client *and* a web browser at the same time is a pointless waste of resources. Especially if you're a fairly heavy browser user where it's consuming a gig or two of RAM. It creates too many layers and dependencies. Too many possible points of failure where something other than the game itself not working can cause you not to e able to play the game 

Fuck hate EA for making DICE do all this stupid shit, Requiring Origin/No Steamworks and No Server Browser.

@Ahmad_Metallic: Origin has an in app browser that's what he meant and it does, it's how the content is pushed to you. Origin, like Steam, uses a Webkit-based browser. There's no need for the game to push you out to a third party browser. Doing so is unsafe, resource wasteful and prone to error. I personally don't see why they can't use the same in game browser mechanic which Need For Speed : Hot Pursuit uses. The Server Browser and Battlelog could easily be in game and it fucking well should be in game. Loading and unloading the game to browse a webpage via a third party browser seems like the longest and unsafest route to take. It smacks of selling a beta product too because the experience hasn't been smoothed out. Basically, it's bullshit.

@Ahmad_Metallic: Origin has an in app browser that's what he meant and it does, it's how the content is pushed to you. 

Origin, like Steam, uses a Webkit-based browser. There's no need for the game to push you out to a third party browser. Doing so is unsafe, resource wasteful and prone to error.

I personally don't see why they can't use the same in game browser mechanic which Need For Speed : Hot Pursuit uses. The Server Browser and Battlelog could easily be in game and it fucking well should be in game. Loading and unloading the game to browse a webpage via a third party browser seems like the longest and unsafest route to take. 

@Ahmad_Metallic: You're ignoring the issue of relying on a third party browser to launch the game in any effective way. It's unsafe and a fucking stupid approach. I understand you dig Battlelog but that is just a service which could be delivered from within the game too and that's how it should be delivered, not ONLY via a third party browser. If people want to browse their Battlelog content outside of the game, fine, access it with their browser but running a full price game from the browser is not OK. Games which launch from your browser are free to play and of the Facebook variety. BF3 is neither, it's a full priced game with a strong community.

Their games have been riddled with bad slow unresponsive laggy browsers forever.. If there's anything I'd like fix in Battlefield, it's not gameplay, it's their fucking menus and browsers. I for one totally welcome Battlelog. It's a website under continuous refreshing and updating, it's extremely fast and responsive, and it launches the game 3 times as fast as past Battlefield browsers did. You won't be loading and unloading the game to browse Battlelog the way you think. The game is designed to not have splash screens or any transitional phases that will take time or resources, It is designed to hop into a server right after you select one, and designed to close almost instantly and to launch even faster than that. The moment you understand that this program called Battlefield 3 is not a typical video game and doesn't require the same processing, you'll see how awesome and fast and efficient the Battlelog & BF3 combination is. It's designed to be closed and opened on the fly, and designed for a flawlessly quick Alt-Tab to Battlelog

@Ahmad_Metallic: You're ignoring the issue of relying on a third party browser to launch the game in any effective way. It's unsafe and a fucking stupid approach.

I understand you dig Battlelog but that is just a service which could be delivered from within the game too and that's how it should be delivered, not ONLY via a third party browser.

If people want to browse their Battlelog content outside of the game, fine, access it with their browser but running a full price game from the browser is not OK. Games which launch from your browser are free to play and of the Facebook variety. BF3 is neither, it's a full priced game with a strong community.

@Ahmad_Metallic said:

Their games have been riddled with bad slow unresponsive laggy browsers forever.. If there's anything I'd like fix in Battlefield, it's not gameplay, it's their fucking menus and browsers. I for one totally welcome Battlelog. It's a website under continuous refreshing and updating, it's extremely fast and responsive, and it launches the game 3 times as fast as past Battlefield browsers did. You won't be loading and unloading the game to browse Battlelog the way you think. The game is designed to not have splash screens or any transitional phases that will take time or resources, It is designed to hop into a server right after you select one, and designed to close almost instantly and to launch even faster than that. The moment you understand that this program called Battlefield 3 is not a typical video game and doesn't require the same processing, you'll see how awesome and fast and efficient the Battlelog & BF3 combination is. It's designed to be closed and opened on the fly, and designed for a flawlessly quick Alt-Tab to Battlelog

In what fantasy world are you living in?

@SeriouslyNow said:

@Ahmad_Metallic: You're ignoring the issue of relying on a third party browser to launch the game in any effective way. It's unsafe and a fucking stupid approach.

Launching the game through Battlelog is more effective than launching the game itself and having to use an ingame browser to connect to a server. That is what i'm saying! I'm not ignoring the issue, i'm saying it's not an issue, it''s actually an improvement. 
Unsafe, sure, I agree, and like i said, either they secure their shit and back it up, or patch the game and lose Battlelog altogether  

@Ahmad_Metallic: Internet browsers are notoriously easy to break through misadventure (bad chosen settings or plugins or to be broken by malware, so relying on a such a thing to launch the game is beyond retarded, it's actually almost criminally negligent. I am not paying full price for a browser plugin. No fucking way. I wonder, Ahmad, what happened to you. A month ago you were screaming about potentially broken in-game features and yet now you're arguing that this forcing of the use of an external third party, customer managed, easily broken browser to launch the game makes sense. You're beginning to sound like you've been bought and turned into a shill.

WAKE THE FUCK UP. Who are you trying to fool here? 

Believe it or not, it has been done many, many years ago..games like Counter Strike or TF2 have them server browser, for example. You can join a server from outside the game and in game. Problem, DICE?

I hate punkbuster, I basically had to buy a cheap soundcard so I could play bc2, as punkbuster doesn't like my onboard audio drivers.

Fucking Punkbuster, its never worked for me, ever! EVER! Not once, across at least a dozen games.

@SeriouslyNow said:

@Ahmad_Metallic: Internet browsers are notoriously easy to break through misadventure (bad chosen settings or plugins or to be broken by malware), so relying on a such a thing to launch the game is beyond retarded, it's actually almost criminally negligent. I am not paying full price for a browser plugin. No fucking way.

Could you explain that please?

I wonder, Ahmad, what happened to you. A month ago you were screaming about potentially broken in-game features and yet now you're arguing that this forcing of the use of an external third party, customer managed, easily broken browser to launch the game makes sense. You're beginning to sound like you've been bought and turned into a shill.

I sold out man, they BOUGHT ME. Haha, no, just kidding.

Nothing happened, I'm still concerned about all-squad spawn, and faction weapons, and not enough flags, and integrated teamwork and a Squad Leader command screen, and i'll do a lot of criticizing and complaining during the beta to make sure we're heard.

It's just that I think that if DICE manage to pull this Battlelog system off, the franchise is gonna be better off and for good. In-game server browsers in Battlefield games have always sucked, they never worked well and we've always needed a substitute. Battlelog is extremely fast and responsive, and it gets me into a server in BF3 faster than the BF2 server browser does, and my machine is four years old.

I for one fully support Battlelog, unless shit goes bad with it, then the consensus will be to dispose of it.

It's like EA is trying their fucking damndest to make me not want to play this game.
 
 
And it's working beautifully.

I haven't had any PB issues in quite a while with BFBC2...