Battlefield 3 - wtf is going on

[Lasse Grevy]

Hey Guys. I recently bought Battlefield 3, and I'm desperate to try it. But when I tried to run it, after I downloaded the game to 100% of course, Origin first asks me for a release date check (which I find weird since it took like 1 second to perform). After that, it says that I need to re-install Battlefield. "Fine by me!" I say to myself and open Origin to do so. But for some reason Origin is not responding. I try to close that piece of shit steam-ripoff, but at this point Origin is now in some kind of fucking stealth mode. I therefore can't shut down my computer and have to do so manually. I tried to reinstall Origin and Battlefield, but the same thing keeps happening.
Anyone having the same problem? Please help, I can't wait to pwn ur asses!

 

[])rStrangelove]

Try this:

If you do this and it breaks the game all you need to do is go into:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games

Rename the Battlefield 3 folder to something like "Battlefield 3 - 2"

Exit and restart Origin.

Start to re-download Battlefield 3.

Exit Origin.

Delete "Battlefield 3" and name the original folder "Battlefield 3" again.

Restart Origin.

Click the download button under the BF3 icon and it immediately starts at 99.65% or whatever. It will patch, re-install, and you are good.

 

[Lasse Grevy]

)rStrangelove]Try this:

If you do this and it breaks the game all you need to do is go into:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games

Rename the Battlefield 3 folder to something like "Battlefield 3 - 2"

Exit and restart Origin.

Start to re-download Battlefield 3.

Exit Origin.

Delete "Battlefield 3" and name the original folder "Battlefield 3" again.

Restart Origin.

Click the download button under the BF3 icon and it immediately starts at 99.65% or whatever. It will patch, re-install, and you are good.

Should I let the first "re-download" finish?

 

[])rStrangelove]

Nope, i guess you disrupt it after a minute. I never had to do this trick btw, i just remembered there are several ppl on the Guru3d forums with the same problems.

 

[Lasse Grevy]

Okay, thanks man. I'll try that!

 

[Lasse Grevy]

Crap.. Not working. Any other suggestions?

 

[Cpt. Red]

Contact their support. I'm sorry but sometimes that's the only workable solution.

 

[Lasse Grevy]

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you: hi
you: I have a problem staring up the battlefield 3 game
you: I tried the firewall disabeling
Mallory: Hi, My name is Mallory,How may I help you?
you: I tried the virusscan disabeling
you: Manually added all the ports in the routers
you: I dont see any pings in the server lists
you: Reinstalled punkbuster via pbsetup.exe and added/updated the game Battlefield *****
you: What I do see is that my name has changed without the "-=" and ending "=-"; characters. In B2 the name that I have now was already taken.
you: not sure what to do next.
you: can you help me ?
Mallory: Is this a digital download, or a actual CD&#*****;
you: digtal I downloaded it this morning ( 4 hours ago)
Mallory: Have you been able to play BF3 at all?
you: no also not single player
Mallory: Have you checked to see if your computer meets system requirements.
you: yes it does.
Mallory: Have you download service pack2 and updated your drivers?
you: I see in the forum that 441 people have this problem.
you: no I have not..
you: How can I do that ?
you: ah windos you mean
you: windows you mean
Mallory: Yes, If you have not updated your windows drivers you will need to do that at this time.
you: no its running service pack 1 for windows 7
you: 64 bits
Mallory: Please update your service drivers to service pack 2 then re install the game at that time.
you: there is no service pack 2 for windows 7
Mallory: According to the information I have that is what you will need to run your game.&#*****;
you: And where can I find this information ?
you: because now I have a game which I can not play until mid 2012
you: Windows vista should be on SP2 but windows 7 should be working
you: EA says:
you: http://www.battlefield.com/battlefiel...
you: Recommended System Requirements
you: OS: WINDOWS 7 64BIT
you: which is exactly what I have the problem must be something else
Mallory: Servers are over loaded you will have to be patient.
you: until less people start playing ?
Mallory: Correct.
you: Oke I will stop playing how can I get my money back ?

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you: hello ?
Amanda: Ok I am so sorry
Amanda: What seems to be the issue?
you: well I was talking to Malory and I was advised to upgrade my system to windows 7 SP2
you: because thats the reason why my game does not start
Amanda: What type of Windows are you using?
you: windows 7
Amanda: You should be able to play
Amanda: Does it not even try to open up?
you: I can see its trying to join a server but it drops out
you: single play does not start as well
you: I do notice there are no pings.. showing up when browsing through the server list
Amanda: Have you tried reinstalling the game?
you: No. since I bought the game 4 hours ago ( 5 now)
you: in a forum that I am reading sent to my by you guys I can see 441 people have the same problem
you: 456 now
Amanda: OK lets try your ports for your network
Amanda: If you are not seeing a ping
Amanda: that could be it
you: ok
you: but how do I solve it.
Amanda: Bear with me for just one moment while I look into the ports for you
you: ok
Amanda: If you are playing on PC, please enable the following online ports on your connection:
Amanda: TCP: *****, *****, *****, *****-*****, *****, *****, *****
Amanda: UDP: *****, *****-*****, *****-*****, *****-*****
Amanda:
Amanda: You can call your network provider
you: I have already set up these ports
Amanda: OK&#*****;
Amanda: Are you playing from home or a public internet?
Amanda: Are you there?
you: I am playing from home
you: Are you still there ?
Amanda: Yes I am sorry we are looking into this.
you: ok thanks
Amanda: We are unsure as to what the issue is and we have exhausted all of our options. There is this website that you can use to assist you with your networking problem as the pinging issue that is suppose to be happening is a networking/router issue. http://portforward.com/. This will help you, now once you pick your router, there will be an add that pops up before you get into the information about your router on the upper right of the screen you will see a skip this ad. click on that.
Amanda: This should help you.
you: Well.. you gave me the portnumbers I have enabled them. what else can I do.
Amanda: Look at your router numbers
you: They have been configured like you told me
you: 456 people in the forum have this issue too right now for days
Amanda: I am truly sorry but there is nothing else I can do. The only other option is to reinstall the game
you: ok thanks for your time
Amanda: I am sorry
you: do you know how to get the money back ?
Amanda: Have a good day
Amanda: Return the game
Amanda: where ever you bought it
you: hehe its digital
you: downloaded from origin
Amanda: The best thing I can say is email support.ea.com
you: ok
Amanda: you are welcome, have a good day
you: bye

 

[Lasse Grevy]

Well, that wasent really helpfull.. This shit is incredible :S

 

[Sprinal]

WOw that has just convinced me not to buy Battlefield 3.
If it is solved by friday. I might buy it. Unless that is the case. My wallet will be a little heavier