I THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED??!!?

[Themasterofgunz]

This was huge issue back then but i thought they fixed it and it is that the game will not launch. When i try to launch campaign it said initializing forever and after a few tries i decided on co op and multiplayer. same issue. so i uninstall and reinstall and nothing changed so i went on origin and repaired it there but it didnt do sh*t. So i searched how to fix the game and i tried all of them like to rename the folder which just made me reinstall the game cause when i launch it said in origin the game did not launch because uh oh the game is not installed or like use task manager to close these tabs and didnt do a thing so can anyone help me fix this so i can play it. Also this happened when i got ea play for a year a few days ago but this problem did not happen when i had ea play for a month a few months ago and it launch perfectly but battlelog is being a scumbag and wont launch so i ask again does anyone have a fix they could tell me

[Themasterofgunz]

forgot to mention i tried using microsoft edge and firefox but it didnt do anything

[Killroyfialho]

same here i cant play the game

[Roblawton96]

I've spent the last few nights trying every "fix" I've read on forums and nothing! frustrating.

[French Villager Rush Tori]

Maybe just buy it on sale next time on origin? Working on Origin

[l e g s]

I'm fed up as well as this is the tird time it's happened in the last 2 weeks and the only way I've been able to get BF3 working again is to format the hard drive, reload Windows and BF3 to get it working.

Did all of the recommended fixes and I'm tired of spending hours of my life installing and updating the OS and BF3 just to play.

Mine says "Joining Server" and never does anything after until I get the red screen "Cannot Connect to Battlefield 3" For whatever reason BF3 will not start, wether it's a Steam, Origin or PunkBuster problem I don't know. If I enter Origin it says I'm playing BF3 yet it just hangs up saying "Joining Server"

[Themasterofgunz]

Originally posted by Tyler Durden:

Maybe just buy it on sale next time on origin? Working on Origin

It’s still the same as steam when press play it launches the website not the game and then you access the game through the website

[Themasterofgunz]

Originally posted by l e g s:

I'm fed up as well as this is the tird time it's happened in the last 2 weeks and the only way I've been able to get BF3 working again is to format the hard drive, reload Windows and BF3 to get it working.

Did all of the recommended fixes and I'm tired of spending hours of my life installing and updating the OS and BF3 just to play.

Mine says "Joining Server" and never does anything after until I get the red screen "Cannot Connect to Battlefield 3" For whatever reason BF3 will not start, wether it's a Steam, Origin or PunkBuster problem I don't know. If I enter Origin it says I'm playing BF3 yet it just hangs up saying "Joining Server"

Can you tell me the steps that you did to get BF3 working so I can when I finally launch the game I can finish the 4th mission and the rest of the game in one day before doing it doesn’t work again and going to multiplayer for a few games then
Going back to bf2042 with ea play to play portal mode
Also I’m sorry u are having the same issue as me

[l e g s]

I was having the problem of BF3 getting stuck on “Joining Server” but never going any further. Tried all of the recommendations like reinstalling Origin, manually updating Punkbuster and adding BF3, reinstalling the game, etc. Only thing that worked was formatting the hard drive and reinstalling windows yet the problem kept coming back. Tried using Windows 10 hoping that would solve it but it happened again.

After coming across a post from a fellow Steam member and doing what he instructed I finally fixed it by doing a search for .dlf files which are in the /ElectronicArts folder and deleting them. Seems the license keys get corrupted and cause this problem to keep happening. I think it’s because Origin is such a horrible program and it constantly causing the PC not to shut down properly corrupts the verification process.

When this problem happens Steam keeps trying to install Origin and/or Punkbuster but it doesn’t fix anything.

Edit: I forgot the persons name that helped fix this so I’m adding this to my post to give him the credit he deserves.


Red Comet Jun 11 @ 10:49pm

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1) have your BF3 installed via Steam. If you already did, good. Move onto the next step.

2) Go to C:\ProgramData\Electronic Arts\EA Services\License (depending on your path) and delete ALL of dlf. files. (leave tmp. alone)

3) launch BF3 on Steam again and you should be good to go.

Happy Fragging.

[l e g s]

Originally posted by Themasterofgunz:

Originally posted by l e g s:

I'm fed up as well as this is the tird time it's happened in the last 2 weeks and the only way I've been able to get BF3 working again is to format the hard drive, reload Windows and BF3 to get it working.

Did all of the recommended fixes and I'm tired of spending hours of my life installing and updating the OS and BF3 just to play.

Mine says "Joining Server" and never does anything after until I get the red screen "Cannot Connect to Battlefield 3" For whatever reason BF3 will not start, wether it's a Steam, Origin or PunkBuster problem I don't know. If I enter Origin it says I'm playing BF3 yet it just hangs up saying "Joining Server"

Can you tell me the steps that you did to get BF3 working so I can when I finally launch the game I can finish the 4th mission and the rest of the game in one day before doing it doesn’t work again and going to multiplayer for a few games then
Going back to bf2042 with ea play to play portal mode
Also I’m sorry u are having the same issue as me

Red Comet Jun 11 @ 10:49pm

2

1) have your BF3 installed via Steam. If you already did, good. Move onto the next step.

2) Go to C:\ProgramData\Electronic Arts\EA Services\License (depending on your path) and delete ALL of dlf. files. (leave tmp. alone)

3) launch BF3 on Steam again and you should be good to go.

Happy Fragging.

[Roblawton96]

Originally posted by l e g s:

Originally posted by Themasterofgunz:

Can you tell me the steps that you did to get BF3 working so I can when I finally launch the game I can finish the 4th mission and the rest of the game in one day before doing it doesn’t work again and going to multiplayer for a few games then
Going back to bf2042 with ea play to play portal mode
Also I’m sorry u are having the same issue as me

Red Comet Jun 11 @ 10:49pm

2

1) have your BF3 installed via Steam. If you already did, good. Move onto the next step.

2) Go to C:\ProgramData\Electronic Arts\EA Services\License (depending on your path) and delete ALL of dlf. files. (leave tmp. alone)

3) launch BF3 on Steam again and you should be good to go.

Happy Fragging.

When i search for the C:\ProgramData i don't have this file path?

[Themasterofgunz]

Me too i tried to find it but nothing

[Roblawton96]

Originally posted by Themasterofgunz:

Me too i tried to find it but nothing

I've officially given up, if you find a fix please let me know haha

[Themasterofgunz]

Originally posted by Roblawton96:

Originally posted by Themasterofgunz:

Me too i tried to find it but nothing

I've officially given up, if you find a fix please let me know haha

It all comes down to playing it on ps3 or 360 or if u have Xbox one or series x but ppl are saying there will a remastered of it soon but who knows

[l e g s]

Easiest way to find them are to type dlf or .dlf in the search bar.

Just a warning though, I don’t know if other EA games you may have installed on your computer may be affected by deleting the .dlf files but this has worked multiple times for me when the game gets stuck on “Joining Server”

[Themasterofgunz]

i did that and it did not show up