The AT Battlefield 4 F.A.Q., News, and Discussion thread

[moonbogg]

Could be driver bug or a hardware fault really. Something took control over your CPU and wouldn't give it back to the OS or the OS crashed to the point it couldn't recover due to a hardware fault.

Maybe the OC on that CPU isn't as stable as I thought? Hmm...perhaps more Mhz + extra voltage will fix it

 

[Phoenix86]

Could be driver bug or a hardware fault really. Something took control over your CPU and wouldn't give it back to the OS or the OS crashed to the point it couldn't recover due to a hardware fault.

Or something is overheating.

 

[Crusty]

Or something is overheating.

I would classify that as a hardware fault. Temperature throttling has existed for many years now.

 

[Chocu1a]

Well surely if you can confirm it works on one PC on the whole planet it must not have any issues whatsoever. Thanks for clearing that up professor.

No, you said stupid game is broken. It isn't. It works on MANY machines just fine, mine included. Sorry there is a conflict with YOUR system, but that doesn't mean the game is broken. Hopefully you can get it running. No need to be rude.

 

[looper]

No, you said stupid game is broken. It isn't. It works on MANY machines just fine, mine included. Sorry there is a conflict with YOUR system, but that doesn't mean the game is broken. Hopefully you can get it running. No need to be rude.

Word...

 

[UaVaj]

I had an odd issue where the game locked up and my rig made a crazy noise loop and sounded like the damn thing exploded. Hard restart was needed. Only in BF4.
It sounded like I shot my rifle and it echoed and morphed into the sound of a nade exploding, but I didn't even shoot. It just did that crazy sound and I just starred at the screen all confused. That was last night or the night before.

sound like the infamous memory leak bug.

 

[VenBaja]

No, you said stupid game is broken. It isn't. It works on MANY machines just fine, mine included. Sorry there is a conflict with YOUR system, but that doesn't mean the game is broken. Hopefully you can get it running. No need to be rude.

I actually didn't say that. I was responding to your response to someone else. I have no issues running BF4 at all right now. However, a conflict with one's system does not mean the problem is with that person's system. Many games have optimization issues. BF4 is notorious for such issues. There have been numerous game breaking bugs since launch that affect some people and not others. Those same people that are affected may have no issues whatsoever with any other software. That is a problem with the game, and not the user's PC. The definition of a working game is not "works on some people's PC's, while not working on thousands of others". When THOUSANDS of people with completely different hardware and software configurations have issues with a single game, the issue is the game.

 

[moonbogg]

Personally I have had countless crashing issues with BF4 since the start. There have been long periods of stability and then after a big patch crashes will come back and then go away again. That's why I am straight up ignoring this latest crash. Its not a temp issue. I played again last night and it didn't crash...well...it did, but I alt tabbed out and tried to start core temp. Starting core temp was too much of a strain apparently so BF4 locked right up. Nothing else locked up, just BF4. Unstable POS. Its ALWAYS been an unstable POS. Who am I kidding.
Seriously, I remember at some point last year, I couldn't finish a single round of BF4 without it crashing literally 2 or 3 times PER ROUND. It did that for a week or more and then suddenly stopped. It just went back to working again. They break that game without saying anything and then they fix it without saying anything.

 

[Crusty]

Personally I have had countless crashing issues with BF4 since the start. There have been long periods of stability and then after a big patch crashes will come back and then go away again. That's why I am straight up ignoring this latest crash. Its not a temp issue. I played again last night and it didn't crash...well...it did, but I alt tabbed out and tried to start core temp. Starting core temp was too much of a strain apparently so BF4 locked right up. Nothing else locked up, just BF4. Unstable POS. Its ALWAYS been an unstable POS. Who am I kidding.
Seriously, I remember at some point last year, I couldn't finish a single round of BF4 without it crashing literally 2 or 3 times PER ROUND. It did that for a week or more and then suddenly stopped. It just went back to working again. They break that game without saying anything and then they fix it without saying anything.

I'm going to say that it's a problem with your system... especially since you mentioned overclocking your CPU.

People should have no right to complain about the stability of software when they are running their hardware out of spec.

 

[moonbogg]

I'm going to say that it's a problem with your system... especially since you mentioned overclocking your CPU.

People should have no right to complain about the stability of software when they are running their hardware out of spec.

Sacrilege, blasphemous scorn D:

 

[bob4432]

It's the game, has been since the beginning, was with just about every series of the game since the 1942 days. EA will put out their latest beta at sale time, then figure out what needs to be fixed the most, on the client side and serve side and prioritize the list, then you get the first 'service pack' which includes includes fixes for the most severe issues, which this new 'service pack' now creates new issues, this is how it has been for a long time. I would think that the BF series is not even at what one would call a 'final' product in the programming world until about a year after the game is actually released. This is what I have come to conclude after decades of gaming and talking to hundreds of people. Why do you think that the consoles outsell the pc games? Because the consoles only have 1 hardware platform so it is easy for EA to work on that, same reason people like to be locked into Apple hard/software. Thousands of people can't be wrong. Hell look how old this thread is and people are still having issues.

I'm going to say that it's a problem with your system... especially since you mentioned overclocking your CPU.

People should have no right to complain about the stability of software when they are running their hardware out of spec.

 

[Crusty]

It's the game, has been since the beginning, was with just about every series of the game since the 1942 days. EA will put out their latest beta at sale time, then figure out what needs to be fixed the most, on the client side and serve side and prioritize the list, then you get the first 'service pack' which includes includes fixes for the most severe issues, which this new 'service pack' now creates new issues, this is how it has been for a long time. I would think that the BF series is not even at what one would call a 'final' product in the programming world until about a year after the game is actually released. This is what I have come to conclude after decades of gaming and talking to hundreds of people. Why do you think that the consoles outsell the pc games? Because the consoles only have 1 hardware platform so it is easy for EA to work on that, same reason people like to be locked into Apple hard/software. Thousands of people can't be wrong. Hell look how old this thread is and people are still having issues.

I'm not trying to say the the BF4 game works perfectly 100% of the time.

I'm saying that if you run your hardware out of spec don't be surprised when shit breaks.

The two are completely different.

 

[Phoenix86]

I'm not trying to say the the BF4 game works perfectly 100% of the time.

I'm saying that if you run your hardware out of spec don't be surprised when shit breaks.

The two are completely different.

I'm not saying it's perfect either, but...... I haven't had a crash in hundreds of hours. I'd say it's pretty damn stable.

 

[DeadFred]

Mine has been stable or a while now.....I hope they dont release any more "fixes".

 

[DeadFred]

I still cant run CoD4's multi-player without a mic plugged in even though it's never used or even turned on, the damn game just instantly shuts down without the mic.

Whats that have to do with BF4??? Nothing really, just another example of bugs that never get fixed.

 

[UaVaj]

I'm not trying to say the the BF4 game works perfectly 100% of the time.

I'm saying that if you run your hardware out of spec don't be surprised when shit breaks.

The two are completely different.

mine is bone stock and still broken. so go figure right?

 

[jackstar7]

mine is bone stock and still broken. so go figure right?

I thought you were running a multi-GPU config. That's a niche use-case and not what most people are talking about...

 

[UaVaj]

I thought you were running a multi-GPU config. That's a niche use-case and not what most people are talking about...

yes. 290x x4 with 1080p x3.

sadly bf4 has irregular pms.

 

[skipsneeky2]

I still cant run CoD4's multi-player without a mic plugged in even though it's never used or even turned on, the damn game just instantly shuts down without the mic.

Whats that have to do with BF4??? Nothing really, just another example of bugs that never get fixed.

Do you own the Steam version of that game?I have a OG disc copy i physically downloaded patches for and never ran into that bug.

I do have Stereo mix Enabled for recording devices though,Bioshock 1+Windows 7 and it disabled pretty much guarantees immediate crashing or no sound after the game loads.

 

[DeadFred]

Do you own the Steam version of that game?I have a OG disc copy i physically downloaded patches for and never ran into that bug.

I do have Stereo mix Enabled for recording devices though,Bioshock 1+Windows 7 and it disabled pretty much guarantees immediate crashing or no sound after the game loads.

No, I have a disc copy + updates. The first couple of PC's I had when the game came out never encountered the problem, but the last 3 or 4 have. I think its caused by a conflict between Realtek audio and any operating system from Vista onward.

BTW, its known as the "iw3mp.exe error" the interwebs is full of complaints and fixes for it, but the easiest and most sure fire fix is to simply plug in a mic if you ever run into it.

Never had any issues with Bioshock, but I only played through it once and that was years ago.

 

[looper]

No, I have a disc copy + updates. The first couple of PC's I had when the game came out never encountered the problem, but the last 3 or 4 have. I think its caused by a conflict between Realtek audio and any operating system from Vista onward.
BTW, its known as the "iw3mp.exe error" the interwebs is full of complaints and fixes for it, but the easiest and most sure fire fix is to simply plug in a mic if you ever run into it.
Never had any issues with Bioshock, but I only played through it once and that was years ago.

I have an internal sound card (Xonar Essence ST... with an infrequent habit of hiding from Device Mngr)), and a Sennheiser PC360 headset that we play BF4 with. We have had very few probs with BF4.

 

[DeadFred]

I have an internal sound card (Xonar Essence ST... with an infrequent habit of hiding from Device Mngr)), and a Sennheiser PC360 headset that we play BF4 with. We have had very few probs with BF4.

Yeah, Ive not had any audio issues with BF4, Slipsneeky2 and I were talking about CoD4. Sorry if I confused you since this is a BF4 thread afterall, my bad.

 

[QuantumPion]

There's an internet rumor generated from a leak going around that BF5 will be WW1 themed and come out this October. I hope that info is real because that sounds like an awesome idea.

a) Trench warfare. That might sound crappy at first, but think about it, what's the most popular BF map of all time? 64 player metro lol. I think an endless grind type battle will appeal to lots of people.

b) Air combat. Biplanes are pretty slow, easy to fly, and aren't so powerful that they can dominate the ground combat. Should be fun for noobie and veteran pilots alike.

c) Tanks - they are less powerful and very slow, but a very menacing threat due to lack of counters against them.

d) Weapon variety - WW1 weapons haven't been featured much so far but it would be nice to go back to bolt actions, heavy machine guns which require set up time, etc.

 

[Phoenix86]

b) Air combat. Biplanes are pretty slow, easy to fly, and aren't so powerful that they can dominate the ground combat. Should be fun for noobie and veteran pilots alike.

Interesting if true, but slower less maneuverable planes would be horrible for noobs. It'd be true dog fighting which requires knowledge. A good pilot would shred them, but like you said, wouldn't dominate the ground..

 

[looper]

Played BF4 the other day after about @ 2/3 months away... It really seemed to me that the choppers are much more mobile, and as a result deadly, then previously, especially w/ the shoulder carried AA weapons nerfed a bit.

My new EVGA 980ti is incredible... on ultra settings w/ crazy frame rate, buttery smooth. ...Helps somewhat to make up for my poor to mediocre game skills.