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If you want to play Battlefield 4 online multiplayer then yes you need the service otherwise, you will get kicked and receive error messages about Punkbuster. So we can enjoy the games online as they should be, without losing really badly against someone using some kind of cheat like aimbot or wallhack in Battlefield 4. Punkbuster is an anti-cheat service that’s goal is to stop players from cheating and hacking in games like Battlefield 4. You can end up getting an error window that says something like “You have been kicked by PunkBuster”, or get a similar error message about PunkBuster. In this post, we will be taking a look at how you can hopefully fix whatever the issue is that is causing you to get kicked by PunkBuster when trying to play or join a game in Battlefield 4.
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It could be that one of the files has become corrupted, PunkBuster is out of date, or PunkBuster is being blocked. There are many reasons why you might be getting booted when trying to play Battlefield 4 by PunkBuster.
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