BF2demo - can't make an account

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:58 pm

sth is wrong - no matter how many times I try to make a multiplayer account, I get the "the server refused to create an account" message

WTF?

Yes I set my firewall at 'permit' for the demo.

Anyway, I can't also play America's Army - it won't log me in nor show servers, so maybe it's some general issue.
I used to play AA over a year ago with no problems, now I reactivated my account and I can log in at the AA website with my password (I even changed it with no problem), so beats me what's wrong now.

Anybody's got a clue?

St. Toxic · Post by **St. Toxic** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:58 am

Punkbuster hates ya', punk.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 4:15 am

i had a problem making an account with bf2demo and real game. You have to make an account for it in the log screen, its a pain in teh ass process. It will keep telling you that name is invalid or already taken then it exits you out of the login.

Post by **King of Creation** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:51 am

It may be due to all the server problems they've been having with the recent upgrades.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:59 pm

POOPERSCOOPER wrote:i had a problem making an account with bf2demo and real game. You have to make an account for it in the log screen, its a pain in teh ass process. It will keep telling you that name is invalid or already taken then it exits you out of the login.

first things first, thanks for answering my shitty question.
"log screen"? when I enter the demo I choose "manage accounts", "singleplayer" and "create new account" (or that's how I remember it), and then the shit happens. if that's not the way to do it, what is? (I mean is "log screen" sth else from what I tried?)

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:16 pm

St. Toxic wrote:Punkbuster hates ya', punk.

I can't see why it would. Anyhow, I made a new account and same shit: I can log in at the website but not in the game

St. Toxic · Post by **St. Toxic** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:51 pm

I can't see why it would.

It hates everybody.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 4:38 pm

OK I know what's wrong. I thought maybe some ports are blocked on the server or something so I contacted LAN's admin (I've moved to a new place a week ago). Turns out I need proxy setting which he's going to send. I know it may sound stupid, but I've never had to fill in any "proxy settings" in the past, it's been always enough to just mark "LAN/cable". Silly me.

That will possibly fix the AArmy problem, but I'm still sceptical about BF2 account making.