You have died from… 'Bad Luck'… What actually killed me?

Question

I have died from multiple opponents and near by explosions. Sometimes, these causes cannot be traced by the battlefield 3 system and, therefore, I get prompted 'Bad Luck'.

Usually, I am okay with this as environmental causes that I cannot control in the battlefield - but is DICE killing me because they think I am cheating? DICE recently released information that they are cracking down on cheaters. I am grateful for their crackdown - as cheaters can ruin games - but I have heard through the grapevine that DICE will kill you if they 'think' you are cheating ( some automated system built into BF3 to autokill you if you go on a massive kill streak). Example:

I was flying a jet, which just randomly exploded: Bad Luck.  
This was after a good, legit air dominance.  I confirmed with server admins
that they did not kill me (with any server administrative tools).  They told me
that DICE will just do that once in a while.

Can anyone confirm that this exists in battlefield 3 or not?

Answer

For example, if you are killed by a secondary explosion -- if you are standing next to a fuel truck that blows up -- that is a Bad Luck death.

Similarly getting killed by unmanned moving vehicles (say the driver hopped out while the vehicle is in motion) or flying debris is also Bad Luck.

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Is there a list of Punkbuster-free games anywhere?

Question

I enjoy playing BF3, MW, etc, but Punkbuster always gives me a grief anytime there is an update.

I would like to know in advance which games use Punkbuster and which don't, as I will no longer be buying games that use it.

Where is the best place to find out what games will use Punkbuster before purchasing?

Answer

This page gives an overview of which games support Punkbuster.

Notice that you can turn off Punkbuster in some of these games, or set a search filter for servers having PB turned-off.

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