I know that I've had this issue forever but I've always ignored it. Do any of you, when you press the team icon in the spawn screen, not actually switch teams? It might display the opposite teams names and soldiers but when you spawn it is the old team. Is there a known cause or fix for this?

Similar topic: http://www.gametoast.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=26342

There is currently no known fix for this issue.

I can honestly say i've never seen this happen, but i've only ever played this game on an XP operating system (Home & Pro).
Are those experiencing this problem using Vista or Windows 7?

I have only ever played on Windows 7, HP and Ultimate and never had the issue.

If it's your own mod, try adding in your lua ScriptCB_SetCanSwitchSides(1)
or type it into fake console if it's not your mod.

My best guess is that it occurs when the client thinks you can switch teams but the server doesn't. How they get out of sync in retail maps? I have no clue.

This bug happens in single player and stock maps, not just mods. I've encountered it in both XP and Vista.

I have noticed that I could generate the problem on demand in singleplayer by setting bot counts too high (~250 per team). But I've also seen it online, so not sure what else causes it.

I've run into this problem sporadically, on XP and on Win8, sometimes after switching earlier in the game on the same map. I always assumed there was some secret rule that set it up. I don't think I've ever encountered it straight off a new game though, just after a couple of deaths/restarts.

razac920 wrote:generate the problem on demand in singleplayer by setting bot counts too high (~250 per team). But I've also seen it online

Maybe there's a bug in how SWBF2 clears the teams and sometimes a team fills up. The engine won't let you switch because that team appears full but there's no way to tell the UI that so the UI thinks it successfully changed.

[RDH]Zerted wrote:

razac920 wrote:generate the problem on demand in singleplayer by setting bot counts too high (~250 per team). But I've also seen it online

Maybe there's a bug in how SWBF2 clears the teams and sometimes a team fills up. The engine won't let you switch because that team appears full but there's no way to tell the UI that so the UI thinks it successfully changed.

There are a couple of instances, then. I've seen two consistent cases where this bug (such as it is) appears. One, when a map is queued up following a mission where campaign mode is enabled, you can't switch from team 1, and the OP's behavior is seen. Two, when you're respawning following the suicide of your hero, you'll see this again. It's fairly easy to make some assumptions about why those are happening, but they don't seem related to the online case above-posted.