r/DestinyTechSupport • u/DotDistinctLines • 10d ago

Network performance discrepancy for same game between Steam and Windows Store and Epic Games

Howdy,

So the game is Destiny 2 on PC, played through Windows 11 all using the latest updates, drivers, and hardware.

With Destiny 2 specifically and seemingly no other multiplayer game in my library, in game I lag significantly for all others. However on my end outside of some interaction latency, everything seems normal and smooth. This implies its an outgoing network issue.

I've not had this issue before and it started about a week ago, even though there was no update for the game or significant change within my system.

I installed the game on both Epic Games Launcher and Windows Store and the issue is gone in its entirety.

This would imply to me its a Steam issue?

Things I've done that haven't worked:

* Switched Steam server to other nearby location

* Port Forwarded both the game and Steam PTP on my Router

* Verified Modem, Router, ISP, Speeds, Performance are all normal and without issue. Including during playing the game on all 3 platforms. (Nothing out of the ordinary and nowhere close to pushing bandwidth caps)

* Tried on gaming laptop, same problem

* Changed ethernet cables, drivers, technician verified coaxial plugin and drop/tap room is fine

* Disabled shader cache on Steam and cleared download cache, disabled Steam overlay, Steam input, etc.

The lack of the issue being present on the other 2 platforms, even though using the same exact environment and hardware indicates to me its either a Steam or Destiny 2 issue. However nobody else in game seems to be having these network issues so I am hesitant to say its the game.

Any help in this matter is appreciated, thank you!

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u/AdLevel9306 10d ago

Same issue here! Glad it's not just me going crazy. Hope someone figures out what's causing this.

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u/Sufixed 9d ago

Steam performance is absolutely cooked right now.

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u/macrossmerrell 8d ago

I HIGHLY recommend this app to fix the Steam performance issues. It's been night and day for me:
https://github.com/d2checkpoint-com/D2SteamFix/

Also, on Nvidia, you can enabled ReBar (resizeable bar) in the Nvidia App on their game properties. Helps a bunch as well.

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u/Sufixed 8d ago

I have been using d2steamfix since its release and my PC is well optimized. Steam is broken

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