Known issueFixUpdated · 28 replies on Steam

Path of Exile 2: Latency Problem Only in This Game? (Workarounds)

Short answer

Suggested fix (unconfirmed): Change your game server and disable game pausing in the in-game settings. Update your BIOS if needed.

How to fix it

  1. Change your game server in the settings. Choosing a server closer to your location—such as Frankfurt, which provides a steady 30 ms—can resolve the weird lag spikes.
  2. Disable game pausing in the in-game settings. By default, the game pauses whenever your ping spikes over 100 ms until it catches up, which turns fluctuating ping into severe stuttering and freezing.
  3. Update your motherboard BIOS, as outdated versions can cause severe hardware strain issues that impact game stability.

If it still doesn't work

  • Keep in mind that disabling the pause feature removes the stuttering effect

What players reported

My ping is sometimes jumping to 20k and game is freezing, problem is only in this game so I know its not my internet connection that is bad. Anyone know what the heck is wrong with this game?

Mazindo, original post

What players suggest

He means the CPU will destroy itself. But thats not unique to PoE and its long since been fixed. Update your bios if its not. Also wtf does this have to do with latency?

Detergent

Only thing I can think of is change servers. Also in game settings disable game pausing. The game pauses when your ping spikes +100ms until it catches up. If your ping is bouncing all over the place this turns into stuttering. This will fix the freezing (maybe) but the lag will still exist and depending how bad it is, it could be worse than the pausing.

Detergent

On Frankfurt I got 30 ms by default without this weird lags. I will try with disabling pausing maybe it will help 😅 I dunno what happend cause I was playing without issues for first two or three days and after that the next day I can't play 30 minutes without relogin my character to fast fix it ;x

Mazindo

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Source: original Steam Community discussion. Quotes are shortened; all credit goes to the posters. Tags: performance, multiplayer

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