Weird micro game freezing in PoE...

Hi Guys and Girls,

I'm having this weird small game freeze that I keep getting, it's as if if my computer is struggling but it really shouldn't.

It's lots of very small freezes / stuttering that make game play kind of hard especially when a lot is going on in the screen.


The game requires:
RAM: 2GB
GPU RAM: 256MB
GPU Shaders: 3.0
CPU: 1.4GHz
HDD: 8GB

I have:
RAM: 32GB
GPU RAM: 4096MB
GPU Shaders: 5.1
CPU: 11.05GHz
HDD: SSD for Operating System, Dedicated SSD for Games, 5TB of Storage Space

I've tried loads of things with the graphics including setting my graphics via the production_Config.inifile really low but that doesn't help in the slightest, I've tried using --nodx9ex, --waitforpreload, --noasync, --garbage-generation 1, --garbage-generation 2 but nothing is helping :( I have no idea whats going on.

Anyone have any advice?

The problem appears to be some severe packet loss...

I've tried:
- Restarted Router & PC
- Tried on other computers.
- Disabling PC's Firewall/Antivirus.
- Making sure all programs are closed.
- Disabling Firewall in the router.
- Enabling DMZ for my computers IP in the router.
- Disabling/Enabling UPnP in the router.
- Tried OpenDNS, GoogleDNS and my ISP's own DNS servers.
- Enabling/Disabling VPN Port Clamping
- Static & Dynamic IP's inside the local network.
- Factory reset my router & re-connected to my ISP.
- Probably other things but I can't remember.


Below is a WinMTR report from my main computer:




Below is a WinMTR report from a spare computer:




Below is a 10 minute report with PingPlotter on my main computer:




Below is a tracert report on my main computer:




I'm currently sending emails back and forth with GGG via email, but so far they haven't been able to help. Wondering if anyone has any advice or suggestions.

I've also dropped a report/support ticket with my ISP but they haven't got back to me yet.

in some situations noticeable micro freezes are cause by lockstep mode. for example, when I use my super high AoE splash Infernal blow on large pack, game freezes for fraction of second before everything blows up, because there are lot of things to be calculated at the same time, and the client waits for them to arrive from server. this delay does not exist on predictive mode.

btw, predictive mode is much smoother in general

edit: but certainly do the connection health test before trying predictive, packet loss/internet lag wont make the game freeze but cause terrible desync issues

Bump,

Any other suggestions, I can't even play right now because I'm getting severe packet loss