What made you drop a game in the first hour?

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1. NINightshard

   NightshardModOriginal post

   @nightshard · 9 Jul 2026, 08:18

   #1

   Not a complaint, just genuinely puzzled by the behaviour. I assumed it was a known issue, but I cannot find anyone else describing it.

   What confuses me is that it behaves differently depending on the order I do things in. Would rather learn the right way now than build a bad habit.

2. NINightshard

   NightshardMod

   @nightshard · 9 Jul 2026, 13:39

   #2

   For what it is worth, give it a clean reinstall before assuming the hardware is at fault.

   That fixed it for me, at least.

3. NONovawolf

   Novawolf

   @novawolf17 · 11 Jul 2026, 01:12

   #3

   Depends on your setup, but broadly the defaults are conservative on purpose, so there is usually headroom to gain.

   Let us know which part worked.

4. PIPixelash

   Pixelash

   @pixelash · 11 Jul 2026, 13:19

   #4

   Worth checking first: region and server load matter more than most guides acknowledge.

   Others may have a cleaner method.

5. BLBlazelynx

   Blazelynx

   @blazelynx68 · 12 Jul 2026, 00:39

   #5

   Worth checking first: measure before and after, otherwise you are just guessing whether it helped.

6. VIViperzen

   Viperzen

   @viperzen · 12 Jul 2026, 04:07

   #6

   From experience, you get most of the benefit from the first adjustment; everything after that is marginal.

7. MDMaya D.

   Maya D.

   @maya_d · 12 Jul 2026, 19:23

   #7

   Same boat here. worth testing on a second account to rule out something profile-specific.

   Let us know which part worked.

8. AUAuroralynx

   Auroralynx

   @auroralynx · 13 Jul 2026, 05:44

   #8

   Only partly related, but temperature is the usual culprit when performance degrades over a session.

9. ECEchomoth

   Echomoth

   @echomoth5 · 13 Jul 2026, 08:02

   #9

   Slightly different take — nine times out of ten it is a driver or a background process, not the thing you suspect.

10. YRYusuf R.

    Yusuf R.

    @yusuf_r · 13 Jul 2026, 21:21

    #10

    The usual fix here is check whether an overlay is running before blaming the game itself.

11. IRIronnode

    Ironnode

    @ironnode · 14 Jul 2026, 00:39

    #11

    This is the bit people miss — that behaviour is intentional, even though it is poorly explained in-game.

12. IRIvan R.

    Ivan R.

    @ivan_r · 14 Jul 2026, 23:10

    #12

    In my testing, you get most of the benefit from the first adjustment; everything after that is marginal.

13. DRDriftlynx

    Driftlynx

    @driftlynx · 15 Jul 2026, 11:05

    #13

    The usual fix here is measure before and after, otherwise you are just guessing whether it helped.

14. DPDamian Piszczek

    Damian PiszczekAdmin

    @damianpiszczek · 15 Jul 2026, 15:47

    #14

    Counterpoint: measure before and after, otherwise you are just guessing whether it helped.

15. IRIronnode

    Ironnode

    @ironnode · 16 Jul 2026, 18:49

    #15

    I went through this last month. do not copy someone else’s config wholesale — start from defaults and adjust to your own setup.

16. HHHana H.

    Hana H.

    @hana_h · 16 Jul 2026, 20:54

    #16

    Short version: if it only happens in one mode, that narrows it down considerably.

17. PKPilot KX

    Pilot KXMod

    @pilot_kx · 18 Jul 2026, 01:58

    #17

    Same boat here. keep a note of what you changed, otherwise you cannot undo it cleanly later.

18. NONovawolf

    Novawolf

    @novawolf17 · 18 Jul 2026, 02:01

    #18

    Adding to the above: temperature is the usual culprit when performance degrades over a session.

19. SHShadowstein

    Shadowstein

    @shadowstein · 18 Jul 2026, 21:42

    #19

    Had the exact same issue. the averages hide the problem; look at the one percent lows instead.

20. MFMaya F.

    Maya F.Mod

    @mayaf · 18 Jul 2026, 21:44

    #20

    The usual fix here is give it a clean reinstall before assuming the hardware is at fault.