Starter pack value check before I claim

Two of us tried the same thing and got different results, hence the thread. Everything I read suggests it should just work, and for me it very much does not.

Would rather learn the right way now than build a bad habit.

I went through this last month. ignore the loudest advice; the boring answer is usually the correct one here.

Worth a shot before anything drastic.

Had the exact same issue. the trick is to change one thing at a time and actually note the result before touching anything else.

Had the exact same issue. ignore the loudest advice; the boring answer is usually the correct one here.

Let us know which part worked.

In my testing, if it only happens in one mode, that narrows it down considerably.

Only partly related, but it is almost always a setting rather than hardware, so try the free fixes before spending anything.

Worth a shot before anything drastic.

Quick correction to the above: verify the files before anything else; it catches more problems than people expect.

Not the answer you want, but it depends heavily on your specific setup, so take any single number with a grain of salt.

This is the bit people miss — the wiki number is theoretical; real results are always a bit lower.

The usual fix here is do the cheap diagnostic first — it costs nothing and rules out half the causes.

Speaking as someone who got it wrong initially, the difference is real but small enough that you may not notice it while playing.

Report back once you have tried it.

Same boat here. ignore the loudest advice; the boring answer is usually the correct one here.

Others may have a cleaner method.