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6.6 Patch on Mac (Gameplay)

Mł6·3/24/2016, 12:45:50 PM·97 votes·6,237 views

It has come to my (and other fellow mac users) attention that 6.6 seems to have brought an issue with the in-game client. Ever since i updated i've been having significant frame drops whenever i've entered a team fight (60fps -> 5fps). I inferred this is an issue with the new patch since i've never encountered this problem before in 6.5 & earlier. Although this doesn't seem like the biggest issue, it can be significant in several cases as usually when late game rolls around, 1 team fight can decide the game. Hope riot gets a fix on this soon. Happy Hunting.

EDIT: After reading a few comments, the most common temporary fix is to disable sound, I will be testing this in games & will reedit my findings. Good luck to everyone

EDIT 2: Disabling the sound doesn't affect the frame rate bug at all. Only reason to do this is to stop the distorted sound. Since you disabled sound, listen to Young Thug's new album, Slime Season 3. Inspired me to rekt some nerds & hand them a can of git gud on their way to /ff 20

49 Comments

hjeremyw3/24/2016, 6:35:11 PM20 votes

THEY MUST FIX IT. IT HAPPENS IN EVERY SINGLE TEAM FIGHT. RIP

zTori3/24/2016, 8:41:31 PM6 votes

Hello,

It also happen to me (in EUW), turning the sound off seems to solve the problem, but the major issue isn't fixed. The Riot support said they are looking for a solution to fix this (asked on twitter). So all I can say to you if you wanna play the game is to turn all the sound off in the game, it's the safest way to play atm.

GL & HF.

ps : sorry for my english ...

ZephyrFV3/24/2016, 5:16:24 PM3 votes

I feel like we need to start 100 threads to actually get some attention, after all, Mac client has been in BETA for YEARS

Toa Innodence3/24/2016, 8:31:32 PM2 votes

all alone? ping is stable between 60 and 80. farming minions? ping bumps up to 90-120, still manageable, but a pain. enemy champion? holy s#*% we're seeing 300-400 ping. Team-fight? 500-1000 and beyond. you have been disconnected.

Blackool3/29/2016, 5:20:04 PM2 votes

Hi all ,

i have also all these FPS drops due to sound bugs but i have also graphic bugs which never been fixed ex : Malazhar's Skills , Brand's Skills, Guardian angel, 5th drake buff Have you those bugs too ? Thanks for the attention Riot :)

WhoreMuncher3/24/2016, 3:20:39 PM2 votes

Ever since the new patch I've been dropping fps like crazy specifically during team fights. It really sucks. Really hope someone fixes it or they do something about it.

TheRealBaz3/24/2016, 9:13:05 PM1 votes

happy hunting? this isnt monster hunter!

RoodToob3/24/2016, 9:25:31 PM1 votes

I'm on a Mac, i don't have this, Odd

Sum Wun Speshal3/24/2016, 9:34:16 PM1 votes

bump.

Also, I thought this was just me. I accepted it because I know I am not on a gaming computer and FPS would drop eventually. I thought it was just the performance of my Mac going down. I drop to about 15fps in intense moments and the sound gets completely smashed and distorted. However, this is still better than having high ping IMO. I even thought it had some theatrical style to it lol. Hopefully this will only last one patch.

WhoreMuncher3/24/2016, 9:51:49 PM1 votes

Someone found a solution. You guys should try it out http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/help-support/RoEAt4tQ-patch-66-fps-drops?show=flat

Artifaex3/24/2016, 9:51:53 PM1 votes

i feel your pain fellow mac users, so i tried to make a thread on reddit trying to get some answers from rito (maybe that will get more attention), i'm asking you to spread the word so that can reach visibility:

https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/4btqr7/mac_client_status/

i registered just to make the post, so i'm not doing it to get anything for myself

4mat3/24/2016, 10:42:29 PM1 votes

Another peculiar thing that happens to me on my is that the game always switches my sound cards sample rate to 48kHz, and lately with the latest osx and lol patch the sound turns off completely. Maybe something to do with the sound indeed.

LemurKick3/24/2016, 11:02:30 PM1 votes

My frame rates went from being capped at 60 to 120

Aranatar3/24/2016, 11:20:24 PM1 votes

I thought it was just my computer. Frame rate drops and the sound goes to hell.

MrBuffington3/25/2016, 12:28:01 AM1 votes

I had occasional lag pre-6.6, so I thought that was what this post was about. Nope. Just played a game, holy teemos it's bad.

EDIT: Oddly enough, I didn't notice this problem when I played yesterday, still on 6.6. Today was bad tho

we4ks4uc3/25/2016, 2:25:12 AM1 votes

I have this issue but it also screws with my sound. Not just during teamfights but at the beginning of almost every game I've played my sound gets really scratchy and loud and I'm scared my speakers will blow out so I just turn it off.

Xpo3/25/2016, 3:00:37 AM1 votes

Mine works fine. Sound was skipping, repaired the client and it worked fine again.

Oksanaandjoy3/25/2016, 3:37:04 AM1 votes

Mine isn't consistent. Only happens on occasion and not always for team fights. Sometimes it just starts wigging out during the lane phase at <10 minutes. Ping or fps stays the same; the screen just "jumps" a moment. I'll try turning off the sound but I don't really like that idea.

13 inch MB Pro Mid 2012, Yosemite.

Ps. Can we all add our specs as it might help diagnose the problem.

ryanvan273/25/2016, 4:35:48 AM1 votes

Yes please I've thrown at least 3 games today just because of this issue

Heraclitus3/25/2016, 5:25:06 AM1 votes

In EVERY SINGLE GAME, the game freezes during team fights due to the fps drop and the sound becomes weird. Please fix it! Or, if you make a patch with issues, please let us know about it!

help13/25/2016, 6:42:14 AM1 votes

Same thing happens to me lol. Announcers voice becomes really dodgy(e.g. "You have slain an enemy!" becomes "Y-ave sla-enemyyy!")

UltimateMuffin3/25/2016, 6:54:03 AM1 votes

My girlfriend has been having the same problem with frame rate dropping whilst in combat and especially team fights. She has a Year old mac book and has tried running the game on the lowest settings and still has this problem. Its very frustrating to the point she has temporarily quit league. She just got the new Star Guardian Lux too. RIP. #FieldofJustice #FieldsofLoneliness

Yesterday Kurrt3/25/2016, 7:07:51 AM1 votes

YES PLSSSS RIOT!!!!!!! I thought its the new champ made computer performance bad,but its not!!!! PLS quick fix this issue or i am going to delete this game even i have been playing 5 years!

shusaku3/25/2016, 7:36:19 AM1 votes

Second-thousand-ed, Kat ult sounds especially painful.

JudahTheBuddha3/25/2016, 3:05:39 PM1 votes

I play on a mac and I haven't experienced this in the games I've played since the patch. what I have noticed is that the sound is bugging out and distorts in a teamfight, but no visual difference.

seal3d3/26/2016, 12:14:17 PM1 votes

Thanks for this. Thought it was my Macbook Air just getting too hot faster than normally. But then I realised it game this week about the patch... The framerate drops are insane and makes the game completely unplayable post laning phase... I don't know how I have managed to play like normally... But holy molly I hope Riot fixes this asap! And at least in the next patch! #prayformacclient:(

ScoobyDoo773/26/2016, 9:29:22 PM1 votes

Oh my god i really thought it was my mac, but seems not only me ive been having massive FPS drops during teamfights and i just DIE as well as those sound distorted episodes but please RIOT the FPS drops are not fun at all i cant play in my main account because you know its a TEAM GAME you cant win with this FPS.

okˉ3/28/2016, 12:19:58 AM1 votes

I'm also on Mac and I tried to get in game right now and it just is showing a black screen... sadlife

Vorgi3/28/2016, 8:14:46 PM1 votes

Perhaps it helps, i have an old MacBook Air with NVIDIA GeForce 320M and a Mini Mac with almost the same specs. Both drop to 5 fps especially when Sona is around or there are other big AOE Effects on the screen. With my new MacBook Pro (Nvidia 650M), everything runs fine, even with Sona is there. But I think this is not an option for everybody to upgrade to a 2000$ Notebook.

gosu mx4/1/2016, 5:21:24 PM1 votes

8 days and no fix, pathetic.

Also it appears to be only when playing certain champs, when I played High Noon Jhin the FPS go to hell but when I played Dragonslayer Vayne I had no issues.

Using a Macbook Pro: Early 2011 4 Gb Ram 1333 Mhz Dual core i7 2.7 Ghz Intel Graphics HD 3000, 384 Mb 750 HDD Running the latest version of El Capitan

Riot, how about actually doing something instead of suggesting dumb "solutions" like turning off the sound or checking the "FPS troubleshooting guide"?

XT FaiZy4/6/2016, 3:24:52 PM1 votes

{quoted}

It has come to my (and other fellow mac users) attention that 6.6 seems to have brought an issue with the in-game client. Ever since i updated i've been having significant frame drops whenever i've entered a team fight (60fps -> 5fps). I inferred this is an issue with the new patch since i've never encountered this problem before in 6.5 & earlier. Although this doesn't seem like the biggest issue, it can be significant in several cases as usually when late game rolls around, 1 team fight can decide the game. Hope riot gets a fix on this soon. Happy Hunting.

EDIT: After reading a few comments, the most common temporary fix is to disable sound, I will be testing this in games & will reedit my findings. Good luck to everyone

EDIT 2: Disabling the sound doesn't affect the frame rate bug at all. Only reason to do this is to stop the distorted sound. Since you disabled sound, listen to Young Thug's new album, Slime Season 3. Inspired me to rekt some nerds & hand them a can of git gud on their way to /ff 20

same to me

Shurrikk3/24/2016, 1:36:49 PM1 votes

+1 ... thats terribleitem 3070

XCleverUsernameX12/10/2017, 9:54:18 PM1 votes

This is happening now too, with the new patch update. Every team fight I have less than 10 FPS

Clutch Thompson3/24/2016, 2:30:50 PM1 votes

I've noticed this as well, and it doesn't happen with my PC. I'm just glad that it's not my Mac shitting the bed

Nikoyopu3/24/2016, 4:22:03 PM1 votes

I thought it was just me at first

Edgewood4113/24/2016, 4:33:16 PM1 votes

Same problem here. They won't do anything though, Mac users are always neglected. /cry

Dacaisen3/24/2016, 6:09:20 PM1 votes

all we can do is wait for 6.7 :(

4mat3/24/2016, 8:34:55 PM1 votes

Same for me!

Edit1:Have you tested full screen seems it is a little better or am I flashin', I only tested in custom. Edit2: Now I tested it last night and I was blown away, I had better frame rates than before in Fullscreen, totally flawless, normal game draft pick.