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Can you fix whatever optimization you did to SR in 4.21?

Kitsuki05··11 votes·1,481 views

Every since this patch, no matter how low my settings are, the fps just plummets in every team fight. Ping isn't the problem here, that stays steady,

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Xtremey3 votes

same. My ping is even 3-4 LOWER then it was before 4.21, my fps is just complete shit though.

Xonra3 votes

Yeah I actually even upgraded my computer recently and I still get random FPS drops, random spikes of what seems like hiccups where everything will...not sure how else to word it but visual "blinks" where thinns kind of freeze up, etc. It never happened before, I've had the comp for a bit, but it is most certainly not me.

Really really not digging all the issues that have arose with the preseason everything (including the jungle "diversity" pushing just about everyone out of any chance of really jungling outside a select tier, but...another rant for another time).

Fix this stuff Riot. My internet is great, my computer is great...this FPS dropping is not.

Kitsuki051 votes

I literally can't play adc or assassins or anything that I love to do in league because a fight breaks out and I lose control of my character.

Broken Crow1 votes

Do you guys have macs? This is happening to me as well and i thought it was a mac problem. When fights start, when I'm about to die, or even when fighting minions in the jungle my comp freezes/hiccups and i have to wait for league to catch back up. Im too afraid to play ranked right now because of this. I dont DC, league is just literally freezing on me the whole game….

Kitsuki051 votes

Nope, I run Windows, a Toshiba brand computer.

AkabaneKun1 votes

Thank god, i thought it was my pc, i jump to ppl and the game freezes for some frames and i lose track of what to do >_>.

Nifty Trout1 votes

the game has been terribly optimized since s2

Beowulfss1 votes

i have heard A LOT of people complaining about this. No problem for me though. I'm running 50 MBPS download, with 58 ping. Using a Dell. (if this helps).

Luçifer1 votes

Ping isn't the issue, although Riot still hasn't optimized that either. East coast players get the short end of the stick in regards to ping. This issue is Frames per second, which isn't related to connection issues.

Kürama1 votes

It was the Frosted UI, Riot reverted to the Original UI, so your FPS should be back to normal.

Kitsuki051 votes

Nope, my framerate is still taking a nosedive whenever players are doing stuff

BakugoBestBoy1 votes

Make sure you have Vsync turned off. If you run with your frame rate "uncapped" pick one of the capped rates and use it. So if on uncapped your frame rate is normally ~250 then cap it at 120 or 144 and you're less likely to bug out at the beginning of games or in team fights. Or if your normal is like ~50 fps then cap yourself at 30. Sometimes the request for as many frames as possible puts more stress on the game and your system than requesting a specific number.

Kitsuki051 votes

This is a good suggestion, I think the first thing I did when I started having these problems is make sure the the frame rate is uncapped. I hadn't considered that it might actually be the issue.

The Ellimiist1 votes

I have lower fps in LoL than I do in Dota 2. That should not happen xD

ohh well new pc for christmas

Jasiwel1 votes

This may sound strange, but some PCs actually perform worse if you lower your graphics to abysmal levels. Mine has been that way since I got it 4-5 years ago and I have always found Medium graphic settings to have the best results. It may not be the same issue you're facing, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.

Also, make sure shadows are decreased and that you don't have anti-aliasing along with character inking checked. All of those are known to change performance in any video game.

RumblesMeatballs1 votes

my FPS is always at a constant 120-130 so i'd say hop into a custom with either a bunch of friends or a bunch of bots and try tinkering with the settings until your FPS retains whatever it is no matter what's going on

personally my FPS was around 60-70 and would drop to around 40-ish until i actually bumped UP my settings. which i actually just had my Nvidia GeForce optimize it for me so i assume that having it below optimal levels can actually hurt your FPS as well? idk sounds odd tho, but yeah just trying messing with your settings for a bit until you get better FPS. make sure you have anti-aliasing off also as most video cards have issues with it in many games

Silents4291 votes

I don't get where people are having problems and blaming Riot for it.

I use an intel integrated, and I am at a steady 100-120fps on medium settings.

Got all these other people with better hardware complaining about low framerate.

Maybe just maybe, it IS your computer?

Luçifer3 votes

Considering I've tried everything Riot troubleshooting team told me to do, also considering the game ran optimally before patch 4.21, I can make a reasonable assumption based on evidence that it likely is something Riot changed in that patch that caused these poor performance issues in game play. Maybe just maybe, it is Riot.

Kitsuki052 votes

Also, think about what you're saying. If the game is edited to not work on better computers, then there's something wrong with the game.

Silents4291 votes

Unless they are purposely trying to sabotage your game, optimizing particles and textures in a few places shouldn't be screwing up your game.

Kitsuki051 votes

True, probably not the best title. But the point is they changed something in this most recent patch that is causing huge frame rate issues for a lot of people, and Riot probably know more about than I do, so all I can do is give info about my issues.

I've heard someone here suggest that it could be the new Frosted UI, and I hope that's all it is, but if that is the problem Riot really should revert it ASAP. Because right now that game is unplayable for me as certain champs, and just more unpleasant overall.

Silents4291 votes

I doubt the UI is causing unplayable framerate. Have you tried running the repair on the client? It often fixes any corruption patches cause.

Kitsuki051 votes

I reinstalled League from scratch due to an entirely different frustrating bug, but it still has frame rate issues.

uRJKzd46cK1 votes

obviously its the computers not everyones mom and dad buys them a 3k computer, but the thing is they said in one of the patch release notes that the new rift was optimized for toaster so idk why its not

Silents4291 votes

I really hope you weren't implying I am someone with an expensive computer.

Starfall Valley1 votes

I had a miracle happen in patch 4.20. I had a consistent ping of 84 down from my normal 96. It was a glorious occasion and made me feel like a brand new player... that all changed when Patch 4.21 attacked, nothing was the same again ;.;

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