valorant genuinely unplayable

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Danny

For the last 6 months or so I've been barely playing valorant because I get severe packet loss any time I'm close to 1 or more opponents.

I get a "network problem" notification at the top of my screen, 30-50% packet loss, and rubberband around everywhere, making aim duels impossible

has anyone experienced this problem and knows a fix?

I am on wifi and unfortunately cannot do ethernet

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well your last line is probably the answer

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Danny

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I was hoping there would be a fix that isn't requiring ethernet

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seankuku

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ethernet solves everything

#4

Danny

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that is not an option for me

only ethernet plugin in my house (live with parents) is a ways away and across a hallway and they won't let me run a cord across

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seankuku

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there's numerous fixes on the internet so you can reduce the packet loss but it will never fully go away without ethernet just letting you know

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gamr

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Do you think you could get a powerline adapter? It allows you to use Ethernet from farther distances without running a cable

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I've got network problem notification for the past 2 weeks and I'm on ethernet.

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jjjjj

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u get that if ur fps is uncapped

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best fps to avoid screen tearing? 144hz monitor

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Faraday

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just put it as high as you can hit without it being 'uncapped'

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jjjjj

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just put it as high as you can hit without it being 'uncapped'

dont do this^. always stick within multiples of your refresh rate.
eg. 144hz display - if you can hit 144fps stable cap at that, if you can hit 288fps stable cap at that, if you can hit 432fps stable cap at that.

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acels2

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NA internet KEKW

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yaiima0

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Not available internet

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Hslizzle

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just get wifi extender that has a ethernet port in it bro

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BoF7ooM

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Does that even work properly?

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emiliatanmajitenshi

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yes i use that and it works perfectly

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gamr

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Yes, I do this

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BoF7ooM

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Noice, thanks for the info to both of you

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jackb2016

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does this happen on other games too?

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Danny

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nope only valorant. Games like CSGO, OW2, Fortnite, and R6 Siege run perfectly gine

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jackb2016

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weird, i have a similar situation where my frames drop but only on valorant, even graphics intensive games run just fine

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Dybala21

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Upgrade your wifi

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andrewdamf

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stop using a shit wifi?
or get ethernet? literally simple.

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burritx

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There is no magic solution that lets you keep using Wi-Fi my brother in christ, ethernet cable is the way

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Mjtchell

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My best solution living with shitty wifi was using a wifi extender where my pc was and then connecting to that with an ethernet cable
Like this one that I used to use
Ethernet is the best solution, but this was the next best thing for me as it doesnt require drivers to be installed on your computer like a wifi card does

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jjjjj

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had this issue since ep 2 literally had to move house

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gamr

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Powerline adapter is the only way to fix this given your problems. They’re like $50 tho

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buy better internet

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youdone

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you need network routers to manage your bandwidth.

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tennisfan

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Y'all talking about ethernet and I play on hotspot 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

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R136a1

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where those packets goin missing to?

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mrGoudas

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maybe something to do with your ISP, i also had packet loss issues playing consistently with over 20% packet loss even though i have ethernet but after i gave them a call most of it went away