Freeze

:play_button: GAME INFORMATION

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  • GAME BUILD #: ######
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam / Microsoft Store / Xbox / PlayStation
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11 / Windows 10 / Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Mac / Linux

:play_button: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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:play_button: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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  • Less than 25% of the time / matches I play (RARELY)
  • 25% of the time / matches I play (SOMETIMES)
  • 50% of the time / matches I play (FREQUENTLY)
  • 100% of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)

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Since the last maintenance, I’ve been experiencing an issue where about one out of every three games has massive lag and freezing. I don’t see anyone complaining about it on the forum, even though in-game everyone seems to be affected.

As a workaround, you could try disabling discord or steam overlays, or disconnecting XBox live.

Are you playing on console?

I’m not a console player, I have a good connection, and I didn’t have these problems before. I play other online games and have zero issues like this on CS2, for example. So it’s not coming from me.