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8/14/2025 1:39:59 AM
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[PC] Severe Frame Pacing Issues After Edge of Fate — High FPS but Plays Like 30–40 FPS

Since the Edge of Fate update, I’ve been experiencing severe frame pacing issues in Destiny 2 on PC. The game reports a rock-solid 170 FPS, but Steam’s FPS graph shows constant dips into the 30–40 FPS range every 3 seconds or so. This results in gameplay that feels like 30–40 FPS — choppy, jittery, and far from smooth. Before this update, I was running an actual, stable 170 FPS without these dips. This is not an isolated hardware issue: My drivers are fully updated. I’ve tested other games — all run perfectly smooth. I’ve seen the exact same issue reported by players on RTX 5080 + Intel 14900K systems, as well as many other high-end builds. This is 100% a frame pacing problem introduced with Edge of Fate and tied to Bungie removing Exclusive Fullscreen mode. Borderless Windowed (forced by the update) is clearly not handling frame presentation properly. Specs: Ryzen 9800X3D RTX 3080 32GB DDR5 1440p @ 165Hz Community Evidence: There’s an active Reddit thread where many others are posting videos and Steam FPS graphs showing the exact same frame dips: 🔗 https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/1mfvlwe/hitchingstuttering_post_edge_of_fate/ [b]*Videos by Reddit user fluidzreddit*[/b] Orbit - https://youtu.be/53rTDyQqW3E Kepler - https://youtu.be/2qsjBI-FhZk Edz - https://youtu.be/0NaZUVIBSwE Bungie, please address this ASAP. The game is unplayable for many of us right now — this is not a minor hitch or FPS drop, it’s a fundamental frame delivery problem affecting smoothness and aiming across the entire game.
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