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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@Bungie Please admit to this problem. Look at this forum!!!!