Hey there!
I'm here to remind Bungie of an issue that has been plaguing me (and presumably many others) ever since I started playing the game in around 2019 and also to ask for possible alternate workarounds regarding the issue.
Here's the issue:
Because I have a high friend count on Steam [i](currently at 746)[/i], I get a small stutter roughly every 2 seconds, making the game borderline unplayable. This is presumably caused by some kind of check the game does regularly to see if any of my friends are playing the game. I have since found out that setting Steam to offline mode will remove this issue. However, I would prefer to not have to be in offline mode on Steam in order to enjoy the game.
The issue happens everywhere within the game menus.
I have only noticed this issue happening in Destiny 2.
Has anyone figured out a possible workaround for this issue that doesn't involve going into offline mode on Steam, removing/blocking most of my Steam friends, or playing on a different account?
And more importantly, will Bungie ever fix this issue, which has been around presumably since the game's release on Steam?
Some system information:
[spoiler]OS: Windows 11
GPU: GTX 1060 6Gb
CPU: i5-8500 @ 3Ghz
RAM: 16GB DDR4
SSD: Samsung SSD 980
Monitor Refresh Rate: 165 Hz[/spoiler]
Some settings that may or may not be relevant:
[spoiler][i]I have not found changing these to resolve the issue.[/i]
G-SYNC: Enabled
NVIDIA Low Latency Mode: Ultra
Destiny Low Latency Mode: 2
FPS Cap: 160
I tend to play the game with everything except textures set to lowest. My average FPS is around 100.[/spoiler]
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It shouldn't matter how many friends you have, but if that is the case, it is only affecting people with a ton of friends, so your solution will probably be what you need to do, unless you want to slim down your friends list.