Temporary Fix for recent Packet Loss Issue
Hello! I play on EU, and around 2 to 3 weeks ago I started having an issue of packet loss every match, and I am talking huge packet loss, around 60-70 packet loss. an issue me and some friends I know have, along with some other users.
I came across a temporary fix accidentally, I play on windowed-fullscreen and when I tab out, Apex Legends not being in focus makes it run at around 19 to 20 FPS, and I noticed that the moment the FPS goes down, the packet loss goes down too, to 0.
I started experimenting with FPS lock through Steam or RivaTuner Statistics Server (RTSS), as before I had my FPS unlocked Fix Explained: I locked my FPS to 60 to try out, and I had 0 packet loss So I locked it to 144 (my monitor's refresh rate), and had 30 packet loss (not the usual 60 or 70)
I kept trying until I landed on 102 FPS lock, where packet loss remains zero if I go to 103, packet loss becomes 5-8, and the higher the FPS the more the packet loss.
To do this, just go into the firing range, lock your FPS to 100 and move around a bit. if you have packet loss, set a lower FPS lock, if not, increase it higher and higher until you start having packet loss then go back one bit.
Hopefully it works for everyone who is suffering this issue. Unsure what causes this, but I hope this info helps implement a permanent fix. It's also confusing to me how this happens on EU servers and not on NA, I can't play on NA tho due to high ping.