Server connection is only stable when I have a stream playing in the background?
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I accidentally fixed my network issues by realizing that when I have Twitch playing in the background, my game is a lot smoother with a stable latency below 10ms. If I turn off the stream, I get constant latency spikes. This has been the case for the last few days.
I don't know why this works but I'd like to play the game without opening a stream every time. Last bumped on Jun 19, 2025, 4:37:18 AM
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You may not find the best help here, due to 1) GGG not actually themselves offering Technical Support - you can email techsupport@grindinggear.com to confirm this - and, 2) this really falling outside the scope of this forum, in any case. I can appreciate that you're observing the problem while playing Path of Exile - but I can assure you that the game client isn't monitoring what your web browser(s) do & that GGG's networking stack simply isn't aware of whether a stream is active.
I'd be curious whether you're using a desktop or a laptop, as my first thought is that this sounds like some kind of power management thing going on. If you happen to be using WiFi, it'd be worth verifying the setting below - just in case it might happen to solve it for you.
If you are using a laptop, knowing the name of the manufacturer could be very helpful in trying to dig into this - as it's likely they've some kind of "helpful" suite of custom power management-related settings, and that for whatever reason playing Path of Exile doesn't convince this software your WiFi usage is urgent, but a stream does. Or - if you've time on your hands - a fresh install of the OS downloaded from Microsoft's website would omit that software. I find it difficult to justify optional purchases to support a Tencent-owned development studio that declines to provide customers Technical Support, regardless of how many thousands of euros that customer has spent...
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" Thank you for the response. Indeed, my first thought was also related to power management, so I checked that the adapter was already set to maximum performance in the power plan. I'm using a desktop. Your comment got me to search up low power mode issues with my Wifi adapter, Realtek 8852CE. It turns out that this card is notorious for its aggressive power saving mode. Since the bandwidth usage while playing PoE is low, the card may be entering low power mode and causing the network spikes. The solution was to edit a registry setting to disable the low power state on this card. It seems that I'm finally getting a stable connection in game. Thanks again! Last edited by xkyfire#6923 on Jun 19, 2025, 3:57:52 AM
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Always nice to be thanked - but I was nowhere close to figuring out you'd need to tweak a Registry setting to resolve the problem, so I think you're the one who deserves kudos here. :)
I find it difficult to justify optional purchases to support a Tencent-owned development studio that declines to provide customers Technical Support, regardless of how many thousands of euros that customer has spent...
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