Frequent DC issue - but never for any other programs?

Whenever i have a bief blip of packet loss (1 lost packet), the game seems to freak out and DC me completely every time. The entire process takes me from freezing in game, to menu, to login screen every time, and re-connects me in 5 seconds. I never have this issue with any other games or apps when this minor packet loss happens and it makes the game unenjoyable when im receiving timeouts like this so often (every 3 qp games or so).

As I mentioned, this never happens to any of my other games or programs with or without overwatch running so I have to assume this is an overwatch-specific issue as opposed to an issue with my network.

Overwatch is relatively sensitive to packet loss due to the tick rate (64).

If it was a packet loss, would’nt I feel the disruption of gameplay before hand e.g rubber banding, lag spikes, etc? Currently its been happening out of the blue. Playing a game, getting no issues and the suddenly the game kicks you back to menu.

Some people notice packet loss, some don’t. I was taking the OP’s word for it that they monitored their network for the 1 packet lost. Though, I will admit that it’s rarely 1 packet and more like 1% of total packets — which can total to quite a few.

I think it’s more than just a packet lost issue

This video proves what it feels like to experience a disconnection problem:

The game is struggling across all platforms to maintain a stable and consistent connection to their servers. It’s not you.

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