Fortnite — Why are starter packs new-account only?

Genuine question, not trying to start anything. It only shows up after about twenty minutes, which made it a nightmare to reproduce.

Will update the post if I find a cleaner solution.

Depends on your setup, but broadly it is almost always a setting rather than hardware, so try the free fixes before spending anything.

Had the exact same issue. the trick is to change one thing at a time and actually note the result before touching anything else.

I went through this last month. it depends heavily on your specific setup, so take any single number with a grain of salt.

Report back once you have tried it.

The usual fix here is the wiki number is theoretical; real results are always a bit lower.

Worth checking first: give it a clean reinstall before assuming the hardware is at fault.

From experience, that behaviour is intentional, even though it is poorly explained in-game.

Not the answer you want, but keep a note of what you changed, otherwise you cannot undo it cleanly later.

Good luck, it is a common snag.

I went through this last month. ignore the loudest advice; the boring answer is usually the correct one here.

Others may have a cleaner method.

Slightly different take — ignore the loudest advice; the boring answer is usually the correct one here.

Let us know which part worked.

The usual fix here is do not copy someone else’s config wholesale — start from defaults and adjust to your own setup.

Not the answer you want, but verify the files before anything else; it catches more problems than people expect.

Slightly different take — the trick is to change one thing at a time and actually note the result before touching anything else.

Depends on your setup, but broadly give it a clean reinstall before assuming the hardware is at fault.

Worth a shot before anything drastic.

From experience, keep a note of what you changed, otherwise you cannot undo it cleanly later.

From experience, keep a note of what you changed, otherwise you cannot undo it cleanly later.

That fixed it for me, at least.

Worth checking first: the community guide covers this better than I can, but the summary is to prioritise the basics first.

From experience, do not copy someone else’s config wholesale — start from defaults and adjust to your own setup.

Had the exact same issue. measure before and after, otherwise you are just guessing whether it helped.

Report back once you have tried it.