Performance Issues Against Boosting Teams in RBG – Anyone Else Experiencing This?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been playing Rated Battlegrounds (RBG) for years now, consistently competing at a high MMR and reaching top spots as a Holy Paladin (HPala) for several seasons. I’ve also been pretty high on the ladder as a Mistweaver Monk (MW). However, I’ve noticed a strange and consistent issue whenever I face certain “booster” teams that I can’t quite explain.

Here’s the deal: whenever I go up against these boosting teams, my FPS drops significantly, to the point where I experience screen tearing and stuttering. It’s not just a minor inconvenience—this is serious lag and frame loss, making the game nearly unplayable. My latency spikes up as well, which makes communication and reaction times way harder. But here’s the kicker: this only happens against these specific teams. I know they’re highly skilled and better coordinated than most groups I face, but the performance drop is unlike anything I experience elsewhere.

Normally, I run at a steady FPS, and my latency is stable in most other matches. I’ve tried troubleshooting everything from my hardware to my internet connection, lowering settings, and disabling addons to see if they were the culprit. Yet, the moment I’m up against one of these booster teams, the lag spikes return.

Has anyone else experienced something like this? Could there be something these teams are doing that affects performance, or is this an unfortunate coincidence? Any advice or similar experiences would be appreciated!

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If it’s the boosting scum that has ruined RBGs and keeps driving out the last normal players out of this mode, do you really expect good sportsmanship or fairness from them?
I’ve experienced the same against a certain premade team in epic bgs. I remember someone talking about the phenomenon and calling it “lag scripts”

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the real “heroes” are people purchasing said services dueling this mess… i agree boosters ruin it, but the people buying the service are the one really at fault, we know what rbg has been for the past 5-6 years, im a huge example of someone who has tried to fight the system and post about it many times, but then i can only pugf to 1.6 or 1.8 with randoms no voice and stay hardstuck

u know how happy i was when rbg soloq was announced ? all those people “omg no, its gonna ruin rated battleground” HAHAHAHA so happy.
unofotunately im not enjoying the current meta and a few other things so instead of “speaking with my wallet” i just don’t play the content that i think needs to be aaddressed overall, both blitz and the meta

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Yes. I have experienced the same several times. Could not explain it, but also have read rumor they are using some sort of “lag scripts”. No idea, but its unplayable against.
And bare in mind that i have very low tier RBG XP, but still managed to stumble upon this.