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Replay Codes: E8BBFJ (Eichenwalde) | JQ97YY (King's Row)

BattleTag: (Anon mode) - SimanScience (Both games. I should be the only JPC either way.)

Hero(es) played: Jetpack Cat

Skill tier / rank: Plat 5 (Match ranges were plat 5 - diamond 5/diamond 4)

Maps: King's Row | Eichenwalde

PC or console: PC

Description of the match / things you want reviewed:

These were both intense games that I felt like I should have won but these were the start of a pretty long losing streak moving me from rankup to plat4 down to gold 2 currently with a consistent trend of whatever was happening in these games continuing over the next 20 matches or so.

The major issues I think i need to work on currently

In a recent game update it appears Epic has added a new feature that makes skins for character models/other game models livestream to your PC vs being stored locally. This means that if you have weaker internet you may see significantly higher ping and general game lag than you used to.

There is also a feature for those who are on performance mode that caches DX12 Shaders that also may impact your normal game FPS significantly.

To turn these features off:

1. Open the Epic Games Launcher
2. Find Fortnite in your Games Library
3. Click on the "..." to pull up the additional options on the game
4. Select "Options" from the menu
5. Check the "Disable Cosmetic St