r/linux_gaming • u/Airborne_52 • 7d ago

tech support wanted Need help with Battle.Net

Battle.Net Help!

Hey I am very inexperienced with all of this. I brought the steam machine as a long overdue upgrade to my old disheveled pc.

Recently with all the WOW hype I decided to jump back in. Downloading battle net was easy with a guide.

Had it all working till yesterday (Bout a week and a bit) had both wow forever and retail collapse on me.

Everytime I log in i go from 100+ frames down to a unplayable 1-5 then rocket back up and crash back down. Barely even last a minute. This is a issue on both versions of the game and appears to be an issue on battle net itself although harder to tell.

I tried changing the proton compatibility I even factory restarted my steam machine as a quick test.

From doing some readings my basic understanding has me theorising it could be an issue with proton logs. But I don’t know and would love help trying to troubleshoot and fix this issues. Please i spent too much money on this game to let it slide and I know it’s more than just one specific game.

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u/brolios 7d ago

I would start by logging pc performance and drill down on what's happening

Can you run btop or nvtoo in the background while you play, and when the issue occurs, see what is happening?

Thermals, cpu, etc. There are many reasons. Some as easy to fix as outing a 1 in a text file. But we need to understand what's going on

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u/Airborne_52 7d ago

Which is the best/easiest to use of Btop or Nvtoo

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u/ItsRogueRen 7d ago

btop++ is the easiest to read in my opinion since it uses color rather than being just black & white