Mac performance issue after 6/2 update
Slower performance/fps since 6/2 update.

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TheySeeMeDurdling#07930 commented
Performance has greatly improved since the patch on 7/28. Animated sleeves not longer drag down the FPS to an unplayable state. However, playing above Low graphics settings (at least on my 2019 Macbook Pro) does cause the game to become unplayable due to bad FPS and poor performance. This is especially true when drafting from a spellbook with the book animation running in the background.
Thank you Arena team for addressing this issue and getting Mac players back to a playable state.
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Matrix Architect#49691 commented
Latest update fixed for me without uninstalling. Finally. Other small issues but at least no lag
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manub#91324 commented
Unfortunately on a Intel MacBook Pro still having the same issue. Game is very smooth while browsing decks, collections, etc - but still heavy lag while playing.
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spinlock#73353 commented
The latest update fixed this for me! Runs smoothly on my Mac again.
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bob21218#05445 commented
FWIW, I had a similar problem today on a M1 mini. After the maintenance updates the app became unplayably slow. I deleted things, restarted, reinstalled several times and still no success. Then I deleted the 6+GB of art assets, reinstalled and the game is back to normal.
For the techies among you, the app when running slow was generating enormous player.log files with endless repetitions of things like
ALT_Card.Parts.CountersPart
JsonReaderException: Unterminated string. Expected delimiter: ". Path '['ALT_Card.EtbSFX'].Nodes[950].NodeId', line 105279, position 12......
So, the moral of the story may be to delete every single trace and reinstall.
Cheers
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RPMF#69302 commented
We have to acknowledge that Wizards developers have a special gift ... they never solve bugs ,,, just find new ways to make them worst !!
It was very slow, now it's impossible to play -
Matrix Architect#49691 commented
The longer this goes on the less likely I am to sink any money into the game. I've easily spent $200 in two years.
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mooncool#56428 commented
It's gotten worse since the last patch, even the sound stops working after a couple games. I wonder if they've reached escape velocity with their tech debt and lost control over the client. Crazy to drop $1k on a game and it just doesn't work anymore and they don't even bother to acknowledge it. Can we get a mega-whale in here to flex how much they've spent and stopped spending since and maybe that will catch Wizard's attention?
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Matrix Architect#49691 commented
How can the game run fine on iOS but terrible on a Mac with more resources? This game is terrible on the eyes on such a small screen.
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ManofOats#86543 commented
How in the ever loving **** is it that this game runs better on an iPhone 8 than a MacBook Pro? It's been almost 2 months man, like ****.
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Macewindu420#74669 commented
Well, the Baldurs update has come and gone and the problem is still there. It's now been over a month without any response from Wizards, I guess this is the end of the line for Mac players.
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farm#34699 commented
I have a 6 year old macbook. The lag is really bad with Baldurs gate draft, but lagging started with New Capena. I really hate using boot camp, but I guess its the only solution. I am planning to buy a new macbook but it will suck if the problem is with WOTC and not my old machine
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insertgenericname#20613 commented
The game is basically turned into a powerpoint presentation. Single digit FPS. I stopped playing a while ago due to it. Hoped the newest update fixed it, still broken.
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bamboocha#22573 commented
It's absurd that this issue still hasn't been even acknowledged after over a month.
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EmpSmash#43105 commented
7/7/22 update still didn’t fix. Matches are extremely laggy. Can we please have an update on a solution for this?
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TheySeeMeDurdling#07930 commented
This still hasn't been fixed in the HBG release. The game is not performant and is very laggy when animated sleeves are being used by either player.
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mooncool#56428 commented
Maybe it will be fixed with the Baldurs Gate patch
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martinbky#90865 commented
Fix this, please.
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AtlantaLarry#80884 commented
Pre- 6/2 the game ran very smoothly on my 2018 MacBook Pro, but since it’s horribly laggy in-game. Menus are fine, just as others are experiencing. Ridiculous that this has been a known issue for over a month now.
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BronnOfTheBlackwater#18596 commented
Game has been pretty much unplayable for a month now, every animation is very choppy and matches are extremely laggy. After a month a fix would be welcome