Need help dealing with nonsensical data usage in game

PerfumedGlue
Tue, 09 May 2023 17:29:39 +0000
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I have searched everywhere I can think of but cannot find a solution for this problem. When I play fortnite (br mode if that matters), it’s consuming a very large amount of data in a very short time. I noticed it since around this season. The game alone takes some 300 MB in one match. I have tracked app usage with windows and other tools and have confirmed that it is fortnite and only fortnite that is causing this issue. Its download speed jumps up and down between 0.8Mbps and 9Mbps while playing. Random encounters with other players cause around another 50 MB of download in just a few seconds. I don’t know why this started happening and it is impossible to play for those with metered connections and daily limits.
Tried limiting the game’s download speed using NetLimiter but all it did was create enormous packet loss and worse ping spikes. Somebody please help me out here. It’s frustrating and no one has heard of this.

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