EU Gateways – Persistent Rubberbanding + Packet Loss Near Origin (WinMTR if required)

Title:
EU Gateways – Persistent Rubberbanding + Packet Loss Near Origin (WinMTR attached)

Description:

I am experiencing persistent rubberbanding on all EU gateways in Path of Exile 2. The issue has been reproduced under multiple controlled conditions and across two independent internet connections.

Symptoms:

Severe rubberbanding (server correction resets)

Visible in-game latency spikes

Occurs in all instances (maps, hideout, town)

Not limited to peak hours

Environment:

ISP: Deutsche Telekom (Germany)

Two separate households (direct neighboring properties)

Two different routers (FritzBox and Speedport Pro)

LAN and WLAN both tested (identical behavior)

IPv6 disabled (no change)

Bufferbloat test result: Grade A

VPN Testing:

Mullvad VPN tested (Frankfurt and Amsterdam exits)

No improvement

All EU gateways tested: Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Milan, London

No gateway-specific improvement

Other online games:

No packet loss

No rubberbanding

Stable latency

Network Diagnostics:

Active session endpoint:
173.233.129.236:21360 (PathOfExileSteam.exe)

Traceroute:
Telekom → GTT (Munich) → Cloudflare → backend → origin
Baseline RTT: ~33–40 ms

WinMTR during active lag:

0% packet loss up to Cloudflare edge

Packet loss begins at 188.42.187.111

3% packet loss continues to final hop (173.233.129.236)

Average RTT increases from ~33 ms to ~58–59 ms at destination

Worst spikes exceed 1500 ms

This indicates packet loss occurring behind the Cloudflare edge, near the origin or hosting segment.

Because:

Two independent connections reproduce the issue

VPN ingress variation does not change behavior

Loss begins near final hops and propagates to destination

Only PoE2 traffic is affected

This appears to be either:

Origin/backend packet loss

Cloudflare → origin interconnect congestion

EU cluster network instability

If needed:

WinMTR logs captured during active rubberbanding

Please investigate packet loss and backend network behavior on EU session nodes corresponding to 173.233.129.236 (or equivalent).

I can provide additional logs or packet captures if required.

Also I just died in a crucial map due to a latency spike. I have been experiencing these issues since launch, and the persistent rubberbanding significantly affects gameplay and progression. If this problem cannot be resolved or acknowledged, I may unfortunately have to stop playing PoE2, despite wanting to continue supporting and playing the game.