Yes - bufferbloat occurs when saturating the link. And, yes - gaming rarely does.
BUT… if anyone else in the house (or any other device in the house) uses the connection, even for web browsing, it briefly saturates the link all the time.
That’s why bufferbloat events are so sporadic. They aren’t related to what you’re doing - it’s the other stuff using your internet…
Yes - bufferbloat occurs when saturating the link. And, yes - gaming rarely does.
BUT… if anyone else in the house (or any other device in the house) uses the connection, even for web browsing, it briefly saturates the link all the time.
That’s why bufferbloat events are so sporadic. They aren’t related to what you’re doing - it’s the other stuff using your internet…
Read about fixes at What can I do about Bufferbloat?