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amenephis
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So I didn't put this in bug reports because it's...well, honestly I'm not really sure what it is, but I'm curious if anyone else has the same issue.
Every several seconds when I'm moving in the game, my character will suddenly stop moving forward. At this point my mouse still works, I can still click on things, I can move side to side, I can move backwards, however I will not be able to move forward at all until I release the key and press it again. Then it'll start working, until several seconds later when it again stops.
It's definitely not a keyboard issue as I've tried alternative peripherals and have exactly the same issue with those. The weird thing is that it ONLY happens on the Cryptic games. The exact same thing happens in STO and Champions Online, and yet on this same computer this issue does not happen in any other game I play. I play a lot of games, and this occurs exclusively on Cryptic titles, and in all three to boot. It's rather odd. Just curious if anyone had any thoughts.
Every several seconds when I'm moving in the game, my character will suddenly stop moving forward. At this point my mouse still works, I can still click on things, I can move side to side, I can move backwards, however I will not be able to move forward at all until I release the key and press it again. Then it'll start working, until several seconds later when it again stops.
It's definitely not a keyboard issue as I've tried alternative peripherals and have exactly the same issue with those. The weird thing is that it ONLY happens on the Cryptic games. The exact same thing happens in STO and Champions Online, and yet on this same computer this issue does not happen in any other game I play. I play a lot of games, and this occurs exclusively on Cryptic titles, and in all three to boot. It's rather odd. Just curious if anyone had any thoughts.
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Nope. Keyboard/mouse, or alternatively Razer Nostromo/mouse. I've tried it both ways, exact same thing happens.
It even happens on the Nostromo when only that is plugged in?
Do you keep the Nostromo plugged in while the Keyboard is also plugged in?
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Well technically yes, as I'm playing on a laptop. That said, it's hit or miss whether or not I use the Nostromo, or whether or not I've had it plugged in. This same issue has been happening for over a year, this is just the first time I've posted about it, and I've tried every combination of peripherals I have plugged in or not many many many times.
Also I'd peel off that W key from your laptop keyboard (very carefully, look up a youtube video for a how to if you're new to cleaning laptop keys but most come off relatively easily and go back on just as easily). Clean out anything that may be stuck under there. Don't use water, use a q-tip with a very small amount of rubbing alcohol on the q-tip (so little that you couldn't squeeze it and have any drip out), and wait for it to evaporate before putting the key(s) back on.
There might be something in the Cryptic code that it's sensitive to detecting the W key being pressed by two different peripherals, and may stop pressing also when you're only using that due to anything stuck under it.
If none of this helps and no one else has any additional advice, I'd definitely file a Technical Support Ticket, choosing any of Cryptic's Three Games for the game to file it under.
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Touchpad both on and off, same issue happens. That said, I will say again that this issue happens EXCLUSIVELY with the Cryptic games. I play a wide variety of WASD-based titles and every last one of them works perfectly fine except for these three, so it's not a problem with the key. For that matter I opened Notepad at one point and just held the key down for three minutes straight and it never stopped responding, whereas the movement in the game typically disrupts no more than every fifteen seconds or so. Usually less. That's what is so confusing here as it's clearly some kind of issue related to the Cryptic games (not inherent to them, obviously, but related to them in some manner) but heck if I have any idea what.
There might be something in the Cryptic code that it's sensitive to detecting the W key being pressed by two different peripherals, and may stop pressing also when you're only using that due to anything stuck under it. (your notepad testings suggest this latter is not the case though)
If none of that above helps and no one else has any additional advice, I'd definitely file a Technical Support Ticket, choosing any of Cryptic's Three Games for the game to file it under.
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No worries! I did just pop the key off because far be it from me to not follow all the steps and just presume you know, cleaned it and the socket, put it back, and tested it. No change. I'll put the ticket in but I was just curious if anyone had heard of/seen anything like this before.
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Wilco and appreciated. Cheers!
Must be some sort of multiple pressings, 3-4 keys at once... not sure, don't know how to reproduce this issue "manually"
Do you both manually edit your keybinds with the /bind_save and /bind_load commands?
I wonder if you have multiple keys bound or even the W key bound to multiple or the same key by mistake. Does this happen on every character, even a newly created one that has all the default keybinds?
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I have one character with keybinds in STO, the rest don't have any. I use no keybinds in Champions, and I use no keybinds in Neverwinter. In fact I haven't changed so much as a single default hotkey in Neverwinter.
What annoys me more is when the game thinks 'W' means left mouse click and instead of creeping up on the mobs I start attacking them with my at-will (not fun as a CW trying to avoid aggro in eLoL) and have to dodge for no reason just to gain the use of my key. Probably just a multiple pressing thing just as someone suggested
Ah, I had the same issue just like you and i though it was my keyboard.
(FWIW: I use an XBOX S-Pad, with the left stick reassigned to the arrow keys)
I'll also take this opportunity to reiterate that this has been happening for well over a year. Put those two facts together, and draw your own conclusions.