Losing control of character movements: any likely triggers?

kevinholsinger

Good morning, fellow Champions.

Yesterday, while fighting a Nightmare Colossus, my character...who'd spent most of the fight hovering above the NC, attacking at a distance...began rising for no discernible reason until it hit the maximum height. I had to shut off the flight ability just to crash back to the ground. And once ON the ground, I would only move backwards, not forwards. I randomly button-mashed, and eventually regained control of my movements. However, since I hadn't been fighting the Nightmare Colossus for about a minute and a half, by the time I returned to it, the fight had reset...giving the NC all its health back (unless I returned to the WRONG NC, which I find unlikely). Infuriated, I just dropped the mission that necessitated killing this thing.

Now, I know that, on rare occasions, I'll lose control of my character's ability to move until I randomly button-mash my way back to control. It happens. C'est la vie.

Why I'm here is to ask this: is there something I could do in the game that's LIKELY to cause this scenario...something to be avoided?

Best to you and your loved ones.

gammabreaker

Off the top of my head, do you by chance have a controller plugged in while you're playing? That sounds like stick drift/conflicting inputs from a second source.

kevinholsinger

Good morning, Gammabreaker.

I don't own any game controllers. Just me, a mouse, and a keyboard.

But thanks for the help.

Best to you and your loved ones.