Running not working is stfs and ground missions

andorianblue

So this is kind of a weird issue I've been having: running is not working right on my toons during ground combat. Ever since the big update most of the time when I press shift my toon will not run. It works fine when I'm in a social zone like ESD or Qo'nos, but during an stf or an episode I'm stuck at the default light-jogging pace until it suddenly decides to work again. The weirdest part is that only some of my characters have this issue, it works fine on my AoY toon, but my original Fed toon (which I've had since day 1 of STO) and my main kdf toon are effected; I haven't checked the other 10 or so toons I have. What do I do?

andorianblue

Still haven't heard anything about this yet.

abstrusrejoinder

Could you provide us with a little more information? Which missions is this happening on? Under what circumstances?

What species are the affected characters? Anything else you can give us would help us track this down.

abstrusrejoinder

Also, if other players are experiencing this, please comment with anything you think might be relevant.

cuchulainn74

I am curious if the player reporting the bug is using the Echo Papa drones. I know those are somehow blocking the ability to run.

abstrusrejoinder

Good call, cuchulainn74, we have a known issue with the Echo Papa drone preventing sprinting.

jaguarskx

All ground content is affected; main story missions / battlezones / foundry missions / adventure zones.

I specifically have this problem with Romulan and Reman Boffs. 23rd Century Boffs are also affect. See my below thread about this issue back on April 26th. However, the first time I saw a thread created on this exact same issue was back in November 2016. I guess no one plays Romulans or AoY characters at Cryptic...

https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1230786/still-waiting-for-romulan-and-reman-boffs-to-be-fixed-they-do-not-run


Another thread...
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1230403/romulan-boffs-cant-keep-up


The thread from November 2016...
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1224517/romulan-boffs-with-lead-feet-moves-very-slow-in-maps

jaguarskx

*** BUMP ***

andorianblue

They're engineer toons. One is Fed (alien), the other is KDF (orion). Its kinda random so its difficult give more detail beyond "sometimes running works and sometimes it doesn't."

cuchulainn74 wrote: »

I am curious if the player reporting the bug is using the Echo Papa drones. I know those are somehow blocking the ability to run.

Actually yes, both affected toons are using the Echo Papa drone. I wasn't aware they were affecting running.

andorianblue

Update:

Yep, its the Echo Papa Drone kit module. Did a few stfs without it and running worked fine. Thanks cuchulainn74 mentioning that.

lopequil

I still see the problem with the EP drones: you can't run when one is active.