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I'm guessing my keyboard is going bad...?

coolfatburnercoolfatburner Member Posts: 1 Arc User
edited August 2012 in Controls and User Interface
I'm guessing my keyboard is going bad, cause I'm always losing Target Lock, and I'm always inadvertently cycling to the 'next' target as I'm firing on enemies.

It's as though I'm hitting the Tab key, but I'm not. (it seems to be happening when I hit Space/Fire)

I checked, and my Space bar (or any other key) is not also bound to the 'target enemy' command.

So I can only assume my keyboard is going bad... unless anyone else has this same problem?


I know that in CO, especially the Zombie Apocalypse PvP map, targeting used to be a nightmare, but that was more due to pet spam and targeting environmental object, than anything else. (oh, and targeting things too far to even attack, while ignoring the enemy in melee range)

But I don't recall ever having problems like this in STO before.

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  • kbflordkruegkbflordkrueg Member Posts: 189 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Interesting...you might not be alone...
    A cple of fleetmates and I were doing some fleet actions the last night and one of them complained of the same thing, constantly changing targets seemingly at will.
    And then later, when on the Tholian ground maps, I was having that...kept winding up targeting bad guys out of range rather than the bad guy who was right beside me shooting..
    Donno..gonna re-examine my keyboard binds today to see if one's out of whack...but I don't know how that would have happened.
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  • lordmalak1lordmalak1 Member Posts: 4,681 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    With the UI updates one may have to reload the defaults and make the changes you want again.

    I've got the same problems with targeting and firing (mostly firing).
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  • sohtohsohtoh Member Posts: 620 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Re-loading the defaults doesn't work. And some of the hotkeys for the toolbar don't work after pressing the assigned button on the keyboard. And yes, I cleared the keybind for it as well and reassigned it.
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  • coolfatburnercoolfatburner Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    I'm surprised there isn't more of an "outcry" over this.

    It really does alter one's gameplay and capabilities.


    (I wonder if everyone is experiencing it?)


    :confused:
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  • nyniknynik Member Posts: 1,628 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Many people do not have issues because they have made no changes to their existing UI settings. However, if they were to do so, they would find that the UI settings are mostly broken now.
  • pilotab1pilotab1 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    It not just you. I'm having the same problem. Also I've made no adjustments to the UI. It started for me yesterday. I was on an away team mission and I notices something was wrong when trying to run that my character would act like he is hesitating. Also for no reason he would come out of running back to walking. And then I had the same targeting problem in space. I will say I hate getting destroyed because the target keeps switching. It's really annoying. At first I just thought my mouse and keyboard are glitching on me but then I ran into this. So it's nice to know I'm not the only one. Hopefully we can get a fix soon.
  • gostdajtinkgostdajtink Member Posts: 23 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    I have similar problems. I reset my UI to default and went through each item resetting them. When I fire upon a target, if the target dies before my last beam fires I will then fire on the nearest enemy. I am set to only fire on targeted enemies, so that means I will aggro the bad guy, then have to target him to continue to kill him.
  • coolfatburnercoolfatburner Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    This issue makes mirror universe events near impossible to play right. STF's aren't as fun, either.

    And not just targeting and maintaining lock on enemies... healing allies is also a hit-or-miss affair; I go to heal an ally, lock disappears and I waste a heal on myself.
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  • rickpaaarickpaaa Member Posts: 637 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    It is not all the time, but I have been having my target subverted in fleet actions. I figure that I was just experiencing one of the normal player powers that NPCs now enjoy.
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  • thoroonthoroon Member Posts: 409 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    coolfatburner wrote: »
    And not just targeting and maintaining lock on enemies... healing allies is also a hit-or-miss affair; I go to heal an ally, lock disappears and I waste a heal on myself.

    Oh I hate that with my sci. Usually I'm quite capable of tanking ground stuff with her, once in a while I try to heal others who have aggro, to be save.
    Then I suddenly change targets the second I push buttons, wasting heals on wrong targets...
    Same for Space, it hardly makes fun flying a healboat atm.
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  • nyniknynik Member Posts: 1,628 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Just in case any of you have not ruled it out:

    esc->options->controls->Click unselects targets (on / off)

    Perhaps the update altered this setting for you? Set it to OFF again and try. (I've experienced some UI settings not saving though).
  • coolfatburnercoolfatburner Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    nynik wrote: »
    Just in case any of you have not ruled it out:

    esc->options->controls->Click unselects targets (on / off)

    Perhaps the update altered this setting for you? Set it to OFF again and try. (I've experienced some UI settings not saving though).


    THANKS!!! This fixed a lot of my problems. (my mouse is going bad, and it's always registering a click or double-click, even when I don't)

    :)
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