[Bug?] Movement Sticking After Key is Released

[Tannhäuser]

Hey all,

So I've been noticing an issue recently wherein my character will continue running in a direction after the movement key has been released. I am playing with mouse and keyboard, and I would prefer not to switch to a controller as I've beaten Dark Souls II with mouse/keyboard and switching to a controller would require me to re-learn a lot.

I'm fairly certain it's not my keyboard, as I never have issues with the keys sticking while typing or playing any other game, and when it has happened in DS3 I've inspected my keyboard while the character is stuck running in one direction, and all the keys are fine. It's beginning to cause me to die quite a bit, as the only way to fix the problem is to hit the 'stuck' key again. In a boss fight this means that if I need to quickly change direction, and the game thinks I'm still trying to run left, I physically run right at all without hitting left again, and by that time I'm already dead.

Has anyone else had this problem? I did some looking around online but my google-fu couldn't turn up anything, which leads me to believe it's a problem on my end. Like I said before though, I haven't had this issue in any other game, which leads me to believe it's potentially an issue with Dark Souls.

Any help or insight is much appreciated.

[Djzzy]

Not just you, many of other including me are having this issue as well, and there is no fix to it yet, making it really hard to play.................

[Alltop]

Originally posted by Djzzy:

Not just you, many of other including me are having this issue as well, and there is no fix to it yet, making it really hard to play.................

Elevators is NOT a safe space.

[Headless Horse]

I have had the same issue. Other KB&M players have experienced the locked movement too on a variety of keyboards setups. It is the one thing preventing me from fully enjoying this game. I emailed Namico Bandai/From support about the issue and hope it gets fixed.

[erosaegis]

mouse camera wihout lock-on also happens to get stuck. I played a lot without locking on as in DS 2. it seems a bit irritating.

[Vortiger]

Actually happens with every button for me, and taps random buttons apart from holding them down to stop me rolling, moving, attacking, etc.

I need a fix ASAP because this is unplayable. It's like I need to develop psychic abilities to know which button is being held down during battles to not die so I can micro all the stuck ones in addition to playing the game, everything I do is always being interrupted and it's annoying as ♥♥♥♥!

[Gatau]

I am having this bug and I am dying a lot because of it. Please fix this, I am having it very frequently, almost during every mob fight and definitely one or more times during a longer mob fight.

[Wilkespre]

Yep, this bug is happening for many people who use KB+M, including me.

[Boink]

ALT-Tab out and back in to fix this.

[Tannhäuser]

Yeah, it sounds like this is happening to everyone. At least I know it's not my keyboard. Hopefully FROM fixes it in a patch, it's gotten me killed more times than I can count.

Originally posted by Boink:

ALT-Tab out and back in to fix this.

Fixing it isn't the issue, as hitting the "stuck" key again "unsticks" it. The issue is that if you're in a hectic boss fight, and you want to dive right quickly, and the game thinks you're stuck trying to run left, you'll just stand there like a moron and get killed. It's easy to fix, but its a constant hurdle, especially in boss fights where missing a dodge can mean coming down with a serious case of being dead.

[DoodleCabra]

Ah. Yeah one of my IRL friends has the same issue, and its kind of completely stopping him from enjoying the game =/

[Dis-member]

this actually caused my first death. in the middle of the vordt fight my character ran into his attacks.
sticky buttons bug is the worst. or as we say, they should really nerf the confusion effect.

also sometimes instead of rolling you backstep because the opposite key of the one you are using is randomly stuck.

[crumpy]

This happens to me frequently. Iv'e gotten used to it for the most part, and tapping the button that the game thinks is being held down will fix it temporarily. Until Fromsoft fixes it in an update or the community fixes it in a mod, you can brag to your friends about doing a challenge run with ♥♥♥♥♥♥ PC controls. Just hope you know you aren't alone.

[Zeretrelle]

When it happens ALT-TAB the game and ALT-TAB it back. It fixes it

[Frenzy]

To stop running in the same direction simply tap the direction you are going.
Still an annoying bug

[CaptisLucem]

I know this is "Necro-ing" an old thread but is there a fix to this yet? I usually ignore this but until i found myself dying a lot due to this issue, for me the "forward" motion or the "W" gets stuck always. ALT + TAB wont cut it especially if you're in a middle of a crucial fight.