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Weapon Switching Lag/Glitch?

Mortosk
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Anyone else encounter this issue where when they try to switch weapons it just doesn't seem to want to work for several seconds?

Normally they switch in half a second, but every so often it's like it becomes non-responsive and doesn't work. I have to hit it several times, and I almost get killed when this happens.

I'm a Vampire Templar and I open with my Destruction Staff weapon, and use Volcanic Rune to CC them, then Reflective Light to dot them then Degeneration for some health back and another dot.

Then I switch to my 1h/shield and use Invasion to charge in, and then Ransack to increase armor/reduce theirs and then biting jabs to finish. Sometimes I use Invigorating drain if my health gets low. I've also had issues with this skill since the patch too. Sometimes it doesn't seem to go off or the mob isn't stunned while I am draining him.

But, when this weapon swapping glitch happens, it takes me like 3 or more seconds to switch to my 1h/shield and by then the volcanic rune has worn off, and if I am fighting a 3-pack (especially if they are fire casters), my health quickly disappears and I almost die.

It seems completely random, I can't find any commonality between each occurrence.
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  • Liquid_Time
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    Not in the game yet to test -_- Sounds like this could be fun.
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  • pinstripesc
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    The delay like that for weapon swapping isn't new, at least not for me. It happens all the time.
  • Mortosk
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    Am I the only one experiencing this? The swapping took 1.5 seconds before but it never locked me out for this long. And it's completely random as far as I can tell, but it does keep happening to me.
    "Now I stand, the lion before the lambs and they do not fear. They can not fear." --Arthas Menethil (aka, The Lich King)
  • Esha76
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    Funny enough it just happened to me for the first time an hour or two ago. I never noticed it before... I pressed the button repeatedly, and nothing. Also, she was able to move, but none of the abilities or basic attack worked either.

    Working as intended.
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  • Mortosk
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    Esha76 wrote: »
    Funny enough it just happened to me for the first time an hour or two ago. I never noticed it before... I pressed the button repeatedly, and nothing. Also, she was able to move, but none of the abilities or basic attack worked either.

    Working as intended.

    Are you a templar also?
    "Now I stand, the lion before the lambs and they do not fear. They can not fear." --Arthas Menethil (aka, The Lich King)
  • Esha76
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    Mortosk wrote: »
    Esha76 wrote: »
    Funny enough it just happened to me for the first time an hour or two ago. I never noticed it before... I pressed the button repeatedly, and nothing. Also, she was able to move, but none of the abilities or basic attack worked either.

    Working as intended.

    Are you a templar also?

    This was on my NB earlier. I haven't played my templar since the patch yet, was planning to later today. It hasn't done it since this morning, but I am watching for it on my DK now.
    "There is no moisture in your angry stares." - Laughs-at-All
    "I don't know why I bother guarding you horrible people." - Orama Sadas
    "Scales here is about to have a really bad day..." - Valeric
    "Just tell me what you're doing here before I turn your heart into a tomato..." - Sereyne
    "Break those rocks! Dig those ditches! Why??? Because I want you to!!!" - Ifriz the Unraveller
    "There are worse masters than I. Far worse." - Molag Bal
    "I humiliated the Daedra in Mehrunes Spite." - You, when turning in a specific Undaunted Daily.
    "I'm not finding you very pleasant!" - Adla the Brewer
    "Old Ri'hirr likes his birds slow and stupid!" - Old Ri'hirr
    "When things get dirty... Oh, I get so flustered." - Meredil the Archivist
    "Too many Argonians about these days..." - Davon's Watch Guard (though I think this one has been removed from game)
  • Mercurio
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    been happening to me since beta, and it's very annoying.
  • Robocles
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    This has been an issue since beta... been reported ad nauseum... and still occurs randomly to this day.

    Sadly, I would suggest you get used to it.
  • Mortosk
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    Not sure you are talking bout the same issue because I've been swapping weapons since beta and never had it be so unresponsive or take this long until this patch.
    "Now I stand, the lion before the lambs and they do not fear. They can not fear." --Arthas Menethil (aka, The Lich King)
  • WebBull
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    Been going on in PvP for a long time. In fact it was supposed to be fixed this patch. Guess not.
  • david.haypreub18_ESO
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    I noticed something about this problem, as I was having it myself and posted a thread on it:

    --Weapons will not swap for me when I am running with stamina. Like, never. When I run out of stamina and stop running, then they will switch again.

    Overall, there is some general lack of responsiveness, but the running issue seems to be the big one for me. Is this a bug or intended?
    Templars are 'just slower... by design'
    Yes, Gina actually said that (at least regarding Rushed Ceremony) right here:
    http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/161959/templar-skills-bugged-made-useless-ignored/p24
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    24 DK
  • Mortosk
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    I noticed something about this problem, as I was having it myself and posted a thread on it:

    --Weapons will not swap for me when I am running with stamina. Like, never. When I run out of stamina and stop running, then they will switch again.

    Overall, there is some general lack of responsiveness, but the running issue seems to be the big one for me. Is this a bug or intended?

    If you mean sprinting it may not allow you to switch then. It doesn't let you use skills while sprinting intentionally. Not sure if that applies to weapon switching but probably.
    "Now I stand, the lion before the lambs and they do not fear. They can not fear." --Arthas Menethil (aka, The Lich King)
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