Ok, this might sound like a strange way to look at it, but it does deal with an issue I have that is similar. At various times, partially because I'm on a multi-monitor setup, and work in windowed fullscreen, other things cause my mouse/keyboard to switch to another window, without me knowing it immediately. I might still be 'moving', but I won't be able to issue other commands. Usually going to 'escape' and back again fixes it, but, yes, it's annoying in a battle. Perhaps going true fullscreen might help. I don't know if that's your issue, but I do know I've had that since I started the game, years ago, and my current system is well above specs, and I also have great internet. So, it's something to look at.

@Alassirana

@thefixerupper @rpa

rpa wrote: »

New player here. PC/EU. Got this game at 2015 but did not got into it and only recently decided to give it a serious retry.

Keyboard moving, dodging, mouse light attack, block, interrupt work fine but often (typically when I fail pull half of the zone on me) some of my casts just do not happen or require several tries. I could tolerate of the genericness of this game cause I do like the combat but this kind of annoyance is not acceptable.

When a large number of NPCs or MoBs (or enemy players, in PvP) respond by moving toward, and/or attacking, your character, then sometimes the game client and/or megaserver appear too busy displaying the output of that response to acknowledge and process the player's input. In my humble opinion, this might be the result of some bug(s) in the software, but that is not always the reason.

(1) Notice that abilities which a character cannot use under the current circumstances are darkened on the Ability Bar. So any attempt to use them will be ignored by the game client.

Abilities include making a Light Attack, Heavy Attack, Block, and Bash/Interrupt, although they are not shown on the Ability Bar(s). So the game client will ignore mouse clicks or the Interrupt key-press (if it is bound to one) while they cannot be used.

Do not forget that your character cannot use any abilities while you are holding down the Sprint key-bind, including while a Mount that they are riding Sprints. Ordinarily, a character can use all abilities, and consume potions, while Running or Walking as well as while motionless. However, some specific abilities -- usually spells -- cannot be used during movement, and the icon for each such ability is ordinarily darkened on the Ability Bar while the character moves.

Mounted characters can use some abilities, such as the Rapid Maneuver spell, and consume potions, (i.e., unless the Mount is Sprinting). In my experience, any attempt to use a weapon while my character is mounted usually causes the character to dismount. Pressing the RMB dismounts the character with their Shield or weapon in a position to Block. I don't recall whether a character can use a Potion and/or consume Food while their Mount is simply Running or Walking.

(2) Sometimes connectivity issues -- or bandwith capacity issues -- occur during circumstances such as the one you describe (and in other circumstances as well). Usually that will be signified by red digits displayed for the Network Latency instead of white ones, and/or when the Frames-per-Second (FPS) rate drops below 20.

Use the ESC > Settings menu to display the FPS and Network Latency meters in the lower left corner of the Heads Up Display (HUD). Usually they are not shown while a player accesses a feature through a UI, such as the Bank, Guild, Crafting Station, E-Mail, etc.. But, they have been shown during combat in every location with which I have had experience.

(3) You will soon realize that the ZOS TESO software is bugware, and has various design oversights and flaws, too. Many design flaws in features can be remedied by using add-ons which are available from the ESOUI website. Personally, I would not play TESO without Awesome Guild Store, in particular. Nonetheless, do not be surprised to find that many add-ons have issues, too, and reporting them is sometimes not welcomed by their developer(s).

I can back you up. I'm on Ps4, magplar. Haven't noticed any abilities being grayed out, but there is a significant delay that happens frequently and it's most noticeable with Puncturing Sweep, Blazing Spear (set to quick cast) and Harness Magicka.

My character will just do nothing and sometimes cast a few seconds later or not at all. It's frustrating, especially in vMA. Can't beat my high score right now.

This is certainly something new and something I have never experienced before in any patch.

I'm always weaving light attacks for the record. Also I have tested weaving Puncturing Sweep out of combat and the delay happens there so it's nothing to do with being in combat.

My workaround at the moment is to just weave certain skills a bit slower but the result is obviously a big drop in performance.

Have also been playing on my Stamina Nightblade today and have not noticed anything similar. Could be just templar...