[PC/Console] Sprint bug with a controller

Creeper · April 2022

This would be the first game that requires pressing the sprint button 3 times if this is a feature

I really hope they fix this issue.

@ZOS_GinaBruno , @ZOS_Kevin Please look in to the sprint bug issue.

IsJustaGhost · April 2022

I see it now. The reason I didn't before is that if I am going to stop start so quickly, I am usually toggling off sprint instead of just letting off the moving. It almost feels like it's a bug with the toggle sprint functionality. Like as if the game still thinks it's toggled.

It's more like you toggle it on and it doesn't work, then toggle off then back on to sprint.
This also feels like it could be tied to an internal update function firing to slowly, watching for when the player is stopped to set auto-sprint not active. So when you go to sprint again to quickly it does not enable it it because it thinks its still enabled.
Then press again it is set disabled. Pressed one more time then you're sprinting.

During my test, this is mainly for zos, I did the following.
I held forward to move, pressed the button to sprint. I begin sprinting.
I stop moving and quickly hold forward again. I press sprint but do not sprint.
I continue to hold forward for several seconds.
I press sprint but do not sprint.
I continue holding forward for several more seconds.
I press sprint then begin sprinting.

The conclusion: If one were to stop and start moving within a second after they were sprinting, no matter how long they continue to move, the next 2 times they press sprint they will not sprint.

Creeper · April 2022

IsJustaGhost wrote: »

During my test, this is mainly for zos, I did the following.
I held forward to move, pressed the button to sprint. I begin sprinting.
I stop moving and quickly hold forward again. I press sprint but do not sprint.
I continue to hold forward for several seconds.
I press sprint but do not sprint.
I continue holding forward for several more seconds.
I press sprint then begin sprinting.

The conclusion: If one were to stop and start moving within a second after they were sprinting, no matter how long they continue to move, the next 2 times they press sprint they will not sprint.

This is exactly what I am facing right now. Sorry, I was bad at explaining it.

On PC with gamepad mode disabled, it uses "Hold to Sprint" instead of "Toggle to Sprint" so PC users who use mouse and keyboard doesn't have this issue and only controller users on PC and console are affected by this issue.

I sprint and stop a lot, say when you are farming materials or doing dungeons like Scalecaller Peak where you have to run behind the ice pillar quickly to hide and on the final boss where you have to run to the shield or when doing Veteran Cloudrest where you have to run to the portals quickly or hide behind the moving rock in Maelstrom arena where you have to destroy the crystals quickly and many more.

This is a game breaking issue and an important function of the game that needs to fixed but there is still no reply from the developers.

I don't know how this bug had gone unnoticed for 2 years or there weren't enough users reporting the issue or they gave up after making a few posts on the forum.

I don't intend to give up this time and going to post and tag them every day until they noticed this or we at least get a reply from them.

katanagirl1 · April 2022

I don’t think this has been a bug for 2 years but it has been around for a while.

Creeper · April 2022

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I don’t think this has been a bug for 2 years but it has been around for a while.

This is my comment from 2020 after Harrowstorm DLC.

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/6807902/#Comment_6807902

The Harrowstorm DLC was released on 10th March 2020 and its April 2022 now. It would be 2 Years and 28 Days to be exact.

It's the same bug that I had felt that day but I was unable to play the game properly due to heavy internet traffic due to pandemic since I was using wireless internet back then so I had to quit ESO due to high ping but I log in to the game every now and then when there is a new update or DLC but I never played the game more than a day and I notice the Sprint bug every time I log in.

There was a sprint bug before this in 2018 but that was a different bug where the game thinks you are still sprinting and your skills wouldn't go off.

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/418724/sprint-bug

The current sprint bug has been in the game for 2 years and they didn't bother to fix it.

katanagirl1 · April 2022

How time flies...it sure doesn’t seem that long ago.

Well it certainly is much worse recently at least.

Creeper · April 2022

Yes, this bug needs to be fixed already.

@ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_Kevin

ZOS_Kevin · April 2022

Hi All. Just wanted to follow up on this. We have sent all the feedback in this thread to the dev team. They are investigating what is causing the issue and trying to reproduce the bug on their end. If there is additional information, please feel free to share it in this thread and we'll make sure the team gets that info. Thanks, all.

Hotdog_23 · April 2022

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

Hi All. Just wanted to follow up on this. We have sent all the feedback in this thread to the dev team. They are investigating what is causing the issue and trying to reproduce the bug on their end. If there is additional information, please feel free to share it in this thread and we'll make sure the team gets that info. Thanks, all.

Many thanks

katanagirl1 · April 2022

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

Hi All. Just wanted to follow up on this. We have sent all the feedback in this thread to the dev team. They are investigating what is causing the issue and trying to reproduce the bug on their end. If there is additional information, please feel free to share it in this thread and we'll make sure the team gets that info. Thanks, all.

As I mentioned before, this is happening about 50% of the time for me on PS5 (PS4 version ESO) so if you are able to test with that setup it should be highly repeatable.

Creeper · April 2022

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

Hi All. Just wanted to follow up on this. We have sent all the feedback in this thread to the dev team. They are investigating what is causing the issue and trying to reproduce the bug on their end. If there is additional information, please feel free to share it in this thread and we'll make sure the team gets that info. Thanks, all.

Thank you very much.

You might want to look in to the Mouse and Keyboard Mode too with Gamepad Mode disabled on PC.

There is a 1 second cooldown bug sometimes before you can sprint again with "Hold to Sprint" function if you sprint and stop a few times when the sprint should be responsive like the skills.

I think the Mouse and Keyboard users will also appreciate it.

IsJustaGhost · April 2022

Creeper wrote: »

There is a 1 second cooldown bug sometimes before you can sprint again with "Hold to Sprint" function if you sprint and stop a few times when the sprint should be responsive like the skills.

That actually sounds like it may be related. For the gamepad, if you don't wait for that cooldown you suffer the issue posted all through this thread.

katanagirl1 wrote: »

As I mentioned before, this is happening about 50% of the time for me on PS5 (PS4 version ESO) so if you are able to test with that setup it should be highly repeatable.

I don't generally play in a way that would cause this bug to occur however, I was able to make it happen 100% of the time when I was testing on pc. I needed to be sure before I gave my findings to zos.

Creeper · April 2022

IsJustaGhost wrote: »

That actually sounds like it may be related. For the gamepad, if you don't wait for that cooldown you suffer the issue posted all through this thread.

It is actually a sprint bug that acts like a cooldown bug because I can spam sprint and have no issues sometimes and sometimes I have this sprint bug having to press the sprint button 3 times even after sprinting once or looting something so the bug appears to be happening randomly and not actually happening because of a cooldown. The sprint is suppose to be spammable and responsive like the skills.

Bowmanganie · April 2022

The biggest issue here seems to be not the bug itself but how did the dev team not now about this bug. I do not remember how long it has been there, but it certainly feels like it has been there a very long time. I have joked that ZOS is in cohoots with the controller manufacturers to wear out the left thumb sticks faster. Everyone I know on xbox and playstation, which is just a few people to be sure, that I have mentioned this to have all had the same issue. Many times I have heard that the dev team plays the game. Do they all use mouse and keyboard then? This is so weird. How many streamers are there on console and or use controllers? It is just bewildering to me that it took until 2022 to be checked out, but I am glad to know that it is being investigated.

smackinhippies · April 2022

I can confirm I have had this issue intermittently for the last couple years on my Xbox One and on my Xbox Series X. Doesn't seem to be any way to consistently reproduce it; most times sprint works fine then other times it's two to three button mashes to get my toon to sprint. I have had this issue with both a regular Xbox controller and an Elite 2 Controller, on the elite I've assigned sprint to a paddle and it doesn't make a difference.

katanagirl1 · April 2022

Bowmanganie wrote: »

The biggest issue here seems to be not the bug itself but how did the dev team not now about this bug. I do not remember how long it has been there, but it certainly feels like it has been there a very long time. I have joked that ZOS is in cohoots with the controller manufacturers to wear out the left thumb sticks faster. Everyone I know on xbox and playstation, which is just a few people to be sure, that I have mentioned this to have all had the same issue. Many times I have heard that the dev team plays the game. Do they all use mouse and keyboard then? This is so weird. How many streamers are there on console and or use controllers? It is just bewildering to me that it took until 2022 to be checked out, but I am glad to know that it is being investigated.

I think it’s wearing out my left thumb as well. All the extra clicking.

Creeper · April 2022

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I think it’s wearing out my left thumb as well. All the extra clicking.

You left thumb stick will start drifting with all the extra clicking because the sprint doesn't work

I wonder how long it will take for the devs to fix the bug and when the fix is coming?

ADarklore · April 2022

katanagirl1 wrote: »

Bowmanganie wrote: »

The biggest issue here seems to be not the bug itself but how did the dev team not now about this bug. I do not remember how long it has been there, but it certainly feels like it has been there a very long time. I have joked that ZOS is in cohoots with the controller manufacturers to wear out the left thumb sticks faster. Everyone I know on xbox and playstation, which is just a few people to be sure, that I have mentioned this to have all had the same issue. Many times I have heard that the dev team plays the game. Do they all use mouse and keyboard then? This is so weird. How many streamers are there on console and or use controllers? It is just bewildering to me that it took until 2022 to be checked out, but I am glad to know that it is being investigated.

I think it’s wearing out my left thumb as well. All the extra clicking.

Well I'm glad I have Sprint keybound to my R1 bumper on PC PS4 controller.

I have weapon swap on my L3 and dodge roll on R3.

katanagirl1 · April 2022

Creeper wrote: »

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I think it’s wearing out my left thumb as well. All the extra clicking.

You left thumb stick will start drifting with all the extra clicking because the sprint doesn't work

I wonder how long it will take for the devs to fix the bug and when the fix is coming?

Man you are right! Only had the system for 5 months and I have a drift to the left with that left joystick! It’s a real pain to open them up and clean them so I haven’t tried yet.

Creeper · April 2022

Any update on the controller bug and if it will be fixed soon?

N00BxV1 · August 2022

This bug still has not been fixed. Using a gamepad (Xbox One controller) on PC sometimes I have to click the left stick 3 times in order for sprint to activate. This occurs both on foot and while mounted. There have been several threads about this bug over the past year or more...

@ZOS_Kevin Can we get an update on this issue?

Edit:
Some older threads of the same bug:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/557942/sprint-bug
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/597712/unresponsive-sprint-using-gamepad

katanagirl1 · August 2022

Still an issue on PS NA too.

It may not be as widespread as it was previously, but still is present.

vivisectvib16_ESO · August 2022

Definitely happening on PS4/5.

N00BxV1 · July 2023

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

Hi All. Just wanted to follow up on this. We have sent all the feedback in this thread to the dev team. They are investigating what is causing the issue and trying to reproduce the bug on their end. If there is additional information, please feel free to share it in this thread and we'll make sure the team gets that info. Thanks, all.

Hey bro. It's been over a year since we last heard anything about this bug getting fixed. The bug is still present...