ability unusable even tho input works bug cause

[moody]

theres been a bug since the new map came out where the ability doesnt activate even tho you can see the icon being pressed such as the examples in this thread

Thread 'CRITICAL BUG - Single abilities don't do anything until restart'

Aug 21, 2025

Just collecting these all incase it's helpful,
here are all the instances I could find of people talking about this bug in the last few days
I saw a dev asking for matchID's so if anyone sees this and has had this issue please reply to this with match ID's and the hero you are playing
There's one there that has a match ID already (first entry)
The second on the list includes a video
My next match where I encounter (most matches) it I will post my matchID on this thread

https://forums.playdeadlock.com/threads/malice-not-working-at-all.75759/...

• kidgrit
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after testing for a bit i think it only occurs for people who have abilities bound to their mouse buttons. also you can regularly replicate the bug by dying and pressing an ability thats bound to your mouse button before respawn. another thing i found is it doesn't happen on all characters as i wasn't able to replicate it on paradox but i could consistently replicate it on mina. It happens on other characters too such as mo&krill, warden, mirage but not as consistent as mina. i also haven't tested all the characters
valve pls fix it's a really annoying bug that's pretty critical to gameplay for people who use abilities on their mouse buttons and it hasn't been fixed for about 2 weeks now
in the video you can see i replicate it easily. after death but before respawn i pressed mouse5 and then after respawn my mouse4 ability was no longer able to be cast

Just an update, I am now pretty sure that it is strictly a bug with custom hero binds. I have been just manually changing my default binds depending on the hero instead of having custom hero binds for the past few days and this problem stopped occurring for me.

 

[kidgrit]

Just bumping this for visibility - the fact that you did this level of testing should help them track it down pronto I think!

I run a logitech Hero G502 mouse how about you?
I have never seen this bug on my ultimate but other people have - I have my ultimate bound to my "precision mode" button, but I have my presision mode button remapped to a keyboard strike ("/")

I have my 1 and 3 abilities bound to my forward and back mouse binds *(they come up as mouse4 and mouse5 in the keybinds section) I have seen this bug come up exclusively on my 1 and 3 abilities.

in terms of abilities that you've experienced the bug with - which mouse binds were activating them?

I'm starting to think this is the same issue as people complaining about dash not working on mouse binds as well.

 

[kidgrit]

A possible temp solution for players could be to remap our mouse binds and then choose those keybinds for deadlock

my Hero Specific keybinds are going to take awhiilleee though.

 

[glaca]

The two heroes that I've had this happen to are both hero specific, and it happens to an ability that is rebound from what is my default key to that ability slot (in this case what would be bound to by the game to "2" by default is bound to "S" in my default hero config, whereas on the bugged heroes it's bound to "C"). The issue with that is that one of my mouse buttons is bound to "S", not "M4" or the usual mouse keys, whereas the ability that procs the bug is one where I use my keyboard to hit it (the "C" key).

 

[moody]

Just bumping this for visibility - the fact that you did this level of testing should help them track it down pronto I think!

I run a logitech Hero G502 mouse how about you?
I have never seen this bug on my ultimate but other people have - I have my ultimate bound to my "precision mode" button, but I have my presision mode button remapped to a keyboard strike ("/")

I have my 1 and 3 abilities bound to my forward and back mouse binds *(they come up as mouse4 and mouse5 in the keybinds section) I have seen this bug come up exclusively on my 1 and 3 abilities.

in terms of abilities that you've experienced the bug with - which mouse binds were activating them?

I'm starting to think this is the same issue as people complaining about dash not working on mouse binds as well.

my mouse is wl beast max. only mouse4 and mouse5 have been activating the bug from my experience which are bind to my 1 and 2 abilities. i havent heard about the dash bug but it would make sense that it is the same issue and and it's just a problem with mouse binds. hopefully the devs could figure it out

 

[doublespellstorm]

Bumping for visibiility as well. Plz fix asap cuz this thing suckkkks

I've also had this issue on multiple characters: Mo and krill, wraith, and paige. I use mouse buttons for melee and scroll wheel for some actives. It mostly triggers if you die.

You sometimes auto use the ability when you parry.

Very very annoying

 

[kidgrit]

The two heroes that I've had this happen to are both hero specific, and it happens to an ability that is rebound from what is my default key to that ability slot (in this case what would be bound to by the game to "2" by default is bound to "S" in my default hero config, whereas on the bugged heroes it's bound to "C"). The issue with that is that one of my mouse buttons is bound to "S", not "M4" or the usual mouse keys, whereas the ability that procs the bug is one where I use my keyboard to hit it (the "C" key).

Ah ok, so maybe not as simple as we thought. When I read moody's post on Mouse4 and 5 I thought we had cracked it...

 

[moody]

Ah ok, so maybe not as simple as we thought. When I read moody's post on Mouse4 and 5 I thought we had cracked it...

I feel dumb as hell for not realizing this sooner but all the characters that are having this problem for me have hero specific key binds. definitely another part of this puzzle along with possibly mouse binds

 

[4680329]

I have able to replicate this bug pretty easy on most character:
1. If your default ability bind are 1234 then bind an character key to 1324.
2. Go to sandbox using said character and "kill hero".
3. During death screen if you press 3 the 2 ability will bugged and press 2 make the 3 ability bugged.
Also for some reason press the parry button during parry cooldown will cast the bugged ability.

It seem to happen when you swap keybind of 2 ability from the default bind.

 

[kidgrit]

I have able to replicate this bug pretty easy on most character:
1. If your default ability bind are 1234 then bind an character key to 1324.
2. Go to sandbox using said character and "kill hero".
3. During death screen if you press 3 the 2 ability will bugged and press 2 make the 3 ability bugged.
Also for some reason press the parry button during parry cooldown will cast the bugged ability.

It seem to happen when you swap keybind of 2 ability from the default bind.

Surely this will help them squash it

 

[moody]

Just an update, I am now pretty sure that it is strictly a bug with custom hero binds. I have been just manually changing my default binds depending on the hero instead of having custom hero binds for the past few days and this problem stopped occurring for me.

 

[eigenman38]

Surely this will help them squash it

I have able to replicate this bug pretty easy on most character:
1. If your default ability bind are 1234 then bind an character key to 1324.
2. Go to sandbox using said character and "kill hero".
3. During death screen if you press 3 the 2 ability will bugged and press 2 make the 3 ability bugged.
Also for some reason press the parry button during parry cooldown will cast the bugged ability.

It seem to happen when you swap keybind of 2 ability from the default bind.

I'll try this. This is likely the case. I have custom binds. It's not just mouse binds. Everyone I know who just uses the default binds never gets the issue. And yes it always happens after a death, so I guess I must be hitting those keys still after death. I'm sure I'm mashing the key through death a lot because I'm waiting for a cooldown to expire or silence or just mad the ability did not fire. Will try in sandbox.

EDIT: BTW my workaround has been to disconnect and reconnect after every death, You can't tell it's locked till you try it and you can't waste all your cooldowns so I just DC and rejoin each death. Real pain but again this is likely the issue as op stated.

 

[eigenman38]

I was easily able to reproduce this in the hjdeout with Paradox. Typed "kill" then hit all my abilities while dead. On respawn I can't use any abilities they are all locked. They pulse when pressed so they are getting the input but no activation. I do use custom key binds but even the one I left as same as default(2) is disabled.

The only way to get the abilities back is to type disconnect which resets the client.

This only happens on chars I have custom key binds. Tried Haze which has no custom keybind set and could not reproduce.

 

[eigenman38]

I can't reproduce this anymore in the hideout or test sandbox. Have not had it in game but that might also mean I'm not pressing my abilities after I die. Maybe fixed?

EDIT: NM happened to me in game with Shiv. Couldn't repro in hideout but will look again with other chars

 

[bishu]

I can't reproduce this anymore in the hideout or test sandbox. Have not had it in game but that might also mean I'm not pressing my abilities after I die. Maybe fixed?

it is NOT fixed, happened 4 times in one match to me just now. didn't see this new thread so i guess i kept clicking the buttons while dead. Also its easily replicated in sandbox on drifter for me. Tried switching to vyper and it stayed, dying doesnt fix it, as people pointed out parrying fixes it, but only for a brief moment (actually under a second) and sometimes it uses all of the abilities simultaneously by itself
dying as drifter 1st vid and showing the parry interaction on vyper after 2nd vid
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[eigenman38]

it is NOT fixed, happened 4 times in one match to me just now. didn't see this new thread so i guess i kept clicking the buttons while dead. Also its easily replicated in sandbox on drifter for me. Tried switching to vyper and it stayed, dying doesnt fix it, as people pointed out parrying fixes it, but only for a brief moment (actually under a second) and sometimes it uses all of the abilities simultaneously by itself
dying as drifter 1st vid and showing the parry interaction on vyper after 2nd vid
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Yup, happened to me last night. Not Fixed.

 

[Boffins]

Same here happened twice in a game on doorman

 

[bishu]

seems fixed, cant recreate in sandbox, haven't got it in games either

 

[eigenman38]

This one seems fixed. Now there's a new one. Hitting TAB then release sometimes freezes all keyboard input. Nice.

 

[4680329]

I think this bug is fixed, try my method again recently and unable replicate, it look like the bugged key are still being "input" when you die but wont brick all match anymore.