Instances where M1 does not fire your weapon despite being held down

[icegoddess222]

Hello

There are times when I am holding down M1, but my gun will not be firing. It is very hard to notice and keep track of instances where this happens, because it typically happens in the middle of a fight where I don't realize it for a few seconds

I've done some testing to figure out what causes it, but the behavior seems to be rather inconsistent. Most of the time this seems to happen while you are continuously holding M1 and then cast an ability or item that is on confirm cast or quick cast (instant cast seems to not have this issue), but again even that is inconsistent. In the videos below, I demonstrate some of these instances and I also have an on-screen HUD that shows my mouse inputs for clarity.

In this clip, I am showing that on Paige, briefly casting her 1 on quick cast while firing, will interrupt her firing:​

Paige M1 quick cast interaction - in this video, I am holding down M1, I briefly tap 1 which quick casts her 1 (does not even bring up the reticle), and afterwards firing does not resume. The same interaction happens if I hold 1 long enough to get the reticle for quick cast.​

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Similarly, in this clip, on Lady Geist, quick casting her 2 while holding M1 will interrupt her firing, whether there is a successful target or not​

Geist M1 quick cast interation - in this video, I am holding M1, I briefly tap 2 which fails or successfully casts 2, and afterwards firing does not resume​

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But, in this instance, with Mina I cast her 2 while on quick cast while firing, and she continues firing after she casts her 2 (this similarly happens with Dynamo's 2):​

Mina M1 quick cast interaction - in this video, I am holding down M1, I hold 2 which brings up the quick cast reticle, I release 2, and afterwards firing does resume​

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For confirm cast, everything I've tested seems to give the same results, where I can hold M1, cast an ability, and I will have to release M1 to repress M1 to confirm the cast location, but afterwards even if I continue holding M1, my character will not continue firing:​

Geist M1 confirm cast interaction - in this video, I am holding down M1, I tap 1 which activates the confirm cast reticle, I release M1, I click M1 to confirm, I continue holding down 1 afterwards and firing does not resume​

This interaction similarly happens with items​

Quick cast M1 item interaction ​

1. In the first clip I am on quick cast and I am holding down M1, (I click M2 because that is my self cast button), I cast scourge on myself, Billy does not keep shooting
2. In the second clip I swap settings to instant cast, I then hold down M1, (I click M2 because that is my self cast button), I cast scourge on myself, Billy keeps shooting

Additionally, I've experienced this issue on Yamato with her 1, which is not quick or confirm cast. But, in this clip, I cast Power Slash in three different ways:

Yamato M1 Power Slash interactions​

1. In the first clip, I hold M1, I click 1 to cast Power Slash, Power Slash finishes casting on its own, M1 continues to fire
2. In the second clip, I hold M1, I click 1 to cast Power Slash, I release M1, I press M1 to fire Power Slash, I continue holding M1 but my weapon doesn't fire
3. In the third clip, I click 1 to cast Power Slash, I press M1 to fire Power Slash, I continue holding M1 but my weapon doesnt fire

I've also tried this with Inferus' 2 and Viscous' 4 to varying results (abilities kind of seem similar to me in the sense of being movement abilities):

Infernus M1 Flame Dash interaction​

1. In the first clip, I hold M1, I click 2 to cast Flame Dash, Flame Dash ends, Infernus keeps shooting
2. In the second clip, I hold M1, I click 2 to cast Flame Fash, during the ability I hold W to run faster, Flame Dash ends, Inferus does not keep shooting
3. In the second clip, I am holding W, I press and hold M1, I click 2 to cast Flame Fash, Flame Dash ends, Inferus does not keep shooting

Viscous M1 Goo Ball interaction​

1. In the first clip, I hold M1, I click 4 to cast Goo Ball, Goo Ball ends, Viscous keeps shooting
2. In the second clip, I hold M1, I click 4 to cast Goo Ball, I click 4 again to end Goo Ball, Viscous keeps shooting
3. In the third clip, I hold M1, I click 4 to cast Goo Ball, I am able to cast 1 and 2 and input WASD movements just fine (I have 3 set to confirm cast which would cause Viscous to stop shooting), Viscous keeps shooting

I did try doing some searching on the forum to see if anyone else had similar issues and found this post, which details interactions with Silver and M1. So, I tried recreating the issue the OP of that post claimed, while holding down Silver's Wolf Form M1 that using certain active items will interrupt her firing (it is not every item though, items like Fleetfoot and Blood Tribute do not interupt her firing):

Silver Wolf Form M1 interrupted by active items - in this video I hold M1, I click active items that all have no targetting, M1 is interrupted​

While replicating these bugs I also found a bug where I pressed M1 during her transformation animation and she doesnt attack after the animation finishes:

Silver M1 bug during transformation - in this video I click M1 during the transformation animation and Silver doesnt attack after the transformation​

I also found this post, which claimed if you press M1 during the Wolf Form 1, Silver won't continue attacking afterwards

Silver M1 bug during Wolf Form 1 - in this video I click 1 in Wolf Form, during the animation I press M1 and Silver doesn't attack afterwards​

I would just like my gun to always fire if holding M1 down thank you

 

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Great post this always happens to me on infernus