Let’s get this out of the way : It is not a mouse issue. It is not a mouse issue. It is not a mouse issue. It is not a mouse issue. It is not a mouse issue. It is not a mouse issue. It is not a mouse issue. It is not a mouse issue. NO, it is NOT a mouse issue.
I have been having this issue since December. Every now and then, right-clicking will fail to grab the camera to turn it around. The game just acts like I didn’t click. As of 17 minutes ago, it was still happening.
Video of it happening 3 times in a row : https://youtu.be/NGLscPcnhsM
- Recorded macros show that the computer receives the proper input when the bug happens, which rules out hardware not working.
- It happens with different mice.
- It happens on different USB ports.
- Recorded video of it shows that it happens while the cursor is around the center of the screen, which rules out clicking UI elements.
- It usually happens when I am using skills at the same time as I am trying to move the camera, although I think I have seen it fail when I was only moving around and not activating skills.
- It happens inconsistently, but I can get it to happen semi-consistently by doing this in a rapid succession on a Daredevil : Use 5 to select the skill, then at the same time or in very very quick succession, click to use the skill on the ground, use A to strife left and right-click to grab the camera.
- I used a macro to record the previous sequence and replay it (please Anet don’t ban me ;_;). The bug still happened although it was still inconsistent.
- The macros recorded of the instances where the bug happens show that timings (delay between actions) are all over the place, which indicates that the bug is independent of timing.
- I could not find a timing that increased the reproducibility of this bug.
- The camera also never lets go by itself once I am controlling it with the right click.
- Sometimes it seems to happen more easily than other times.
I have been in contact with support about this issue, nothing they had me try has been successful in resolving the issue. I have stopped responding to my ticket (2512795) because we were just going in circles around what I think is ultimately an issue with the game itself.
So far, here’s what has been tried :
- A different Internet connection
- Disabling “Right-Click to Attack/Interact”
- Deleting local.dat
- Repairing the game
- Disabling all non-Windows services, all startup applications and rebooting. I played with only GW2, Discord and Teamspeak open.
- Playing with Discord and Teamspeak closed
- Running YoloMouse, Autohotkey and my mouse software as administrator
- Reinstalling the mouse
- Trying a different mouse
- Trying both mice with YoloMouse and Autohotkey running and not running
- Fully reinstalling Guild Wars 2
- Lowering my mouse polling rate
What has not been tried :
- Resetting the preferences using -prefreset but I’m almost certain that the preferences were reset when I fully reinstalled the game as I remember having to set my settings again.
- Formatting my PC
- Putting a hammer to my PC
I decided to submit this thread today after someone else told me they had the same issue so they can come here and comment “me too”.
(edited by Kasima.8143)