Mouse right clicks cancelling / not registering

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Evening,

I’ve had this problem in previous expansions but this one is something else, it’s making me want to un-install the game.

When I right click, hold it down to turn, it will cancel half way through and make me stand on the spot and keyboard turn OR it will just not register my right clicks at all.

From what I’ve read (alot), I understand this is something to do with the mouse raw input.

I have played around with countless settings in threads across BNet, reset my UI (following the blizzard guide) and reinstalled the entire game. It seems to differ with patches, it is particuarly bad with the latest one. Some days, it doesn’t seem as bad but this might be because I’ve had to get used to it just to play the game but quite frankly it’s getting the point where I don’t enjoy the game anymore because of the bug.

I mythic raid and try to push keys every week and I am a detriment to my guild/team because of this bug. It does not happen in any other game or application that I have installed, it’s purely WoW.

Notable threads that I’ve attempted (but not limited to):-

I am stuck for ideas, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Let me know if you need any diagnostic info.

Thanks in advance,

Lee

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I had something similar going on a while ago, where my mouse would suddenly get a massive boost to sensitivity momentarily then go back to normal, I think I ran something in the lines of:
/dump GetCVar(“rawMouseEnable”)
/console rawMouseEnable 1

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right mouse randomly releasing is a worn out microswitch in your mouse, if you still have warranty then you should contact the manufacturer or store.

incase you say ‘‘but it doesnt happen in any other game’’ well in how many games you hold right mouse button to turn around? you onley notice it at wow :slight_smile:

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I have tried 3 different mice :frowning:

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Hi Lockfand,

TL;DR:

I know, you said purely WoW, but that’s what I thought until really long investigation myself.
If you haven’t yet, open PAINT, select a color for your RMB and draw lines to see if there’s tiny gaps in them. If yes, try the same mouse on a different PC, same procedure. Still gaps, your Mouse is probably done. I bought a new one right now, and my gaps are gone, and so is my problem in WoW.

Long Version:

I recently came back to WoW, and I have the same problem as you have.
I have spent 3-4 hours troubleshooting this yesterday, as I have not had this kind of behaviour happening in any other game so far, only in WoW.

The problem I have (or, hopefully, had) appears like this:

I press RMB to freelook/move while WASDing. The Cursor disappears. Sometimes, it reappears for a fraction of a second, then goes away again and RMB is working again (not releasing of physical button on my mouse). Sometimes, it does NOT reactivate unless I release the button and press it again.

Doesn’t seem like much, but when you are hardwired to play like this and suddenly autoattack critters next to you when you’d be shooting something from afar with frostbolts or the like, it’s infuriating.

Things I have tried:

Swapping the Mouse-Buttons in Windows 10, so the function of my physical buttons is changed. I could play with my left mouse button now like I used to with my right one, but the things I would now do with my physical right mouse button (for example, looking around without turning my character that way) would now show the odd behaviour.

This raised the suspicion that it is a thing that has to do with my mouse and/or OS / Mainboard / USB Devices. Unplugging every other USB device did not solve the problem. Using other USB Ports did neither, neither did using USB 2.0 instead of 3.0 (usually a different USB Controller).

I thought about why I had never had this issue in other games, for example I play a lot of Overwatch, too. I fired up OW, and picked a Hero where I could press RMB for an extended time and actually SEE whether or not the button stopped working. I chose Widowmaker and simply scope in and keep it pressed. After about 30-40 seconds, my scope-in cancelled, I have the same problem in OW but since I usually don’t press RMB for that long a time (mostly 1-3 seconds at best), I probably never noticed it there.

I have tried a lot of other things aswell, for example the DirectX 11 stuff, working around with mouse settings, finding 3(!) mouses apparently plugged into my PC and removing them one by one until my mouse wouldn’t work or I had only 1 left, nothing seemed to work or do the trick, the problem kept appearing and making me insane.

Now, since both games are Blizzard, i had to come up with a way to see if it was my mouse, or Blizzard. I opened up Paint, selected a 2nd color that would draw on RMB, and drew lines. It clearly had gaps in there every now and then.

So, not Blizzards fault: 2 options, my OS / Mainboard is fcked or my Mouse is.
I should have tried it on a different PC right here, but kinda didn’t come up with that on the spot, and instead went out and bought a new mouse today, which does not produce gaps (whew). Remember: If it happens on one device, it’s bad luck. If it happens on two, it might be conincidence. If it happens on three, it’s almost 100% your mouse.

If the problem is NOT your mouse or mice - I’m out of advice here. Probably setting up your OS again, updating BIOS, Drivers etc…

Best of luck to you!

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Such a simple and meaningful suggestion :slight_smile:

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Did anyone find a solution to this? Ive had the same issue with 3 different mice(one of them brand new)

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Imagine playing FPS games, holding RMB to aim for 10-15secs while using snipe scope and never having the same problem :slight_smile:

I have almost brand new mouse and i have right click problem, it sometimes unclicks, or breaks input which is making camera turning hardcore, sometimes even changing targets due to right clicking on them while i’m trying to turn. It’s not all the time though, happens sometimes. Is there any option/console command that turns off right click for marking enemies?

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This has cost me 3 vessels now, because all of a sudden i cant turn, because the mouse simply wont click.
And ive had this issue with 3 brand new mice now, so i doubt its the mouse.

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Please try the following, which are current known fixes for this issue:

Windowed (Fullscreen)

  1. Press Esc
  2. Choose “System”
  3. Change “Display Mode” to “Windowed (Fullscreen)”
  4. Click “Advanced” on the menu on the left
  5. Change “Hardware Cursor” to “Enabled”

Run WoW as Admin.

  • On the Blizzard application, go to the WoW page, select and Options
  • Select Show in Explorer
  • Open retail
  • Right click Wow.exe / Wow64.exe
  • Right click it
  • File
  • Properties
  • Compatibility
  • Tick "Run this program as an administrator
  • Apply, and Ok.

If the issue persists:
Uninstall anu addon managers or other third party programs such as tradeskill master.

Turning off the player made addon ELVUI loot dropdown box is also reported to correct issues for some players using this specific addon.
Disable it through /ec > skins > loot frame.

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I tried both fixes but under my System > advanced i do not see a “Hardware cursor” option :frowning:

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Also i tried disabling all my addons, but i still get the click issue.

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