Keybinds/Keymapping reverting.

I use a lot of keybinds/keymapping that differ from the defaults. Many of my characters experience a very small amount of their keybinds reverting to the default. The characters that experience this often experience different keybinds that revert. Here are some examples.

1) I bind my mouse-button 4 to execute the power in my Alternate-Tray #2 powerslot #10. I often place Ninja run in the upper right of my tray (alt#2 power #10) and use my thumb mouse button (mouse #4) to turn Ninja Run on and off. After a regular period of playing the key (mouse #4) reverts to the default (nothing).

I have my binds file saved on my computer. I reload my binds file when this occurs. After a period of time the key reverts again. I reload the file, the key works. After a time... reverts.

On some of my characters, the mouse-4 button maintains it's role as Ninja Run turner-on button and it is bound in the same manner.

2) I use the control key to execute powers on Alt Tray #1 and Alt to execute powers on Alt Tray #2. This Alt and Control is reverse from the default. On one of my characters the control keys revert.

For example I may have the power "Recall Friend" in Alt Tray #1 power #4. Pressing Control-4 Recalls a friend. The power in Alt-Tray #2 power #4 is Train Thugs. Alt-4 trains thugs. After a period of time I press Control-4 and it says "Invalid Target". I see on my tray Train Thugs is trying to execute. I press alt-4, Train thugs tries to execute.



I have not made an accurate list of which powers change on which of my toons. I am not sure about the regularity of these changes. I do know that I have a binds file saved of all my binds. I do know that when I load my binds they all work. I do know that after a period of time sometimes they don't work.

As you might imagine, this makes me feel like I am going insane. Until the past few minutes this only occurred to minor buttons like my Ninja Run bind. Now, as I start trying to play more of my toons, I am experiencing it on more important binds.

Is anyone else experiencing such things? Is this a known issue? Should I try to isolate which keys this occurs on and on which toons and what regularity?

*EDIT* Writing the ones down as I find them...

I used to have the "E" kind bound to ( powexecname "Sprint" ) on Captain Compliment on my main account Virtue. My keybind file has the "E" key bound to Main Tray, Powerslot #10. I often place Sprint there. I have Sprint in the 9th Slot and "Prestige Power Quick" in the 10th slot. I want "E" to execute the power in the 10th slot (Quick) and not Sprint. After a period of time, "E" reverts to Sprint. I have reloaded my keybind file countless times on this character and it continues to revert after a period of time. Annoying, but not earth shattering. My reason for wanting this is one of the Sprints has a Stealth IO and one does not. I want my character to be fully visible as often as possible and want to turn on the appropriate Sprint type power at the right time.

The Control/Alt example listed 2nd occurs on Nemesis Clone on an alternate account. That account used to have Control/Alt bound to the default. I have been trying to change it to the reverse that I normally use.

For your latter example, I take it you're not using /powexec_name for a particular reason, that whatever is in Tray "0" Power slot 10 executes regardless of what it is?

Otherwise, I'd suggest to bind separate powers to separate keys (/bind e powexec_name "Sprint", and map them to different buttons) as a possible workaround, but if you like rolling the active tray per situation (choose a tray, all buttons execute the same tray positions every time regardless of power), that woundn't do you any good.

That does strike me as odd, though. Haven't tried this myself, I'll noodle around with it tomorrow.

TLDR

If your keybinds revert on their own, your characters serverside bind listing might be corrupted. What happens is the list is loaded to your client when you log in, and if you change something it works whiel you are using that toon, but doesn't necessarily always save the changes back to the server (reason unknown). To attempt to solve this on your own:

/bindsavefile temp
Use the option menu to reset keybinds to default
do not zone or do anything else. log off and close your client.
Optional: use a different character/account or do something else for about 15 minutes
on a fresh client, log back in and /bindloadfile temp
do not zone or do anything else. log off and close your client.
Optional: use a different character/account or do something else for about 15 minutes

That should force the resave of your binds, and they shouldn't revert after zoning/relogging anymore.

I hope that works for you. I've used it on a few characters of my own and it's worked beautifully.