Mercenary - Controller - Crossbow Reloading bug

When playing Mercenary on controller, there's a very annoying issue where your character wants to reload the crossbow by pressing the key that fires your bolt, but if you are inputting a direction on the joystick to move, your character won't reload.

example: I'm approaching a pack of monsters, I throw my gas grenades (square) , I throw my oil grenades, (triangle), I shoot explosive shot, which, I already have a bolt loaded (RT), then I roll backwards and push my joystick away from the mobs so that I may maintain a distance from them.

after recovering from the roll, never letting go of joystick, pressing RT should attempt to reload my bolt, correct? my character tries to, but it isn't working. he will only reload once I let go of the joystick, aka stop moving, which is not a good strategy in this game!

please reach out if there is anything else I can do, this is my only gripe about this incredible game.

Last bumped on Dec 11, 2024, 12:19:58 PM
Just to bump your thread as well:
Experiencing the same issue on keyboard and mouse FYI, it's not animation cancel with roll and my reload speed is 0.22 seconds but some times i click the shoot button and nothing happens and i click it again and noting happens and this can go on for like 2-6 seconds until it decides to shoot.
Hello there i have a similar Issue. Mostly if i hold the crossbow shoot button on exlosive shot controller it seems like it want to to shoot 1-2 normal bolts before its shooting/ reloading explosive shot. With mouse and keyboard no wasd movement it seems to work fine.
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When playing Mercenary on controller, there's a very annoying issue where your character wants to reload the crossbow by pressing the key that fires your bolt, but if you are inputting a direction on the joystick to move, your character won't reload.

example: I'm approaching a pack of monsters, I throw my gas grenades (square) , I throw my oil grenades, (triangle), I shoot explosive shot, which, I already have a bolt loaded (RT), then I roll backwards and push my joystick away from the mobs so that I may maintain a distance from them.

after recovering from the roll, never letting go of joystick, pressing RT should attempt to reload my bolt, correct? my character tries to, but it isn't working. he will only reload once I let go of the joystick, aka stop moving, which is not a good strategy in this game!

please reach out if there is anything else I can do, this is my only gripe about this incredible game.



not a poe 1 bug.


poe 2 (pc) bug > https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-forum/2214
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Same issue using explosive shot, but for me it has nothing to do with rolling or getting hit, just randomly happens while moving, I tested while standing still and couldnt replicate the issue.
mulitple crossbow types using controller though steam, not related to ping, no fps spikes.

might also be relavant I have the instant reload passive.
Last edited by OxiPython#6896 on Dec 11, 2024, 1:43:02 PM
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not a poe 1 bug.

poe 2 (pc) bug > https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-forum/2214




I might be wrong but I wouldnt have thought poe1 would still have a early access bug reports thread.

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