@ConnorMcIn21 I do the same...game wont start with exit lag running. So what i do is once the game loads up to the profile select screen, i start it up.
I noticed that it only assigns you a datacenter when you are looking for a game in UT. When you connect to UT, it doesnt assign a server. Its probably my location that i am getting 95ms at the best...or maybe my ISP routing but its better than playing on 150-200ms where your players feel like they always on Ice. I actually got some guy to rage quit coz he went 2-0 down early on lol...and i could actually defend a bit...dont need to guess too much now.
Yeah, the bugs are bugs...but this issue where the keys dont respond on the menu, is something they should have been addressing as there are other people experiencing this as well...