I really hope this is a mistake/oversight, but I have made multiple attempts to re-keybind the movement keys (WASD) to the arrow keys, to no avail. I've been able to do this in all prior games for Dragon Age (and ME, for that matter).Can someone please confirm whether or not this is a bug or intended? If it's the latter, I need to request a refund, as I will be unable to play the game. I don't dare even open the game at this point because it took me an hour to get through character creation, and I don't know the cutoff for a refund being possible.

Same. I have been searching online without look. I always bind my movement keys to the arrow keys. I can't believe some AAA game doesn't like you bind movement keys to the arrow keys.

Hey folks, We appreciate you dropping this feedback on the forums, we'll get it passed on to the team to make them aware.

I've tried to, and it does not work for me, and it's happened with loads of people, so I assume it's intended, which sucks.

I'm hoping that we can get an actual official response. I really want to play the game and don't want to refund, but I also don't want to pay $80 for a game I cannot play. I would think it would be relatively easy to add those keys in as possibilities for keybindings, the question is whether they will do so.

Seconding this, i am lefthanded and cannot work with WASD either so i really hope we can get a simple fix for this, it's kinda ridiculous we cannot remap them????

Re-keybinding WASD to arrow keys does not work

ulfrgrimdark
Rising Rookie
22 days ago
Same. I have been searching online without look. I always bind my movement keys to the arrow keys. I can't believe some AAA game doesn't like you bind movement keys to the arrow keys.
EA_Rtas
Community Manager
21 days ago
Hey folks,

We appreciate you dropping this feedback on the forums, we'll get it passed on to the team to make them aware.
- Starshadw
  New Traveler
  21 days ago
  EA_RtasSo sorry to ping you, but it would really help if we could get some sort of official word on this, in terms of whether or not it was an oopsies and they intend to fix it, or whether they intend to leave the game as-is. Many of us literally cannot play the game in its current state, and we need to know if we should go ahead and request a refund. I suspect most of us don't want to request a refund, but we also don't want to pay $80 for a game we'll be unable to play.
  - CVeRiTy2
    Rising Rookie
    20 days ago
    BTW, the free Windows PowerToys keyboard remapping feature has allowed me to use the arrow keys. It is a workaround, but it is working well and at least I can play until EA fixes this. The only downside is that I have to remember to turn it on before I launch the game, and turn it off after I exit the game.
- CVeRiTy2
  Rising Rookie
  20 days ago
  Thanks, I do appreciate it.
- Starshadw
  New Traveler
  21 days ago
  Bless you EA_Rtas!!
sharkdarknesszz
Rising Novice
22 days ago
I've tried to, and it does not work for me, and it's happened with loads of people, so I assume it's intended, which sucks.
Starshadw
New Traveler
22 days ago
I'm hoping that we can get an actual official response. I really want to play the game and don't want to refund, but I also don't want to pay $80 for a game I cannot play. I would think it would be relatively easy to add those keys in as possibilities for keybindings, the question is whether they will do so.
Eldrich_Eels
Seasoned Newcomer
22 days ago
Seconding this, i am lefthanded and cannot work with WASD either so i really hope we can get a simple fix for this, it's kinda ridiculous we cannot remap them????
- CVeRiTy2
  Rising Rookie
  22 days ago
  It's pretty crazy that they missed this, do they not have a single left handed developer on their entire team? It's almost unforgivable to be excited about a game for months and then have to spend hours just figuring out a workaround for basic movement. Come on EA...
christianwargh
Seasoned Newcomer
22 days ago
I have left side bit paralysed i only can play games whit arrow mapping choise but seems game what i have waited so long is not game for me what makes me bit sad.
Darth_Geno
Seasoned Newcomer
22 days ago
I have the SAME PROBLEM on the PC version, there is the same post with dozen of other players with this Keyboard problems also reported in Steam community. It is the 2024, with Keyboards hi tech costing also two time the game, it is a game that deserve the keyboard, how it is possible that there are these problems. Hi have to use the MS Game pad to play like a newbuyer baby **bleep** of this type of game.
Starshadw
New Traveler
17 days ago
sigh
Can we please get some sort of word from someone at Bioware/EA on this and the other encountered bugs being mentioned on these forums? EA_Rtas? EA_Illium? Bueller? The clock is ticking on refund status for those of us who are unable to play the game right now. I had to go over to Twitter (UGH) to see a basic message about a coming patch later this week, but no real details were provided.
What we really need is to see the official list of all currently acknowledged issues and bugs that will be fixed at some point in the future. A bonus would be an estimate on when bug fixes can be expected for everything on the list.
CVeRiTy2
Rising Rookie
22 days ago
I am using the Windows PowerToys keyboard mapping tool, and this works. Not an ideal solution, but it's a ok workaround until EA fixes this.
- christianwargh
  Seasoned Newcomer
  22 days ago
  windows power toys did allow me play whit arrows but could not choise whit dialogs and camera did shake so i gues il wait patch or if there is not coming then il get refund.
trafficpenalty
Seasoned Novice
21 days ago
Like the other game I had a problem with, it is possible to bind the number pad as a temporary expedient.
What I don't get is Bioware has made four ME games and three Dragon Ages and can't keep the binding system consistent :-)
- Starshadw
  New Traveler
  21 days ago
  I'd do that, except I am going to need the numpad for the skills stuff, I suspect. I can't say for sure because once I realized I couldn't play the game, I haven't logged back in so that if I do have to request a refund, it will be clear that I basically spent an hour creating my character and couldn't do anything after that. That's normally what I end up doing, so that my right hand can quickly hit the numpad as needed while my left remains on the mouse.