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.

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.

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.

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????

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...

Re-keybinding WASD to arrow keys does not work

sharkdarknesszz
Seasoned Newcomer
2 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.
ulfrgrimdark
Seasoned Newcomer
2 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.
Starshadw
Seasoned Newcomer
2 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
Newcomer
19 hours 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
  Seasoned Newcomer
  19 hours 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
Newcomer
18 hours 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.
EA_Rtas
Community Manager
10 hours 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
  Seasoned Newcomer
  7 hours ago
  Bless you EA_Rtas!!
CVeRiTy2
Seasoned Newcomer
19 hours 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
  Newcomer
  16 hours 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.
Darth_Geno
Rising Newcomer
19 hours 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.
trafficpenalty
Newcomer
11 hours 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
  Seasoned Newcomer
  10 hours 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.
Starshadw
Seasoned Newcomer
18 hours ago
As I was pondering this last night, my memory kept telling me that this happened with another of Bioware's games - maybe ME3? Or even possibly DA:I? Where the WASD re-mapping would not work for the arrow keys. I know it happened with another AAA game because I remember posting about it then and someone from the dev team saying they were going to fix it (and they did, because I did get to play the game), but I can't remember if it was Bioware. I want to say it was, simply because these days, I don't play as many games as I used to when I was younger, but Bioware's ME/DA are still must-buys, so the chances that it was one of their titles is pretty good.
If it was, then the good news is that they will probably fix it here for this game as well.