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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 · PC · version Beta, early access

Sprint and Melee don't cancel Toggle ADS on PC

ConfirmedUnpatched

Updated

On mouse and keyboard with Toggle ADS enabled, pressing Sprint while aiming activates Focus instead of dropping aim and sprinting, and Melee does not cancel aim either. It changes a habit carried over from earlier games. Infinity Ward's Trello card had been marked resolved, but players kept seeing it in early access and at launch; on October 23 the card moved back to known issues, saying the fix planned for launch will now arrive with Season 1.

Lifecycle

Acknowledged · stage 3 of 5

69days open

Since first report

  1. Reported (reached)
  2. Confirmed (reached)—
  3. Acknowledged (reached) · now
  4. Partial (not yet)next
  5. Patched (not yet)—
Report → ack 0dIn current stage 69d
Workaround none yet
Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Platform
PC
Affected version
Beta, early access
Kind
Bug
Confirmation
Confirmed
Patch status
Unpatched
First reported
Last updated
Latest fix or workaround
None on the record
How we label issues

Kind

  • Exploit: Repeatable and clearly advantageous to the player using it; essentially cheating.
  • Bug: Everything else: crashes, launch errors, broken features, visual or audio faults.

Confirmation

  • Confirmed: A developer or official account acknowledged it, an official known-issues board lists it, it appears in official patch notes, or 100+ corroborating posts on X were actually counted.
  • Unconfirmed: None of the above yet. Press articles are reports and never confirm an issue on their own.

Patch status

  • Unpatched: Known and open; no fix has been claimed.
  • Reported as unpatched: Players credibly report it persisting, including after a fix claim that never appeared in patch notes.
  • Partially patched: Official patch notes list a fix, but credible later reports say it still happens, or the notes only cover part of it.
  • Reported as patched: A developer, official account or player says it is fixed, but no official patch notes list it.
  • Patched: Official patch notes (a Steam news post or the publisher's patch notes page) list the fix, and nothing credible says it still happens.

Active means still affecting players: Unpatched, Reported as unpatched or Partially patched. Patched and Reported as patched issues are closed.

Estimated impact runs from 0.1 to 9.9 with one decimal. xploitr sets it from the rubric below. Factors: advantage to other players, reach, play blocked or progress lost, frequency, and whether a reliable workaround exists. Patched issues keep their historical impact.

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Impact bands

  • 0.1–2.9 Low: Cosmetic, audio, text and UI glitches with no effect on play.
  • 3.0–4.9 Moderate: Narrow gameplay bugs or small exploits, rare or with a workaround.
  • 5.0–6.9 Elevated: Bugs most players in a mode notice: hit registration, desync, balance-breaking damage.
  • 7.0–8.4 High: Widely abused competitive or economy exploits; crashes many players hit.
  • 8.5–9.9 Severe: Launch blockers, widespread progress or item loss, exploits that break the game for everyone.

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Estimated impactEstimated impact 4.0 out of 9.9, ModerateOur estimate from how many players it reaches and what it costs them.

Updates · 6

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  1. Report

    On mouse and keyboard with Toggle ADS, Shift now activates Focus while aiming instead of cancelling aim and sprinting, as it has in earlier games.

    @Hellspawn_stp on X ·

    @Hellspawn_stp on X · · View post

  2. Report

    After the Beta, quotes the Trello wording and says it still isn't fixed.

    @jwva15 on X ·

    @jwva15 on X · · View post

  3. Report

    Campaign and DMZ Early Access: the Toggle ADS bug still happens on PC even though Trello marks it Fix Released.

    @jwva15 on X ·

    @jwva15 on X · · View post

  4. Report

    Oct 23: the Toggle ADS bug from the Beta still happens at launch even though Trello had marked it Fix Released.

    @BuLL3Tz98 on X ·

    @BuLL3Tz98 on X · · View post

  5. Acknowledged

    Infinity Ward's Trello board moved the card from Resolved back to Global Known Issues on October 23 and labelled it Fix Scheduled: the fix planned for launch will now arrive with Season 1.

    Infinity Ward on Trello ·
    “We had a fix for this scheduled for launch but it is now scheduled to arrive with Season 1 which arrives soon.”
    Infinity Ward on Trello · Open source
Sources · 62 Official4 CommunityInfinity Ward · TrelloOfficial+ 4 similar community reports and 1 official postHide
Infinity WardOfficialTrello
“Pressing Sprint or Melee does not pull a player out of ADS if they have Toggle ADS enabled.”
  • Infinity Ward · TrelloOfficialOpen
    “We had a fix for this scheduled for launch but it is now scheduled to arrive with Season 1 which arrives soon.”
  • @Hellspawn_stpView post
    “I've played Call of Duty on mouse and keyboard for 20 YEARS using Toggle ADS. For Over 20 years the muscle memory has been simple: Right click = Toggle ADS Shift = CANCEL ADS and SPRINT Now in the MW4 Beta you decided to force Sprint/Tactical Sprint/Focus onto the same Shift input, and suddenly …”
  • @jwva15View post
    “@InfinityWard Still not fixed: “Pressing Sprint or Melee does not pull a player out of ADS with Toggle ADS enabled.” Until this is fixed, I’m not buying Modern Warfare 4.”
  • @jwva15View post
    “@CODUpdates @CallofDuty MW4 Campaign and DMZ: Toggle ADS bug still persists on PC despite being marked “Fix Released”. Reported to Support. Please investigate!”
  • @BuLL3Tz98View post
    “@CODUpdates @InfinityWard @CallofDutyCM The #MW4 Toggle ADS bug from the beta is marked Fix Released on Trello, but it still happens at launch. With Toggle ADS on, tapping Shift triggers Focus instead of sprint, and Melee doesn't cancel ADS either. (1/4)”
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