Yes I'm a Console player and I fell in love with this game the moment I CC my dark Knight. When I first discovered the walking animation almost a 2 years ago I was amazed and couldn't get enough of just walking everywhere and taking in the depth of the world around me. That being said it became one of my favorite things in the game. Seeing everyone's different walking posture and personality within them. When You guys ( Pearl Abyss) removed that for the crackhead zombie walk I immediately deleted the game because thoughtout all the loot boxing, constant crashes, no new content dry spells for months at a time, lag issues, etc. ; I still played and loved the game because I could personalize my favorite characters and meet other people who loved the game as I did. Well removing that animation was the last straw for me. And I'm sure there are others who would agree.

At one point years ago something like that sounded insane but at this point it not only sounds plausible but Possible. And that to me was enough of a threat to delete the game 😂

Like many of you, I have been livid about the new “Zombie Walk” cycle that was implemented in the Wed, April 27, 2022 update. To this end, I have been submitting bug reports at nearly every subsequent update…hoping to get some awareness to this and get the ball moving on a fix. This new “feature” is maddening and im hoping PA sees the unnecessary frustration this causes for the player base. I explained in my bug report:

Your walk cycle is still very broken. Again, its been broken sense the Wed, April 27, 2022 update. Can we please get this fixed??

1.) The Walk Cycle is very slow.

2.) Before you can start walking you pause and then start walking.

3.) Every single character type has the SAME walk. Almost like a part of the back-end code was mistakenly deleted and it reverted to a default, out-of-the-box, walk cycle. Its very noticeably wrong.

4.) When you are manually running and you hit the Shift button to run faster, more often than not (if you are not very careful) you will be thrown into the Wall Cycle (Stop running, Pause a second, then Zombie Walk). This is horrible when running through high AP zones OR when you just need to get away quickly from combat. (Temp Fix - Have your weapon out while running to avoid this death trap.)

5.) There is a LONG (5-6 seconds) delay till the character reverts to normal play mode when you STOP walking. No blinking eyes, no movement, and arms straight to the sides. It’s all but a T-Pose, save for the raised arms.

This is the response I received on 2022-06-22 23:13:47 (ill keep the GM name out , out of respect for them).

Our GM team is always happy to assist in such cases and bring more clarity into situations like these.

Thank you very much for providing your feedback on the walking cycle and all the points you have touched which echo your concerns since the 28th of April 2022. 

Your feedback has been taken and forwarded once more to the team. With regret we cannot share with you the status and the result of what the Developer’s team will carry out. If there is any information that the team wants to share will be shared on the announcements.

I will keep you guys updated, but I fear this wont get resolved anytime soon, unless we really make a big stink about it. It’s a great game. There was no need to “fix” what wasn’t broken. Or at the very least, as stated in earlier posts, give us options to switch back to the “Legacy Walk” cycle.

In the words of the Spaniard from Gladiator, “TOGETHER!! As one!!” Keep speaking out! Keep sending in those bug reports! Don't know how? See below: 

How to send a Bug Report to PA for BDO:

1. Hit the Escape key to bring up the “Edit Menu”
2. Click “Adventure Support”
3. Click “Support”  (your internet window will pop up)
4. Select “Bugs”
5. Click “Submit an Inquiry”
6. Click “Guest Inquiry”
7. Fill in your info and type whats wrong in the “Details” section.
8. Submit!
9. Hit “Ok” when it pops up (at the top).
10. Done! (you will get an initial email in your personal email, then a real person will talk later).   

Wait what when did they change walking animation? I didn't even notice 😭 has every character the same animation now??

Time to resurrect this thread - patch says they changed things - anyone see any improvement?  Controls are still wonky.

Character

● Improved the walking animation for all classes to appear more natural.
* You can walk by pressing Caps Lock or Scroll Lock.

I honestly didn't see any change.

I support you guys, this is terrible and came out of nowhere. It's not the first time the team makes an unecessary choice. 

Did every class have a unique walk before?  I admit I never tried the walk on my male characters.  I liked the walk on the females because it was a "sexy walk".  Now they've replaced it with a listless saunter.  I very much dislike this change.

I wonder if this change was also made in the other regions, or was it just NAEU?  Like the Shai censor and promotional media boob censor in NAEU, could it have been done in an attempt to appease western sensitivities?  Honestly, that was the first thing that popped into my head.  If you ever play games made by western companies, it's like they go to great lengths to remove any sign of sexuality and attractiveness from female characters.

I think selectable walk styles is the best solution, à la Sims 4.

It was made in all regions. Given the new guardian outfit, I also dont really believe we are "in danger" of having any sexuality or attractiveness removed, tbh.

THANK YOU for resurrecting this thread. You are correct that the walk cycle has not changed what-so-ever. Its still the same broken, zombie-like, walking system they have had since April 28^th, 2022.

Again, if you are not happy with it, send in that bug report.

How to send a Bug Report to PA for BDO:

1. In the game, Hit the Escape key to bring up the “Edit Menu”
2. Click “Adventure Support”
3. Click “Support”  (your internet window will pop up)
4. Select “Bugs”
5. Click “Submit an Inquiry”
6. Click “Guest Inquiry”
7. Fill in your info and type whats wrong in the “Details” section.
8. Submit!
9. Hit “Ok” when it pops up (at the top).
10. Done! (You will get an initial email in your personal email, then a real person will talk later).