Hello,
I’ve had an ongoing issue while playing Overwatch on PC. That issue is “stuttering” keyboard and mouse inputs. In the midst of playing - especially when there are multiple other players nearby - the keys I select and the motion of my mouse will temporarily stop, anywhere from a couple tenths of a second to a couple of seconds. It’s fairly random, except for the aforementioned factor of “how many other players are in my immediate vicinity?”
I am aware of the issue with Discord experienced by others, which is why I have been deactivating Discord altogether when I play. I’ve attempted shutting down every other background program that I can manage, adjusting down my graphics settings, repairing the game, updating graphics drivers, restarting my computer, using different USB keyboard/mice, and several other things. The problem persists in spite of all of this.
I play Overwatch on Xbox using the same Internet connection, and I don’t experience this issue on Xbox, so I don’t think it’s my ISP. I play other online games on my computer that do not have this problem. So I’m confident I have localized it to the Overwatch program… but I have no other idea for potential root causes or solutions.
P.S. This issue has also gone on for me for months. I have tried quitting the game for periods of time in the hopes that there is something in the current game build that will be resolved in a future update. Sometimes, the problem truly does go away. But it also has a habit of coming back.