Sometimes you have to double tap multiple times for the player to start sprinting. Also sometimes when you are sprinting you slow down and have to stop and start sprinting again. These things get you killed when you are fighting other players and are very frustrating. This might be a bit hard to reproduce but it does happen frequently, and it's very aggravating.
When you start sprinting you should stay in sprint mode no matter what until you release the forward key. This isn't the case when you run up stairs. Or if you try to jump over a block and catch the top of it slightly, you stop running. Having to keep re-sprinting makes the mechanism feel clunky and cumbersome and is frustrating.
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MC-2309
Sprinting takes several tries to work
Resolved
MC-8640
Sprinting Stops half way though a block jump.
Resolved
MC-9747
PVP + Sprinting Glitches
Resolved
MC-18329
When sprinting you go in sprint mode, out sprint mode, on and on and on
Resolved
MC-26770
sprinting and running multiplayer glitch
Resolved
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like I said, it's aggravating. There are a lot of things you can do in the game that you can't do in real life. So that's a stupid excuse. And like I said, it doesn't just happen when running up stairs. Sometimes you run on a flat surface and you slow down for no reason.
Sprinting ceases when the "sustenance" or hunger reserves have depleted and the hunger bar begins to jiggle and go down. You can then sprint again until 3 bits of hunger remain on the hunger bar. Vaguely relevant tip: You can sprint up a half-slab staircases
@Raphael "Sometimes you run on a flat surface and you slow down for no reason" Maybe he doesn't know that, and it's the start of hunger
I also agree with the separate button idea; it is very frustrating when you try to go into a sprint, especially on a server, and you don't actually sprint like you expect. I think part of the problem is the fact that in order to sprint, you must double tap 'W', not hold a modifier key such as Shift. I do know that Shift is already in use for sneaking, but I'd rather have the sprint key, if not be a modifier key, be another close key such as 'R'. I've also noted that in 1.6.1, yes, the sprinting is delayed quite a bit, and it makes me even more frustrated to use it. I wouldn't be surprised if several, if not lots, of people agreed on that.
My suggestion? Bind the sprint key to something else, or at least allow people to configure it, that you HOLD, not double tap. And get rid of the annoying delay seen in the more recent versions of Minecraft.
i agree With This Bug Sprinting needs to be Get default like in 1.5.X .... you cant even Play a Parkour.
haha. sprinting is supposed to work like this. If you ran up stairs in real life, you would slow down. If you jump over a fence in real life, but slightly hit the top, you will stumble or slow down. This is not a bug, this is how the game is supposed to be, so get used to it..