[MC-279208] Players can no longer begin sprinting when pressing a sideways movement key first

In Minecraft 1.21.4, holding the sprint key, pressing A or D, and finally pressing W would allow the player to sprint. In Minecraft snapshot 25w02a, this no longer occurs; instead, the player must press W first to sprint.

This change makes sprinting feel more sluggish and unresponsive compared to previous versions and feels unintended due to only being removed for one combination of key presses.

This issue is potentially caused by MC-260440, which was fixed in Minecraft snapshot 25w02a when the behavior started occurring.

Linked issues

is duplicated by 3

MC-279210 Cannot start sprinting when walking diagonally Resolved

MC-279296 Beginning a sprint while strafing is no longer possible Resolved

MC-279299 Cannot initiate sprint while strafing Resolved

Comments 6

Avoma 2025-01-08T15:26:09Z

Can confirm.

Phoenix3000 2025-01-08T15:32:18Z

Can confirm; This is definitely unintentional, as you can still sprint diagonally by pressing W before A or D.

Mr Ktoś 2025-01-08T17:33:22Z

affects walking and flying in creative but not swimming

COMETC2021A1 2025-01-09T05:50:03Z

Can confirm.

This destories some parkour strategies.

COMETC2021A1 2025-01-09T06:10:23Z

Probably cause by the fix of MC-271065 instead of MC-260440.

SeaOfPixels 2025-01-09T18:28:16Z

Correction: you can no longer START a sprint (and any kind of sprint not just a "diagonal sprint") when moving left or right with A/D. Report should be titled "A sprint cannot be started when moving left or right" for clarification.