Directional keys locking up

Hi all
when i press three directional buttons at once my character wont stop running and i cant go in any other direction until i press the same key combonation. at first i thought i could deal with it but its getting really annoying has anybody else had this problem and been able to fix it? i havent had this problem in an other games (tf2 is the only steam one i play though)
thanks

Sticky keys? Both meanings.

they're off atm, should i turn them on?

No leave sticky keys off.  But try pulling off the keys and cleaning under them.  If you have a desktop keyboard they should pop right off.  If you have a laptop, then look up of the directions from the manufacture on how to remove the keys without breaking them.

I bet its an old keyboard, i use an ancient one from about 10 years ago and it kinda has the same problem.  I can only press 3/4 keys at max, then it wont track any more key strokes for a little bit.  Get a new keyboard for $10 and the issue should go away.

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Same. Then I got a USB keyboard, which lets me hold 4 buttons at once. I was hoping it'd register any number of keys held down, but 4 is generally enough*

*Sometimes it's more than 4, but nobody cares about the strange, esoteric way my keyboard works