Make ESC key stop putting away weapon.

I've asked a similar question in the past but I think I over-complicated it.

How do you make the ESC not put away your weapon? For example, as a Claws character or a Assault Rifle character I want to be able to hit ESC without putting away my weapon.

You don't. One of the many things that the ESC key does is /em none, and another is to unqueue the currently queued power. Either one of these will put away your weapon.

You cannot rebind ESC, so if you want to use it for something (like untargeting an enemy), your best bet is to bind that single command to a different key.

Aye, you can definitely bind/rebind/unbind it... but it seems to be stuck with the power of, "put away weapon no matter what rawr!"

I've gone as far as to check out keyboard remapping software suites but most of them require a reboot or log out/in of Windows to take effect. Having ESC not do what it does outside of game can make this pretty obnoxious just to change CoX "unchangeable" behavior.

Long ago I decided to not "fight the system" and made my ESC key be my "universal reset" key. For me it not only unqueues any power or emote but it also recenters my point of view and camera distance whenever I've shifted my camera to another off-center position.

If you really want your ESC key to do something radically different you may be out of luck.

Can I make a simple suggestion?

Stop pressing the ESC key.