Merc Reloading/Shooting Issue

I’m playing as Merc in POE 2 and really enjoy the class, but I’ve encountered an issue with reloading. Sometimes, when the ammo reloads, the Merc doesn’t fire. I can hear the reload sound, and the ammo count updates, but the character just points at the enemy without shooting, whether I press or hold the fire button. The character just stands there and eventually fires after a delay. Other times, the reload and shooting work fine. I understand this is an early access game and bugs are still being worked on, but I wanted to report this issue as it seems like a bug. I’m playing on PS5 with a controller, though I’ve seen similar reports on PC in other forums. Thanks for your attention to this

I've noticed this as well. It seems to be an issue where you don't shoot unless you actively have a target under your cursor. As opposed to other games like this where projectile weapons just fire in the aimed direction and hit whatever is in front of you. This game, for some reason, requires you to actually target something some of the time. As a matter of fact I've been screwed over more times than I can count because of this. Count updates, sound goes off, but I just stand there like an idiot instead of firing the damn crossbow. Which inevitably causes my death.