maybe im the only one having this issue and maybe it's a gameplay decision but either way it's bugging me so much i have to ask:

in way too many cases i am pressing BLOCK yet geralt doesnt go into blocking stance. i sometimes have to press it multiple times for it to happen. also after i get it it takes about 2 seconds for him to block. probably the same issue....

i am aware that blocking requires VIGOR and these issues happen when i have at least one vigor chunk.

dude , come on, i specifically said that i know that!! i HAVE enough vigor to block. the issues are when i DO HAVE VIGOR.
i wonder if anyone else is having this issue.

is it really so after u get hit than u have to stand still for like a second after u finish staggering until u can block again or is that also a part of my bug?

Check your FPS if it's above 40 then something is wrong. I had that problem when I had ubersampling on, the FPS was bad so controlling was heavy.

If your staggering, blocking might take a second more. But if you have Vigor, you should be able to block. Unless their is a status penalty affecting you possibly. Poisoned? Used a particular Potion?

If its none of that then its either low FPS causing control latency issues or a bug.

i have around 20FPS on my 4850 and i bet something is messed up here, but regardless of the reason im having poor FPS this might be the reason. i dunno.
i cant play this gorgeous game, i guess, until there is some fix. somewhere.

unless anyone has some tips.

Try running it in windowed mode, turn of Ubersampling.