Up until .81, if I clicked an action on the quickslot, the character would affect a "ready stance" for that action, and if I hit "esc" key, it would cancel. (This is outside of combat).

Now, after the update, esc doesn't cancel it.

I'm running the Mac version.

Tried to save, quit and reload. No luck.

Any ideas?

I don't know what is going on with Esc, but right clicking should also cancel a spell/skill selection.

This will be fixed tomorrow with the Steam version, and presumably the GOG version should be updated within a day or two.