Bug report: Sprite Skills Do Not Function

Update: My java version is 1.7.0_25, the problem persists if I run from the jdk folder as well. This issue is not occurring on my wife's PC with java version 1.7.0_05

Edit: Duplicate of this issue
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/85105

Symptoms: When a mapped Sprite Skill button is pressed. In this case "1", "2", or "3"(keyboard) and/or the "X" "[]" "/\" button (PS3) or "A" "X" "B" button (360) on the gamepad the character performs the sprite action emote but the sprite does nothing.

Very rarely after pushing the mapped button more than a dozen times in a row the sprite will occasionally execute the ability. This also leads to another bug mentioned below:

Mass Sprite Skill Button Pressing Bug: When mass pressing the skill button, the character will sometimes get stuck in an endless chain of performing the sprite skill gesture with no user input. This prevents any attack or defense and the only thing the character can do is use quick-slot items. Another symptom related to this is that sometimes the sprite will get stuck in an endless chain of performing it's ability with no user inputs as soon as the cool down expires.

Attempted fixes:

Pressing escape stops the endless chain of sprite command gestures

Resetting and remapping controls does not resolve the aforementioned issues.

Using keyboard controls or a different type of gamepad does not resolve this issue.

Additional thoughts:

This makes Sprite's completely useless and is therefore very frustrating. I would expect a bug this severe to be caught early on in testing, not in production release.