Can't follow on non-epic flying mount?

[Vodka]

My brother in law and I both two box, he just started. Transfered his warlock off his main account and onto his second. Neither character has any movement speed increasing effects, and both our computers are around the same, spec wise(He has a faster processor(2.6 AMD athlon x2)). I don't have a problem having my priest follow my warrior on my 60% flyer, but if my brother in law has his characters following each other, one always lags behind and stops following, usually in about 50 yards.

I honestly have no idea why it is doing this, any thoughts?

[Ellay]

Hmm, for sure no movement speed buffs? Is the follower choppy/laggy at all?

[MaxD]

Try having the first account following the second. When I was running 2 accounts on my AMD the second game would run a bit slower than the first.

[Wilbur]

Theoretically its because WoW needs to run at around 15 FPS in order for the follow algorithm to process properly.

This is of course, conjecture.

[Bravo]

Theoretically its because WoW needs to run at around 15 FPS in order for the follow algorithm to process properly.

This is of course, conjecture.Does the /console maxfpsbk affect this?? I have my followers running at 15 fps and once in a while one or 2 get left behind

[Skuggomann]

Try putting ridign crop or thats sketis wip on the guy thats following.

[Vodka]

Okay. Both chars run ~60 fps, right now one is in shatt and the other in AV. I already suggested changing the following chars and it didn't change anything =/

Thanks for the help guys.



Would limiting the main's fps to say 30-40 and the followers to like 20 help this?

[Vodka]

At the moment he isn't using any way to do that. That was my first thought too hehe.

[Vyndree]

Put a riding crop/carrot on a stick on the following character, but NOT the leader.

Due to inevitable lag, if you're always flying in a straight line eventually your /follower will kick the bucket. Speed increasers like riding crop help increase the time before it happens. Just make sure that you either make a few turns once in a while or stop every second or two to allow the /follow to ride your ass once more.

Suvega has 5 epic mounts now and without speed increasers on his followers, his characters get lots almost immediately.

[Contents]

...did I read that right, Suvega already has 5 epic flyers?

Holy shit?

And as far as the breaking follow while flying xzin mentioned that this was a problem, and there is no real way around it, just mash that follow macro, add a speed increasing trinket on the followers, and stop every now and again to let them catch up.

[Vyndree]

...did I read that right, Suvega already has 5 epic flyers?

Holy shit?

Yep, a few weeks after he hit 70. He didn't do ANY quests past hellfire on his group and saved it all for gold. Did all the quests in each zone, bought epic flyers.

He's been doing his dailies since then, started on Netherwing and could get the Sha'tari Skyguard mount if he wanted.

[Contents]

Wow I have to admit at first instance grinding sounds like it would make anyone want to /wrists, but seeing how much faster Suvega reached one of the many accomplishments, I'd say he might have had a great idea.

[Zseth]

Epic mounts are old news. Ebola has sha'tari mounts and is frickin a machine at this game lol

[Contents]

For someone like me that didn't have the desire to grind out 5k gold on one toon, getting 5 epic mounts is pretty big in my opinion.

How are your epic mounts coming zseth?

[Vyndree]

Epic mounts are old news. Ebola has sha'tari mounts and is frickin a machine at this game lol

Not for Suvega.

He dinged 70 less than a month ago. (Dec 20 according to the ding thread, but I think he was late in posting for a few days).

Though it looks like Ebola had the same sort of schedule. I'm linking one of his posts for anyone interested in how he gathered the $$$ for the mounts: Epic Flying Mounts ('http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&postID=5899&highlight=#post5899')

[MaxD]

my buddy has 8 70s and with in 40 mins he gets 400g for the dailie quests only. Yes ge 5 boxs. He is the one that turned me onto this site, and I love/hate him for it :)

[Ebola]

Epic mounts are old news. Ebola has sha'tari mounts and is frickin a machine at this game lol



Hehe Thanks Zseth :)

I actually have epic flyers on all 5 locks and all 5 priests...... I think Im about a week or two away from the epic flight form on all 5 druids.....

and btw Im now saving for epic flyers on my 5 hunters..... man they are OP!!

[Skuggomann]

I actually have epic flyers on all 5 locks and all 5 priests...... I think Im about a week or two away from the epic flight form on all 5 druids.....

and btw Im now saving for epic flyers on my 5 hunters..... man they are OP!!


say what now? XD you ahve grinded over 50'000g :S daaaaaaaaam XD