Newbie questions regarding WoW multiboxing

[Khatovar]

I've tried activating CTM in the game settings but it gets reset almost instantly on all except the leader. Also, my slaves do move and turn towards the target, just not very often.

If you're using ISBoxer, that should, I believe, be managed by ISBoxer. You shouldn't have to go in and make the changes within the game. I'd suggest sharing your config file if you're having issues with stuff like this so people can see that you are set up properly.

Does it matter if the looting is set to FFA, group loot etc.? Spamming IWT doesn't work for me at the moment.

If you expect slaves to loot, they'll need to be allowed to loot. This means that Loot is FFA or Round Robin. You'll also need to make sure your slaves are assisting before you try and have them IWT so they have a target to loot.

Thanks! Is there a way to "sync" the clicks, though? Since your slaves follow you, they won't be in the same place as you and thus their mouse clicks will not hit the same place as the leader's.

No, anything that would automatically adjust the clicks to reflect only where the master clicks would fall under automation and require a program to read the client. Neither of those are allowed. The best you can do is set up a SetView macro and be happy with "close." Once you know how to work within the limitations, close enough is usually fine for any ground target abilities.

IWT seems very weird to me. When I'm close to a target but not in melee range, using IWT does nothing. I also can't use it to turn towards targets that are close. Is this normal?

This can be due to a couple of things.

1. You have disabled click to move.
2. Your slaves have not assisted and thus don't have a target to interact with
3. There's no room to IWT. This sometimes happens with large mobs that block your character's view, but is usually due to other environmental obstacles {awnings, trees, boxes in the way}. Try moving the toon in question - I usually do this by sending the follow command or my move all keys {strafe or back} just to try and nudge everyone into a better position.

Also, sometimes in combat, my characters start running in random directions. Based on what I've read, using IWT might cause this. Are there any ways to prevent it?

Don't spam IWT. I know everyone loves to set ISBoxer to handle it so it goes with every keypress so they don't have to do it manually, but the more you send it, the more chances it has to cause runaways. It's great for PvP so you aren't a sitting duck, but not so much for PvE. I've run off more than enough ledges and into more than enough unengaged groups mid-combat to attest to that.

If you can't set ISBoxer to limit the amount of IWTs its sending, then keep your follow key or "everyone step back" key handy to call back the runaways.

Also, reduce the distance your slaves need to travel. The further they need to run, especially while trying to spam abilities, the more likely they are to miss the target and keep running. I leave my slaves passive {on follow, not attacking at all} while I pull a mob. Once I have the mob attacking the tank, THEN I send IWT so my slaves only need to move a few steps to engage because the mob is right in front of them.

[Dessor]

If you expect slaves to loot, they'll need to be allowed to loot. This means that Loot is FFA or Round Robin. You'll also need to make sure your slaves are assisting before you try and have them IWT so they have a target to loot.

Okay, thanks. Some quests don't just seem to have shared loot.

1. You have disabled click to move.
2. Your slaves have not assisted and thus don't have a target to interact with
3. There's no room to IWT. This sometimes happens with large mobs that block your character's view, but is usually due to other environmental obstacles {awnings, trees, boxes in the way}. Try moving the toon in question - I usually do this by sending the follow command or my move all keys {strafe or back} just to try and nudge everyone into a better position.

I have IWT set to mouse button 5 in ISBoxer. I do forget to assist sometimes, though. Would it work if I bind both assist and IWT to the same key?

[Khatovar]

Okay, thanks. Some quests don't just seem to have shared loot.

Yes, shared loot for quest items is fairly new and I'm sure there's still quests that didn't get the memo this time around.

I have IWT set to mouse button 5 in ISBoxer. I do forget to assist sometimes, though. Would it work if I bind both assist and IWT to the same key?

It would, but I'd still suggest having an additional, separate assist key because sometimes you will want them to assist but not interact. There's quests where you need to use an item on a mob while it's at a certain health level, before engaging or on its corpse. If your slaves automatically interact, they could end up ruining your chance to get a quest update.