The Run-Aways (Collecting Data)

[The IT Monkey]

Hey all,
I think we have all had this happen at one time or another (and usually at the least convenient time). Your alt toon (or toons), the one (or ones) you have follow on your main, gets it into their tiny little heads to just run for the hills (or the water, or the lava, or that big fuck-off dragon) and there your main stands (usually a squishy priest) looking at Mr. Mob. (who happens to like the taste of priest).

What truelly makes me wonder about this is that it's not like they just get a regular auto run command sent to them. My toons get a persistant auto run command, even when I hit the back button (a command that cancels autorun) they just stop while I hold that button and then start forward again when I release it.

So what is causing this? If you came here looking for an answer I have none for you, but if you have experienced it I think it might be good compare notes.

MB Configuration: 5 toons on 5 computers
Programs: Synergy and Keyclone
Hardware Extras: X-Keys, G15

If you have experienced this problem please post your set up like I did above... maybe we can track down the perp.

[Rhod]

Very good idea.

3 Toons/3 computers
Programs: Synergy
Hardware: 2 G15's, 1 reg keyboard. 3x wireless mice (2 Logitech, 1 Microsoft)

Autorun is mapped as follows: Main - Space bar
Clones - Shift/Space bar

[Gallo]

I've def had this happen.

My Setup:
5 computers, 5 accounts
Keyclone

Autorun is set to the usual button (numlock)

[Ughmahedhurtz]

I use Multiplicity 1.x for special mouse cases but everything else is hardware. I've seen it happen maybe 3 times, but that was usually because I had the run key held down when I moused off one PC and onto another one.

[The IT Monkey]

I use Multiplicity 1.x for special mouse cases but everything else is hardware. I've seen it happen maybe 3 times, but that was usually because I had the run key held down when I moused off one PC and onto another one.

I would not be surprised to learn that this was in fact the reason this happens. I thought it was a software issue at first (like Keyclone or Synergy) but now that we have had a few responses from people that don't use software I think it may be something along these lines.

[Xzin]

This has never happened for me except when I was on one screen (pressing the *run* command and then synergied over to another (the first one then never gets the keypress up stop running command). It happened one other time when I was programming my Xkeys to hit multiple keys at once, which is most likely similar to the not getting keypress up button.

I would start there.

[Stealthy]

This has never happened for me except when I was on one screen (pressing the *run* command and then synergied over to another (the first one then never gets the keypress up stop running command). It happened one other time when I was programming my Xkeys to hit multiple keys at once, which is most likely similar to the not getting keypress up button.

I would start there.

Actually I use this to autorun when I've got a long distance to cover and want to do a few things on my alts in the mean time...

Cheers,
Stealthy

[Blokus]

This problem has made me look like a noob a few times in front of guild members, all of whom are real life friends which makes it even worse sometimes as they rag me pretty bad, though its all in fun.

I think their impression is that I can't control my locks and this happens all the time. In fact it rarely happens to me when I'm running my 3 toons (priest/lock/lock) alone but often happens when I group with one of the guildies. I think this is because I let them lead and find myself reacting with button spamming instead of controlling the situation myself at my preferred pace.

I had one guildie state that based on what he's seen from me, he's convinced he doesn't want to multibox. <sigh> Of course this is the same person that LOVES grouping with me because we get things done! LOL!

So the problem most often occurs when I'm grouped and the situation is more chaotic than usual and I'm button spamming and sometimes moving between screens. So I think the problem is probably not in macros and such but some combination of a lot of key spamming and mouse movements between screens.

[kermitforney]

Mine seems to happen ALL of the time, well not ALL of the time as in frequency, but under many different circumstances. It happens when there is heavy network traffic or lack of (lag), it also happens when I am alone with great network performance (<70ms). I first thought this was a software issue w/Keyclone in which the program would send them (toons) an autorun command, but when I would try to control my toon i could not shut it off. Sometimes I would physically have to log off in order for them to stop autorunning. I also have a similar autorun issue, but instead of them running they stay in place and revole (360) over an over again. The revolving process usually stops if I hit the /follow macro though, but the autorun doesn't.

I do have one VERY interesting finding to share with you guys. Two days ago I had the autofollow bug bite me in the ass while in Loch Modan. I clicked over to one of my alt toons and for brief moment I could see my main running in front of the alt. There were two images of my main on the alt's screen, one standing motionless which was my REAL main and another ghosted (dead) running in front of my alt?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? It dissapeared about 2 seconds after I initially saw it.

So for some reason the alts think they are still following the main. For what reason they don't stop when I try to control them individually is beyond me???

I have also realized that the bug doesn't begin until I hit the macro button I have setup:

/follow ......
/assist ......
/target ......

So maybe this has something to do with it. I will setup two seperate macros and see wht my findings are and post here.

Macro #1 /follow
Macro #2 /assist . . /target . . (combined)

[kermitforney]

DING DING!!! Another tip that helps!!

I box with 2 pc's, my main which has my main toon ONLY and my alt PC that has the 4 alt toons.

If I turn off Keyclone on the Alt PC then sometimes the toons will stop running.

Wierd I know, but try it.