2.Next issue is how do I drop off my team to cast spells, I'm doing something wrong because i can't figure out how to get auto-follow off once its on. if its just make a macro then I'm just being dumb.
Follow is broken by movement. You need to use a movement key sent to your slaves to make them stop following. Unless you are using Jamba's Follow Strobing, which IMO you shouldn't be using for anything but long-term travel because people tend to have issues getting it to stop refollowing.

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