New Boxer Need some help with what seems a lag issue pls lag issue pls =)

[Arkangel]

Hi all nice to be here =)

i have been having trouble with my 4 shammy team i have only just started but i am having some /follow trouble my chars keep lagging a bit behind then when i stop they continue running a few steps in front of me then appear behind me in the correct position but the time between them catching up and stopping in the right position is slowing my lvling etc i am using autohoykey till i can get my bro to pay for keyclone on his paypal account my pc spec is 9800 gtx / dual core e8400 / 4gb corsiar 800mhz ram / 500gb sata hdd / and my net speed r



any help would be great on the reason why this is happening thankyou very much for your help =)

PS: i am running 4 different copies of the game and it has the same issue even when i do 2 characters ty =)

[Maz]

My theory.

[Talos]

PS: i am running 4 different copies of the game and it has the same issue even when i do 2 characters ty =)

i think this is the problem ( at least it was for me )

check the forums for how to symbolic link or junction link your wow folder ( symbolic if you use Windows Vista, Junction if you use Win XP)

this cleared up a lot of load lag for me, and in the end improved /follow lag

[Negative1]

If your using a single monitor I suggest grabbing at least 2 and once you get keyclone you can use keyclone's maximizer function to place your windows nice and neat one each monitor.

I know your thinking "what good will this do for me lag" I'm not sure what it is but something to do with how wow minimizes multiple instances can cause this lag. This used to be a problem for me when i first started however once i got the second monitor and keyclone up and running the follow lag disappeared.

[Djarid]

ok, doesn't look like excessive lag, I presume we are talking fractions of a second here (or there is a problem)

Basically you get used to it, it is a bit like playing quake on a US server in the old days... I was on Pipex and still had 150ms ping... had to lead targets and hope they kept running ;)

Basically you can learn how long it really takes for your guys to stop running and cast at that point, lag spike might mess you up but generally it works fine. You watch the screen then they will run into position then cast the spell.

The same is used when chain casting, you don't wait on your main for the guys to appear ready. remember that you can use the latency for your main too and
anticipate when a spell can be cast (maybe dl quartz)

remember each character receives the keypress at the same time and so stops (unless following) turns and casts at the same time. don't let latency slow your casting time down.

[Arkangel]

Thanks alot for all your imput guys i will try some of the suggestions tonight i understand it might be a problem that i will have to live with but am hoping not as it slows down my game play , i understand what u mean Djarid on the leading the targets even more than usual i used to have the same problem on the us servers of a game called planetside , if anyone else has any idea's on why this issue may be occuring any advice would be great, also is my pc spec high enough can i rule that one out? ty for your help 8)