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DarK_AssassiN · Apr 01, 2006, 03:47 PM // 15:47

I created a new character yesterday (Necromancer/Elementalist) so I'm in pre. I was doing the "posioned devourer" quest when halfway through I lost control of my character. It started walking around, attacking some of the devourers, Cast some spells, and even danced! I couldn't do anything so I quit the game. Has this ever happened to anyone?

Canadian Bacon · Apr 01, 2006, 03:52 PM // 15:52

Wow....thats really strange.

darkMishkin · Apr 01, 2006, 03:56 PM // 15:56

Sounds like the YAWI virus. :S:S

Update your virus scanner.

Canadian Bacon · Apr 01, 2006, 04:00 PM // 16:00

Whats the YAWI virus? I've never heard of it. Obviously I don't have it, because I don't randomly lose control of my game. Is it one of the viruses that youy get from trying to download hacks and/or bots and/or third-party software of any kind?

Snograt · Apr 01, 2006, 04:06 PM // 16:06

Would that be YAWI as in You Avenge Will I, perchance?

Heh, Yoda as a Wammo...

DarK_AssassiN · Apr 01, 2006, 04:08 PM // 16:08

No such thing as the YAWI virus I looked it up. And I don't use hacks/bots/third-party software of any kind... I'm guessing it was just some glitch, it happened a little bit after I killed some devourers. I used the bone horror thing (I think thats what its called) and it sayed invalid target (or whatever it says when you cant do a skill). So I went and attacked another, the character jumped back to the previous one and starting doing the skill. Then jumped back to the one I was attacking and thats when things got weird.

take_me · Apr 01, 2006, 04:27 PM // 16:27

Could have been a huge lag.

Murder In China · Apr 01, 2006, 04:49 PM // 16:49

Lag is mean.

Kinroan · Apr 01, 2006, 06:06 PM // 18:06

yeah...it sounds a bit like lag....but dancing????

Snograt · Apr 01, 2006, 06:17 PM // 18:17

OK people.

This is blatantly the loof lirpa virus, yah?

bad person · Apr 01, 2006, 06:47 PM // 18:47

^^

What he said...

Jiao Yang · Apr 01, 2006, 07:27 PM // 19:27

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Originally Posted by bad person

^^

What he said...

That, my friend, is called spam- which is not allowed.
Anyway, the most obvious cause it seems would be April Fools joke but that is pretty mean. I doubt they would really do that. Could be just a rare bug- report it to Anet.

art_ · Apr 01, 2006, 07:36 PM // 19:36

The OP is an april fool imo

Silent Kitty · Apr 01, 2006, 08:59 PM // 20:59

My character often teleports to a location. I klick my destiny, suddenly I am surrounded by agros and than I suddenly stand at my destination. I like the beginning and the end, but the middle part is bad for my heart

bad person · Apr 01, 2006, 11:30 PM // 23:30

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Originally Posted by Jiao Yang

That, my friend, is called spam- which is not allowed.
Anyway, the most obvious cause it seems would be April Fools joke but that is pretty mean. I doubt they would really do that. Could be just a rare bug- report it to Anet.

Wow, since when was agreeing with the poster above you considered spam?

The Renegade Healer · Apr 02, 2006, 12:00 AM // 00:00

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Originally Posted by bad person

Wow, since when was agreeing with the poster above you considered spam?

since when it adds absolutly nothing to the content of the thread. You can expand on it sure, but what's the point of a thread of everyone's agreeing with the above poster

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Originally Posted by Silent Kitty

My character often teleports to a location. I klick my destiny, suddenly I am surrounded by agros and than I suddenly stand at my destination. I like the beginning and the end, but the middle part is bad for my heart

I get that too, but mroe often, the mobs lag to me, and just stand there, if i try to interact with it, my character acts as if it's with the rest of it's mob. Just huge lag. It'll be a pain when shadowstep is more common and this is supposed to happen, won't be able to tell the difference between lag and shadowstep.

DarK_AssassiN · Apr 02, 2006, 12:03 AM // 00:03

Well, hasn't happened again, but it was weird :\

bad person · Apr 02, 2006, 12:30 AM // 00:30

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Originally Posted by The Renegade Healer

since when it adds absolutly nothing to the content of the thread. You can expand on it sure, but what's the point of a thread of everyone's agreeing with the above poster

Believe it or not, there are times where more than one person expressing the same opinion in the same thread is valid. When a question comes up and you get 5 different answers from 5 different posters, how is that really helping the OP? As it is, two people who posted after me (including the person who accused me of spamming) agreed that this was most likely an April Fool's joke. The consensus is now that this was an April Fool's joke and a consensus could never have been reached if nobody was able to agree with a prior post.

DarK_AssassiN · Apr 02, 2006, 12:41 AM // 00:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by bad person

Believe it or not, there are times where more than one person expressing the same opinion in the same thread is valid. When a question comes up and you get 5 different answers from 5 different posters, how is that really helping the OP? As it is, two people who posted after me (including the person who accused me of spamming) agreed that this was most likely an April Fool's joke. The consensus is now that this was an April Fool's joke and a consensus could never have been reached if nobody was able to agree with a prior post.

I agree.

The Renegade Healer · Apr 02, 2006, 01:29 AM // 01:29

^^

What he said.

edit: now how hard is it to add "that the above person can't admit he's not contributing to the thread"

edit2: wow, i'm such a troll D:

Apr 01, 2006, 03:47 PM // 15:47	#1
DarK_AssassiN Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: FL, US Profession: W/R	Is this normal? 0_o I created a new character yesterday (Necromancer/Elementalist) so I'm in pre. I was doing the "posioned devourer" quest when halfway through I lost control of my character. It started walking around, attacking some of the devourers, Cast some spells, and even danced! I couldn't do anything so I quit the game. Has this ever happened to anyone?

Apr 02, 2006, 01:29 AM // 01:29	#20
The Renegade Healer Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NYC Guild: Go Hoax Yourself [HOAX] Profession: Mo/Me	^^ What he said. edit: now how hard is it to add "that the above person can't admit he's not contributing to the thread" edit2: wow, i'm such a troll D: Last edited by The Renegade Healer; Apr 02, 2006 at 01:34 AM // 01:34..

Apr 01, 2006, 03:52 PM // 15:52	#2
Canadian Bacon Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Guild: Kingdom of Tyria [KoT]	Wow....thats really strange.

Apr 01, 2006, 03:56 PM // 15:56	#3
darkMishkin Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: UK Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: Mo/	Sounds like the YAWI virus. :S:S Update your virus scanner.

Apr 01, 2006, 04:00 PM // 16:00	#4
Canadian Bacon Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Guild: Kingdom of Tyria [KoT]	Whats the YAWI virus? I've never heard of it. Obviously I don't have it, because I don't randomly lose control of my game. Is it one of the viruses that youy get from trying to download hacks and/or bots and/or third-party software of any kind?

Apr 01, 2006, 04:06 PM // 16:06	#5
Snograt rattus rattus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST Guild: [GURU]GW [wiki]GW2 Profession: R/	Would that be YAWI as in You Avenge Will I, perchance? Heh, Yoda as a Wammo...

Apr 01, 2006, 04:08 PM // 16:08	#6
DarK_AssassiN Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: FL, US Profession: W/R	No such thing as the YAWI virus I looked it up. And I don't use hacks/bots/third-party software of any kind... I'm guessing it was just some glitch, it happened a little bit after I killed some devourers. I used the bone horror thing (I think thats what its called) and it sayed invalid target (or whatever it says when you cant do a skill). So I went and attacked another, the character jumped back to the previous one and starting doing the skill. Then jumped back to the one I was attacking and thats when things got weird.

Apr 01, 2006, 04:27 PM // 16:27	#7
take_me Furnace Stoker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Europe Guild: Country Roads [HOME]	Could have been a huge lag.

Apr 01, 2006, 04:49 PM // 16:49	#8
Murder In China Banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: /B/Chan Guild: Looking for one Profession: W/	Lag is mean.

Apr 01, 2006, 06:06 PM // 18:06	#9
Kinroan Academy Page Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Newport, NC USA Guild: ANT Profession: N/Me	yeah...it sounds a bit like lag....but dancing????

Apr 01, 2006, 06:17 PM // 18:17	#10
Snograt rattus rattus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST Guild: [GURU]GW [wiki]GW2 Profession: R/	OK people. This is blatantly the loof lirpa virus, yah?

Apr 01, 2006, 06:47 PM // 18:47	#11
bad person Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2006	^^ What he said...

Apr 01, 2006, 07:36 PM // 19:36	#13
art_ Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005	The OP is an april fool imo

Apr 01, 2006, 08:59 PM // 20:59	#14
Silent Kitty Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Netherlands Guild: [TYW] "The Young World" Profession: A/Me	My character often teleports to a location. I klick my destiny, suddenly I am surrounded by agros and than I suddenly stand at my destination. I like the beginning and the end, but the middle part is bad for my heart

Apr 02, 2006, 12:03 AM // 00:03	#17
DarK_AssassiN Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: FL, US Profession: W/R	Well, hasn't happened again, but it was weird :\