my character wont stop turning in circles

[kalaria]

i can be running along and all of a sudden my character goes out of control and spins around and around.if stops when i type in game then goes right back when i hit enterit stops when i hit the side arrow key, but then keeps going when i let the keys go.any help, or ideas?

[Bournville]

Try another keyboard.

[Rattfa]

<cite>kalaria wrote:</cite><blockquote>i can be running along and all of a sudden my character goes out of control and spins around and around.if stops when i type in game then goes right back when i hit enterit stops when i hit the side arrow key, but then keeps going when i let the keys go.<b>any help, or ideas?</b></blockquote>Go find some water and skill ip your swimming imo <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />But seriously, try a new keyboard.

[Vonotar]

I get the same, hit every button that corresponds to the direction your turning until it stopsi.e. if your turning left...Aleft arrow keynumberpad 4

[Deayne]

<p>I just started having the same problem, is this a known issue?</p>

[Elorah]

<p>I get this every once in a while....  I think it has something to do with a combination of keys/mouse that I am using....</p><p>I use autorun and will sometimes use my keyboard arrows as well..   or I am chatting while on auto run...  I am not sure what causes it.  What I do to stop it though is I usually pull my mouse out of the game window and tap it...  I play in windowed mode to see the clock and other windows that are open...   or another monitor <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p>You might want to try deleting some of the basic setting files for the game if trading out keyboards doesn't have an effect.</p><p>You may want to delete the following files and folders:cache foldereq2_recent.inieq2_default.iniEverQuest2.exee q2.iniAs well as the character specific files, these will appear as such:Servername_CharacterName_EQ2_uisettings.iniSt ationname_characters.ini</p>

[Tebos]

<p><cite>kalaria wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>i can be running along and all of a sudden my character goes out of control and spins around and around.if stops when i type in game then goes right back when i hit enterit stops when i hit the side arrow key, but then keeps going when i let the keys go.any help, or ideas?</blockquote><p>This is an on-going issue for many users through the years, and happens quite frequently for those of us that use a wireless keyboard.  The quickest way to get out of the spinning is to hit the "Windows Key" and click back into the game window.  It's a keyboard focus issue!</p><p>The Windows key is the one that has the Windows emblem on it!</p>

[Deayne]

<p>I bet that's totally it, Tebos - I'll give it a try, thank you so much!</p><p>Z</p>

[Elorah]

<p>I hope that this works for you, but I dont think that is the only reason that this happens as I do not have a wireless keyboard <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Child]

<p>this can be due to having a gamepad connected to your comp, and a key profiler such as Pinnacle Game Profiles or Xpadder having a analog stick being A or D. the analog stick's dead zone could be too small.</p><p>happened to me a few times. just unplug the gamepad if you have one connected</p>

[Kileren]

<p>Both my wife and I the Logitech G15 keyboard and it happens to both of us quite often over the years. It is a known problem. I have to /quit and then EXIT and restart EQ2 before the problem goes away. I also have a DEll 1720 Inspiron laptop that plays EQ2 just fine but every now and again my characters will start spinning, but on the laptop I just press the key for the opposite direction and it corrects itself. I guess all I'm saying is that this bug has been around for years.</p>

[Elorah]

<p><cite>Kileren wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Both my wife and I the Logitech G15 keyboard and it happens to both of us quite often over the years. It is a known problem. I have to /quit and then EXIT and restart EQ2 before the problem goes away. I also have a DEll 1720 Inspiron laptop that plays EQ2 just fine but every now and again my characters will start spinning, but on the laptop I just press the key for the opposite direction and it corrects itself. I guess all I'm saying is that this bug has been around for years.</p></blockquote><p>I had the originl G15 when it started.  I had that keyboard since it came out.  I first saw the spinning during the excavation events in Sinking Sandsa a fe months ago.  I can't shake the feeling that it is a combination of mouse/keyboard keys that I am pushing to get it spinning.  I have noticed that when I would click my mouse outside of the Game window, it would stop.  I Used to have 2 monitors set up (one for game and one for browsing), I would just click on the other monitor.  With Christmas came the new G15 keyboard and a larger monitor (so I only have one monitor now).  If I start the spinning, I just click outside the game wiondow and I stop...</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p><cite> Tebos wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>kalaria wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>i can be running along and all of a sudden my character goes out of control and spins around and around.if stops when i type in game then goes right back when i hit enterit stops when i hit the side arrow key, but then keeps going when i let the keys go.any help, or ideas?</blockquote><p>This is an on-going issue for many users through the years, and happens quite frequently for those of us that use a wireless keyboard.  The quickest way to get out of the spinning is to hit the "Windows Key" and click back into the game window.  It's a keyboard focus issue!</p><p>The Windows key is the one that has the Windows emblem on it!</p></blockquote><p>Thanks for providing that info.  I never use wireless keyboards so I have never experienced the problem myself.  For some reason I tend to prefer really old keyboards(my keyboard at home is so old I need an adapter to plug it in to the PS/2 port).</p>