Overzealous mini-map centering

#1 - Jan. 7, 2014, 8:19 p.m.
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I used to be able to pan around the mini-map, which is obviously very important in WvW. Now I have to come to a full stop, wait a second, and only then can I pan around without it forcefully recentering itself on me. Is there an option to turn this off? If not, it’s extremely annoying. Opening the full map in WvW is a death sentence.

Edit: I just did some testing and it definitely seems to be a bug because it is not consistent, and I can’t find any pattern to what causes it. I’d estimate more than half the time it bounces back to my location before I can move it very far. If I stop moving completely and then start moving again, it often fixes the issue for one attempt, but if I stop and start again, it will likely recenter too aggressively.

2nd Edit: Found a trigger. Sometimes the “headlight” that shows what direction I’m facing on the mini-map will never appear. If that happens it will always recenter on me. To fix it, I have to come to a complete stop for ~a second.

#6 - Jan. 8, 2014, 2:47 p.m.
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I’ve noticed this as well. Any ideas on when this might have started happening?

I’ll forward this issue along to the proper stakeholders.