I have the same issues with Fess. He's a right pain in the butt and is a constant reminder of why I hate pet classes.

I hope that fixing follow is high on their to-do list. It's very inconvenient with it broken.

You'll probably experience that bug on all characters on that account from what I've been reading. You'll have to do the work-around fix for each char. Glad it got you fixed up!

Do you belong to a guild? If so, try quitting and rejoining.

I ordered on 7/21 but didn't get my code posted until 7/22. I just got my early access email and am making my first character.