Not had a single problem since going EQDIR...
10 star alignment saved fine, and now (thanks to mount being permanently set up) I plug the laptop in, fire it all up, sync on 1 star... and Im away with incredible pointing accuracy... I can land a star on the reticule in a 12mm ep, or alternatively, smack bang in the center of my QHY8 sensor with the C11 @ F/6.3...