Some discussion on setups + LF tips on starting multiboxer

[DakMonkey]

Hi! I'm Dak and I'm thinking of trying out multiboxing. I've never multiboxed beyond having alts /follow my main while gettin boosted.

I've always hated and loved multiboxing/multiboxers. It's been very confusing for me. I've always wanted to try out multiboxing, but I never have, mainly because I didn't want to pay for multiple accounts without knowing if it would be fun or not. But now, when I don't have to pay for accounts, I can test it out.

Anyways. I'm most likely going to be rolling 3x some ranged hybrid to keep it "simple" for starters. My main focus will be pvp (arenas and battlegrounds). The comps that came to mind for me was:

- The bread and butter, 3x elemental shaman
- 3x boomkins
- 3x shadowpriests

Any thoughts? What comp you play and what you recommend?

I think I'm going to try out ISBoxer for the 7 day trial, maybe boost my alts on my main to near 80 first so I don't lose the whole 7 days to leveling.

Any tips for a fresh multiboxer? What do you think, will it be fun or a waste of time?

EDIT: Forgot to mention server.. It's Wotlk Lordaeron

[Jakkre]

Any thoughts? What comp you play and what you recommend?

Im multiboxing all 3 of ur mentioned classes in pvp.
Since ur focus gonna be PvP I wont talk about PvE here.

I recommend to start with ele shami. Ele shamis are the most starter friendly multibox setup.
They have a pretty simple dmg rotation and the healing can be managed by using just two spell: lesser healing wave for single target heal and chain heal for aoe heal.
When going for a kill u usually use flameshock followed by lava burst which makes u able to global ur enemy. The possibility to global enemys is one of the main reason why multiboxing ele shami was so successful in 5vs5 during Wotlk.
Another huge advantage of shamis are the totems. Ur most important totems in pvp is Tremor totem against fear, cleansing totem against disease/poison and grounding totems against enemys spells.
If u want to learn more about ele shami playstyle in pvp I would check out Kruschpak's videos:
http://www.warcraftmovies.com/de/mov....php?id=168939

About Moonkins: Moonkins are also a starter friendly setup.
Similar to shamis they have a pretty simple dmg rotation, it should be mentioned that managing the Lunar and Solar eclipse is hardly possible with multiple druides. I wouldnt even spec into eclipse.
The healing is a bit more complex than with the shamis because druides have plenty of healing abilitys and hots.
When it comes to pvp moonkins are the incarnation of glass cannons. I find it most effectvie to walk in stealth behind the enemys and then make a surprise attack with starfall. As soon as starfall wears off I try to leave the combat as fast as possible to go back stealth and prepare for another surpise attack.
Without starfall moonkins are pretty bad. They die extremly fast and have no fear protection so potential "fearers" always need to be kept away (typhoon is quite usefull here).

When it comes to Spriest, I would stay away of this class. Its much harder to multibox than the other mentioned classes and in most pvp situations they are less effective. Spriest also have their usage but I dont recommend them as a starter team.

Any tips for a fresh multiboxer?

Get ISboxer because its just the best multibox software.
Watch MiRai's ISboxer starter guides on youtube.

If ur focus gonna be PvP then I would consider to make a test team on Blackrock the instant 80 pvp realm.
Lordaeron has x1 XP rates so it gonna take months of leveling until u even hit level 80 and additional months until u are geared enough to be successful in pvp.

What do you think, will it be fun or a waste of time?

Well, its tons of fun once u get used to it. At the start its a bit tricky and patient is required to learn everything.
If u are rather a unpatient person then I would stay away from multiboxing.

[Repc]

I would rethink in server choose, at least if you are mainly intrested lvl 80 pvp and not so much leveling.
Ragnaros and Deathwing will merge to one big server (Q1 2016), they have now x7 exp rates and Lordaeron have x1. On molten times higher rate servers was most popular, so it's possible that this new (maybe x7 exp?) server might become the most popular Wotlk server.

[kalvindeane]

Best competitive 3v3 combinations for multiboxing are Ret/Dks imo.

Ele Shamans are very good too. Balance Druids a little less reliable but still good.

Don't use Shadow Priests for 3v3 if you are new. Even if you are experienced it is best to stay away from them unless you are very good at playing them.

IMO it is a lot easier to multibox in 5v5 than it is in 3v3 or 2v2. For 5v5 four Ele Shamans with one Holy Paladin works well if the Paladin is being played by a second, skilled player. Otherwise 5x Shamans or Druids are good. Never tried a 5v5 melee team personally so can't comment on that.

Test things out on Blackrock as Jakkre said. Levelling chars / donating makes no sense when there is a free and quick alternative available.

[DakMonkey]

Hi all! Thanks for your replies! Here's what I ended up doing:

I decided to postpone the start of 7 day trial with ISBoxer for now. Simply because I don't really need it before lvl80. Hotkeynet was surprisingly easy to set up took only 5 to 10 minutes to set it up with quick setup guide. I decided to roll three elemental shamans and one druid. Shamans for the multibox team and druid for tanking heroics while gearing up. I still might level up 2 more druids and/or spriests afterwards, but I need to focus on these characters first.

The masterplan:

- Set up HotKeyNet for easy leveling 1-10 (Done)

- Level shamans and druid to level 10 with questing. (In progress)

- Boost shamans and druid in instances until level 60-80

- Finish leveling by doing quests when boosting loses it's value

- Set up and learn how to ISBoxer

- Farm gear via bg and heroics

- Do pvp..

- Suck at pvp..

- Do more pvp anyway!


Jakkre

First of all thanks for your fast and detailed answer! Like I said, elemental shamans is the first team for me, thanks for the tip with Kruschpak's videos, definitely need to check it out. I've been watching some of MiRai's videos, but I think I need to wait with those until I actually start to use ISBoxer.

I agree on the order: elemental shamans is easier than boomkings which are easier than the hard shadow priests. I was wondering with Spriests and Druids, if I should go those classes instead, because I have a lot of experience with them, but I feel like elemental shaman will be much much easier and that's why I chose those.

I want to say thanks again for putting the time and effort on your answer. People like you are what makes a community good. /bow


Repc

Hmm, I did consider that as well, however being able to boost on lordaeron where I have max level characters already gave the edge to creating more characters to lordaeron. If some day the population changes to having a lot more people on some 7x server I might move there. To be honest leveling with 7x is so easy that I don't really mind leveling up again, if I decide to change servers at some point.


kalvindeane

Thanks for your tips on the setups. I don't know if rets/dks are the best, I'm sure they are very strong, but I want to test out multiboxing with a ranged class first. I might roll DKs as well (leveling from 55 makes it an attractive choice) later when I'm more used to multiboxing. I'm pretty sure that I will be leveling up druid comp and spriest comp later, if I really get in to multiboxing. R/B-Druids and SPriests have been my mains since the start of vanillla on retail, making those tempting choices as well.

2v2 vs 3v3 vs 5v5. I decided to go with 3v3 for few reasons. One being that 3v3 seems more tempting than 2v2 as a multiboxer. Why not 5v5? Because it is my understanding that there aren't many teams in 5v5 and also, if I fall in love with multiboxing and decide to take it to retail as well, It's a lot easier to pay for 3 accounts than 5.

[jaided]

A few years back I make a tutorial on another now-dead WOTLK server that merged with Warmane long ago. My goal wasn't to make an easy step by step for getting started, but more for showing the concepts for oneboxers to get an idea of how the mechanics work using in-game macros as much as possible. I used keyclone in the example, just because it's so simple, but since most of the work is done in the client you can adapt it to any program you like.

I do a lot of things differently now but the basic ideas are still the same.
I apologize in advance for this hour of torture...
http://bit.ly/VL1VHa


Also if you're going to try multiboxing melee classes I found that using a foot-pedal controller works great for spamming interract-with-target. I made one a while back and still use it today.
http://imgur.com/a/VSiu6

Hopefully there's something in this post that's helpful.

[Deathsmaster]

kalvindeane

Thanks for your tips on the setups. I don't know if rets/dks are the best, I'm sure they are very strong, but I want to test out multiboxing with a ranged class first. I might roll DKs as well (leveling from 55 makes it an attractive choice) later when I'm more used to multiboxing. I'm pretty sure that I will be leveling up druid comp and spriest comp later, if I really get in to multiboxing. R/B-Druids and SPriests have been my mains since the start of vanillla on retail, making those tempting choices as well.
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Seems like a solid choice. I tend to agree that you should do a ranged class first, IMO, they are just easier to get your feet wet with vs melee, however dont stick to just them once you gain understanding, melee can be very fun.

I have 2 main teams,( Both on Ragnaros however) 8 Pallies, 1 Disc and a DK, and 10 SPriest team, both are on equal ground on fun to play field. A 3rd team of shaman. I've been working on, but yet to get a hold of them very well in comparison. And keep in mind, once you have more than one team you can mix match and mix things up if you get bored and become stagnant. In either case play something you enjoy :) Your only limited to what you can dream up.

Jakkre

First of all thanks for your fast and detailed answer! Like I said, elemental shamans is the first team for me, thanks for the tip with Kruschpak's videos, definitely need to check it out. I've been watching some of MiRai's videos, but I think I need to wait with those until I actually start to use ISBoxer.

I agree on the order: elemental shamans is easier than boomkings which are easier than the hard shadow priests. I was wondering with Spriests and Druids, if I should go those classes instead, because I have a lot of experience with them, but I feel like elemental shaman will be much much easier and that's why I chose those.

I want to say thanks again for putting the time and effort on your answer. People like you are what makes a community good. /bow

Good guy isn't he? Very good insight I've found in his posts and the limited conversations in game I've had with him.