Multiboxing With MiRai

[MiRai]

Mirai, What affected your decision making for your group composition? You have a wide range of CC there. large array of buffs. Your Pally allows you to not only AoE but take quite a licking while doing so. You have backup heals for your backup heals. What else am i leaving out. Why warrior out of all the Melee choices?

I don't really have any concrete reasons for choosing this team composition except that I wanted a mixed team and they were the first five characters to hit level 80. The Warrior is part of a second team that hit level 80 and since I ended up not liking the Druid all that much on the first team I just moved the Warrior over because she was on the same account (but part of the second team). There are some nice things about the Warrior, which I'll cover in a later video, but I didn't make the decision to replace the Druid with the Warrior because of a mathematical equation which told me the Warrior was better number-wise; and in fact, by removing the Druid I've lost the only battle rez I had.

Like I mentioned in the latest video, I'd like to keep the Mage around because one day I know I'm going to want to sheep something, but until then she's kinda worthless in her current state if we're just looking at total damage and DPS. I was tempted to replace her with a Retribution Paladin which I have sitting idle (again, from the second team) because melee classes seem to be doing great in Wrath heroics -- But that's the problem... They're Wrath heroics, and they're pretty easy since they're no longer current content. I know at some point I'm going to do content which is more difficult than what I'm doing right now and I won't be able to over gear them. Ranged classes are almost always easier to manage when multiboxing and if I permanently replace the Mage with a second Paladin then my entire team is going to be melee minus the healer. Obviously, an all melee team is not the easiest composition to manage because once I encounter a boss that does some AoE damage I'm not going to be able to heal 4 characters while I'm trying to get them all out of the fire, whereas with a ranged team they'd all be spread out and there would be no AoE damage being dealt at all.

However, I can only hope that one day I have so much time on my hands that I can just level up a ton of classes and then do a ridiculous amount of theorycrafting and write-ups about synergy and group compositions which other people might find useful, but until then, I'm just pretty much playing what I think is fun to play (which will always be my first recommendation when playing any game).

[Asterix]

watched your last youtube movie <3

is there anywhere a list of the WoW addons you use? or a screenshot of your Addons Folder?

[MiRai]

watched your last youtube movie <3

is there anywhere a list of the WoW addons you use? or a screenshot of your Addons Folder?

I don't want to leave you hanging, but no, not at the moment. I pulled down my RAM drive so that I could edit some videos.

[JackBurton]

Asterix this older thread may give you some inspiration and guidance.

[MiRai]

Episode 7 is up!

http://youtu.be/-c6vJ991Dbc

[JackBurton]

Episode 7 shows how you can take care of buffs in most MMO's. A good proof of concept video. I"d like to put forth another solution to managing buffs in World of Warcraft involving the SmartBuff addon.

• complements a minimalist clean UI look. It can be configured to leave no buttons or other residue.
• It can be integrated into isboxer's macro library with the macro command [/click SmartBuff_KeyButton]
• bind it to something like your follow key. added as a second or consecutive step to your follow action.
• Its a set and forget system. Allowing you spend more your attention on other matters.

• Supports all classes
• Checks buffs and rebuff you, raid/party members, raid/party pets
• Setup your own buff templates (Solo, Party, Raid, Battleground, MC, Ony, BWL, AQ, ZG, Custom 1-5)
• Auto switch templates
• Individual setup for each buff
• Supports group buffs: 'Gift of the Wild'/'Arcane Brilliance'/'Prayer of Fortitude'/'Prayer of Spirit', incl. group size and reagence check
• Supports class buffs: all greater blessings of the Paladin
• Supports self buffs
• Supports weapon buffs (individual for main and off hand): Shaman, all poisons (Rogue), all stones and oils, incl. reagence check
• Reminder if a buff is missing (Splash/chat/sound)
• Only one key is needed

[MiRai]

is there anywhere a list of the WoW addons you use? or a screenshot of your Addons Folder?

http://i.imgur.com/xytOEcn.png

[Asterix]

Episode 7 is up!

http://youtu.be/-c6vJ991Dbc

I'll have a look at it after work.

Thanks for the image of your addon folder.

[MiRai]

Episode 8 is up!

http://youtu.be/laYSlYfpL-M

[TheOlz]

Awesome that you're continuing the series, MiRai, your vids are great!

Your UI and setup is so clean, it makes me want to re-do mine, but I'm just too lazy.

Random question, but what do the characters beside your unit frames say?

Also, is there anywhere a guide/tutorial on that healing setup? It seems like it's a great way to go and I think I'd like to mimic it on some of my teams.