Suvega's Brain Dump
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Introduction
So, I've been multiboxing for quite a while, I'm one of the original 4 Mage 1 Priest setups, and have been sticking through it for a while. I have a decent amount of experiance, I would say well rounded. As I rarely speak on the forums (Vyndree does moar than enough for me ), I figured I'll take some time and brain dump everything I can into this thread. I'll see what I can do to organize it, and I'll fill this out as time permits. Maybe if it is high enough quality, or peopel request I can post some of this in the Wiki, etc.
Lastly, the intention of this post is not directed at people who have never multiboxed before, as I'm too lazy to go indepth to topics which most multi-boxers know, nor do I wish to link to references to anything either
Suvega's Setup Knowledge
Hardware Setup
For hardware for a 5-box setup, I'm a firm believer in 5 computers. Given the exponential cost of hardware these days, you can put together 5 relatively powerful machines, for under 500$ apeice if you get the parts from NewEgg, and assemble them yourself. For monitors, you can find 19" monitors (HAAAHHHNNNSS GEEEEEE) for 100$ easy.
Essentaily, you can for roughly the same cost as your "OMG PIMPING QUAD CORE ZOMG BEAST" machine, get 5 relatively moderately powered, but yet capable machines.
Why 5 machines over 1? Performance, latency, reaction time, and Flexability. With my 5 box setup, I have over 60fps on all the machines, I can easily react on any of them within a heartbeat, and switch focus to a new machine instantly Lastly, it enables the use of hardware keyboard replication, which can be both a) forward proof (less likely to be banned imo), as well as b) faster reaction in pvp.
For periphials, I chose the X-Keys PRO, as it provides a good easy layout of keys, which I can replicate in game on each computer to easily bind actions to keys.
**The next section is theory - hardware - craft, as it is something I am thinking of doing, but haven't done yet**
With the ability to switch your 'main' essential in PvP, I'm coming to a limit of possibilities I can do using the software. This is my current idea for a hardware setup:
Materials required:
- 1 - 5port or 2 - 4port vetra keyboard replicators
- 1 - 5port high speed KM switch (notice the lack of a V, its important).
The most important part of this, is the HIGH SPEED of the Keyboard/Mouse switch. You want something that can switch < 250 ms.
The Setup:
-- = single connection ~~~ = 5 * conection (like out of a replicator or kvm, has 5 cables) Xkeys --------------+-------- Keyboard Replicator ~~~~~~Y-Mice --- Computer Main Keyboard ---/_____________________________/ Mini Keyboard-------Hispeed KM switch~~~~~~~~~~~~/
Now, you use your main keyboard for everything, and the mini keyboard to type individual events to one computer. (like chatting).
Macro setup should not be reliant on a key being pressed on one computer only.
Bind WSAD on the main comptuer only, then when that character dies, use mouse movement (hold both mouse buttons) to move.
Software Setup
Currently I use a software setup, which I will describe below. I use a combination of Synergy(non-editted ver) and Multibox. Why?
Synergy has a MUCH better monitor management system, and since my monitors aren't of equal size, the boundries for each don't line up. Thus Synergy's ability to define boundries is priceless. Also, Syn allows when you move your mouse to a computer, to only type on that one (even when multibox keyboard replication is on!), which I find
really convienent. Multibox can broadcast keys. Enuff said.
To set these up in unison, requires some fenagling. First off, open synergy on your main computer, and setup all your boundries. Remember, you need inverses too, so for every "right" of the center monitor, you need a "left" of the right monitor. Next, you don't want to spin like a top on your off comptuers. I personally like to toggle locking to a screen (instead of doing everytime you right click or left click), as it doesn't mess up action bars or dragging items, etc.
Go to the options, and turn on relative mouse movements. Next go to keybindings, and bind middle mouse to toggle lock to screen.
Now, when you want to move a character, move the mouse to the screen, middle click, and your mouse is locked to the screen, and you can move like you would on your main. When you want to leave that computer, middle click again.
Now multibox. Just set it up like normal, open the server on teh main box, then the client on the main box. Then open the clients on all the client machines.
Ensure that you don't setup monitor placements on multibox, just leave all those boxes blank.
Lastly, the uber trick. Ensure that the synergy server is ALWAYS OPENED LAST. Therefore most likely at the very end you'll have to close the synergy server and open it up again, to ensure that it was the last opened. This is to ensure that they Key grabs from Multibox and Synergy play well together.
Now, you can toggle keyboard broadcasting with your hotkey (I use Tilda ~), and still use synergy to switch between monitors. If you did everything correctly, you can have keyboard broadcasting on, move your mouse to a single computer, and start typing and it won't broadcast to every machine. Then move your mouse back to the main computer, and broadcasting should continue. YAY.
UI Setup
The trick to great UI setup is a combination of GLANCABILITY, and ease of macro change. << TBD, insert screenshot of UI >>
As you can see, I prefer XPerl. This allows me to see what each of my party members are targeting, and align it up in such a way as to compare it to what I'm currently targeting. This is essential due to how I setup macros (to be covered later). Xperl also shows raid icons on everyone's target, thus
I can assign sheeps quickly, and ensure they are targeting the correct mob, by glancing at my party and ensuring that they are all targeting different raid icons.
Next I use bartender to setup action bars in teh form of the XKeys Pro (seen small on the right in the screen above). I'm thinking of changing to trinity (I think) bars, as it allows much easier macro management. Vyndree will help me switch and I'll comment more later.
Zomg Macro Setup
I am a FIRM believer in the the /assist macro method. It is FAR more flexible, as it allows your main to be targeting something that your followers are not. This is ESSENTIAL for PvE, as many times you want to kill something, while building threat on another target.
How does this work? SIMPLE! VERY SIMPLE! I use 'f', and the macro on every character is the same:
/assist [target=Char1name,nodead]; [target=Char2name,nodead]; [target=Char3name,nodead]; [target=Char4name, nodead]; [target=Char5name,nodead]
for follow, I use:
/target [target=Char1name,nodead]; [target=Char2name,nodead]; [target=Char3name,nodead]; [target=Char4name, nodead]; [target=Char1name] /follow /targetlasttarget
If you're wondering why only 4 character are labeled above? Its because if you get to the 5th, that means the other 4 are dead, and don't need to be /following you
Why no focus? FOCUS IS FOR SHEEPS YOU NOOB! On main character (party leader): Bind the key to "Mark Star raid target" On mage 1 character, bind the key to the /assist macro above followed with a /focus.
Repeat for each peice of cc you want to do.
Next bind one key on all characters to perform their cc on their focus
/cast [target=focus, nodead]; [target=target, nodead] CCSPELLNAME
This means that with the UI I described above, you mark targets and have each mage assist and /focus. If you glance down and they are all targeting
a diff raid target then you're good. If they're all targeting the star, then you're a little quick and not accounting for lag on target changes.
Smash the CC button and you're golden.
Suvega's Leveling/Money Knowledge
Leveling your Characters
There is two popular methods to leveling your characters in the old world, "boosting" and questing. Both have their ups and downs, with the first being a lot less time consuming. I'll split it up into the two sections:
Questing
Questing is by far a quicker way to method then going in dungeons (non-boosting), it provides a phenominally good XP / time, and also gives you good experiance in how to play your characters. Multiboxing is tough, and it requires a large ramp up time, so my recomendation is: If you are new to multiboxing, you should level your charcters through questing, mixing it with instances to kill the monotony Yes, you can get boosted, is it worth it? Probably not. You'll be a noob for much longer, still getting used to all of your macros, how to use them, what you need to setup, etc. DON'T SCREW YOURSELF, LEARN TO PLAY WHILE LEVELING.
Ensure you have the following professions on at least one of your characters:
- Herb
- Skin
- Mine
- Ench.
DON'T FORGET TO LEVEL THEM. YOU WANT THESE AT THE RIGHT LEVEL IN OUTLANDS.
Next, you will ask me, "Well what quests shoudl I do?", and I shall respond with: Buy a leveling guide. (yes buy, don't be a cheap ass). Jaina's lvling guild, and Brian Kopps are by far the best. If you can see if you can get the pre 2.3 version. If you use the pre2.3 version, just skip the collection quests that take a while, and you'll be fine. If you get a post 2.3 version, you probably want to stick with the quests given, unless you feel like instancing to make up the xp gaps from skipping collection quests.
Lastly, wait until 60 for outland. It's worth it, and it won't mess up your XP curve in outlands. Believe me, the EPL and WPL quests are nice and easy.
Just do em.
Boosting
Boosting is by far the fastest way to level your characters. Period. In the time it takes you to quest out one 5 box group, you could boost 3 groups.
The XP /hr is rediculous and people have gotten rediculous lvling records (28 hours for lvl 70? wut?). However, there are a few downsides: 1) You will have no money (you aren't looting stuff, that slows you down, ALOT). 2) You need a lvl 70. If you're playing the lvl 70 AND your toons, THEY MUST BE IN THE SAME NAME. Otherwise enjoy the banorola 3) Its monotonous. Like seriously, its alot of just -pull-kill-repeat. 4) It is on its way out. Blizzard knows the issue, and is working on ways to fix this. It's not going to stay forever.
So how does one boost you ask? Let me give you the short sweet version:
First you need a lvl 70, in order of preference, you want one of hte following: 1) Prot Paladin - BY FAR THE BEST 2) Warlock, affliction (siphon life) 3) Mage
If you have a VERY giving friend, he can do it for you, and you can just follow around. If you are going to do it yourself, (5box, 1 lvl 70, and 4 charcters to lvl), THEY MUST ALL BE IN THE SAME NAME. Let me reitterate once more. EVERY
ACCOUNT YOU EVER MULTIBOX NEEDS TO BE IN THE SAME NAME. PERIOD. YOU WILL GET BANNED. YOU WILL GET BANNED. GGGGGGGggGGgGG.
Order of instances: (Clear the instance until you can get in the next one, then switch).
1. Deadmines/RFK (the one in orgrimar)
2. SM. Do the armory, then the cath, then reset.
If you have a prot pally you can continue
3. STRAT! Undead + prot pally = nice.
Stop at lvl 60.
Hitting Outland
Grats your 60! Yay. Take some screenshots, cheer to your self, Oh wait, there's Burning Crusade. DAMN. Go out pay for the expansion, load up
fraps and hit the portal
Now, here is your choice. You can either: 1) Plan ahead, take some time, but be financially secure 2) ZOMG I WANT 70 MEOW, RIGHT MEOW.
For 2? Just go ahead and follow the lvling guide all the way to 70. Have fun!
I personally chose 1, and I am VERY happy I did. Therefore, I recommend 1, because its the best idea imo, and I will explain it below First off go do all the hellfire quests. You want to do these because they basically replace all the crappy gear you have with a COMPLETLY new set of gear. Enjoy free epix! (err greens that are better then lvl 60 epix). Next go do the Zangar quests. Yeap, you can do all of em. Why you ask? Because at lvl 70, these quests are grey, they give very little gold. If you want, you can do the first half of the terrokar quests, but its not really needed. Don't do any lvl 64 + quests.
Next Hit instances! You want to lvl the rest of hte way in instances. It's going to be tough, but its worth it. You'll learn how to play PvE with your group, you'll get decent xp, and most importantly: You save your quests for lvl 70.
For instance lvling, I suggest the following:
60-62 - Ramparts 62-63 - Blood Furnance 63-64 - Slave Pens 64-65 - Underbog 65-67 - Mana Tombs 67-70 - Sethekk Halls
Get your mounts (epic, its how I roll baby)
Now, that you planned ahead (right? ), you have all of these quests available to you at level 70, this is exactly what you want. Take the money you have from doing instances and selling Large prismatics, and other enchanting suplies First off, go do the prequests for daily quests, (ogrilla and skettis). Every day do your daily quests.
Let me repeat myself:
EVERYDAY DO YOUR DAILY QUESTS.
Next, go through and in each zone, pickup every quest you see, and do them. Take your time, enjoy the lore and actually read the quests (if you want).
Now for the fun part, by the time you're done with all these quests, you'll have over 26,000g. TWENTY SIX THOUSAND GOLD. OH EM GEE
Move it all to one charcter, take screen shots, then by the epic mounts.
Next, start working on the Netherwing quest line (you want dragon right?). Get that all completed and keep doing netherwing dailies until you unlock all of em (with rep).
Cashing in on your financial investment
I argue, that BY FAR the BEST way to earn money over a long period of time is DAILY QUESTS. In 2h40 mins I can complete my circle, gain a ton of rep with SSO, and also pickup around 1500g + Many Greys + Many Greens + Aldor stuff + scryer stuff + etc.
Why did you just spend 26k gold on epic mounts you ask? Because it speeds up dailies A TON, as well as unlocks the netherwing dailies
(DRAGONS!)
I just started doing this on a regular basis (as regular as I can), currently I'm sitting around 40k gold in the bank.
So for your pleasure, I give you the Suvega Daily Quest Walkthrough.
Initial Quest Pickup
1. Port one character to Isle of Quel, and pickup More Ata'mal Armaments and Discovering your roots
2. Hearth back to shat, and share with your group.
3. Pickup in Shat Sunfury Attack Plans, and the Nagrand Multiphase Survey quest.
4. Fly North East to the razorthorn ledge. Kill any flayers you see. Loot them on different people
5. Everytime you get a gland, use it on a ravager to tame it. You can only have one pet per char, so ensure to loot the flayers with other chars now
6. Whenever you get to a mound type (with mutlicasting on):
/cast Expose Razorthorn Root
7. Loot all of the roots that are exposed now (1 for each ravager you have), with your characters until you complete it.
8. Fly northeast to Hellfire
Hellfire Pen
9. Fly to the throne of kil'jaeden, and pickup the 2 quests there, Blood for Blood, Blast the Gateway. Type:
/use Sizzling Embers
11. Kill 8 Infernals, and 4 Wrath guys. Loot the demon blood on your main, also your lil cute flame dudes are now big and scary
12. Find one of the humanoids, TAP IT FIRST, and then use the siphon on them. Wait kill. Repeat * 4
13. Turn in the quests, fly directly south (kinda east ish) to Shadowmoon
Shadowmoon
14. Fly to where its says "THE BLACK TEMPLE". It should look like a backward ] on your map. You want to be on the north part for the Ata'mal armament quest.
15. There is a nice row of mobs on the outside of the plateau ish area(coordinates 70,40). Run down the row gathering them all up and kill them.
16. Keep killing them until you have all your Ata'mal armaments (5 each).
17. Go to either the Aldor or Scryer Quest hub, and pickup and do the group quest The deadliest trap ever laid
18. Fly south to Netherwing Ledge
19. Pickup the following quests: Disrupting the Twilight portal Booterang! A Slow Death
20. Fly south, go in the mines and pickup Dragons are the least of our problems
21. Kill all the flayers / ravagers you need to complete the quest and turn it in.
22. Fly around the island, and slap some peons with your booterang, try to get at least 10 for now.
23. Fly up north to just south of the warden place, kill all the lizards in the flames to get glands for A slow death
24. To get more, fly up above hte warden place and kill all the lizards there too. Kill both areas, you should have at least half by now.
25. Fly west to Terrokar
Terrokar
26. From shadowmoon valley, fly through the south east of skettis northwards, passing by the two spots that the escort quest can spawn. If you see it, drop down and do it.
27. Go up to the quest giver, and pickup the bombing quest. Do it, while looking for the escort if you haven't already. You should easily be able to find the escort as no one does these quests anymore.
28. Turn both in.
29. Fly directly west to Nagrand.
Nagrand
30. Right when you enter nagrand, put on your surveying helm on your main. (30 sec cd ).
31. Fly to oshu'gun, and when you see a flame looking thing, drop down, dismount on your main, and right click your helm.
32. Remount, fly to another, rinse repeat until the quest is done.
33. Fly northwest to the Twilight Portal area.
34. Kill the 20 mobs needed to complete the Disrupting the Twilight portal quest.
35. Fly North to Blades Edge Mountains.
Blades Edge Mountains
36. Fly directly to Ogrilla and pick up the 4 quests.
37. Dmg any ether ray to 40% and rangle. Find all of them, and complete your quest
38. Go to a crystal area, and place your characters around the 4 spots.
39. Activate and do the group memory game. Kill the spawned creature, and LOOT THE CRYSTAL with your ENCHANTER.
40. Fly north and dismount. Mount on ground mounts. Gather up a bunch of Demons, lay a portal and AOE.
41. Go to a bombing area, plant your followers in the middle, and mount on your main. Bomb all the piles.
42. Turn in all 4 quests, and BUY a blue cape with your enchanter. D/E it for a LPS.
43. Fly east to Netherstorm.
Netherstorm
44. Gather up a bunch of Bloodelves at the first manaforge you come across. Kill them, loot and get the plans on every charcter.
45. Hearth to Shat.
46. Fly back to shadowmoon valley
Shadowmoon part 2
47. Kill any more lizards you need to get all 12 of your glands (it's wise to loot a few extra on another character incase a poison bugs)
48. Fly south to the ledge, and poison your peons. Always ensure that a group you want to poison has MORE THEN 1 peon, and that the peons are moving. Next plant it 15-20yrds away from them, so they won't get bugged on crstal formatinos.
49. Finish slapping your peons with your booterang.
50. Turn in ALL of the netherwing quests.
51. Fly / Port back to shattrath
Shattrath
52. Turn in the 2 quests you have for shat.
53. YOU SHOULD HAVE 10 DAILIES LEFT TO COMPLETE. Double check this, turn in anything you forgot, and then take the portal to Isle o Quel.
Isle of Quel
54. Pickup the following 8 quests: Re-energize a ward, Convert more sentries, Bombing runs must continue, Know your Lei Lines, Demon quest, Bloodelf kill quest, Intercept the reinforcements, and freeing hte murloc slaves.
55. Go kill all the fiends, and get your 4 dust on every char.
56. Kill an arcane sentry, loot it, have all your group target it and type:
/use Attuned Crystal Cores
57. Mount up, go to the blood elf area, Aggro a bunch of summoners, and then run in a lil building to LoS them. Aoe to kill them.
58. Run to the building with the crystal, killing the knights, summoners, and marksmen you need, and then use the scrying crystal on the blood red crystal in the building
59. Run over to the demon portal, and kill all the demons you need while running to the portal.
60. Use the scrying crystal on the portal.
61. Plant your banner in the Emmisary of Hate's body.
62. Mount up and run over to the greengil coast
63. Kill sorcercess, and use the orb o murloc control to free your slaves
64. Run south to the altar, and use your scrying crystal.
65. Run back to the town, and turn in the murloc coast quest on the boat on your way to the flight path.
66. Go to the flightpath area, have everyone select the guy and use your bombing macro (in another thread on this site).
67. Carpet Bomb the Dead Scar.
68. When you land, have everyone reselect the guy, and type:
/script SelectGossipOption(2);
69. Use the fire thing in your inventory and target the sails.
70. When you land, kill your 6 bloodelves
71. Go select the dragon hawk and hit your bombing run macro
72. Go around to turn in all the quests
73. Don't forget to go to the anvil and type:
/use Ata'mal armament
74. Press Alt+ArrowUP to retype that 5 times to convert all your aramants.
75. Type
/use darnarian's scroll of teleportation
76. .................
77. PROFIT
