New to the MB game......

[balelor]

Title says it all, working on installing Keyclone and setting it up(having Paypal issues). Couple questions:

1. CPU is AMD X2 4400, 2gig ram, nvidia 8600GT, Windows XP, will it run OK?
2. Easiest 5-man group to start with, I was thinking War and 4-Shaman....need input....

[Kissell13]

Pally with the shaman is much easier than the warrior I believe. Aoe tanking is super easy with the pally and is the group I run. Just my opinion and others have had success with other options as well

[DAmnb]

1. I think you'll need a bit more bang in this department, at least ram wise. I run 5 toons on my system and I didn't like the way it played with 4gb and a lot higher end spec over all.
2. I'd suggest a Paladin and four Shamans over a Warrior, I find Paladins to be the simplest tank to multibox and it adds quite a lot of utility compared to a Warrior.

[jono]

5 of any ranged dps a good start. Shamans are nice for high Armour, ability to heal and can dps. And if u wanna know if ur pc will run 5, the easiest way to find out is recruit a few trial accounts and try it for yourself you'll soon find out if its playable or not. With my knowledge(although limited) i would say that setup is more suited for dual/tri boxing. Hope this helps.

[balelor]

Thanks for the info, keep any helpful tips coming.........

[Lightsout]

Pally and 4x Shaman would be a good start. I run 5x Shaman and 5x DK atm with plans on a diverse group in a couple months (Pally, 2x Shaman, Warlock, Hunter) possibly.

I am currently running 5 accounts on one computer (2x 2.8ghz cpu, 2gb ram, GeForce 7600 GS) with minimal issues. Four accounts run with no sound and reduced effects while the main is sound enabled and higher settings.

[Redbeard]

You always want to consider synergy. You have to balance class synergy vs ease of play vs stuff you want to do (i.e. having fun).

Pally is better than warrior because of synergy though. Can do wisdom, a nice caster aura and has a lot more utility than a warrior would for this group. Also easy to play.

All that said you cant discount the third consideration, that is... if you want one and think ti owuld be fun, go for the warrior =)

[elsegundo]

blaze a new trail. tank with voidwalkers.

[balelor]

Synergy? please more info, I am a NooB at this.....

[elsegundo]

Synergy? please more info, I am a NooB at this.....when two or more classes can benefit from each other's buffs.

ie. ferals/hunters have physical attack power buffs or crit increase buffs, warlocks and shadowpriests can benefit from each other's debuff/procs against mobs, pallys have auras and blessings for both magic casters and physical dpers. etc.

[Bigfish]

Synergy? please more info, I am a NooB at this.....

For example, curse of elements. It not only increases the magic damage of the warlock who cast it, but the magic damage of every other spellcaster in the group.

[luxlunae]

nag nag. this goes on the newbie forum. nag nag. read the wikis about classes. nag nag.

[Frosty]

nag nag. this goes on the newbie forum. nag nag. read the wikis about classes. nag nag.
If you are going to nag, at least post links!!!

Newbie forum ('http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Board&boardID=11')

Wiki ('http://www.dual-boxing.com/wiki')

[pythos]

First let me say welcome. Multi-Boxing is a very fun way to play the game. I've only bee doing it for a little over a month now but I absolutely love it. Before I say anything else let me say this...just because you multi-box does not mean you will instantly wtfpwn everything in the game. It takes a LOT of work to get setup and to get your team to run smoothe. There's macro's, there's add-ons, there's Key-Clone and most of all there's research. Before I started I spent several hours reading on the subject. Use the Wiki at the top and the stickies on the forums to find out everything you can absorb, it will pay off in the long run. I've already put a temporary hold on my team to boost up a Paladin instead of using my DK as the tank. Luckily my team was only in the mid 30's so it won't take too much.

Now...about your computer system. Honestly the best piece of advise I got was....if you can go quad-core 64-bit then do it. Some say don't even try it without a quad-core but I know some folks get by with a dual-core. Memory and Video will be a big part. I upgraded to Vista 64 and bumped my RAM to 8GB. Also, dual monitors help a lot if you can afford it. Now you don't have to buy all this stuff at once but if you do start boxing and really like it, then it might not be a bad idea to consider "fine tuning" your system to make the experience that much better. I would say to get started you would at least need to buy the max amount of RAM your motherboard/operating system can handle if it's a 32bit.

Lastly..You're going to have questions. I've found most of the folks on this site will help, but also understand you should not be affraid to research and find out stuff on your own. It might just be me, but it seems that most of the multi-boxers here are self sufficient in that they can find stuff out on their own for the most part. Posting a "please help" thread is usually done when you've pulled out all your hair and can't figure something out.

[suicidesspyder]

Ok my system is a dual core 4gig ram nvidia 8600m gt. At first it was fine nothing wrong but once i hit northrend it killed my video card even lowering everything and trying everything i could think of and do. Now im struggling to play ill get 32 fps for around 2 mins then drop to below 5. So advice get a better computer i got one in the works so imma struggle some more because when your addicted you do anything to play sheesh " does hate being addicted".

[Gadzooks]

First let me say welcome. Multi-Boxing is a very fun way to play the game. I've only bee doing it for a little over a month now but I absolutely love it. Before I say anything else let me say this...just because you multi-box does not mean you will instantly wtfpwn everything in the game. It takes a LOT of work to get setup and to get your team to run smoothe. There's macro's, there's add-ons, there's Key-Clone and most of all there's research. Before I started I spent several hours reading on the subject. Use the Wiki at the top and the stickies on the forums to find out everything you can absorb, it will pay off in the long run. I've already put a temporary hold on my team to boost up a Paladin instead of using my DK as the tank. Luckily my team was only in the mid 30's so it won't take too much.

Now...about your computer system. Honestly the best piece of advise I got was....if you can go quad-core 64-bit then do it. Some say don't even try it without a quad-core but I know some folks get by with a dual-core. Memory and Video will be a big part. I upgraded to Vista 64 and bumped my RAM to 8GB. Also, dual monitors help a lot if you can afford it. Now you don't have to buy all this stuff at once but if you do start boxing and really like it, then it might not be a bad idea to consider "fine tuning" your system to make the experience that much better. I would say to get started you would at least need to buy the max amount of RAM your motherboard/operating system can handle if it's a 32bit.

Lastly..You're going to have questions. I've found most of the folks on this site will help, but also understand you should not be affraid to research and find out stuff on your own. It might just be me, but it seems that most of the multi-boxers here are self sufficient in that they can find stuff out on their own for the most part. Posting a "please help" thread is usually done when you've pulled out all your hair and can't figure something out.Excellent post Pythos.

One key to having fun with MBing is to *enjoy* the various aspects of it - tinkering, learning, trying new things, and doing the research. MBing isn't a "WTFPWN" button or lazy way to level characters, it's a choice to play an alternate playstyle, and deal with the positive and negative. If you don't like making macros, and rerunning content to figure out strats, or learning the ins and outs of several classes at once, then MBing is probably not for you.