4 Diffrent Accounts

[TMNT]

So im currently leveling 4 shamans on 4 accounts. But I only own one. (That one being under my name) Two others don't get played on anymore. And the last one me and my friend share. If i get reported will i get investigated and banned for account sharing?

[Ellay]

That's pretty iffy, those aren't even your accounts. Why risk it?

Even then the original owners can claim your character if they ever return. If your playing 4, make sure they are all your accounts.

[TMNT]

I dont have the money to pay for them :(

[keyclone]

if you are multi-boxing, you will have a big GM spotlight put on your group at least once. if they see numerous names/emails.. it will raise a red flag.

[TMNT]

Well i can change the emails but just not the names. Would that help?

[keyclone]

i'd still be a bit worried. as a multi-boxer, you WILL be drawing attention to yourself.

take that for what its worth.

good luck

[TMNT]

Grr >.< Im a poor kid haha :P This kinda sucks. Hope i dont get banned

[keyclone]

hmmm.. 4 accounts... assuming you have 1.. you only need 3 more.

calculating for the first 3 months:
--
buy 3 boxes: 3 * $20 == $60
recruit-a-friend for each from your main: save 3 months of fees (-$45)
1st month free on each account (comes with box)
fees for remaining 2 months: 3 * 2 months * $15 == $90

total expense to box on 4 accounts for the next 3 months: ~ $115
cost per month: $38/month
increase over current costs: ~$23/month

[TMNT]

Only issue is that this is kinda just a side for the fun thing. Not really sure if i want to take it all the way and get really serious about this.

[TMNT]

Explain all the boxes and stuff more in detail please :)

[Vyndree]

Think of it this way:

Right now, you are breaking the EULA with the 3 accounts that you don't own. This is a bannable offense and being a multiboxer you will get reported more often than a normal player.

Now take a look at this post: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=3686742188&sid=1
Particularly, this part by Vrakthis:

If they were investigated would we just go "oh they are multiboxing, they are Ok."? Absolutely not. We investigate each botting/powerleveling report we receive fully and believe it or not we actually do look at the simple stuff like account information. Not to mention we look at a great deal of other information in our investigations.

So, what are the consequences? Well, they get worse the longer you "put off" buying your own legitimate accounts. The more time you invest into these characters on these accounts you do not own, the harder it will be to "start from scratch" with new acocunts later.

Ask yourself, is it worth it to probably lose your 3 other accounts after your characters hit 70 and have to re-level 3 more characters on 3 new accounts all the way up to 70? Or do you want to just shell out the cash to do it now?

It's the same cost. Now or later. Except later you'll have more time invested and lost when your characters get banned.

[TMNT]

Alright so i buy my new accounts. Now i just need a talk through about buying these WoW boxes or something...

[keyclone]

a box == the game box so you can activate the account
http://www.nextag.com/World-of-Warcraft-67732030/prices-html?nxtg=156000a1c0525-B64ADDF23B480135

roughly $20. comes with 1 month free

so... you would need to get 3 accounts to become legal. 3 * $20 == $60
then, BEFORE activating, you do a recruit-a-friend from your existing account for each of your new accounts. this will save your main account 1 months fee per clone account... or 3 months, which == $45

for each clone account, in the 1st 3 months, you get the 1st month free... requiring you to pay for the last 2 months for each clone. so.. $15/month * 2 months * 3 clones == $15 * 2 * 3 == $90 total

couple the $90 with the $60 you spent for the boxes... but then subtract the $45 you save for recruit-a-friend, and you get a grand total of $115 out of pocket over the next 3 months.

doing the math, it would be about $38 per month... or an additional $23 each month over what y ou pay now for a single account ($15/month)

that's about as far as i can break it down

[TMNT]

But what about if i want the Expansion pack too?

[keyclone]

look to this link for cheaper WoW and BC...
http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums2/viewtopic.php?t=2245&highlight=battlechest

looks like $30 for both wow and bc. so add $10 * 3 to my estimate... or $145 total

[TMNT]

Should i wait till im 60 to get the expansion? price might go down. Save me some money atm i guess.

[Nepida]

If you already have copies there really isn't a reason to get the expansion unless you want to create xpac combos (horde paladin/ally sham). However if you don't have the copies then the battlechest will probably be your best deal for a while still.

[TMNT]

No im debating on weather or not to get 3 WoW's (buy BC later)or 3 battle chest

[binkiebink]

im curious about this aswell i have 195 dollars currently and need 4 more wow accounts im curious if i should buy 4 non bc or 4 battle chests?

[Eteocles]

It's at $20, very rare a PC game ever goes below that price threshold, expansion or not, unless it sucks, and WoW does not suck obviously ;p Price won't drop, may as well get the expansion now, especially if you wanna roll Draenei/BEs or lvl in their zones(Which are FAR superior to the pre-bc zones + better loot, no stupid +str +spi bs items on your mage/lock lol)

[Vyndree]

especially if you wanna roll Draenei/BEs or lvl in their zones(Which are FAR superior to the pre-bc zones + better loot, no stupid +str +spi bs items on your mage/lock lol)

QFT.

Rep does not decay anymore for the starting races (i.e. you can go back to starting night elf area and get INSANE rep by killing level 1 nightsabers for a kill quest) -- so at any time you can come back and go grind out that faction mount you always wanted.

But the BE/Draenei areas DO decay. And they have SO much rep. I always start all of my characters in these starting zones, no matter what race. (Hint, level a lock to 20 and some level 1 alts, then get a port to shatt and use them to summon any number of alts out there)

[shocktrot]

Well if you want to buy WoW without the expansion ... keep in mind you can always get a 10 day trial for BC once your register. (unless your already in trial status for regualr wow).

This will let you do BE/DR quests for rep. Although I really don't see the need for BE rep, its one of the most empty and inconvenient cities.

The quests and loot are a bit better.

[Suribusi]

No im debating on weather or not to get 3 WoW's (buy BC later)or 3 battle chest


im curious about this aswell i have 195 dollars currently and need 4 more wow accounts im curious if i should buy 4 non bc or 4 battle chests?

It depends on what the battle chest comes with. If it comes with both boxes but 1 key then I would not buy it. If it comes with both boxes and two keys then I would.

To maximize play time and minimize cost, do the following:
1) Start multiboxing on trial accounts, upgrade them whenever you want. The time is added, you don't have to wait until the end of the 10days in case you hit 20 soon, which you probably will.
2) Go ahead and buy your copy of the expansion for each account you want to upgrade, but do not upgrade the account yet. This is where it is important to know if the battlechest comes with two keys, which you can use the expansion key seperately, for the next step.
3) When you reach the end of level 57 (or are getting close), goto www.worldofwarcraft.com and do the 10day trial of the expansion. This allows you to reach the end of level 60, and you can do opening quests in Outland. You will level faster and get a big gear boost. You can complete additional quests and such if you like after reaching the end of leve 60, just don't turn them in to the NPC, or you will lose the experience reward from them. Instead, save the turn-in portion until you have upgraded.
4) Use your expansion key to upgrade your account at the end of 60. I'm not totally positive, but I believe it will add to the 10days from the trial.

So you end up with 20 extra days. The first 10 from the original trial add on to play time, even if you upgrade your account early. However,I'm not positive on the expansion trial. So it is at least 10, maybe 20.

edit:
If you are not worried about cost, and want to focus on pure speed:
1)See step 1 above
2) Go ahead and upgrade your account, and find a port/summon for your crew to Shattrah in Outland. Bind at the innkeeper. This will allow you to hearth and take a portal to any of the major cities for your faction. So you don't ever have to worry about extra travel time (like if you are following a quest guide, or need to train a specific weapon skill only available in one city) when you have to go from continent to contient.

-S

[TMNT]

Thanks a TON! Now a few more questions. I have one account (my main one) that i'm not paying for (a friend is and he doesn't know :P yes! ahha im a cheap basta) So i need 3 more. I was thinking id buy 3 wows set one up and hand out two recruit a friends for my other 2 accounts. giving account B 2 free months. So A is free B is 2 months free. then the other two have a free month on them right? So it'll look like A=Free lifetime B=3 Months free C=1 Months D=1 months? Pretty much im trying to minimize my cost at all cost(play on words lol) and level the most eficent(sp?) to speed and cost.

* all this isn't including Expansion yet. I think ill just buy it when i hit 65*

[Suribusi]

Thanks a TON! Now a few more questions. I have one account (my main one) that i'm not paying for (a friend is and he doesn't know :P yes! ahha im a cheap basta) So i need 3 more. I was thinking id buy 3 wows set one up and hand out two recruit a friends for my other 2 accounts. giving account B 2 free months. So A is free B is 2 months free. then the other two have a free month on them right? So it'll look like A=Free lifetime B=3 Months free C=1 Months D=1 months? Pretty much im trying to minimize my cost at all cost(play on words lol) and level the most eficent(sp?) to speed and cost.

* all this isn't including Expansion yet. I think ill just buy it when i hit 65*

With 1 account you can "recruit a friend" from their website, up to 5 invitations can be sent concurrently. But keep in mind that an account that "recruits a friend" will not get the free month of play time until AFTER the "recruited" account has PAID for a month, AFTER the first free month included with buying the full game.

I don't know (you said otherwise, but just an example here) if you can recruit yourself 4 times in some fashion with an account your already own. If you could then you would get 4 free months of playtime when they pay for thier first month, same as above. The question is if you let you send 4 recruiting invitations to the same e-mail (probably not), or if you do it by e-mail and first/last name and only 1 per last name, etc. You might have to do a work around to accomplish this, like create additional hotmail e-mails, etc.

-S

[Skuggomann]

If you need monny jsut go low some dude in the park for a game card and your set for the next 2 months ;)

[TMNT]

I cant low some guy im to nice

[binkiebink]

ill sell you a gamecard for 100 gold magtheridon or velen xP

[TMNT]

Damn id so do that but im not on that server :( Stormscale!

[Fizzler]

look to this link for cheaper WoW and BC...
http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums2/viewtopic.php?t=2245&highlight=battlechest

looks like $30 for both wow and bc. so add $10 * 3 to my estimate... or $145 total

Battlechest is the way to go for sure.

[marvein]

look to this link for cheaper WoW and BC...
http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums2/viewtopic.php?t=2245&highlight=battlechest

looks like $30 for both wow and bc. so add $10 * 3 to my estimate... or $145 total

Battlechest is the way to go for sure.

microcenter (are a bit sparse) or compusa(going out of business) both have the battlechests for 29 bucks before tax. pretty much cant beat that price and you could even try to sell off the game guides to make some of it back :P since each chest comes with CDs, CD keys and brady game guides for the core and TBC expansion lol. I think currently the cost to do an online upgrade with blizz to TBC is 19.99 or 29.99 so even its a long time before you are into that content the savings now is worth it and its not like your monthly cost changes at all either.

[marvein]

look to this link for cheaper WoW and BC...
http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums2/viewtopic.php?t=2245&highlight=battlechest

looks like $30 for both wow and bc. so add $10 * 3 to my estimate... or $145 total

Battlechest is the way to go for sure.

microcenter (are a bit sparse) or compusa(going out of business) both have the battlechests for 29 bucks before tax. pretty much cant beat that price and you could even try to sell off the game guides to make some of it back :P since each chest comes with CDs, CD keys and brady game guides for the core and TBC expansion lol. I think currently the cost to do an online upgrade with blizz to TBC is 19.99 or 29.99 so even its a long time before you are into that content the savings now is worth it and its not like your monthly cost changes at all either.

[konraddo]

Not being rude but i believe multi-boxing is a rich man's stuff? or is it not true anymore? :D

If someone decides to do multi-boxing, I wouldnt think money is even an issue to him.

PC + Software + Electricity + Monthly fee + Time investment = $$$

And no, dont play your friends' accounts. When you get to Lv70 and have good gear, you will all of a sudden found your password no longer valid when you log in. =)

[Wilbur]

I'd say its less of "rich mans stuff" and a more a case of "not for kids" :-)

As has been said before, £40 a month for 5x WoW is fuck all.
I spend that in an evening in the pub. The PC/setup required for 5-boxing would be pretty much the same as you'd have to invest in a decent Crysis PC.

[binkiebink]

i agree i have 0 income and 10 game cards and 3 accounts right now going to buy 2 more today

[marvein]

I'd say its less of "rich mans stuff" and a more a case of "not for kids" :-)

As has been said before, £40 a month for 5x WoW is fuck all.
I spend that in an evening in the pub. The PC/setup required for 5-boxing would be pretty much the same as you'd have to invest in a decent Crysis PC.

QFT, you dont have to be rich you really just need a reasonable income. Hell Ive spent more at the bar/pub/liquer store than I have on all of my monthly fees combined lol, its an entertainment cost and is arguably better for you :P

but sorta back on topic, to sum it up you will not save money by waiting till you are 60 to buy TBC because TBC seperate is most often more expensive than buying it bundled with the base and the monthly cost does not change.

And agreed, any computer with 3-4gigs of RAM and can run crysis at a decent res +high detail can run 5 WoWs without breaking a sweat. and such a computer can be built for under 2 grand, including monitors.

[konraddo]

So when you analyze your equation its more like:

Monthly fee + Time investment = $?

Hehe, frankly true especially the "not for kids" one. =) I actually spent more $ on buying magazines and stuff for my sister.

[Squiggoth]

compusa(going out of business)

Just a slight correction. CompUSA is not going out of business. They are, however, closing all of their brick and mortar stores, so you generally can get VERY good deals on everything. I wandered in the other day and saw EVERYTHING with a 10% off sticker printed, then a slash through it in marker "15%". So, I'm going to wait until the end of January (they all mentioned February as being their closing date) and see what they mark all the 15/17" monitors down to. :wink:

[Eteocles]

CompUSA's shuttin down their stores? When was this announced? News link pzl :P If this is true I'm gonna have to go on a small shopping spree at my local one before it's gone...

Back on topic...kinda...just because someone's rich doesn't mean they're willing to throw it away either, some may be cheapskates too and it might even be part of why they have the money to begin with ;) I grew up knowing every dollar counted so I have no trouble cutting costs where necessary so I have more available for other needs or even wants like multi-boxing ;D

[Squiggoth]

Kind of ominous, and from their own site (I googled "compusa closing stores" and got this):

http://www.compusa.com/locations/closing_stores.asp

[Eteocles]

Odd...my state's not even listed on their store list lol

[marvein]

Odd...my state's not even listed on their store list lol

thats odd, because it was my understanding that compusa as a corporation was closing. All the ones around here are.

[Squiggoth]

128 stores are closing, they'll still have 100ish open. Their website will still take orders for shipment.

[Lokked]

/agree

My fees are around $75USD per month, and when compared to my average credit card bill is basically ignorable.

It could be a lot for a poor university student, or a minor with no disposable income (I could not seemyself doing it if in either of these situations).

Basically, if you make an average income and/or are married (so you can stiff the wife with some of the costs like I do) then its no problem.

Lokked

[binkiebink]

went to walmart yesterday and got 2 battle chests for 25 dollars each [not on sale]

[Eteocles]

Heh I was lookin for a battle chest at my local walmart, considering moving up to tripleboxing...they don't even carry the battlechest lol

[TMNT]

can not belive this thread i started has over 1k views and 4 pages lol

[opt]

I also have a problem similar to this.
The account i use now with my 2 70s & im going to start multiboxing using it, it was originally used by a mate but he gave it to me a long time ago. ive got 4 copies of wow in the post. Should i use the same name as the one on the original account for safeness.