Multiboxing on the cheap: My guide to the poor man's play.

[WaffleFrie]

So the other day I started thinking....multi-boxing sure is expensive. The average joe might think it's a cool thing to try but doesn't have the money to pay for the subscriptions, the gear, the software. Now, I'm a pro paintball player here, I've been playing for probably over a decade by now. I know how it is, to play with the big dogs, you're equipment can't hold you back. I'm out to find the game for the noobs, the free game that can introduce them to the world of dual(multi)-boxing. It's like an entry level marker, just gives them a taste of the fun to be had.



Rigs
The Green Machine

Asus A7N8 Deluxe motherboard
Socket A Athlon 2.5ghz
3 gigs DDR Kingston ram
HIS Radeon x1950 pro
Aspire 600w psu

Latitude D620

4gigs g.kill ddr2 667 ram

Big Blue
Asus P50 pto turbo

Socket LGA 775 core 2 duo @3.0ghz
4 gigs DDR G Skill ram
ultra x3 850w psu
Geforce like 9500(must be updated VERY soon)

Screens


Starlogic 17”(right)
Acer 17”(middle)
D620 screen(left)

tv (far right)



Software
Synergy

I mainly use this for working from home, I use it to go between the dt620 and green machine so I can run all of my work shit on the 620 and keep my stuff like pidgin, facebook, movies/tv shows from mauling my vpn and making the network guys scream at me :P. For this experiment though, I'll be using it to switch between the computers as the octopus km is a bit finiky

Octopus

I'll be using this for games I can't run more than one instance of on the green machine. It'll be my broadcaster for the d620

keyclone

I'll be using this bad boy for games I can run more than 1 instance of, I haven't really been able to put it through it's paces yet and am waiting for the chance to get my money's worth out of it.


The game List
i'm thinking of doing a 3 part review of the games
initial thoughts
playability
final thoughts

after looking through the list a little bit more i've actually already got about 10 games tested...got a bit too drunk lastnight but i'll be back cracking later this morning, i'm going to dl the next game on the list and get accounts made. game list should be up in the next post in a few minutes!

2Moons (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/267/2Moons)FantasyQ4 2007 Item Mall
4Story (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/421/4Story)Fantasy2007 Item Mall
9Dragons (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/235/9Dragons)Historical05/07/07 Item Mall
ACE Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/357/ACE-Online)Sci-Fi05/25/06 Item Mall
AdventureQuest W.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/379/AdventureQuest-Worlds)Fantasy10/10/08 Item Mall
Age of Armor (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/293/Age-of-Armor)Sci-FiQ1 2008 Item Mall
Alganon (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/388/Alganon)Fantasy12/01/09 Item Mall
Anarchy Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/10/Anarchy-Online)Sci-Fi06/27/01 free
Angels Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/319/Angels-Online)Fantasy2008 free
ArchLord (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/228/ArchLord)Fantasy10/06/06 Item Mall
Asda Story (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/315/Asda-Story)Fantasy08/25/08 Item Mall
Ashen Empires (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/133/Ashen-Empires)Fantasy03/01/04 Item Mall
Atlantica Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/346/Atlantica-Online)Fantasy10/30/08 Item Mall
Blitz 1941 (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/223/Blitz-1941)Historical11/11/09 Item Mall
Bounty Bay Onlin.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/295/Bounty-Bay-Online)Historical2007 Item Mall
Bright Shadow (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/495/Bright-Shadow)Fantasy11/11/09 Item Mall
CABAL Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/263/CABAL-Online)Fantasy2007 Item Mall
Clan Lord (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/49/Clan-Lord)Fantasy12/31/98 free
Clan Wars (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/405/Clan-Wars)Fantasy05/12/09 free
Club Penguin (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/359/Club-Penguin)Fantasy10/24/05 Item Mall
Conquer Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/109/Conquer-Online)Fantasy11/14/04 Item Mall
Corum Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/283/Corum-Online)Fantasy02/15/07 Item Mall
Crimelife 2 (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/433/Crimelife-2)Real Life10/19/07 free
Cronous (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/143/Cronous)Fantasy08/13/07 Item Mall
CTRacer (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/482/CTRacer)Sports10/13/09 Item Mall
Daimonin (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/119/Daimonin)Fantasy02/01/05 Item Mall
Dark Ages (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/128/Dark-Ages)Fantasy08/02/99 Item Mall
DarkSpace (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/144/DarkSpace)Sci-Fi12/20/02 free
Darkwind: War on.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/260/Darkwind-War-on-Wheels)Sci-Fi05/04/07 free
Deicide Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/250/Deicide-Online)Fantasy2006 Item Mall
Dekaron (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/321/Dekaron)Fantasy2007 Item Mall
Disney's Toontow.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/42/Disneys-Toontown-Online)Fantasy06/02/03 free
Dofus (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/209/Dofus)Fantasy09/01/05 free
Dragonica Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/342/Dragonica-Online)Fantasy10/15/09 Item Mall
DragonRaja (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/97/DragonRaja)Fantasy07/01/06 Item Mall
Dream of Mirror .. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/309/Dream-of-Mirror-Online)Fantasy11/12/07 Item Mall
Dreamlords: The .. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/259/Dreamlords-The-Reawakening)Fantasy02/15/07 Item Mall
Drift City (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/416/Drift-City)Sports08/01/07 Item Mall
Dungeon Party (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/340/Dungeon-Party)Fantasy05/15/09 Item Mall
Dungeons & Drago.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/163/Dungeons-Dragons-Online-Eberron-Unlimited)Fantasy02/28/06 Item Mall
Elf Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/322/Elf-Online)Fantasy2008 Item Mall
Emil Chronicle O.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/464/Emil-Chronicle-Online)Fantasy09/30/09 Item Mall
Endless Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/167/Endless-Online)Fantasy04/16/04 free
Entropia Univers.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/31/Entropia-Universe)Sci-Fi01/30/03 Item Mall
Ether Saga Onlin.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/374/Ether-Saga-Online)Fantasy2009 Item Mall
Eudemons Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/256/Eudemons-Online)Fantasy07/04/06 Item Mall

[WaffleFrie]

Rakion (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/220/Rakion)Fantasy12/21/05 Item Mall
RAN Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/214/RAN-Online)Real Life07/27/06 Item Mall
Rappelz (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/274/Rappelz)Fantasy11/03/06 Item Mall
Red Stone (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/289/Red-Stone)Fantasy2007 Item Mall
Regnum Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/279/Regnum-Online)Fantasy05/24/07 Item Mall
Requiem: Bloodym.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/325/Requiem-Bloodymare)Horror06/19/08 free
RF Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/210/RF-Online)Sci-Fi11/21/06 Item Mall
Roblox (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/392/Roblox)Real Life01/29/04 Item Mall
Rohan: Blood Feu.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/249/Rohan-Blood-Feud)Fantasy05/28/08 Item Mall
Roma Victor (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/20/Roma-Victor)Historical07/14/06 Item Mall
ROSE Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/183/ROSE-Online)Fantasy12/01/05 Item Mall
Rubies of Eventi.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/158/Rubies-of-Eventide)Fantasy06/02/03 free
Ruin Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/264/Ruin-Online)Sci-Fi2007 Item Mall
Rumble Fighter (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/459/Rumble-Fighter)Fantasy08/02/07 Item Mall
Runes of Magic (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/351/Runes-of-Magic)Fantasy03/19/09 Item Mall
Runescape (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/37/Runescape)Fantasy03/29/04 free
S4 League (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/435/S4-League) Sci-Fi 09/30/08 Item Mall
SAGA (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/443/SAGA)Fantasy03/04/08 Item Mall
Scions of Fate (.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/275/Scions-of-Fate-Yulgang)Fantasy02/02/07 Item Mall
Seal Online: Evo.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/501/Seal-Online-Evolution)Fantasy11/30/07 Item Mall
Second Life (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/83/Second-Life)Real Life06/23/03 Item Mall
Secret of the So.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/323/Secret-of-the-Solstice)Fantasy01/11/08 Item Mall
Shadow of Legend.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/305/Shadow-of-Legend-Darkness-of-the-Underworld)Fantasy10/17/08 Item Mall
Shaiya (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/320/Shaiya)Fantasy12/24/07 Item Mall
Shattered Galaxy (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/32/Shattered-Galaxy)Sci-Fi08/31/01 free
Shin Megami Tens.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/368/Shin-Megami-Tensei-Imagine)Sci-Fi12/21/08 Item Mall
Sho Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/336/Sho-Online)Fantasy06/01/08 Item Mall
Shot Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/168/Shot-Online)Sports06/28/05 Item Mall
Silkroad Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/218/Silkroad-Online)Fantasy03/13/06 Item Mall
Skyblade: Sword .. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/222/Skyblade-Sword-of-the-Heavens)Fantasy1/20/06 Item Mall
Soul of the Ulti.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/199/Soul-of-the-Ultimate-Nation)Fantasy10/21/09 Item Mall
Spellcasters: Th.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/161/Spellcasters-The-Last-Mage)Fantasy2006 Item Mall
Sphere (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/112/Sphere)Fantasy2007 Item Mall
Splash Fighters (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/383/Splash-Fighters)Fantasy10/16/08 Item Mall
Starport: Galact.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/145/Starport-Galactic-Empires)Sci-Fi02/03/04 Item Mall
Stone Age 2 (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/343/Stone-Age-2)Fantasy06/01/08 Item Mall
Sudden Attack (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/456/Sudden-Attack)Real Life09/18/09 Item Mall
Sword of the New.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/193/Sword-of-the-New-World-Granada-Espada)Fantasy07/10/07 Item Mall
Taikodom (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/393/Taikodom)Sci-Fi2008 Item Mall
Tales of Pirates (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/284/Tales-of-Pirates)Fantasy03/23/08 Item Mall
Tales Runner (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/354/Tales-Runner)Sports10/16/08 Item Mall
Talisman Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/317/Talisman-Online)Fantasy03/12/08 Item Mall
Tantra Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/170/Tantra-Online)Fantasy11/01/08 Item Mall
Terra World (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/105/Terra-World)Fantasy2004 Item Mall
Thang Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/179/Thang-Online)Fantasy06/10/05 Item Mall
The 4th Coming (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/106/The-4th-Coming)Fantasy05/14/99 Item Mall
The Chronicles o.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/207/The-Chronicles-of-Spellborn)Fantasy04/23/09 free
The Legend of Mi.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/410/The-Legend-of-Mir-2)Fantasy05/13/09 Item Mall
There (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/115/There)Real Life01/09/03 Item Mall
Tibia (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/85/Tibia)Fantasy01/01/97 free
Tibia Micro Edit.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/213/Tibia-Micro-Edition)Fantasy05/20/03 free
Top Speed (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/341/Top-Speed)Sports2008 Item Mall
Trickster Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/265/Trickster-Online)Fantasy09/14/06 Item Mall
Twelve Sky (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/307/Twelve-Sky)Fantasy10/12/07 Item Mall
Twelve Sky 2 (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/375/Twelve-Sky-2)Fantasy05/14/09 Item Mall
Voyage Century (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/278/Voyage-Century)Historical04/08/07 Item Mall
War Rock (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/312/War-Rock)Real Life05/05/05 Item Mall
Warrior Epic (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/370/Warrior-Epic)Fantasy05/19/09 Item Mall
Wild West Online.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/439/Wild-West-Online-Gunfighter)Historical05/31/08 Item Mall
Wind Slayer (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/382/Wind-Slayer)Fantasy02/04/09 Item Mall
With Your Destin.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/296/With-Your-Destiny-Supreme-Destiny)Fantasy05/28/03 Item Mall
Wizard 101 (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/362/Wizard-101)Fantasy09/02/08 Item Mall
WonderKing (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/450/WonderKing)Fantasy01/28/10 free
Wonderland Onlin.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/318/Wonderland-Online)Fantasy09/01/08 Item Mall
World of Kung Fu (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/298/World-of-Kung-Fu)Fantasy08/01/08 Item Mall
World of Pirates (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/114/World-of-Pirates)Historical01/03/05 free
Wurm Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/129/Wurm-Online)Fantasy06/06/06 Item Mall
Xiah (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/182/Xiah)Fantasy10/31/06 Item Mall
Yohoho! Puzzle P.. (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/131/Yohoho-Puzzle-Pirates)Historical12/08/03 free
Zero Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/327/Zero-Online)Sci-Fi03/01/09 Item Mall
Zu Online (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/294/Zu-Online)Fantasy12/14/07 Item Mall

[Ualaa]

Consider a word/notepad document, which can be saved and edited.
And then copy/pasted here, in several posts if need be.
I've lost long posts before, and that's what I do now, if the length justifies it.

[Pycno]

Remember next time you make a TL;DR to hit CTRL-A and then CTRL-C just to be sure..

[lans83]

I'd go with the notepad/wordpad approach as well. I learned that lesson the hard way as well.

If this is the kind of guide I'm thinking about, please let us know if the rigs will run well for when Cataclysm comes out. Not sure if my current laptop will be able to handle it. I'm already havin issues with Icecrown, BGs with 20+ people, well forested areas like Grizzly Hills and such, and of course Dalaran, but who isn't. I'd like some rigs that take up minimal room and are good on energy usage too if possible.

[WaffleFrie]

lol thanks guys, i did write up some of it in word lastnight, and a little before work tonight. after work i needed a strong drink and some mw2 to ease my blood pressure :P. i cracked into the first game on the list as well, 2moons.

[WaffleFrie]

definately going to need more post spots, was 8 times over the letter limit. and that was just the list of games!!!!! i plan on doing a some-what in depth review of each game as well...yes...this is going to be a VERY VERY long experiment. i plan on reviewing/playing each game for about a week(maybe less once i get the process down)

*little side note* my call center is moving to low power work stations and getting rid of their old dimensions...might have to pick me up a few for a SWEET 5box. i'm sure my roomies will LOVE our electric bill once that comes about EHEHEHEH. i'm gonna need a bigger desk... :'(

[WaffleFrie]

another boring graveyard shift, i'll try and get atleast my rigs up here in a bit. my fellow supervisor said they are shipping out the dimensions to our other office so....none up for grabs yet. i've got about errrrrrrr 5/6 games already reviewed but that's an EXTREMELY small dent in the list of 179 games, some are like "4 story" and "gates of andaron" which are the same game, just 1 is the US version and the other is the "everyone else" version :p...just so happens i'm playing around with gates of andaron right now as well and it actually looks pretty promising. enough of my yammering, on with the updates!

[WaffleFrie]

i'm at my max words for both posts :P if i post pieces parts will mods/admins be able to move them to the front of the post?

[MiRai]

i'm at my max words for both posts :P if i post pieces parts will mods/admins be able to move them to the front of the post?
Or contact them and have them delete this post and start over.

[Svpernova09]

Posts full of nothing but links should be avoided.

[WaffleFrie]

i plan on adding a review of the game as i play them, i only posted the list right now because it'd be great if people that already tried a game on the list saw it and gave me their thoughts and experiences with it...it's no small task i'm trying to complete here and welcome the help.

[Maxion]

Is it just me or did all the titles between E and R disappear?

[RobinGBrown]

Synergy
You might alos consider Input Director, I've found it to have fewer problems than Synergy (spinning mouselook in WoW anyone?)

Keyclone
Keyclone won't work well with certain game clients like CoH/CoV, CO, STO, EVE - but none of those are free to play anyway

[WaffleFrie]

Is it just me or did all the titles between E and R disappear?


hahaha sorry, i decided to go from the bottom and then add the top to my first post, i'm gonna guess i'll need to have this thread closed down and open a new one to get all of the games+reviews in.

in better news, i've got about....10-15 games or so played and reviewed...and am now running defrags on both my pc's(poor little hd's are crying)

[WaffleFrie]

one of my fellow supervisors introduced me to www.logmein.com (http://www.logmein.com) today....first thing i thought....i can multibox at work AHAHHAHA! even though running the remote client is pretty speedy, it's no where near realtime and there's about a 2-3 second delay between refreshes...pet lvling on hero is probably possible though. that involves feeding the pet about every 10 mins or so...should be simple enough to start them up before rolling into work and logging into both computers to make sure nothing dies :D i'm supposed to be working too so i'd be able to manage training and being in a call at the same time

[Moorea]

if you want lowest cost you should use HotKeyNet for software

[WaffleFrie]

i'm looking for lowest cost+least amount of time in setup, i'm cracking this list down as someone looking to get into multiboxing cheap and easy

[Moorea]

sounds like bs :-) but go ahead :-)

[WaffleFrie]

woops, i got autohotkey and hotkeynet mixed up, i'll def. look into it

[Bloodcloud]

Hi
how is your project going?
I just came across atlantica.
is it possible to box it with more than one squad ?:)

[WaffleFrie]

sorry about the lack of updates lately, i've picked up another job and the paintball season started up. it's been one crazy summer to say the least!

i've gotten 3 of my rigs up and running, the d620 has some issues running games with the integrated graphics on it being...garbage, but Big Blue and Green Machine are both up and running flawless. i just tried to get back into the Gates of Andaron but they installed hackshield :'( ....that game had so much promise to it too.

bloodcloud, i haven't tried atlantica boxing but...it might work, i've seen a person or 2 do it just to craft(bore). worth trying though at higher levels you have to be extremely careful of running into random mobs while following as they'll attack if you hit them. could make for a VERY long trip to a boss :P

[Bloodcloud]

Playing Atlantica Online for a week or so now.

I made good use of HKN starting more clients, window swap them (PiP), removing frames of windows ...
You can party up to 3 teams (and with teams I mean max of 9 individual toons to a max party size of 27 controllable toons) and you can issue commands to 5 toons per combat turn (turns are time limited to 20 sec as well)

There is another thing called Squad (which I haven't tried yet)

BUT:
3rd party tools are forbidden and i doubt they encourage multi boxing.

(lower level bosses are 1on1 so no party possible there).

I currently used it for having on main in a city and mailing items back and forth, since bagspace is severely limited. Mail is instant though.

[WaffleFrie]

indeed, AO is a pretty fun game it gets pretty tricky after lvl20 for your slave toons, it's pretty hard to avoid random fights when following someone

[galaxy]

I just went to the 2moons link and it said all Acclaim games are no longer playable or available.

[WaffleFrie]

2 moons had 2 different companies running the game, acclaim and another company. it's good that they finally made it 1 to make everything easier.

[boxblizzard]

boxing is as cheap as the subscription, anything else is just temporary