I got my first @ post. (With Blue Post)

[Diamndzngunz]

Thanks to Los ('http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=User&userID=6') For pointing this out.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=5974363836&sid=1

I do it big.

[Eteocles]

WTB Copy pasta of OP + blue post :p

[Boylston]

Nice. You got a blue post in there too... LOL

[Dorffo]

Original post:

ello.

I was In AV just a moment ago and i see 4 shamans who all have the same gear and same name but they were numbered.

Ex.Fristrock
secondrock
thirdrock
forthrock

well as i saw them i noticed 1st rock could walk free where ever he wished.

2--4 were connected. in a since, like they were on each others back but who would follow that close and how can they keep such a perfect line?

now i know people who like to dress alike and be brothers / friends / sisters and gank people but this was...too good.

all same gear, same level, same everything

but they all attacked AT THE SAME TIME. When Firstrock attacked 2 seconds later 2-4 would attack perfectly together so they downed like 15 horde alone.

took some pics to show you how they stack and what i mean.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/--guy--/WoWScrnShot_042308_001138.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/--guy--/WoWScrnShot_042308_001145.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/--guy--/WoWScrnShot_042308_001238.jpg


now look at this one how there totems are all stacked all on top of each other

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/--guy--/WoWScrnShot_042308_001508.jpg


Give me some responses!


am i right?
go go blue writing

blue response: ( Belfaire)

This is called Multiboxing, and it's an allowed form of play. It involves controlling multiple accounts on one or more computers via a wireless keyboard/mouse setup.

The player is in control of each account; nothing is being automated. Moving simultaneously is just part and parcel of the keyboard/mouse setup.

We talk about this sort of thing a lot here, so let me know if you have any questions.

[Eteocles]

<3 Dorf, ty sir; and also, woot for Belfaire!

[Katharsis]

*poke*
And all this time I just thought you were trying to confuse the enemy.
http://feathermoon.us/images/thrid.jpg

[Diamndzngunz]

lol, wow all this time.. Damn it.

[elo]

My post on there.

" So many people like to call out how expensive multiboxing is but do you realize that a quad core box capable of running 5 accounts can be had for < $800? The battlechest is now $30 and I've seen it on sale for $20. $85/month to for the accounts... people pay this much and more for cable T.V. (I don't but many do). I'm really just not getting the whole 'well yeah if you can afford it' stuff.

As far as why's it good, it opens up the game to people who can't keep regular schedules and extends the life of the game between expansions. I'm one of a great many people who's jobs and family lives don't lend themselves to raiding (never know when I have to stay late but it's often, constant family interruptions, hard on them when I'm at work for 12 hours then jump on vent for 4) so multiboxing provides me a way to play the game on my terms, at my pace. How many of you have been annoyed by someone in group constantly going AFK or having family screaming in the background? Well that would be me most of the time if I didn't multibox. When my family is out, or asleep I often join my guildies just playing 1 toon. When 4 of us want to run something and we just can't find that 5th I just bring 2 and all is well. Along those lines I sat in a couple weekends ago on a Kara run where we couldn't find a 10th so I brought 2. Finally someone logged on who wanted to go so I dropped 1 and brought in the real player. Then he had to leave 2 bosses later so back comes my 2nd. At Netherspite we lost another so in comes my 3rd, no muss no fuss.

Anyway, FWIW."

[Basilikos]

Gratz, OP. Well, as much gratz as is needed. Mostly I'm glad that when the topic comes up it gets handled well by the community of MBers.
But still, gratz on helping get another whiner pwned by Blizzard staff.

[Nifter]

The thing people have to realize is that if you look at each individual account, and character, it is playing exactly how anyone else would. Each account is following the rules, and thus there is nothing that blizzard can do unless they change the ToS to include this type of behavior.

The argument people make with "Blizzard gets more money, hence it is allowed." is bull. The multibox community as you see it, is tiny compared to world wide sales. With 10 million subscribers, we are merely peeing in the ocean of their revenue.



Off topic: to the poster above me, would Elo have anything to do with a European rock band? I was actually hoping to name my shaman multibox team with the rock band name, and would be greatly disappointed if it was already taken by another multiboxer.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

The way I see it, people against it are exhibiting willful ignorance of the highest order. A couple of examples:

1) If they're against it because they got rolled by 'em and yet they can't see how 5 LIVE players of similar skill and gear would be hell of the boxer, then hey, enjoy your proactive stupidity. Aka, QQ more.

2) If they're against it because it "takes away <half/most/too many> resources in our BG from capping," and yet they can't imagine the wrath and carnage a boxer can wreak with only ONE person helping them CC and/or heal, then who am I to disabuse them of their obvious omnipotence? :P

Not enough hours in the day for me to waste arguing stupidity with the stupid. Besides, they'll just drag me down and beat me with experience. ;)

So, have a beer and enjoy the chaos, distraction and dissension among the ranks you have caused by nothing more than your presence. /cheers