Justification

[Zinnin]

So, I setup a few trial accounts got the macros all setup and preceded to the whole 5 shaman and leveled up to 5, and I must admit I had a blast with it...it really put a new spin on the game, however, I can't convince myself that the 75 dollars a month that it would require to play like this is worth it...any comments on it?

[ilikemages]

In MY opinion it isn't worth it unless you have the money to spare.

I have 3 mages and it is ALOT of work to level and gear a single char... let alone 3-5.

If you are bored of the game otherwise then do it... if u can get enjoyment out of it without boxing then do that... in my opinion.

[Maz]

With the trial accounts, you can get to level 20 for free. I suggest getting at least that far before committing yourself (I wish I'd known that).

Once you get to twenty, if you're still not sure, consider going the time card route.

I've wanted to try multi-boxing for some time. I recently had a small windfall and decided to use that to fund the purchase of four extra accounts, four 60 day time cards, and two copies of keyclone. As I hadn't expected the money, I didn't feel like they had cost me anything.

Once the 60 day time cards expire, I'll assess where I've got too and whether I want to continue. If I do, I'll buy another four time cards and re-assess again after another 60 days.

[Zinnin]

ok another question, right now im running 8800's and im about to upgrade 9800s or I could try out this quad+ boxing thing, since you guys have tried out and have experience do you think upgrade is equal to or equivalent to the 'enjoyment' of running a 4-5 team box for fun?

[elo]

I went from a 7800 card running 4 instances to a 8800 card running 4 instances and just wasn't a stellar difference, so I'm thinking the 8800 -> 9800 wouldn't be a huge diff either.

As far as justifying, as always it's up to you. Personally I pay all of my bills, extra on house, and savings before I have ANY play money. Then with that play money I ask, what gives me the best ROI enjoyment wise? I don't watch T.V., hate going to movies, eating/drinking out just seems horrendously expensive... I like golf but around here that's $40/game (only 4 hours of entertainment)... other thing I enjoy is racing, ROFLMAOExpensive. So for me this is by far the most cost effective entertainment.

[StormClouds]

So, I setup a few trial accounts got the macros all setup and preceded to the whole 5 shaman and leveled up to 5, and I must admit I had a blast with it...it really put a new spin on the game, however, I can't convince myself that the 75 dollars a month that it would require to play like this is worth it...any comments on it?Bolded and underlined for emphasis. If that isn't enough reason then it probably isn't the thing for you. That is my opinion, I am fairly sure you will find that pretty much everyone here that does this, is doing so because it is fun for them. Fun for different reasons I am sure, but overall because its fun. If the money is an issue, run 2 or 3 or 4 or what ever you think you can afford to play.



ok another question, right now im running 8800's and im about to upgrade 9800s or I could try out this quad+ boxing thing, since you guys have tried out and have experience do you think upgrade is equal to or equivalent to the 'enjoyment' of running a 4-5 team box for fun?I doubt you would see much improvement out of this ... unless you where going to multi box =P

[Silly Gooooose]

think about what else you can get with 75% a month? Go to the movies, maybe 3-4 times? Go out drinking with friends? lol 2-3. Maybe you could get cable or a phone service for that, but how entertaining is that? It's about 2.5$ per day. So if you feel bad, and want to, skip that fast food for the day, don't buy that soda from the machine. It's easy to find the money.



If you don't have $75 /m to toss out the window, you should probably find something else to do.

Psshhh, college student with no job, and I still make due (60 a month though).

What gets me is that could be a new video game a month, lol And recently i've passed up a few that look pretty good :(

[Gallo]

What gets me is that could be a new video game a month, lol And recently i've passed up a few that look pretty good :(

Psssh, since I've been addicted to WoW, I haven't bothered to get a next-gen console. WoW eats up enough of my time, it'd be a waste. Whenever I lose interest in MMO's, I'll get myself a console :)

[d0z3rr]

We need a sticky that outlines why $75/mo is not that much:

1. Going out to bars costs more
2. Going out to clubs costs alot more
3. Very cheap compared to other hobbies (cars, stereos, hunting) if softboxing
4. Cheaper than most cellphone bills
5. WAY cheaper than TV
6. WAY cheaper than gas, in fact you'll be using alot less gas because you'll be home boxing all the time :D

[Maz]

When I started playing WoW, I stopped buying all other games. My bank balance got considerably healthier.

I quit WoW for ten months just before TBC came out. I got an Xbox instead for some quick pick-up-and-play gaming.

During those ten months, I spent about £1000 on Xboxes, subscriptions, accessories and games.

Even with five accounts, WoW costs me less than £40 a month.

WoW is teh cheap! And it's fun too.

[Zite83]

We need a sticky that outlines why $75/mo is not that much:

1. Going out to bars costs more
2. Going out to clubs costs alot more
3. Very cheap compared to other hobbies (cars, stereos, hunting) if softboxing
4. Cheaper than most cellphone bills
5. WAY cheaper than TV
6. WAY cheaper than gas, in fact you'll be using alot less gas because you'll be home boxing all the time :D1 Why I stopped going to bars... $40-80 a night
2 I don't pay cover charges.. I'm cheap
3 Agree its why I multibox
4 Mine is ~$56
5 My friend spends over $100 to watch digital cable and high def sports.
6 Indeed

I had this trouble at first, Once I did it and after it was all setup and payed for. It help me look at my other expenses. I figured now that I play wow all the time after work, I don't need this or that... ect.. Also found some extra bills that get charged to me that I just got use to and ended up canceling (my old website). Ended up killing $60 a month so really WoW only cost me $15 extra a month :thumbsup:

[Dorffo]

So, I setup a few trial accounts got the macros all setup and preceded to the whole 5 shaman and leveled up to 5, and I must admit I had a blast with it...it really put a new spin on the game, however, I can't convince myself that the 75 dollars a month that it would require to play like this is worth it...any comments on it?

I would say "not worth it" if the subscription fees even give you pause. For me paying for the 5 accounts (+2 for my wife) is cheaper than 1 typical evening "going out" for us and actually ends up saving us money that we would otherwise be spending on other forms of entertainment.

[zanthor]

Yup yup.

I've got a friend who's putting a rocket into the sky and I guarantee he's spent more on this ONE rocket than I have on WoW in the past 2 years.

My Fiance asked why I don't get another hobby, I pointed out that I have several I'd love to indulge in, but can't afford...

I love to build things, I'd love to build a woodshop and metal shop and be able to create my own furnature, shelving, etc... to be able to create items like this would actually be a money maker in the long run, but in the meantime I need a shop to do it in, to perfect my ideas, materials, tools, etc... cha-ching... I'd wager it's around $20,000 to get that started.

How about motorcycles, I love them and would love to build one for myself... but let me say that would be pricey.

[Buzzatronic]

I am on a bowling league and once a week I pay $17.50 to bowl 3 games which take about 90 minutes. That's $70 a month for 6 hours of "entertainment" or $11.66 an hour.

If I 5-box WoW (I only 3 box) I'd need to spend more than 6 hours a month enjoying it to cost less than my bowling league.

Needless to say I get more than 6 hours of enjoyment out of it PER WEEK so it's totally worth it for me and my entertainment budget.

[Zinnin]

I guess its not really the monthly cost that has me pausing, its the fact that I have to pay the 30 bucks to even start most of them to buy the full account box. so its a huge initial drop..

meh just did the math, since the orginal wow is only 20 bucks at my local store itll only really cost me 20 bucks to start up, since I deduct 15 for the free month, plus Ill just refer myself trials so my main account will get 4 months free play time..not bad actually

[Dorffo]

I guess its not really the monthly cost that has me pausing, its the fact that I have to pay the 30 bucks to even start most of them to buy the full account box. so its a huge initial drop..

meh just did the math, since the orginal wow is only 20 bucks at my local store itll only really cost me 20 bucks to start up, since I deduct 15 for the free month, plus Ill just refer myself trials so my main account will get 4 months free play time..not bad actually

There ya have it. The refer a friend thing to yourself is really the way to go (what I did for my last 3 accounts), and gives you some wiggle room to test things out etc before taking the plunge.

[Tasty]

Who needs a next gen console anyway? I bought myself a Mega Drive the other day! Bam retro gaming at its finest, good ole Jurassic Park and such :)

[OzPhoenix]

I'd probably only play about 10 hours per week. That's 40 hours per month. Divide that by 100 (Aussie here), and I'm at 40c per hour. With a few important exceptions :whistling: , there's very little else I can do that's as entertaining that's 40c per hour.

[Mak]

I agree with too many on here to quote them all. For me, it was a tough call in the beginning but I talk myself into things rather than out. I am a college student who goes to school fully online. I pretty much go to school when I want. I work 40 hours a week and have my share of bills to pay (not as much as some but enough).

I figured, I could be spending this money on what typical college students do. Clubs, bars, parties, etc. Instead, I don't. I'm not that type of girl anyway. My sister spends more on beauty products in a month than I do on WoW (and I have one friend who spends $100 on alcohol for his parties!). It's all how you see it.

This has brought the fun back into WoW and is completely worth it. For me, this is my entertainment and PUGs/WoW idiots/drama was ruining the game for me. So, I play by myself, on my terms. Like others have said, try it out until level 20 and if it's not for you, leave 'em otherwise pay per month. At least then if you're going through a rough patch financially you can pick up when you're out of it.

I do think that if I had to change my computer(s) to do this, I wouldn't have. I don't have the dedication or the money like some people here. But, I'm blessed to have two computers who run WoW great so I make due with what I have.

Hope these comments help you make your decision and good luck!

[Eteocles]

Yer like my evil twin Mak(or am I the evil one? crap.) :p I don't care for parties clubs drinking and all that...I'm content to game and socialize through that. I work fulltime too and have family responsibilities(tending up the family tree, not down...last thing I need is a brat of my own, plus who would want another Eteo in the world? :P)

I haven't gone out of my way to multibox, I used what I had which, thanks to a motherboard blowing last year, was enough to tribox on at full settings without any issue...I may upgrade soon since the US gvt is literally throwing money at us to spend to try to help the economy and maaaaaaaaybe try 5boxing...we'll see how that pans out ;) But either way my income is comfortable enough to live on and have enough left over to put into savings + extra to devote to mental recreation like WoW. Only way I wouldn't consider it justified is if A) I didn't have fun doing it, or B) I actually NEEDED to spend the money elsewhere(I don't have to yet, knock on wood)

[Mak]

Yer like my evil twin Mak(or am I the evil one? crap.) :p I don't care for parties clubs drinking and all that...I'm content to game and socialize through that. I work fulltime too and have family responsibilities(tending up the family tree, not down...last thing I need is a brat of my own, plus who would want another Eteo in the world? :P)

I haven't gone out of my way to multibox, I used what I had which, thanks to a motherboard blowing last year, was enough to tribox on at full settings without any issue...I may upgrade soon since the US gvt is literally throwing money at us to spend to try to help the economy and maaaaaaaaybe try 5boxing...we'll see how that pans out ;) But either way my income is comfortable enough to live on and have enough left over to put into savings + extra to devote to mental recreation like WoW. Only way I wouldn't consider it justified is if A) I didn't have fun doing it, or B) I actually NEEDED to spend the money elsewhere(I don't have to yet, knock on wood)Evil?! Me?! Must be you =P Lol, j/k. Definitely five box it. Running instances with yourself = priceless.

[Silly Gooooose]

What gets me is that could be a new video game a month, lol And recently i've passed up a few that look pretty good :(

Psssh, since I've been addicted to WoW, I haven't bothered to get a next-gen console. WoW eats up enough of my time, it'd be a waste. Whenever I lose interest in MMO's, I'll get myself a console :)

Fuck consoles, Computer games are the way to go, esp if you have a good computer.

[Eteocles]

Yeah once I got a comp my consoles collected dust lol; they're fun with friends over or when the net's out and I'm waiting to strangle someone at comcast, but PC gaming delivers so much more for me.(Though the Wii's changing some of that, Brawl and Mario Kart Wii have been keeping me playing alot lately; the little steering wheel controller is surprisingly responsive and fun to use :p)

[Mak]

As for console games...I am addicted to Guitar Hero. I'm sorry but sometimes it does steal me away from WoW.

[BobGnarly]

Nobody's going to be able to answer this question for you. Everybody is in a different financial position, and will have different priorities.

You have to decide if it's worth it, but I honestly don't see why the $75/month needs to be the issue. I can see maybe if you're deliberating over spending the 4x($30-$40) on the game purchases, but the monthly fee is, well monthly, so you can just cancel next month if it isn't working for you.