Want to try dualboxing

[Rufio]

Hi there, i'm new here.
I read about multiboxing and it looks like a challenge. I'd like to try it with a trial acocunt tonite and i was wondering what the best combo is to start with.
I see a lot of shaman combo's but i'd like to try shaman / warlock combo. Is this possible? Or should i take identical classes to avoid the hassle?
Has anyone experience with shaman/warlock, shaman/shaman or warlock/warlock, and what is the funnest to play?
Thank you!

[Mirone]

same class combos are the easiest to get to grips with at least at the start. However, pretty much any combo can work so it's all down to what you do.

For example i did warlock/pally for a while and mainly had my pally healing so you could have the shaman take that role. or you could have them as two dps casters or.... as you can see there are so many options :D the only major advice for a starter is avoiding 2 melee chars as that gets awkward :)

As for funnest? try it and see :D

[Rufio]

Thanks for the quick reply :)
I think i'll go for 2 x warlock, with tanking pets i believe they can make a good team.
And soulstone eachother to avoid corpse runs :)

What would be the best spec for 2 x warlock? Affliction i guess?

[Achor84]

One Demo and one Affliction?

I have started a Mage/Warlock Compo (for testing issuies) and the mobs died so fast...
With the first demon you will get more dps, too.

So I think it isn't so important what tree you skill - Affliction causes some Aggro, so maybe the Walker is not able to bind the mob..

[Nomak]

I've been Dual-Boxing since WoW was released and I can tell you that if you are just doing 2, and if it is your first time...have a healer on the second box. I would say Priest or Druid for your second account and Lock on the first. If you spec your priest shadow, they can rock pretty good, even without Shadow Form. I also like these classes because they can assist and DoT whatever you are DoTing, whether it be SWP or Moonfire. Hope this helps!

[ithkus]

I've been dual-boxing a Ret Pally and Feral Druid. 67 on both now. Its been a blast. Pretty much anything works once you figure it out.

[accretion]

I've been 2-boxing since WoW was released and have tried numerous combos. My favorite PvE pairing is Hunter/Priest, but many other combos are equally effective. Others I like are Pally/Mage, Warlock/Priest, Rogue/Druid and Warrior/Shaman.

[Xaedra]

You have tons of character slots for a reason. Use them, and figure out your favorite pair for yourself. Everyone's advice is nice, but you really should experiment and find out what YOU like best. After all, you're the one playing them.

[Rufio]

I went for lock/spriest combo, main lock. Still figuring out how to use macro's etc. (what lock spell to combine with what priest spell, and the buffing/healing) but i guess i will learn as i level.
If anyone with this combo feels like sharing some macro's or idea's please let me know :)

[Otlecs]

Before you get too used to the current setup, I'd consider changing your main. The Priest can be a useful healer, even shadow specced, and it's going to be easier to do that if it's your primary character.

With their omni-directional DoTs, locks lend themselves very well to being Drones. With the Priest as your main, you can use something like Clique when you do need to heal, instead of taking up valuable macro slots :)

For buffing, you really can't do any better than SmartBuff. If you grab that, you'll also get "SmartDebuff" with it, which lets you dispel magic / cure disease with your Priest with a click of the mouse. More macro slots / key combos saved.

It won't matter for quest grinding, but if you ever team up with others for an instance, being able to at least off-heal effectively will be a big bonus.

[Rufio]

Thanks for the tip Otlecs i might try it like that! I was allready breaking my head over how i would be able to heal efficiently. And Clique seems like a smart mod for me since I've always been a clicker. I'll look into smartbuff too.

[Gadzooks]

Before you get too used to the current setup, I'd consider changing your main. The Priest can be a useful healer, even shadow specced, and it's going to be easier to do that if it's your primary character.

With their omni-directional DoTs, locks lend themselves very well to being Drones. With the Priest as your main, you can use something like Clique when you do need to heal, instead of taking up valuable macro slots :)

For buffing, you really can't do any better than SmartBuff. If you grab that, you'll also get "SmartDebuff" with it, which lets you dispel magic / cure disease with your Priest with a click of the mouse. More macro slots / key combos saved.

It won't matter for quest grinding, but if you ever team up with others for an instance, being able to at least off-heal effectively will be a big bonus.Wanted to add, if you have a higher level lock already, you can avoid the exp. hit from a higher partied member, and run with the lock ungrouped - and just have the lock's pets tank or attack. Same for hunters.

Was going to make a new post, I'll just add here:

I'm dual boxing, and along with the excellent advice here already, this is what I'm seeing:

I tend to make combos that has a toon that can res, so shaman, druid, and priest are always a good choice. Ghost runs suck twice as much (but remember, /follow works in death!), ressing is VERY handy, especially as you'll find yourself tackling higher and higher level mobs, yellow mobs are a breeze, orange are fun, red a challenge, and green a waste of time. :) But that kind of thinking leads to many spectacular deaths, so get a resser. (Rezzer?)

Always have a healer. Again, shaman, priest, druid, add in pally. Or max out first aid, cloth is ridiculous with 2 toons gathering - my guild bank is full to the rafters with wool and silk.

melee/caster combos work well, but the most fun for me was lock/caster. I havent leveled a hunter, but I imagine it's the same as having a lock, for sending in the pet while you burn the mob down with the caster.

Mages are excellent, if only for their portals. If you have one on each account, leveling, like I do, you can move toons on the other account around a lot easier - log in, portal to other toon, portal, log off. Free portals! :)

If there's one thing you can do, get a guild bank all for yourself. It's not hard, get 20g, go to a major city, advertise "sign my guild charter, get 2g, you don't have to stay!". If you have a level 70 to run dailies, use it to buy the slots. If you're like me, you'll have 8 or 10 toons level all at the same time (one team rests in a city or tavern for rested exp, while another team levels), and you're gonna run out of room FAST - plus it's AWESOME for transferring items, your toons can be in different cities, all they have to do is dump their herbs or ore or leather, and another toon can pick them up in another city - no mail delay between different accounts, you just NEED a guild bank with that many toons. Also, the repair with guild funds is worth the effort alone - no need to worry about repair funds, and I save a lot more gold, I dump any gold past 20g into the guild bank, and all toons can only withdraw 20g per day (they can withdraw as many items as they want). I supply and gear all of my toons without having to play the AH, so my gold is always going up. If they get a drop that I auction off, it goes to an AH mule who also uses his maxed out bags and bank for random, wierd stuff, like flame sacs (Dragonbreath Chili FTW), venom sacs, feathers, etc..., and he drops any gold from auctions into the bank. I used to spend too much time at the mailbox and logging toons on and off to trade stuff, and having to relog because I got on the wrong one, or they're in the wrong city...$#@# that. Guild bank = goodness, and less downtime.

Also, pay attention to what mods load for each toon. A lot of them you want for all of them, but some are class-specific, like you don't need RogueSpam (stops the "I'm not ready" chatter from your rogue) on a lock, and you don't need lock mods for your rogue. I only load Auctioneer for my bank mule, for instance. I don't load quest helpers for my 70, and I don't load PvP stuff the 70 uses for my lowbies. Mods use memory, and when you're multiboxing on one computer, every bit helps.

Lastly, get the mod BugMeNot. It autoblocks guild invite spam, group invites, and duels. You can filter it to allow friends and guildies, and it will auto /whisper anyone who spams you, and you can put any message in there. It's easier to configure with Chaos, another mod, but remember, memory usage... BugMeNot is a MUST for me, with all of the kiddies who think just because you're waiting for a boat, or reading mail, or looking on the AH, or on the tram, or running through Feralas, or fighting a mob, that you want to duel. ?(