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Im boxing 2 right now, "Shammy / Shammy" and its funny, but is there any point in doing what im doing ? cause im thinking ahead if you want to run a 5-man run or other stuff like arena, but what can you do with a dubble team ? anyone got some ideas ? cause im loosing my flame over boxing 2 right now, dont realy see the point clear :) and im not sure i wanna pay for 5 acc's :)
Best regards :) Michael
It's always more fun, especially if the classes work well together. Only reason I wouldn't do 1-2 is because I know I'd always want more. I play 4 at a time now and I only wish I had 5 :)
Depends on what you want to achieve, if you're of the opinion like most of us that PUG is the other white meat then roll some more :) If you just want arena/pvp then 2 is fine, but I have no idea of the utility of just 2 shammies in arena as I don't have any. If you're only just starting out, how about trying a Pally/Shammy combo, at least that way if you change your mind about 5 (which you will) you'll have a pally to powerlevel them. JMO
While us 4-5+ boxers are quite vocal, I'd imagine that we're far outnumbered by dual-boxers... or even tri-boxers.
Nobody can tell you the "worth" of this hobby. Each person defines what's "worth it" based on their own needs and goals.
First decide what you want to do -- then decide what you need to do to get there. :) Do whatever makes you happiest :)
As logn as your having fun. It's worth at.. Yeah in the long term 2 shamans aren't going to be that huge for solo PVP, or doing arena's with both. However, i don't see why you wouldn't be able to supply 2 dps in groups. In raids however, you might have to better macro manage totems for different groups.
I started by dual boxing, then found this site and quickly evolved into 5.
If you enjoy running two then do it - you can always add more accounts later on. you can setup trial accounts to see how 4-5 boxing works and if you like it.. But be warned once you hit 5 going back to 2 is really hard :P
I've been a dual boxer in every game I've ever played. I've always found it nice to have a tag along healer. in DAoC I did 4-5 boxing for powerleveling new toons quickly but beyond that I generally only played two. There is a lot of value in dual playing and its definately a great way to get started. If you do enjoy playing 2 and have the resources I would recoment 4 to 5 however. Being self sufficient is very satisfying. Regardless of your decision, have fun.
I'm tri-boxing right now and I love it. Granted, I'm resisting the urge to 5-box, three is perfect to grab a friend or two with or join a 10 man later on (for me and my guild anyway) so it's really up to what your goals are!
For me not having to PUG is key. I hate PUGs so I have 5 accounts to be able to do my own thing.
However, I also have a nice guild that consists exclusively of RL friends. Often I will play 2 to 4 toons so that we can get a full group. If you have an active enough guild that is tolerant and understanding of MBing, then 3 accounts could be satisfying enough.
I sometimes think about dropping 2 accounts but the lure of occasionally doing 5 on my own is too strong.
For me, it's an evolution on what I want out of the game.
I started with a Warrior-Priest 2-box. I also leveled alts while I got bored.
But this was before Keyclone. I always ran 2 computers.
Only when it was possible to run 2 clients in 1 machine without alt-tabbing, that I committed to 3-boxing.
Eventually, I wanted a good gaming lap top upgrade, and it just make sense to run 3 wow on 3 separate computers.
As I leveled a few more alts to 70, I decided to xfer my main tank into the 4th account.
I think eventually, I will get a 5th account, but 4 is fine for me and satisfies my gaming goals.