Yeah, that's my Logo10.
I work for the man who owns Hacker Brushless USA, and the former US distributor for Mikado helicopters. I got the helicopter for exchange for some website work.
It didn't cost me as much as it COULD.....but it's still very expensive.....especially after a crash. :cursing:
Please seriously reconsider and go with PS2 if you're going full hardware. USB communication is 2-way, and you're going to spend more headache with a USB hardware multiplexer than a PS2.Quote:
4-port Vetra USB broadcaster
Also check out the new multiboxer-designed Vetra devices. Might be able to save a few bucks. ;)
I find that Amazon is prompt and pretty cheap for the battlechest. Just make sure to get good use out of the new Recruit-A-Friend bonuses.
Some advantages I see using software: (I haven't used hardware so if i mistepping let me know)
you can limit the buttons that you want to be transmitted to the ones that you want
keyclone has a round robin feature - each press of a key presses that key in a different window sequentially rather than all at once
of course its less hardware but you already have that
The USB broadcaster was my first purchase. I only use it for mouse broadcasting to the 4 17" monitors. It was really unreliable for keyboard broadcasting, which is why I have the 8 port PS2. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Vyndree',index.php?page=Thread&postID=128396#post 128396
And what products are you talking about?? I haven't checked out their website in probably close to a year. EDIT: NM, just found them........pretty nifty.......too bad I spent all the money on my broadcaster unit already. :thumbdown:
Yeah and I see the advantage of being able to swap out the main toon for an alt when it dies. Right now I have to move the mouse to the appropriate screen and then take over control of that character. Hitting a button would be quicker......Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Rms',index.php?page=Thread&postID=128398#post1283 98
Thanks for the feedback.
Me and one of my guildies software box. I am a business owner and could easily afford to hardware box If i wanted. But the free space i have makes me hesitant to go hardware. I run 5 on one PC and sometimes up to 5 more on another, linked via keyclone. I might do hardware someday though.
BTW, what side ( horde/alliance ) and server type(pve/pvp) are you going for? I have a guild on Hyjal Alliance. We all are using RaF atm to level up alt teams. You are welcome to stop by and chat with me ( Whitelyon ) Or PM me for vent info If you like.
I'm not really worried about the costs either. I already have the hardware, so the added costs of the electricity is nothing really. It just seems like most people software box, and I wasn't sure if that was a preference thing, a cost thing, or convenience. With DAOC, it was the only option.
As for server/side, we're not sure yet. I'm gonna go pick up a hard copy and get it installed. I got the wife's RAF setup and she's linked to my main. But the limitation of the trial kinda sucks, so I think I'm gonna just go ahead and upgrade her.
PhnxGold
If you're looking for some MB buddies, or more accurately buddy, you can join me on alliance side on Bronzebeard. It's PvE. I went Alliance due to some friends I work with that liked the "cute" characters on Alliance. :S
Anyways, I can help out with gold 'n' such at early levels. It's amazing what a few 16 slot bags on each character can do with respect to ease of gaming.
Let me know if you do roll on Bronzebeard.
Well most of the hardware boxers have been here for a WHILE -- literally before software was ever close to being confirmed "okie dokie" by the GMs.
My personal decision for hardware boxing was this:
- Safety -- hardware multiboxing was at the time confirmed OK, but software was a "gray area" still. It's confirmed now, so it's a moot point, but it was part of my decision process so I'm keeping it in the list.
- Resilience -- Hardware solutions will work for ANY game, as long as the hardware supports it. So since I used fairely average gcards and core2duo's, I should be able to multibox almost any game on the market and most future games for several years to come.
- Speed and Reliability -- If one of my machines breaks down or reboots mid-fight, I can still control the other 4. Unlike software, where if your "main" machine goes down (or the only machine, in the case of single-box software solutions) your alts are sitting there unmoveable. Hardware also doesn't suffer as much from network latency or software latency -- with PS2 multiplexers, it's pretty zippy.
- Upgrades -- If my hardware ever goes out of date, each individual machine is relatively cheap (~$500-600). Replacing one average component or machine in an outdated/broken system is cheaper than replacing a high end, state-of-the-art quad-core or its components.
- Latency -- Even on my main PC (quad core, 4g ram) I experience "laggier" performance when I open two WoW windows. If I try to run 3-4 at the same time, I'll likely suffer from poorer frame rates, slower alt-tabbing, and overall performance. Of course, this depends on how "high end" your single-box rig is, but keep in mind better computers are often exponentially higher cost.
- Viewing area -- If I were to use 1 PC, I'd have to split 5 WoW windows on one (or two) monitor(s). At the moment, the largest monitor we have on hand is 30" widescreen with a heavy little pricetag. I already had two 19" widescreens, and adding them all together in a 2x3 array means I have much larger viewspace. I also have room on the 6th screen for a browser window (to troll dual-boxing.com forums, of course). Adding some cheap 19" widescreens from newegg cost around $150 each, making the additional 4 monitors ~$600 ($900 if I replaced my two existing monitors). I was able to reuse my existing monitors and get a much larger viewspace than an near equivalently expensive 30".
- Reuse for other projects -- Ever try rendering or processing something on a cluster? ;)
If I had the funds right now I would go hardware in a heartbeat. The frustration of losing a clone while 5-boxing on my quad-core is growing especially now that all 5 have epic flying. This happens everytime I go through shat. I'm running all on one hard drive so that may be a factor. I've also experienced nasty video lag as a result of using PIP on keyclone so I only use it now when it will be convenient to log all wow's off then on again. I don't think it's an actual keyclone problem but a vista/wow and swapping sizes between two different video destinations (main screen/clone screen) because of lack of span mode in Vista.