If Blizzard removed /follow then would you still multibox?

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02-03-2009, 01:41 PM
keyclone

to be honest, it's just a stupid question for two reasons. one, the OP admits to having read/have knowledge of previous threads on the subject... so why rehash? i could understand if he himself had no knowledge of the previous threads... but the claim is that he does (post #8 ). to get the opinion of current boxers which would be the exact opinion of boxers 6, 12, or 24 months ago. which leads to reason number two... make it so i cannot move and of course i would stop playing. there is an implied 'duh' in there somewhere.

and i reiterate my question... what is to be gained by asking a question which, to be honest, is akin to 'if your power went out, would you still multibox'.

if the point is to fret about things beyond our control... and put the thought into peoples mind.. congrats, you've found a topic. this combined with knowledge of the prior threads makes me question the timing.

as for that thread that was 'way back last year'... (Will Blizzard take a stand on dual-boxing? ) that was the most recent... from dec 8, 2008 (not even 2 months ago). fursphere mentions the removing follow option here, in post #20
02-03-2009, 01:47 PM
keyclone

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hachoo',index.php?page=Thread&postID=174626#post1 74626

why the hell would anyone think this has anything to do with Evilseed or mouse cloner?

this is the internet. one of the main tools is FUD. Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. this thread would score Fear and Uncertainty

i hope you can see why people would question the timing given a similar thread was posted not 2 months ago. and yes, evilseed had posted on it
02-03-2009, 02:16 PM
Owltoid

Quote:

Originally Posted by keyclone',index.php?page=Thread&postID=174663#post 174663]to be honest, it's just a stupid question for two reasons. one, the OP admits to having read/have knowledge of previous threads on the subject... so why rehash? i could understand if he himself had no knowledge of the previous threads... but the claim is that he does ([url='http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&postID=174234#post174234

post #8[/url] ). to get the opinion of current boxers which would be the exact opinion of boxers 6, 12, or 24 months ago. which leads to reason number two... make it so i cannot move and of course i would stop playing. there is an implied 'duh' in there somewhere.

and i reiterate my question... what is to be gained by asking a question which, to be honest, is akin to 'if your power went out, would you still multibox'.

if the point is to fret about things beyond our control... and put the thought into peoples mind.. congrats, you've found a topic. this combined with knowledge of the prior threads makes me question the timing.

as for that thread that was 'way back last year'... (Will Blizzard take a stand on dual-boxing? ) that was the most recent... from dec 8, 2008 (not even 2 months ago). fursphere mentions the removing follow option here, in post #20

Wow, reading comprehension FTL (enough WoW forum speak for ya?)

Previous threads mentioned the if Blizzard wanted to nerf MB then they would take away /follow. I mentioned that I didn't see any threads dedicated to how users would react. I'm sorry you can't see the difference between "I'm scared the sky is falling and Blizzard is going to take away our functionality" and a question that refers to what steps users would take. If you don't like the thread, then stop bumping it (or delete it for all I care, it really wasn't supposed to be such a controversy)... there are other less unique, less interesting threads right on the General Discussion front page waiting for you.

I'm sorry you don't think the MB population has changed within the past 12 months. I think many would disagree with you. I'm sure it's going to change a great deal over the next 12 months as affordable computers, which have the capability to run multiple instances w/o too much lag, become more prevalent.

As far as the Owltoid = Evilseed, where is the tin-foil-hat emoticon?
02-03-2009, 02:18 PM
keyclone

did i say anywhere that owltoid == evilseed?
02-03-2009, 02:30 PM
Bigfish

Don't you see? All this fighting means the terrorists win!

Hugs! Hugs all around! Feel the love!
02-03-2009, 03:04 PM
pinotnoir

IF there was no follow I would cancel all my acounts and find a new game. If I wanted to play solo I wouldnt be boxing.
02-03-2009, 04:55 PM
Basilikos

[quote='keyclone',index.php?page=Thread&postID=1746 79#post174679]did i say anywhere that owltoid == evilseed?[/quote]
You have now. It's about time he was excised.

/begin exorcism
[Owltoid]: I'm not Evilseed.
[Basilikos]: Well, then let's introduce ourselves. I'm Basilikos; I'm the guy who gave you the benefit of the doubt about your dirty little program. This is personal - you deceived me.
[Owltoid]: And I'm the Mouseconner. Now kindly read my forum-alt propaganda and buy my software.
[Basilikos]: If you're the Mouseconner, why not own up to what you are doing to this community?
[Owltoid]: That's much too respectable for me, Basilikos.

Later...

[Basilikos]: I cast you out! Unclean automator!
[Owltoid]: Shove it up your ass, you hardware-boxer!
[Basilikos]: In the name of our Lord Fursphere! It is he who commands you! It is he who flung you from dual-boxing.com to the depths of mousecloner.com!
[Owltoid]: Fuck him!
[Basilikos]: (Repeated) The power of Keyclone compels you! The power of Keyclone compels you!

Special thanks to [url='http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/quotes']IMDb[/url] for the Exorcist quotes I goofed with.
02-03-2009, 05:02 PM
Owltoid

Lol, I was hoping this thread would die, but that was a worthwhile bump, Basilikos!
02-03-2009, 05:07 PM
elsegundo

to add to my last post, which is probably overshadowed by countless "is this thread necessary" posts..

i'd play dungeon siege over and over again to satisfy my multibox urges. though its not really multibox, it comes close to making me believe i control four characters.
02-03-2009, 05:14 PM
keyclone

:thumbsup:

i bow to the power of Basilikos

/bow

now let's forget this silliness and get back to pwning anything that walks by...
02-03-2009, 05:42 PM
Basilikos

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Owltoid',index.php?page=Thread&postID=174763#post 174763

Lol, I was hoping this thread would die, but that was a worthwhile bump, Basilikos!

I hoped it would be humorous, but I wasn't sure. Honestly, I figured that he was honestly asking if he'd ever seriously made the statement and I can't let an honest question slide 8) .
02-04-2009, 06:47 AM
RobinGBrown

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Fursphere',index.php?page=Thread&postID=174789#po st174789

Lord Fursphere... I like the sound of that. :D

Noooooooooo!!!!!

p.s. Grats to Basilikos for a great post and a great misquote
02-04-2009, 10:58 PM
Yamio

~Basilikos

Very little that I read here makes me openly guffaw. Excellent exorcism.

Lord Fursphere said aloud sounds nasty. /shudder
02-05-2009, 02:28 PM
HPB

No /follow

Adding my 2 cents...

I would transfer all of the unique high level toons from my 3-5th accounts back to my first two accounts. I've got too many toons to fit them all on my main account now, but I'd salavage: my 80 priest, 80 hunter, 2 of my 72 paladins, 2 of my 60 shamen, my 60 druid, my 60 lock, my 60 rogue and 2 of my death knights. That'd have to be enough. My guild is getting back into raiding. I really enjoy casual raiding, so I'd stick around and play solo.

I wouldn't multibox anymore, except for the greatest multiboxing oppertunity in the game:

The Auction Houses! (I've got two lowbie alliance on my main acct and another on my 2nd acct to help find goods for guildes when the horde auction is overpriced or doesn't have the goods). It's also nice to have one of your bank toons on and shopping while you're doing other things on the other account with a high level toon.
02-05-2009, 06:39 PM
Suvega

RE: If Blizzard removed /follow then would you still multibox?

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Owltoid',index.php?page=Thread&postID=174215#post 174215

I've seen many posts referencing that if Blizzard really wanted to nerf MB then it would remove follow. While I'm sure that's true, how many of you would continue to MB and figure out new ways to play?

No.

Anyone in this thread who boldly claimed "OH YES I WUD HURRR, I LUVS EET TO MUCH" is mentally challenged, and/or has not tried w/o follow.
Replicating key strokes does not suffice, .5deg of error, results in stopping and re facing your guys after about 50 yards.
I.e. it would be quicker to do dailies on all 5 individually, then doing them all at teh same time.
02-06-2009, 02:28 AM
valkry

RE: RE: If Blizzard removed /follow then would you still multibox?

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Suvega',index.php?page=Thread&postID=175643#post1 75643

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Owltoid',index.php?page=Thread&postID=174215#post 174215

I've seen many posts referencing that if Blizzard really wanted to nerf MB then it would remove follow. While I'm sure that's true, how many of you would continue to MB and figure out new ways to play?

No.

Anyone in this thread who boldly claimed "OH YES I WUD HURRR, I LUVS EET TO MUCH" is mentally challenged, and/or has not tried w/o follow.
Replicating key strokes does not suffice, .5deg of error, results in stopping and re facing your guys after about 50 yards.
I.e. it would be quicker to do dailies on all 5 individually, then doing them all at teh same time.

Oceanic internet, meet Suvega. Suvega, meet daily occurance.

2 keyboards, 2 melee chars, one with mouse one with keys. That's how I started. In instances, once I'm set up for a fight, I don't use /follow. I only care about the old school raids and boxing allows me to practically solo them. I would continue using the firepower and healing capacity even without /follow.
02-06-2009, 07:46 AM
KvdM

Every once in a while someone will post a 'remove follow' suggestion. As a game developer, I do wonder what kind of image these people have of us. Do they really think that a game developer that can change a TOS and ban people for breaking it when needed, would resort to something as ineffective as removing follow from the game?
02-06-2009, 10:29 AM
Owltoid

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'KvdM',index.php?page=Thread&postID=175800#post175 800

Every once in a while someone will post a 'remove follow' suggestion. As a game developer, I do wonder what kind of image these people have of us. Do they really think that a game developer that can change a TOS and ban people for breaking it when needed, would resort to something as ineffective as removing follow from the game?

Once again, the post was not asking if Blizzard is going to remove follow or suggesting that they should do it. All it was doing was asking how people would react if an important mechanic was removed (apparently many would likely not continue to MB WoW while others would take on the new challenge).
02-06-2009, 12:30 PM
KvdM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Owltoid',index.php?page=Thread&postID=175827#post 175827

Once again, the post was not asking if Blizzard is going to remove follow or suggesting that they should do it.

Wasn't my intention to suggest that you were the one suggesting to remove it, I meant the people that actually post those suggestions on the wow forums. As for whether I myself would continue to multibox, that would be probably be a no. Why? Because I know Blizzard would not bother with a follow mechanic change, they'd simply ban the practice of multiboxing.
02-08-2009, 05:08 AM
TheBigBB

RE: RE: If Blizzard removed /follow then would you still multibox?

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Suvega',index.php?page=Thread&postID=175643#post1 75643

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Owltoid',index.php?page=Thread&postID=174215#post 174215

I've seen many posts referencing that if Blizzard really wanted to nerf MB then it would remove follow. While I'm sure that's true, how many of you would continue to MB and figure out new ways to play?

No.

Anyone in this thread who boldly claimed "OH YES I WUD HURRR, I LUVS EET TO MUCH" is mentally challenged, and/or has not tried w/o follow.
Replicating key strokes does not suffice, .5deg of error, results in stopping and re facing your guys after about 50 yards.
I.e. it would be quicker to do dailies on all 5 individually, then doing them all at teh same time.

I would probably quit at some point without follow, however I rarely rely on follow for instances. Most of the time I take off follow for a pull. I'd just have to adjust positioning more and spend more time walking to the next pull when I got off sync.

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