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People getting mad about boxers is just silly.. think about it.. who would you prefer to fight against .. 1 guy controlling 5 toons .. or 5 individuals on vent that WILL completely own you.. this is simple math 5 > 1.. regardless if it's a boxer or not.. but you might have a chance against a boxer.. against a group you dont lol
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people don't realize that there's a lot more boxers than they think.. the 5s you can pick out but there's a TON of 2s running around
@Eteocles: Haha yeah that was funny. A mod I must recommend for all multiboxers is WIM. Helps you manage all those tells ;)
I think showboating is good PR for the most part, as long as you do it right. For instance I killed Levixus the Soul Caller for a group last night. I think they all fell into nerd-comas watching him drop in under 15 seconds, haha.
That's good stuff, but corpse camping or any kind of griefing we need to avoid.
And be aware to reach the Top 10 of Arenateams in your realmpool (Hello Ellay! ;P ). If its possible it wouldnt be good for the multiboxing-community.
The funny thing is, I truly believe that multiboxing in Arenas is likely one of the worst things we could do as a community. But I have every intention of doing it! I'm still working out these opionions in my head, but hear me out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Feehza
The only thing we need to fear is "public outcry". The reason we "politely" showboat is because it builds up a "public opinion" of our hobby. Most public outcries in this game start in-game. They spew their opionion of us in general or trade chat.
Because I've built up a fan base, anyone who speaks against me will be met with a flood of "Duh... he's multiboxing, he's cool, if you don't know what that is, you're not". It stops them in their tracks. They don't take it to the forums (our real fear) because they don't want to feel stupid there too.
The Arenas are a bit different. The guys at the top could care less about what the community thinks of them. In their minds, they are already part of the WoW elite. And along comes some "Cheater" who is playing the game in a way that was "Not intended" and it makes them lose valuable Arena Points!
So if I wanted to be less of a hypocrite, I'd say "Don't grief, and don't play Arenas"... but I can't bring myself to do that. Maybe it's because I'm a flawed, selfish human, and I freak'n want to play Arenas! LOL
I don't know. But either way, Griefing will bring us bad PR we can easily avoid, so lets avoid it.
Arenas will bring us bad PR, as it has already, but I think there's a chance it will fade away as teams learn to play against us, and the topic becomes "old news".
My vote for now?
1. Don't grief
2. ROCK THE ARENAS!
lol
Boom
It can work in the exact opposite way, as well. My suspicion is playing 4x or 5x characters as one in an arena helps you beat weaker groups because the coordination they lack, you have.
But at some point, 5 people with high coordination should crush a multiboxer. And multiboxers in arena will "level off" at some point where groups have sufficient organization and coordination to take advantage of the weaknesses inherent to boxing.
At that point, the "elite" arena teams whom routinely beat a multiboxer will defend multiboxers as well. They'll say things like "If you can't beat a multiboxer, you aren't very good." etc, etc. That multiboxing plateau will sorta be like the two fire giants at the entrance to molten core. It's a rite of passage.
Well, if Blizzard did implement some type of dual/multi-boxing in-game, all of us would likely still be trying to multi-box with multiple accounts, so the "gap" between boxers and non-boxers wouldn't close any.Quote:
Originally Posted by simpletom
The problem is, allowing players to control more than one toon/class, opens up a TON of balancing issues for the Devs. (Ref: see SWG from day one with 32 professions/classes you could mix any way you wanted)
There's no way Blizzard will ever encourage this. I think it's very likely, that as the hardware becomes cheaper (the rich kids realize that Daddy's machine can already run 5 instances at once) we'll see a surge of multiboxing. (I think we're still a long ways off) But when it comes, the public upcry will come from the MAJORITY of folks who can't handle the $75/month... then just like buying gold, we'll be looked upon as players who are "Buying" our power.
That's when multiboxing will end.
Yes, multiboxing has thrived for years without this threat... but until now, it's never been so reachable.
I'm not claiming the sky if falling just yet. But I'm offering it as food for thought.
Boom
I'm sorry I just don't buy this fear-mongering (not that I think that's what you're purposely doing).
Yes, it's easier now. I wouldn't multibox if I had to do it with 5 PCs...that's just too big an investment for me. Still, though many people may try their hand at multiboxing, most are just too stupid to excel at it. I remember my first few days five boxing...I wanted to hang myself. Though the initial frustration eases off, still many more problems and difficulties arise as you get into PvP and more difficult PvE enounters...or hell, even turning in 5 quests every single time.
If you can't kill 4-5 players in a head-to-head fight, then who is going to complain about you?
Haha I wasn't say that about myself. I meant that most people will not multibox effectively enough for anyone to care.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fursphere
So Fur when will you be five boxing? Every time I check your sig you've got another toon =PQuote:
Originally Posted by Fursphere