Multi-class 5-box

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09-28-2008, 04:13 PM
pyrem

Multi-class 5-box

Hey everybody,

Fist off, thanks to everyone who has contributed to this community. I've been boxing since the beginning of the year, and I've learned a lot from browsing these forums regularly, from the multiboxing concepts to KVMs, macros, UI, etc. Multiboxing brings a somewhat steep learning curve, but the information here makes it a bit easier to manage.

Here's a screenshot of my team. I've leveled them the "hard" way without RAF and boosting. They're level 64 now, but I've eased up on the leveling a bit as I'm just casually leveling them until Wrath comes out. I'm just enjoying the normal dungeons right now since I'll probably seldom visit them once the expansion comes out. I just finished Ramps (finally figured out Vazruden and Nazan) and I'm just starting to get on Blood Furnace.

Thanks and happy hunting!

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/922...8141909bu9.jpg
09-28-2008, 04:18 PM
Golle

Gief UI. That UI is soo nice!
09-28-2008, 04:43 PM
pyrem

Thanks :D

I actually just finished a complete overhaul last night. I wanted to de-clutter/consolidate my action bars and take advantage of Carbonite more.

Come to think of it, there's a lot of awesome addons out there!
09-28-2008, 07:45 PM
Suprem01

Can I ask what add-on that is :P. That is nice though
09-28-2008, 08:09 PM
pyrem

It's a combination of mods (I'll just list the major ones):

Fubar 3.0 - bar at the top
X-perl unit frames
Prat - for the chat window
Trinity Bars 2.0 - for the action bars
Carbonite - for the minimap/quest tracker
Clearfont - a must for replacing the deaulft font type
eePanels - for the panels you see around the aforementioned mods

Note about the eePanels: I got the idea from seeing the awesome custom UIs in wowinterface.com. However, I'm just using it to create simple panels as I find aesthetically pleasing to separate the major areas of the screen.

So there it is; it's a (relatively) simple interface that I just cobbled together according to my needs. However, I'd suggest going to www.wowinterface.com for full suites/compilations if you don't want to create one for yourself (some of them I found over the top, but very clean for the most part).

Also, I'd like to mention how much I really like Carbonite. I've tried Quest Helper as well, but I just Carbonite to be more flexible as far as quest tracking. The google-style minimap doesn't hurt either :thumbsup: .
09-28-2008, 08:58 PM
Shadraak

nice to see a fellow multi-classer, most i see run same class which i'd admit would be easier, but i ran sham/priest and it's a bit difficult to get all macro's and everythign going correctly and now i've got the hang of it, glad to see someoen that went thru something similar only 5x as bad lol i feel for you man :D
09-28-2008, 10:19 PM
Aethon

I managed to get a war/lock/druid/rogue/pally to ~24 and then kinda gave up until I develop better macros/reaction time. For now I'm trying to stick to homogenous or only 2 classes at a time.
09-28-2008, 10:33 PM
pyrem

Pally tanking has helped a lot, as from my experience, warrior tanking requires a bit more micro-management for threat generation.

I have to admit though that if I ever get around to leveling another team, I would like to have one with a warrior and rogue in it--that's much more challenging than the setup I have now.

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Originally Posted by 'Aethon',index.php?page=Thread&postID=127529#post1 27529

I managed to get a war/lock/druid/rogue/pally to ~24 and then kinda gave up until I develop better macros/reaction time. For now I'm trying to stick to homogenous or only 2 classes at a time.
09-29-2008, 04:14 AM
Kelevra

looks sweet :)

but a male nightelf 8|
they look sooooo gay :P
09-29-2008, 08:02 AM
Jamien

Holy crap Carbonite is the best quest mod ever.
09-29-2008, 08:18 AM
Kyudo

Got to concur, really clean UI mate, looks nice.

Also gotta agree that Carbonite kicks arse on QH, I've been singing its praises for a few months now, more and more people are seeing the light.
09-29-2008, 01:03 PM
pyrem

Carbonite is awesome. Leveling would definitely take me MUCH longer without it.

The version that I'm actually using (the one pictured above) is their full version. I has greater support for the minimap (which is now integrated into the Carbonite map) and Gatherer--everything I need in that one map!
10-02-2008, 02:00 AM
Rudi89

RE: Multi-class 5-box

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Originally Posted by 'pyrem',index.php?page=Thread&postID=127467#post12 7467

I just finished Ramps (finally figured out Vazruden and Nazan) and I'm just starting to get on Blood Furnace.

Grats! Any hints on getting Vazruden and Nazan down? Other than 'stay out of the fire'... ;)
10-02-2008, 04:26 AM
Griznah

RE: RE: Multi-class 5-box

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Originally Posted by 'Rudi89',index.php?page=Thread&postID=129107#post1 29107

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'pyrem',index.php?page=Thread&postID=127467#post12 7467

I just finished Ramps (finally figured out Vazruden and Nazan) and I'm just starting to get on Blood Furnace.

Grats! Any hints on getting Vazruden and Nazan down? Other than 'stay out of the fire'... ;)

There really isn't any more to it. Stay out of fire, nuke, loot. :D
10-02-2008, 06:26 PM
pyrem

RE: RE: RE: Multi-class 5-box

Well, I didn't find it "easy" to stay out of the fire. In a multi-class setup, there's just so many things going on and moving the characters independently is difficult. What I've found helpful is to set-up in the bridge (not in the actual circle) and pick up the rider with my tank and DPS him down as fast as possible. The faster you bring him down, the lesser time the dragon has to drop fireballs at you and the quicker you can use your tank to pick him up once he lands. Also, grounding totems and any fire resist spells you can put up help here very much.

As soon as the dragon lands, my priest is usually at the top of his aggro list so I hit Fade on my priest and Righteous Defense on my pally (they're both bound to the same button). By doing this, I've increased my chances of having my tank aggro the dragon rather the healer. Also, since I've set up in the bridge, I've increased the distance the dragon has to cover to get to my group, giving my tank even more time get aggro on him. Once my pally picks him up, I turn the dragon away from the group and tank and spank.

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Originally Posted by 'Griznah',index.php?page=Thread&postID=129141#post 129141

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Rudi89',index.php?page=Thread&postID=129107#post1 29107

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'pyrem',index.php?page=Thread&postID=127467#post12 7467

I just finished Ramps (finally figured out Vazruden and Nazan) and I'm just starting to get on Blood Furnace.

Grats! Any hints on getting Vazruden and Nazan down? Other than 'stay out of the fire'... ;)

There really isn't any more to it. Stay out of fire, nuke, loot. :D
10-06-2008, 04:50 PM
elo

I sense a new FOTM 5 box setup for Wrath! Just saying cause mine's basically the same with only one class diff for non-mb reasons. I'm rolling a resto shammy in place of the priest but ONLY because I want to have a resto shammy at 80 for PvP in addition to my PvE elemental shaman. Yes, I will miss the heal-foreverness of the priest, group heal, fort (prolly gonna be what, +100 stam at 80?) but hopefully that's compensated for with totem love, chain heal rocking the house, and earth shield. Worked well in my 4 shaman 1 pally setup.

Oh well, lookin good mate!