Keyclone - $10 or $20?

[Wilbur]

Personally, I don't think there should be a trial. The amount of 'freetards' who will jump on it, as soon as there is a trial. Rob cannot be expected to support that slavering bunch of mouthbreathers

[Kirtapatrik]

Hello all, I'm new to this as I've seen loads of Elemental shaman nuke me dead in PvP so I was thinking of testing this

My question is, as I've no bank account yet, is there anyway to just try it out for 1 day or more like Blizzards trial account?

Thank you

[Leyuna]

Keyclone you have to pay for.
Octopus is free, and a good tool for trying out dual/multiboxing too see if it something for you.
After that it is a simple question about taste, i started out with Octopus desided to try out keyclone and i never looked back there is just more options in keyclone that works for me, although i most say i always advice the people i meet to try things with Octopus first.

[Arryth]

It is $20, and in my opinion, its worth every last cent. I bought three copies, so that should say something about how well I like the program.

Keyclone lets me have so much more flexability when I don't feel like using my old hardware solutions, plus the guy is phenominal about answering pm's with questions and such. The service alone makes it worth it. I also like the fact that its budget friendly. I have all my hardware to box with out it if needed, but I like that it lets newbs get in to our sport more cheaply. I feel that the more boxers the better. Its a whole new game in and of its self.



To sum up... 20 bucks is not much money for what your getting, and Keyclone earns every last penny of its low cost.

[add2]

Between support and stupidity on my part for breaking something, I have never waited more then a few hours for his responce.

20 bucks worth it...obviously imo never had a doubt

[BobGnarly]

Your making a lot of assumptions in your post. I personally have 4 PCs and 3 LCDs which I have purchased over the past few years. And have not spent $1000 for any of the 4 PCs, I'm probably in for a total of $3 grand for everything ... Granted, $100 is not going to "break the bank" but it sure seems unreasonable when other people are getting the same experience for a lot less money. Charging people different prices for the same experience is adverse selection any way you look at it.

I don't think your argument follows. You are the one who apparently wants to box across multiple computers, nobody's telling you you have to. The other people who are "getting the same experience for a lot less money" are either a) using a hardware solution which is a lot more expensive than $100, b) using 5 computers with keyclone, and thus, payed $100 also, or c) are running 5 accounts on one computer. You are perfectly able to do any of these, just like the rest. There is no discrepancy here.

I understand you want to get paid for your work, and you certainly should. But I (like many others) prefer not to run my '2box' setup on my main PC because my main LCD is 28 inches. Running an instance on that monitor and a 2nd instance on another monitor seriously cripples my frame rates.

A choice that you are making, and hence, you have to pay for. Why should Rob cut the price down for you because you don't want to run it on one computer?

And honestly, I can't believe that somebody how has 4+ computers and is considering pay $75/month for this hobby is complaining about an extra $80 in startup costs. I will tell you this. I've bought a lot of software in my days, and this is BY FAR the best support I've received for $20 IN MY LIFE, and probably in top 5 overall. It's worth every penny if you want to go the software route.

[keyclone]

I've bought a lot of software in my days, and this is BY FAR the best support I've received for $20 IN MY LIFE, and probably in top 5 overall. It's worth every penny if you want to go the software route.

thanks man... let's me know i'm not being an idiot for pouring out support. it's great to know that people appreciate it (and it has been mentioned on these forums before... i've just never usually respond)

personally, i just hate that our industry has gotten so impersonal that people feel they are alone except for automated voicemail, dry/uninformative FAQs, or in some incomprehensible foreign language. i don't want anyone using my software to feel that way. (hmmm... real tech support... might be an opportunity here... hmmm)

[phetish]

Running an instance on that monitor and a 2nd instance on another monitor seriously cripples my frame rates.

There is a known issue when trying to run multiple instances of WOW on multiple monitors but there is a fix.

The FPS difference between EXTENDED desktop and STRETCHED desktop is HUGE. Not sure what kind of video card you are using, but on my ATI Control Panel, go to "Displays Manager", then right click on the 2nd monitor. Select "Stretch desktop Horizontally" and apply. If you use maximizer or PiP you will need to change your settings, but it's worth it.

I go from 10 FPS to 60 FPS on my machine with that little change.

Good Luck!

[skarlot]

$100 is breaking the bank for a guy with 5 computers running 5 accounts? the accounts alone will run you $30*5 for the initial box.. then $75/month after that. and the computers were at least $1000 ea... so, you'd be spending $5000 + 150 + 75*3 for the first 3 months, or $5,375 total.

seems the $20 per machine is the cheapest part...

not to mention, most people play on 1 machine these days... as dual-core and especially quad cores have little to no problem 5 boxing. machine: $1200, 2 screen @ $300 ea ... 5*30 for BC and $75/month for 3 months... total: $2,175
tack on the $20 one time fee to glue it all together and that's a lot cheaper then 5 systems.

if there were bullshit awards going out, posts like this might win.

[Wilbur]

if there were bullshit awards going out, posts like this might win.

Care to elaborate?