How much hostility should I expect to face?

[OzPhoenix]

1. Do you attempt to "hide" multi-boxing? Run from instance to instance and hope people don't see? Never go into a city as a group? etc?

2. How often do you get hate whispers?

3. How often do you get reported?

1. Never hide. Multiboxer and proud of it.

2. Most times I decide that Halaa needs to stay in Hordes hands for the next few hours...lol. Seriously though, as I think others have pointed out, the higher your level the less whispers you get.

3. I know it's been claimed that I've been reported heaps of times a la "newhordealt: you sux no skills 5 shamms hlding halaa. live in basement, no life" etc etc etc etc etc....lol I've yet to speak to a GM except for when I've logged tickets on the abusers.

[Kulzor]

I want to multi box as the next challenge as well as the fun of being able to 5 man instances all by myself. I really don't want constant grief from players, or being reported 5 times a day or havnig to talk to one ignorant GM after another that does not know thier own company's policies.

So my questions:

1. Do you attempt to "hide" multi-boxing? Run from instance to instance and hope people don't see? Never go into a city as a group? etc?

2. How often do you get hate whispers?

3. How often do you get reported?

1. Nope, I just mind my own business, and go where I need to for quests, AH, etc.

2. I may have gotten two...ever.

3. Not certain, to my knowledge never. I've not spoken to a GM since I started multiboxing.

I do on occasion notice a few alliance (I'm horde) toons saying "LOL" (the converted text) and follow me around for a moment when I'm doing dailies. I'm guessing less because of the pack of toons wandering together than seeing the mass of spells launching at the mobs, and them dropping so fast.

I don't PvP much (pretty much hate it), so I haven't seen much if any hate from that.

[TheBigBB]

I got more confusion at low levels, probably due to new players who don't understand anything.

I don't try to hide it, how can I? I often forget I'm doing anything weird. But I don't try to show it off either. I just play.

I never get many hate tells. Most people who talk to me want to chat about how cool it is that I could clear an instance with them.

[filthandfowl]

Don't try to level outside of instances... at least on my server. I was in tanaris last night and some ftard season 1 wellfared out hunter killed my shamans 3 times in a row. So I did what anyone with a gladiator geared rogue main would do... I camped him until he spirit rezzed and ran into gadget.

[Catamer]

there is no reason to hide unless the accounts you are playing are not your own. Never play someone elses account, it's against the rules.
I used to be afraid of getting report just like you but I have long since got over it.
I've had people claim to have reported me hundreds of times but I've never talked to a GM about it ( at least a GM has never approached me about any of these reports )

One guy in our guild actually had a GM approach him and talk to him because he was reported AFK in the A/V while he was trying to complete the quests for there, like capture a mine, etc.
there is going to be some hate out there, just "/ingore dueche" and continue on.

[Helmer]

*never try to hide, why would u?
*depends on server, ive only ever gotten a few hate whispers... most of the time i get "cool" or "wow" regularly get "....."
*haven't had any contact with gms over multiboxing yet

[mozzer]

1. Nope, I don't hide. I don't have a 70 to boost yet, so my characters level via questing. And in cities I usually put my slaves on /dance in the AH, just because I think it is silly and cute.

2. I have received no hate whispers yet. Since I only triple box, and my two /follow characters are clones, maybe it isn't as obvious what I'm doing. One time I grouped with a guy who didn't realize there were four people in the group until he noticed the number of character icon pictures! I do get whispers, though. Lots of "u boxin?" and "omg, u mulitbox, can u halp me w/quest, plz plz plz?" I play PVE; I'm sure PVP servers will have a LOT more hostility, but even on PVE you are very visible to the community, which isn't necessarily great if you're a wallflower.

3. Never that I know of, but again, this is probably worse on PVP servers.

[Skuggomann]

Well i peronaly dont give a shit what ppl say.

[phara]

1. I don't hide.

2. Have only received 2-3 whispers like "isn't that a waste of money", no real hate though. Reicevied 10x as many positive comments.

3. Not that I know of.

I find it beneficial to be a little nicer than normal - I'm working on a 4 box group and any time I'm working on a group quest or kill quest I always invite anyone else I see doing it. If you're going to totally destory an area most are happy if you help them get their quest done in the process

[ElJeppy]

1. Nope

2. I had one guy call me every name under the sun and tell me 'To get of my server' which I thought funny since I have been there since beta. He then accosted another team later that month with the same abuse so may well be a nut job.

3. Haven't spoken to a GM. have had plenty of 'Reported'. One guy insisted I would be banned and I made him promise to come apologise if i was still around the next week. surprisingly none has arrived

Like previous replies I try and be as nice as pie to other players and dont just decimate an area when they are also questing. I also help when I can. so far so good.