Wow.

Um.

Ok.

That was a little strange, but amusing. Before I answer your questions I will say I am 43, so we are of comparable age. (not really relevent, but interesting)



1. Do you think it is viable to have a lvl 70 level an alt from 1-70 or better to do it at equivalent levels?
If you don't care about the content, have alerady done all there is to do and perhaps even already know the class you are boosting then I think it is a viable. Obviously things like rest exp and RAF bonus make it a non-brainer but for sheer speed it is faster to boost. Some quests are so easy and give so much exp that it is crimiman not to do them, but it is viable to boost in instances. You won't be able to do this after 60 though since almost no one can solo those dungeons even with a 70.


2. Do you think the time you spend purchasing, configuring, programming your "boxing" setup should only be spent on "multi" boxing and just use /f on "dual" boxing?
Just multi boxing. "Dual boxing" where a low level is following a high level is not synergistic. It is just boosting. You don't need complex macros because one is doing all the work.

3. I have 2 accounts for ease of use, extra cargo space, and flexibility in classes on the same realm/faction. Do you think there is another reason besides hobby enthusiasm to have multiple accounts?
Well it is all hobby enthusiasm right? 1 account or 6. I originally added a second account for boosting and being able to enchant gear on another account. But eventually I filled up one account with 70's and actually needed the second account for characters. I added a third account so I could play with my daughter and we leveled up a druid/shammy up to 70. Added 2 more accounts to create a 5 box team.


4. can you say the time you spend (short/mid term) setting up your boxing configuration from scratch is overtaken by your decreased level time to 70?
Once again are we talking multiboxing (characters of equal level playing together) or boosting (70 + lowbies)? There is nothing inherently faster about leveling when multiboxing unless you have the RAF bonus on all your accounts. It is infact, much slower to level 5 characters without RAF and withotu boosting. Remember if you are boosting, you don't need anything complex in terms of macros. frankly you dont even need keyclone. If you are not boosting, and you are instead multiboxing, then the overhead of running 5 accaounts never recovered (unless you are RAFing). No one multiboxes 5 chars as a way to do it quickly, but as a way to take on challenges (dungeons) you could never do with less than a full group.


5. If there was one thing you could fix about "dual"/"multi" boxing, what would it be: (auto loot for alt, auto spacing during combat, maybe a gui for multi boxing setup, etc.)
You named a few good ones already, but my biggest ones would be auto alt looting, a better way to move characters around than /follow. I would like "summon friend" on my group forever . I wish I could reduce the impact of havnig 4 extra screens up. Even more I wish it was possible in Wow to have the client control 5 character accounts directly, as if this was a D&d session. Make it more of a "multi-character" setup than "multi-box". You just pay plizzard for the 5 accounts and one client handles them all. It is comeptely doable, but doubt it will ever happen.