Jeff Kaplan himself on Multiboxing!!

[Ellay]

This is an extremely positive note for mutliboxing, I wish we could interview them but alas they are usually busy hehe.

[5fingersofdoom]

Sounded to me lik h asked him directly "Multi" boxing.
I'd be worried if he had asked him "dual" boxing.
Loved the interview,really nice to hear a levelheaded response from the boss.
Gogogogadgetmultiboxers

[Sam DeathWalker]

Sure times have changed from when I posted on TZT that I was going to 2 or 4 box EQ ... people thought I was nuts. You guys have it easy acceptance wise.

[algol]

Regardless of the number of extremists here on the board, I'd imagine that 2-boxing is actually the most common form of multiboxing.

It's what I started out doing, anyway. Two keyboards and everything.

[valkry]

Regardless of the number of extremists here on the board, I'd imagine that 2-boxing is actually the most common form of multiboxing.

Us 5+ boxers are just louder.

Actually I think most people would be suprised to find out just how many people out there dual-box and never even consider themselves multiboxers. I've had several ex guildes who I personally know that Dual boxed (usually with another guilde's account even ) and would give me crap for when I started 5 boxing.

You can give him crap back by reporting them for account sharing (100% more illegal than multi-boxing)...

Imo, you could at least asking Jeff for an interview...doesn't hurt to try (probably send an email into customer service or something).

I started out dual-boxing as well until RAF gave me the quick boost to 60 I needed as I raid full time.

[Fat Tire]

Just a fantastic interview. Thank you for posting it.

I have to wonder, is this admitting that arenas overall were just bad game design? I enjoy arenas, but I wouldn't mind seeing more focus on the BGs.

[Prepared]

TRANSCRIPTION:

Journalist: "This is kind of interesting. There has been alot of debate on multiboxing. Why has the company decided to support this style of play?"

Kaplan: "Well, we feel like people have been multiboxing games for a very long time now. I mean, I was doing it back in Everquest and I don't think I was any sort of criminal for doing it. I actually enjoyed playing the game that way. So I think it's more of a playstyle choice. Most of the time, people who are multiboxing are not better than the people who are focusing on one character. It's actually pretty easy in a PvP situation to outright kill somebody who is multiboxing simply because they are not paying attention. But, I feel like alot of people have alot of characters they want to play, and if they happen to have two computers or they feel like, you know, one computer can run two clients, we should enable them to do that and not slap their wrists for doing it."

Oh come on now! Who would have a lot of characters to play? That's just nuts!

[valkry]

Total BG fan boy here, love healing with my resto druid in them, and talks about new BGs and rated BGs got me very excited..let's hope they keep to their word and improve them :thumbup:

[torbo]

bump for great justice

[Nicbennett]

Thanks for bumping this, I hadn't seen it. I'll have to bookmark it to send the naysayers to.