So, my guild flamed the hell out of me for leaving...

[TheBigBB]

Agreed with pretty much everyone. Someone capable of responding that way to such a courteous post is beneath consideration, not worth thinking too much about unless you're shaking your head and smirking while you do it.

It's possible that it wasn't actually meant personally ... I mean, maybe the dude didn't think about his responses but just acted the way he thought he should. I've noticed a lot of that in WoW, where certain stimuli evoke particular canned responses, e.g. complaining about something in /trade begets "QQ MOAR!" as an immediate reflex action. The complaint doesn't matter, the actual substance of the complaint is nothing they intend to think about, they just follow the script established by louder peers and move on. I think a lot of the negative responses to multiboxing are unleashed for the same reason, because the unleasher thinks he's supposed to. This guy might've seen "multibox" and consulted his script: "oh, I need to be incendiary, OK", is all. Or he could have seen "leaving guild" as a similar trigger. Either way, it's possible that it wasn't a truly personal response, so I hope there is no scarring.

10 boxing = pro, imo

Agreed^2

This is very possible, and you deserve 10 boxes of multiboxer cookies for successfully analyzing human psychology on a web forum. The guild leadership, of which he is not quite, were the ones who disliked me the most. They saw my boxing as sort of taking my time away from their goals, I think. They let me do it on my own time, but didn't like me for it. So, this guy probably saw his guild officer buddies bad-mouthing me and decided he'd be the cool guy to repeat their behind-the-scenes trash talk to my face. That's a very likely scenario. Especially since I got some hate tells from officers, too.

[eqjoe]

You box and keep all the loot, and you get to play on your terms when and where you want.

They are upset because you don't need them.

Life is so unfair!

-j

[5fingersofdoom]

6 months down the line you won't care.
Look forwards not back.
(btw10box is awesomeness in a can gz)

[asonimie]

I think most multiboxers have raided actively in a hardcore environment in the past, and are glad they did so they know what it is like but are enjoying the game with minimal attachements to schedules, able to freely log in and off at any given time. Experiencing and enjoying the game how it is meant to be enjoyed!

Without regrets and never going back to raiding.

Íf I'd had to guess, I'd say 80% of all multiboxers feel the same. :P

My Thoughts Exactly. I used to push end content with one of the top 25 guilds in the world. I quit the game for 6 months and when I came back they all treated me like I had committed High Treason. It's one of the things that got me into multiboxing - focusing my Elitist Talents into something else that can yield Above Average achievements > 5Boxing. Same motivation that drove me to raid in the past, but infinitely more rewarding in my opinion. Not one of those raiders from my old guild could log in and Solo Heroic MGT in 20 mins, then sign off and watch a movie the rest of the night on a whim. Thank You Boxing

[TheBigBB]

My Thoughts Exactly. I used to push end content with one of the top 25 guilds in the world. I quit the game for 6 months and when I came back they all treated me like I had committed High Treason. It's one of the things that got me into multiboxing - focusing my Elitist Talents into something else that can yield Above Average achievements > 5Boxing. Same motivation that drove me to raid in the past, but infinitely more rewarding in my opinion. Not one of those raiders from my old guild could log in and Solo Heroic MGT in 20 mins, then sign off and watch a movie the rest of the night on a whim. Thank You Boxing

Yeah, when you think of them sitting there slaving over the game unable to move until the GM says so, you don't feel bad about leaving at all. I was nervous about the money at first, but I love WoW so much that I know I won't stop playing it. If spending more money can improve my quality of life by making a hobby of mine more managable, it's worth it. I also realized that even at $1300 per year in subscriptions fees, I used to spend $1000 per year on console gaming so if I stop buying $60 console games every month, it's barely more money at all. I guarantee that when solo boxing, I'd get so bored that I'd buy other games. Not that WoW bores me in general, but how often did I have to log out for the night because no one was running some instance I needed? Often enough.