Class Makeup Suggestions for Two Multiboxers

[Crayonbox]

I'd go with a paladin tank and priest healer for the duo and 3 shamans for the triple boxer. or 3 mages. both are good options.

But I like simplicity. Shamans cannot go oom with the combination of judgement of wisdom and thunderstorm. I havent been able to test it for long durations since these were all mostly in instances where the fights are maybe 3-4 minutes at most, but i almost always end fights with 100% mana >_>

[Kaelika]

I'm glad I'm not the only one in this situation! Well, as I said before, I can't box three DPS classes because my friend intends to box a healer and a DPS/hybrid character, so I'm stuck tanking one way or another, which is why I thought a backup healer/hybrid character would be beneficial.

I really like the shadow priest idea, and I'm also considering an elemental shaman. For my third character, I'm either using a warlock or a mage (I enjoy a warlock more, but I've played several at this point).

I'm actually rolling these characters on Monday, so I'll let everyone know what I end up choosing at that point. In the mean time, if anyone has any more suggestions, they're always welcomed. =)

[Fuzzyboy]

I think replenishment is way overrated for 5-man instances. It's another matter if you're in a raid (or if you tank isn't a paladin). I've definitely had my trouble doing instances so far, but none of them have been related to mana issues. In fact I've developed a tendency to overheal, but that's another matter entirely :P

I think tank/heal and 3dps is the more efficient combination and as for challenge, you'll find plenty doing the harder heroics - trust me. And if thats not enough, you can always strap on mittens while trying to box, that'll be plenty challenging ;-) I'm currently using a resto-shaman as my healer but I'm really missing more efficient group heals. If I were to start all over from level one, I'd probably go either:

1) Tank paladin + healer priest + balance druid + frost mage + elemental shaman
2) Tank paladin + healer priest + 3 hunters
3) 5 x moonkin with future dual-spec fun

The thing about two multiboxer cooperating is that the one controlling two chars will, with some training almost have the mobility of two seperate chars. I discovered that dual-boxing hunters for fun and giggles. This would make things such as vehicle mobility less problematic (hello oculus), but the three-boxer still has the issue, although mobility is a LOT easier to manage if you are all in the same area (as opposed to having your focus on the tank). By doing the tank/healer + 3 dps you will basically open up some options that are usually unavailable to 5-boxers, so I think I'd suggest that :-)

[Boylston]

Sounds like your buddy is going to be DPS+Healer, so you need to be Tank+2DPS, right?

I'd be strongly tempted by 3xDruids, since they can be Bear+2xBoomkin for you when you're with your pal, or you can go 3xBoomkin by yourself in BGs... OR Bear+Resto+Boomkin if you want to do a holy trinity by yourself and just LFG for two more DPSers later on. If I read you right, you already have a higher level paladin, so you could at least try the 3xDruids out until they reached the pally's level. By that time you may have decided that you love/hate bear tank mechanics and can go do something else.

If your buddy picks a healer that can DPS, you may find it very efficient to just HoT up your bear and then have 4 characters DPSing stuff down through the early instances as you level...

Good luck!

[Kaelika]

Well, we finished our first team about eight days ago, and I ended up playing a frost mage, prot paladin, and a shadow priest, while my friend played a resto druid and a holy priest. Our DPS was lacking a bit, but our survivability was AMAZING. We never wiped in any of the instances, even at specific points where groups I've played with have wiped when at the same level or higher.

We played around with some DKs for a while, and now we're working on our second team, which is currently level 20. With my new team, I'm playing a warlock (starting with demo, although I might switch this spec later), a feral druid, and a resto shaman, and my friend is using a mage and a warlock, so while we lack healing, we have a lot of DPS this time. We'll see how this turns out later on.