Do 5-boxers look down on 3-boxers?

[Sam DeathWalker]

I think its unwise to box anything under a full group as then you don't get the full group exp bonus.

[algol]

I think its unwise to box anything under a full group as then you don't get the full group exp bonus.

You don't get the full group XP penalty, either. It really depends what you want to do.

And who knows, maybe you have more than one friend.

[SilverSlice]

i seem to remember you get group xp bonus while in a gorup with 3?

[algol]

i seem to remember you get group xp bonus while in a gorup with 3?

You get a bonus, but the XP gain is also divided between everyone.

[heffner]

Only if they were all gnomes. Then yes, I would have to look down at them.

[Gadzooks]

I admit ive scratched my head a few times. Dual boxing is ok. nothing like having a pet healer or dps to follow you around, but the 3 and 4 boxers I dont understand. too many toons so half the quests become un-fun (collection) but not enough to do instances and the like. Makes me wonder why do that many and not go all the way to 5.

Well, as a 3-boxer, I can answer that:

The collection quests are'nt that bad for 3, and the extra kills help with the exp. You have to be a little patient with them, but it's not as bad as 5. The power of 3, which is even better with 4, is the extra dps, healing, buffs, abilities, ect... My Boomkin/fire Mage/demon Lock team can handle every quest in a zone, up to the final "boss" quest, which can be tricky, but for the most part do-able, or it's not hard to find 2 people who need it. I have portals, buffs, a pet tank, trees, heals, resses, the only thing I'm lacking (and might give up inscription for) is mining. (I see tons of cobalt laying there...)

I 3 box because I can't afford 5. I tried 3, to see if I could get the hang of it, then get 2 more, but because of the economy, and my hours being cut at work, I'm going to be running 3 for a while. I *could* afford two more, technically, but I'm not trying to increase my monthly bills right now.

So, in the meantime, it's 3-boxing, and it's a blast - and that's all that matters!

In fact, I was thinking seriously of starting a MB friendly guild on my server, or on a new one, I used to run a guild and I kinda miss it. I see some of the people I used to be in a large guild with online a lot more now, I'm thinking of hitting them up for an invite, and then I'll have 3 80's to choose from when running instances and Heroics!

[Tonuss]

I only look down on single-boxers.

(kidding!)

I dual-boxed in Everquest, I've dual-boxed in City of Heroes, I've dual/triple/five-boxed in WoW. To be honest, the idea of looking down on someone for boxing 2/3/4 characters instead of 5 never occurred to me. That's like a hardcore raider looking down on casual players. It's not an issue of good/bad or right/wrong.

[Owltoid]

In fact, I was thinking seriously of starting a MB friendly guild on my server, or on a new one, I used to run a guild and I kinda miss it. I see some of the people I used to be in a large guild with online a lot more now, I'm thinking of hitting them up for an invite, and then I'll have 3 80's to choose from when running instances and Heroics!

I've flirted with the idea of finding a server/guild that would allow me to multibox my druids. I wouldn't care if they'd want them to heal/tank/DPS or just DPS, as long as they understood I'd be going for boomkin gear. However, unless my friend decide to quit the game, that likely won't happen. Level 75... lots more to go...

[Vyndree]

This really is a more light-hearted post than it sounds, but I'm curious if the 5+ boxers look down on us 2 or 3-boxers? I'm very jealous of Evilseed's 5 boomkins, but since I don't have the computing power (nor the desire to go buy the extra computer) I will have to be satisfied with my 3 boomkins. I keep on trying to convince myself that I'll be able to do 3v3 and hopefully get a decent rating, but the thought of running into someone with 15 treants as opposed to my 9 makes for a sad owl. Call it treant envy...

Do multiboxers look down on soloboxers?


If they do, they shouldn't. And if they do, it shouldn't bother you. Do whatever makes you happy.


I'm a 5-boxer, and I have to say that when I dual-boxed Druid/Mage it is a totally different experience. 2-boxing is much more manageable from a micromanagement standpoint. You can do some AMAZING things with 2 classes that just can't be done with 4 or 5 because it's just TOO much to think about. At a point, 5-boxing becomes more of an "automatic" thing where you simply have buttons set up for reactions to different stimuli -- one is a "aoe damage" button, one is a "single CC" button, one is a "caster debuffs" button and one is a "melee debuffs" button. You can't get the level of control where you can physically choose "ok, NOW I am going to cyclone, and at a totally different time on a totally different target I can polymorph and counterspell and frost nova and typhoon and root" or even "this is a caster, but I don't need to cast CoT on it because it does mostly instant casts, so I will leave that out of my caster debuff clicks".

Less waste, more efficiency, more control. You trade that for raw firepower as a 5-boxer, but there are times where efficiency is > firepower and that's where smaller numbers really works well.

[Hecro]

I don't see myself above anyone. I play multiboxing because its a very nice - and new for me - aspect of the game.
If you are just a regular player with 1 account or a multiboxer with 1 million accounts it doesn't matter - as long as you are doing what you think is the best way to enjoy the game

Just my 5 cents