What's with all the hate recently

[Halo]

I've been boxing (first 3 toons , now 5) for about 4 months now.

Until the holidays, I never got a negative word about it. Occasionally, I got props from people who know what I was doing and wanted more info or expressed that they just couldn't afford to do it, stuff like that.

But over the last week or so, I've had several run-ins with players that just 'knew' that playing multiple accounts must be illegal. I usually just let them go their own way, tell them to go ahead and report if they wish, no harm. I recently made a macro to /r with a link to one of the many Blizz threads about hw MBoxing is allowed according to the ToS. Even that doesn't seem to get anywhere.

Anyone else getting extra grief recently?

[Malekyth]

I have, but I attribute it to faction/server changes. I rolled a NE druid team on Emerald Dream, to be able to chat with some friends and PvP. By level 11, someone had explained to me how pathetic it was to have four accounts (I didn't remember to correct him that until I cancel my RAFs, I actually have nine accounts). I decided I didn't dig the Alliance thing so rolled a team of tauren druids on Altar of Storms, where my co-workers play. Alas, by level six I was informed at length that multiboxers were gay. I had no idea! My girlfriend is going to be displeased.

Lightbringer Horde still has a perfect record though. If anything is said, it's usually "wow" or "lol!"

[Vlix]

Being very new to multiboxing (just started 5boxing this week), I have run into a few people that ask how its done. Also, as i ran from UC to Taren Mill for the shaman water totem quest, i came across a lvl 80 rogue who was amazed at what i was doing so he escorted me all the way there! I havent ran into any negativity yet on the Kirin Tor RP server. Altho, i usually play in the early morning hours when theres not alot of people on.

[Halo]

I wonder if it's new players or weekend warriors that are playing more b/c of the holidays. Hard core players are well aware of boxing and may have opinions on it but usually have more important things to do than to be reporting etc.

My two most recent 'encounters' was doing the WPL quests with a RAF druid team, I summoned my treants and layed waste to a fairly wide area in short order. "Thanks for the screenshot, I'll be sure to report you for multi-clienting" was the smart-ass comment.

The second one was leveling up a 2mage/2lock team in Eversong etc. Some mid 60 level hunter kept following me around (I'm guessing had never seen a boxer before, so I just ignored him like I usually do). "Like to get reported for using a mod, do we?" were his exact words. The interesting part here is that I wasn't exactly competing with him for mob kills or resources, being that my toons were in their mid teens. So, this is pure 'report-nazi' chest thumping BS.

Well, no matter, I'll just keep leveling my toons until I hear otherwise from Blizzard. If so, well that's 75 bucks a month back in my pocket to go multi box another MMO

[turbopinto]

"feel free to add me to /friend so you can see me not get banned"
"it's called multiboxing, look it up."

My 2 comments I add usually just before they ignore me.
If they don't ignore me and were particularly mean about it, sometimes ill add them to friends.
Then 1x per day for the next week (from all 5 chars of course) - "still here"

[Korruptor]

I just use a /target /lol macro on same faction peeps that harass me.

In my experience talking has never helped so I don't anymore and once I started /lol'n them x5, sometimes following them around for a while doing it, it seems to chase them away better. They send the hate tells because they only want to argue and harass you and they have no interest in being corrected.

Maybe this is different for Alliance but for Horde, I get far less (same faction) grief on PvE servers then PvP.

[Ticks]

Recently? Hell, I get whispered at least once or twice a day saying that I'm reported or something to that affect. I just ignore it and move on. In fact, I usually ignore every whisper I get unless I determine it's genuine curiosity and they don't /lol at me first. Which is usually the case. First they /lol and then start to ask questions. If they want a response from me, I think a little politeness should be rendered first.

[Halo]

Thanks for the responses. For me, the hassling only started recently. I only play horde for what that's worth.

Personally, I definitely don't hassle them back (with 5x /w or /friend -ing them to chat them up later) because THAT could be construed as player griefing and/or spam (probably not, by why mess around?). Anyway, I think from now on, I'll just respond with my WoW forums link and follow with /ignore and be done with it. I guess a part of me wants to open people's eyes to what else is possible in the game. Then, another part of me is reminded that one of the reasons I play 5 toons is to never have to group with know-it-all a-holes like these :thumbsup:

For the most part, boxers I think are a mature group, given the dedication and financiall means it takes to be successful. We also seem to be really 'into' learning the mechanics of the game.

[Kissell13]

Ive been on Dawnbringer since the free transfers were available. Havent had a single hate comment yet. I know that another member here is there as well (Awbee and his group). Everyone seems to love me over there. Not sure if his experience has been the same. Recently the two of us were part of a AQ 40 pug and it was lots of fun. Hopefully everyones attitude remains the same on our server.

[Gadzooks]

Thanks for the responses. For me, the hassling only started recently. I only play horde for what that's worth.

Personally, I definitely don't hassle them back (with 5x /w or /friend -ing them to chat them up later) because THAT could be construed as player griefing and/or spam (probably not, by why mess around?). Anyway, I think from now on, I'll just respond with my WoW forums link and follow with /ignore and be done with it. I guess a part of me wants to open people's eyes to what else is possible in the game. Then, another part of me is reminded that one of the reasons I play 5 toons is to never have to group with know-it-all a-holes like these :thumbsup:

For the most part, boxers I think are a mature group, given the dedication and financiall means it takes to be successful. We also seem to be really 'into' learning the mechanics of the game.

Remember, how you act in the game reflects on us all - and will often end up posted on /General.

If someone whispers that they're going to report you, simply respond "Great! I'll wait while you do so, tell the GMs they can feel free to contact me - are you spelling my name right?" Be polite. No swearing, or anything that can get you reported - unless it's another faction, and it's a PvP realm...hey, PvP happens.

There will always be the know-it-alls who just *know* you're cheating. Educate them. They'll never admit they're wrong, but if you tell them to whisper you after they talk to a GM, that will shut them up, most of the time.

I'm lucky, I guess, I usually just get some Horde doofus who tries to interfere with my mobs, or chain group or duel requests to my team. I've pugged a few times, warned the other two I was MBing, they did'nt seem to care, and every once in a while I get asked for help, or someone will watch me AOE a group or something. Honestly, I have more problems with players stealing quest items or waiting for me to clear and then they run in and grab a named mob or an herb or something.

Draenor, btw - there's a few teams here, I see them every once in a while.

It's laughable how much abuse we as a community get, but how polite and non-belligerent we are. We don't act like fools on forums, and brag and talk smack, we don't abuse other players in-game (well...what happens on a BG stays on the BG, lol), we follow the rules, we don't try to hide what we're doing, and we can be great help if people work with us - but if you just read the forums, you'd think every server was a wasteland of corpses with a few MBers laughing maniacally one-shotting everything in sight. And there's virtually no abuse or complaints about AFKers anymore, or win-traders, or the idiocy in chat channels, and botters get complained about once in a while. We get more abuse than gold spammers!

It's not going to make me stop, or start acting badly like they do, but it does get to you once in a while.








For about 10 seconds, then I don't care again.