Haha.Originally Posted by 'glo',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183067#post1830 67
The main issue with Sam's setup is that he's simply one guy trying to play 25 characters at once. Whether Sam realizes it or not, the issue that he is going to continue to see is the lack of effective movement control among his characters. Arguably, movement control (or lack thereof) is the number one thing that causes boxers to fail aganist single players. Sam is taking a multi-boxer issue that exists in all playstyles (PvE and PvP) and then is multiplying it by 5 with his line of 25 characters. One or two characters will always be able to demolish half or all of his line, simply because he's not going to be able to react on Shaman 16 while Shaman 25 is being hit and Paladin 1 is feared. The only way Sam will "win" at this is if he gets the jump on a single character. I figure that even freshly at 80, in quest gear, Sam should be able to produce about 36,000 damage per one round of 24 lightning bolts. 36k damage is awesome for 25-vs-1, but the reality of the situation is that if you simply run through him while he's trying to LB, then he will need to reposition per each cast. In the meantime, you'll be chopping through his characters effortesly.
It's a catch-22, Sam will be able to claim that he (as a single player) can produce the most damage in the game (only because he has the most WoW accounts), but he'll be a sitting duck for everything else besides old world content. Let's not even talk about how he's planning on gearing up his characters (we know that Heroics can only be done every 24 hours, and I'd imagine that it would be a real PITA trying to do different Heroics w/ different Shaman once they're fresh at 80. This may be a long term goal for Mr. Deathwalker though, we'll have to wait and see.)
Edit: Additional thoughts - I believe that if Sam were to actually play the game up to 80, he would have a much better understanding of what 5 (or 25) characters can and cannot accomplish. Also (yes, I know its a moot point now), but surely Sam would be able to level faster had he embarked on the whole leveling adventure with one set of characters at a time. I can appreciate what Sam is doing though, simply because no one else is doing it. I just don't think that the reward at the end is going to be something that will receive any kind of medal. You can only claim that you're the best at something if there's an actual metric for which to measure "best". The only measurement of "best" in this game would be through the achievement system; when you have attained all achievements, then you can say that you're among the "best". Other than that, trying to measure "the best" by having the most characters is silly, surely you can see this. You have the most, yes, this is true. No one will argue with you on that, but the best talk should be saved until you reach the level cap and accomplish some of the aforementioned achievements with your team.
Cheers.
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