New to the MB game......

[Bigfish]

Synergy? please more info, I am a NooB at this.....

For example, curse of elements. It not only increases the magic damage of the warlock who cast it, but the magic damage of every other spellcaster in the group.

[luxlunae]

nag nag. this goes on the newbie forum. nag nag. read the wikis about classes. nag nag.

[Frosty]

[quote='luxlunae',index.php?page=Thread&postID=1701 38#post170138]nag nag. this goes on the newbie forum. nag nag. read the wikis about classes. nag nag.[/quote]
If you are going to nag, at least post links!!!

[url='http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Board&boardID=11']Newbie forum[/url]

Wiki

[pythos]

First let me say welcome. Multi-Boxing is a very fun way to play the game. I've only bee doing it for a little over a month now but I absolutely love it. Before I say anything else let me say this...just because you multi-box does not mean you will instantly wtfpwn everything in the game. It takes a LOT of work to get setup and to get your team to run smoothe. There's macro's, there's add-ons, there's Key-Clone and most of all there's research. Before I started I spent several hours reading on the subject. Use the Wiki at the top and the stickies on the forums to find out everything you can absorb, it will pay off in the long run. I've already put a temporary hold on my team to boost up a Paladin instead of using my DK as the tank. Luckily my team was only in the mid 30's so it won't take too much.

Now...about your computer system. Honestly the best piece of advise I got was....if you can go quad-core 64-bit then do it. Some say don't even try it without a quad-core but I know some folks get by with a dual-core. Memory and Video will be a big part. I upgraded to Vista 64 and bumped my RAM to 8GB. Also, dual monitors help a lot if you can afford it. Now you don't have to buy all this stuff at once but if you do start boxing and really like it, then it might not be a bad idea to consider "fine tuning" your system to make the experience that much better. I would say to get started you would at least need to buy the max amount of RAM your motherboard/operating system can handle if it's a 32bit.

Lastly..You're going to have questions. I've found most of the folks on this site will help, but also understand you should not be affraid to research and find out stuff on your own. It might just be me, but it seems that most of the multi-boxers here are self sufficient in that they can find stuff out on their own for the most part. Posting a "please help" thread is usually done when you've pulled out all your hair and can't figure something out.

[suicidesspyder]

Ok my system is a dual core 4gig ram nvidia 8600m gt. At first it was fine nothing wrong but once i hit northrend it killed my video card even lowering everything and trying everything i could think of and do. Now im struggling to play ill get 32 fps for around 2 mins then drop to below 5. So advice get a better computer i got one in the works so imma struggle some more because when your addicted you do anything to play sheesh " does hate being addicted".

[Gadzooks]

First let me say welcome. Multi-Boxing is a very fun way to play the game. I've only bee doing it for a little over a month now but I absolutely love it. Before I say anything else let me say this...just because you multi-box does not mean you will instantly wtfpwn everything in the game. It takes a LOT of work to get setup and to get your team to run smoothe. There's macro's, there's add-ons, there's Key-Clone and most of all there's research. Before I started I spent several hours reading on the subject. Use the Wiki at the top and the stickies on the forums to find out everything you can absorb, it will pay off in the long run. I've already put a temporary hold on my team to boost up a Paladin instead of using my DK as the tank. Luckily my team was only in the mid 30's so it won't take too much.

Now...about your computer system. Honestly the best piece of advise I got was....if you can go quad-core 64-bit then do it. Some say don't even try it without a quad-core but I know some folks get by with a dual-core. Memory and Video will be a big part. I upgraded to Vista 64 and bumped my RAM to 8GB. Also, dual monitors help a lot if you can afford it. Now you don't have to buy all this stuff at once but if you do start boxing and really like it, then it might not be a bad idea to consider "fine tuning" your system to make the experience that much better. I would say to get started you would at least need to buy the max amount of RAM your motherboard/operating system can handle if it's a 32bit.

Lastly..You're going to have questions. I've found most of the folks on this site will help, but also understand you should not be affraid to research and find out stuff on your own. It might just be me, but it seems that most of the multi-boxers here are self sufficient in that they can find stuff out on their own for the most part. Posting a "please help" thread is usually done when you've pulled out all your hair and can't figure something out.

Excellent post Pythos.

One key to having fun with MBing is to *enjoy* the various aspects of it - tinkering, learning, trying new things, and doing the research. MBing isn't a "WTFPWN" button or lazy way to level characters, it's a choice to play an alternate playstyle, and deal with the positive and negative. If you don't like making macros, and rerunning content to figure out strats, or learning the ins and outs of several classes at once, then MBing is probably not for you.