A comprehensive view of a multi-class setup with some examples

[Nuclearone]

Firstly, I�d like to say thank you to everyone on these forums for teaching me how to multibox. I�ve been doing it about 6 months now, and I love it. I�m writing this to both educate others and seek improvements for my setup. I�m going to describe my setup in basic terms, as I�m at work and don�t have all of my specific macros in front of me. There are better write ups in other areas for everything, so if you have any questions about specific methods, you may want to use the search function above.

I use a basic FTL system for attacking and assisting. For most other actions I use simple key bindings. I have W,A,S, and D on the Do Not Pass List. My team consists of an Unholy DK Tank, Resto Shaman Healer, Arcane Mage, Balance Druid, and Survival Hunter. They are all level 80. I basically leveled the same specs, with the exception that my Shaman was specc�d Elemental for leveling. I ran into no situations where healing was an issue while leveling. I leveled via quests alone. The following is my basic setup. If you want my specific macros, just post here or PM me and I�ll get them to you.

1= follow

2=pull. DK deathgrips, Shaman casts water shield, Druid does moonfire and then IFF, Mage casts Focus Magic on Druid, Hunter does Hunter�s Mark.

3=spammable dps and tanking key. I�ll go ahead and list basic macro:
---DK----
/cast Rune Strike
/castsequence reset=target/combat/6 Icy Touch, Plague Strike, Pestilence, Blood Strike, Blood Strike, Scourge Strike, Scourge SA
---Shaman---
Nothing at all
---Druid---
/use 13
/use 14
/castrandom Wrath, Starfire
---Mage---
/use 13
/use 14
/castsequence reset=target/5 [nochanneling:Arcane Missiles] Arcane Blast, Arcane Blast, Arcane Blast, Arcane Missiles, Arcane Barrage
---Hunter---
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()
/use 13
/use 14
/petattack
/cast Kill Command
/castrandom Explosive Shot, Explosive Shot, Explosive Shot, Serpent Sting, Steady Shot, Aimed Shot
*note: this is from memory, and probably isn�t exact.*

4= Only thing I have bound to this atm is DnD.

5= Nothing Atm

6=Oh shit pour on the dps. Boss killing use only pretty much. DK pops gargoyle, Shaman does heroism, Mage does mirror image and icy veins and arcane power, hunter does Rapid Fire. I have all the dps toons trinkets on this macro as well. I�d like to say that an arcane mage with heroism, arcane power, icy veins, and mirror image at the same time does some scary, scary dps. Think upwards of 4k dps with my group on a heroic boss. Threat can be an issue if you don�t wait for the tank to build it before using this. By comparison my hunter and boomkins are doing about 2400 at the same time.

That�s all there is to my basic kill stuff setup. Now on to a really cool button:

Number pad 0= Shaman casts earth shield and rip tide on tank, druid casts thorns on the tank, hunter casts misdirection on the tank, and the tank casts bone shield on himself. I use this button right before every pull. I don�t know why, but I really like this one.

And lastly, my healing setup. It�s not very robust atm, but works pretty well
Number pad 1: Healing Wave on tank
Number pad 2: Chain Heal Shaman
Number pad 3: Chain Heal Druid
Number pad 4: Chain Heal Mage
Number pad 5: Chain Heal Hunter
Number pad 6: Chain Heal Hunter�s pet
Number pad 7: Oh crap, heal the tank.

/use 13
/use 14
/cast Tidal Waves
/cast Nature�s Swiftness
/castsequence Healing Wave, Healing Wave, Healing Wave

Number pad 8: Same as number pad 7 except it heals the healer

Number pad +: Drop totems. I usually use /castsequence reset=combat/5 Mana Spring Totem, Flametongue totem, Strength of earth totem, Wrath of air totem.

I used to use smart buff for buffs, but it was giving me problems when WotLK launched, and I haven�t got around to checking it out again. I use Bindpad for macros, and I used Multiboxer v2 while leveling. I use a lot of other add-ons, but those are the only multiboxer specific ones.

I will gladly accept and ideas for improvements, and for those of you just getting into multiboxing, I hope this helps.