Dual Boxing, is it worth it?

[MultipleDamage]

Hello, I am new to dual-boxing I have everything setup (If I wish to do it) but anyways. I was wondering if it was worth it just to do it with 2 chars. Because if it isn't then I wont waste my time and money. Right now I dont have the money to go more then 2 accounts but maybe in the future I will be going 4 or 5 but right now I can only afford 2.

Anyways my question is "Is it worth it to dual box?"

If anyone doesn't know what i mean. then hopefully this will clear it up.
Okay so Is it worth the time and money for only 2 chars? Will it be fun in PVP or PVE? Or should I just wait until I can afford 4 accounts then just multibox.

Thanks in advance
MultipleDamage

[Dorffo]

Really, the question is:

Is it worth it to you to dual-box?

All of your questions are entirely subjective... Can it be fun in PvP - yes. Can it be fun in PvE - yes. Can it be effective in both/either - up to your skill level to determine that.

I started off in WoW 1.0 (4 years ago now?) with two accounts, two pcs and no idea how to broadcast keystrokes - so ended up with a healer on follow and a dps as main, that lasted me well into TBC when I tacked on another three accounts.

[Jubber]

This is a personal choice so it comes down to you as to what you want out of boxing. Also realise it is better to get your feet wet with 2 then to get in on all 5 and find out you dont like it.

Edit: lol beat me to it

[notta]

I started off with 1 character when WOW first came out, but quickly added another account to run behind me. It was so nice having a priest that could heal me so I could almost have non-stop leveling. Back then there were a lot more elite quests as well though. Like Dorffo said though, is it worth it you?

[MultipleDamage]

hmm. I guess I would need to try 2 before I to see if I enjoy it.....

[Bollwerk]

Use a 10 day trial account to see if you like 2-boxing before you buy an account.

[kadaan]

I dual-boxed in BC for a while before moving on to 3-boxing, then 5-boxing. Depending on what you want to do, dual-boxing can be a lot of fun.

I didn't do very much with broadcasting, the only ones I used were follow and nuke. I used a feral druid and mage, and it was fun doing instances together. It was a lot easier to micro-manage as well. You're not going to be able to run instances by yourself, obviously, but it's still a lot of fun :).

[MultipleDamage]

Well, Im gonna try dual-boxing with my friends account because we have RaF right now so I can lvl chars up real quick and if I feel like it then Ill transfer him to my acc and I just found the adapter for my second moniter so its up and running. Gonna lvl abit tonight and see how I like it. But once I get some more money I will prob switch to 3, because 3 isnt to much money and it also seems fun.

[Mikey]

Well, Im gonna try dual-boxing with my friends account because we have RaF right now so I can lvl chars up real quick and if I feel like it then Ill transfer him to my acc and I just found the adapter for my second moniter so its up and running. Gonna lvl abit tonight and see how I like it. But once I get some more money I will prob switch to 3, because 3 isnt to much money and it also seems fun.

Watch out boxing on other accounts. multi-boxers, especially ones that run same class get reported a ton. If they compare account names you could get hit with the banhammer.

That and you can't transfer characters between accounts unless the last names are the same.

I think 2 is good place to start, especially classes that work well together. The level grind, especially with 3-5 is a little bit different. Doing step #2 of a 8 step chain quest and having to collection 20 livers is okay when you only have to do it with one or two, three or more starts to get annoying.

[MultipleDamage]

True. But I already have a 71 shammy. So I was gonna just setup 2 more accounts then lvl 2 shammys and then at 71 lvl all them together to 80.