Multiboxing in WoW

[Asuka]

Truthfully, I have always wondered. Is there a actual benefit to multiboxing? I mean other than pvp, and just fun. Can you really upgrade your gear by multiboxing instances at 80?

Benefit from multiboxing is that no one ever has to wait for anyone. I never have to wait for a tank, more dps or a healer. I log on, fly to the instance and start farming emblems. No one else has to sit around waiting for me. If I decide grab a drink, hotpockets >.>, or take a bio break, I don't even have to say anything in party chat.

Reason I ask this, is that I am currently 5 boxing. Once I hit 80. Can I do any real instance upgrade gear farming? Or should I just 5 box to 80. Join a guild, and take turns getting raid gear. Then just pvp over, and over again in my spare time when I am boxing?

For my third group, I crafted the titansteel/tempered saronite gear for my DK and crafted the frostsavage gear for my healer and boxed H UK the day I dinged 80. I believe everyone in that group has farmed at least 250 emblems of conquest, so it is possible to upgrade your gear by multiboxing instances at 80. For that group I also did most of my leveling in instances since level 70. I went from 70-75 in UK, 75-78 in GD, and 78-80 in HoL. For me, it was running the same instances over and over was easier than doing collection quests and chain quests.

I have read many many posts, some say you need to be overgeared to do level 80 instances, and even then its hard. Then some others say you can't even do them. You can only pvp, and run dailies, and only *some* heroics as in a couple.

You're not going to be able to one shot all heroics the day you hit 80. You will be able to pick off a boss here and there. You might not even be able to complete one full heroic. The point is to start farming emblem to get the gear to enable you to complete those heroics. On my first group, for months, I farmed all three bosses in H UK, first boss in H UP, first 2 bosses in H HoL, two bosses in H GD, and once in a while the four bosses in H CoS. At this moment, my go to instances are H GD and H DTK. I like H HoL when I have time, H UK is not worth the time, and H CoS is one that I still rather skip(personal issue of overpulling because I'm still farming the drakes).

So I am just curious before I spend wotlk x5 which is about $150.00. Is it worth it? I don't really pvp much, its alright its just not really my thing.

I don't pvp much either. My five shaman have a combined total pvp kill of one. It was from some unlucky alliance working on those Grizzly Hills pvp dailies, I just tab target and lightning bolt anything that's red. It was worth it for me. I don't have to wait for anyone and I can fill up any group with 1-4 characters if needed when I'm running with my guild. Depending on your situation, maybe, maybe not.

Another question heh, I run 3x chars on 1 pc. And 2 on my other. I currently use Clickboxer http://www.lavishsoft.com/wiki/index.php/ClickBoxer

Which helps me initiate my macros etc. However when I used to 5 box on my main pc. ISboxer allowed me to hit 1 button . And all my toons assisted super easily without the need of clickboxer or making a WoW macro. However since my chars are spread up on 2 computers ISBoxer will only allow me to do that on one pc.

Is there anyway I can set it up to assist on the other pc also when I hit my keyboard key? I have isboxer already connected to both pc. I launch it from my main, it boots up my wow sessions on my other pc np. Auto follows np. Broadcasts np. Its just the assist function in isboxer I am trying to work out.

Thanks a bunch for your help guys, i really appreciate it. Sorry about the long post.

Can't help out here as I'm not familiar with the software.