What's the first "real" test?

[kate]

What do you all consider to be the first "real" test of a multi-boxing team?

For me, so far, I think it's been BRD, getting all the way to the Emperor and taking him out - being able to respond to gimmicks, having to selectively pick which opponents get hit (don't hit the princess!!), etc.

[Fursphere]

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[Drizzit]

moving around Dalaran without losing any of your toons :P

[kate]

Posting on this forum and not asking a question that has not been asked 30 times already.

Mea culpa maxima - I did a cursory look and didn't see this asked before.

[Littleburst]

What do you all consider to be the first "real" test of a multi-boxing team?

For me, so far, I think it's been BRD, getting all the way to the Emperor and taking him out - being able to respond to gimmicks, having to selectively pick which opponents get hit (don't hit the princess!!), etc.

Ther isn't a real test. Most boxers are happy once they got their first HC cleared, you could maybe say clearing the 3 ICC HC's. But gear will always have a big influence.

[Khatovar]

For me, so far, I think it's been BRD, getting all the way to the Emperor and taking him out.

That's not a test of multiboxing, that's a trial of patience. I do NOT miss the days of the 6 hour dungeon-crawl.

[kate]

Ther isn't a real test. Most boxers are happy once they got their first HC cleared, you could maybe say clearing the 3 ICC HC's. But gear will always have a big influence.

My question was more about the test of the player's ability to manage their team - to be honest, I think doing certain low-level instances at or below the required level is much more challenging than most of the Heroic WOTLK dungeons.

For example, doing a full Wailing Caverns clear with a team of level 19s is much harder than doing Heroic Violet Hold with a team full of decently geared 80's. You don't have all your skills yet, the mobs can significantly outlevel you, etc. Certainly running heroics and eventually raiding is the end goal, but there are definitely some challenging things on the way. Suggesting that content that the vast majority of the playerbase will never see is the first "test" is a little overkill, IMO.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

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lol...so true.

Kate, to answer your question, that's different for everyone. As a first test, it might be completing an instance at level and without "twinked" gear for that level. Like, doing stratholme/scholomance/dire maul at 58 without having been to outlands yet.

As a more difficult test, it might be the 80 dungeons like Halls of Stone/Lightning, Utgarde Pinnacle, etc.

As an even more difficult test, it might be doing heroics in your crafted and AH gear.

As an even more difficult test, it might be getting 1500+ in arenas and/or winning BGs, primarily because people aren't predictable like bosses are, no matter how annoying the boss mechanics can seem.

Of course, the above difficulty ratings are purely subjective and vary wildly with the class makeup. Some do better in PVE than PVP. Some are stupidly easy in non-heroics and impossible in heroics.

So, really, the final answer is: It Depends(tm). What does it depend on? What gives you a sense of satisfaction. Some folks view anyone who hasn't run heroics or raids as scrubs/idiots/mouthbreathers. Some have the same condescending view of anyone that doesn't PVP. /shrug Bottom line is that none of this matters. All that matters is that you are enjoying yourself.

[jinkobi]

Places where I got stopped stone cold or took much effort to get past.

Halls of Stone- Tribunal of Ages.

Azjol Nerub- boss 2

The ICC 5 man bosses, lol.

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