Blizzard tolerates us for now...

[raylion]

I doubt they would ban boxing but if they were to restrict it someway I think they would look at the PVP side which is where all the QQing comes from. I imagine they would do something like disable /follow in BGs or some other mechanic rather than an outright ban.

Only reason I think this way is because they got rid of twinks by effectively removing them from mainstream BGs so can see them doing a similar manoeuvre with boxing. Sincerely hope they don't but I wouldn't be surprised if some boxing breaking update was applied to battlegrounds.

[Shodokan]

I doubt they would ban boxing but if they were to restrict it someway I think they would look at the PVP side which is where all the QQing comes from. I imagine they would do something like disable /follow in BGs or some other mechanic rather than an outright ban.

Only reason I think this way is because they got rid of twinks by effectively removing them from mainstream BGs so can see them doing a similar manoeuvre with boxing. Sincerely hope they don't but I wouldn't be surprised if some boxing breaking update was applied to battlegrounds.

There were FAR FAR FAR more twinks than there are boxers. There are maybe 50 boxers per battlegroup. But if they were to get rid of BGs for boxers, i'd be done with this game as i'm sure many others would be.

[Sam DeathWalker]

They can't "ban" multiboxers cause its almost impossible to prove a hardware boxer is boxing ...
We could just well I am sure I can build hardware that would introduce random time delays to make it appear another person is at the other keyboard.

They mgiht get by banning all software but you can't really "ban" hardware.

Also I would question if its even legal to do so, if you do business in a state then you can't just abitraliy choose your customers, if a person is will to pay twice what can be done. LoL I wish a resturanut would refuse to server me two meals becaise I am one person.


But if they disable auto follow then its kinda all over. Well kinda you could still set up and pull mobs to you I suppose, then move by ritual of summonging .... Or a bunch of elephants.

[wonz]

I wont believe they would actively ban multiboxing. But possibly they are going to change macro core mechanics, so multiboxing would become much more difficult.

We would have to use a lot of keys then. It still would be possible, but much harder.

Possibly they also do it as they did it with twinks. Offer an alternative, which would be unacceptable, and then remove the possibility to multibox completely (by technical changes).

[Daeri]

I guess they can always enact that multiboxing is against the TOS and rely on their spy Warden to detect and report any case of software multiboxing. Or they can wait for players to report suspected multiboxers and trust their GMs to ban whenever they think they should. But well, I'm not sure how efficient this method would be since there are so many unauthorized bots running out there for months although they are constantly reported by people..

Imo, best solution would be to drastically reduce what you can do with the help of macros and addons, as Sam says. Remove follow, interact with target, all macros that allows to automatically accept quests, trades and so on, and most of will suddenly find multiboxing pretty much unattractive.

[jinkobi]

You guys are worrying over nothing really. People have bitched about multiboxing since the first multiboxer entered a BG. Most people don't even understand what's going on and suspect we're doing something suspicious with all the synchronized moves.

Blizz hasn't done jack about bots, hacks, gold spammers, hackers, etc... The numerous other bigger glaring problems in their face. They also don't seem to have any intention of tackling those problems either as it's been years since the last bot ban wave. I see bots every single day and people mining as quick as a 747 jet, people clipping through walls, speed hacking with that paid hack.

The least of their concerns these days are multiboxers.

[Myc]

sigh the world.... of warcraft is dumb

[Kalros]

There were FAR FAR FAR more twinks than there are boxers. There are maybe 50 boxers per battlegroup. But if they were to get rid of BGs for boxers, i'd be done with this game as i'm sure many others would be.

I agree. I'm mostly a PvE'er, however during pre-patch, pre-expansion lulls, I dip into PvP quite a bit, mostly BGs. If they did something drastic like break /follow in BGs, I'd be done.

[EaTCarbS]

That thread is a real treat =P

[Velassra]

I do wish they wouldn't make vague statemnts like this though. I certainly don't want to invest in Cataclysm x5 just to find they are going to ban it a couple weeks later.