Cataclysm will be harder to play for multiboxers

[wonz]

I am currently playling the beta, yes. With a single account. And as i said, the instances got lots of void zones, push backs, less aoe and more single target damage.

Yeah, i will take the challenge too. It's just that i am a little bit concerned about those, who write "cataclysm will be easy as a multiboxer".. it just wont. It will give some elements from bc, and some elements from wotlk.

I dont talk about pvp, because i rarely play pvp.

[Khatovar]

who write "cataclysm will be easy as a multiboxer".. it just wont.

Nothing is "easy" as a multiboxer outside of kill quests. It's always a challenge to make things work seeing as this is a game designed as a Massive Multiplayer.

Anyone who expects things to be "easy" is only multiboxing because they think it's all facerolling.

[Eloxy]

on the pvp side of the wall......WE GET RATED BG'S!!! waht more can you ask? =D

[OzPhoenix]

I don't mind if combat is a little harder for multiboxers in Cata as opposed to Wrath, so long as it's not too gimicky.

I can handle fights like Frick and Ick where I'm constantly on the move (though I wouldn't want them all to be like that), or even one like Devourer of Souls (though I had to gear up substantially to put that down). What I wouldn't like to see is things like ToC or Occulus, or even the vehicle fighting in Ulduar repeated personally.

I put a lot of work into my toons, I don't want that wasted by having to climb into a vehicle.

I'd also not like to see more fights like Ahune, where an all melee team like I'm running is essentially powerless in Phase1 to do any damage, and has to do it all in Phase2.

So long as single or dual-class multiboxing teams have a place in Cata, I'll be ok. Hats off to those running highly diversified teams, but I found the micromanagement involved in to be very much not to my liking.

All that said, I agree, it's still way to early to say what Cata will be like for us multiboxers, and while I don't think Blizzards ever done anything specifically to help us in the past, it's paranoid I believe to think they'll do something specifically to hurt us in the future.

[drevil]

until now rated-bgs are not that great.

and ofcourse boxing will get more annoying again.

[EaTCarbS]

I'm too lazy too want to move them. Kinda tired of alot of the current fights being like a dance number....and even on single characters. For me, it's not a matter of the sky is falling, I just don't find movemnt figts all that enjoyable. (I'm too easily frustrated and pissed off lol.)

I like the movement fights because it keeps me on my toes. The fights where I don't have to move result in me just spamming my dps and pressing a few heals here and there.

More movement = more challenging = me likey.

[jinkobi]

I'm withholding my judgements. Only things that have me concerned is I've seen the last bosses in both dungeons require kiting and that's on normal mode.

Sure we'll find a way. It's just they've hit on one of the toughest things for multiboxers to do and that's kite 2 mobs at the same time. Or kite one mob while AOE a pack at the same time.

Don't get me wrong I think we'll be able to do it and look forward to be challenged again. We're just going to get creative. Just look at the Dungeons and Raids section- every single WOTLK has been picked apart and several strategies are available for most. Cataclysm will be just the same no doubt.

[Selz]

on the pvp side of the wall......WE GET RATED BG'S!!! waht more can you ask? =D

Rated BG´s are going to work fine, But I still have my doubts with a premade setup, sinse you would be running into premade teams, which would most likely contain of forexample 5 normal 3v3 teams for Arathi-Basin even as a multiboxer with 4 chars ud have problems against people who are really cordinated and "actually" play together

But if you plan to just do BGs without premade´s its another thing

[Selz]

The damage is still quite a bit. I'm sorry but if we are critting for 10k with lavaburst... it's still not going to be much to kill them. Maybe not a single lavaburst but we have to also realize... we sitll do 5x more damage than any single toon, and more than double what two do... It's not going to change much, it will just take more than 1 gcd to kill someone.

It is going to chance alot, but its not negative, sure we are gonna do more damage than others. I was counting with 4 shamans thougth, not 5. But it will force us into another playstyle for sure. Exactly what that is going to be i dont know yet .

[Fat Tire]

I feel for hybrids, no spell pushback reductions anymore will really hurt ele healing.