hard time deciding class make up to begin with...

[Mac]

Thanks for the suggestions on account and questing strategy. Currently my Druid and Priest are on the same account. I was having this conversation to try and decide what to do with them. If I re-spec the priest holy, I'll move him to another account so the druid and the priest are on separate accounts.

I think having multi-70s spread out would give you some diverse things to try later on.

Suppose you created
1.Dps same account as Druid
2.Dps same account as Priest
3.Tank
4.Healer
5.Dps

You will be in the position to mix in a Dru or
Priest as DPS if an encounter calls for it.

And most importantly, you'll have your 5 leveled for the your main purpose of 5-boxing.

I had a vague idea of what I was trying to accomplish but could't get it to gel, from my newbie perspective you seem to be on the right path here.
If I just moved my priest over to another account, I could accomplish a simple two box setup with my two 70s now.
With the two 70s on separate accounts I could use them alternately boost the other new group(s) as needed.

[xum]

When I talk about PoMending hops from tank to life tap....
1) Lifetap; Warlock Spell; Drains x amount of health from Warlock converting it to mana.
Tank would take damage, PoM procs, hops to a lock. Lock Lifetaps, PoM procs, hops to either the tank or another lock.

I agree that mage would add some more utility. As for spec'n the locks demonology... I did this at 54 way back when. I was killing less mobs per minute, with higher downtime. Pure affliction is the best drain tanking PvE setup, and pre-TBC it will enable to you to tank 5-6 mobs at any given point, while maintaining 70%+ hp/mana utilizing instant Howl of Terror, Voidwalker holding agro on 1-2 for 5-6 seconds, Death Coil, single target fear, drain life, and the 4 dots you have available (most times I would skip siphon life as it is mana taxing). Also note, I twinked level 39, had somewhere around +250 shadow damage, and used the SAME gear until I hit outlands. Baller, I know :P

For destruction to be effective, you need +202 hit rating, 20%+ crit, and ~900 +dmg.
The spec is something similiar to this HERE

With three locks, you could change the levels of Improved Healthstone to be 0,1, and 2 of 2, giving you 3 healthstones per toon.
Generally you sacrifice your succubus using demonic sacrifice, gaining 15% shadow damage. Then you spam shadowbolts.

Raid proven the highest DPS spec.

[Knytestorme]

From my perspective, given I have been having a similar struggle, I'd do the following

1. Keep druid as MT
2. Keep SP as dps1
3. New account, create paladin. This will be your MT for a group of three while you level
4. New account, create warlock/mage. This will be dps2 and part of three man leveling crew
5. New account, create warlock/mage. This will be dps3 and part of three man leveling crew

When you then get 3, 4, 5 to level 70 you respec paladin to holy and you have MT, a healer that can handle catching agro and 3 dps with good synergy. You could also respec the druid to resto and paladin to prot if you find you are start having issues on >3 mob pulls.

If you wanted to you could also create alts on accounts 1 and 2 to level up at the same time as 3, 4, 5 (again, what I am doing) but I dont really see a point to it in your siutation, except to give a couple more tradeskill options.

[Sanctume]

From my perspective, given I have been having a similar struggle, I'd do the following

1. Keep druid as MT
2. Keep SP as dps1
3. New account, create paladin. This will be your MT for a group of three while you level
4. New account, create warlock/mage. This will be dps2 and part of three man leveling crew
5. New account, create warlock/mage. This will be dps3 and part of three man leveling crew

When you then get 3, 4, 5 to level 70 you respec paladin to holy and you have MT, a healer that can handle catching agro and 3 dps with good synergy. You could also respec the druid to resto and paladin to prot if you find you are start having issues on >3 mob pulls.

If you wanted to you could also create alts on accounts 1 and 2 to level up at the same time as 3, 4, 5 (again, what I am doing) but I dont really see a point to it in your siutation, except to give a couple more tradeskill options.

I think levelling 3,4,5 vs levelling 1,2,3,45; all 5 would help speed up levelling since A Druid or SP is not optimum for boosting.

Sure a 3,45, Pally + 2x Mage/Lock could grind thru most things with Druid buffs and Priest Heals (both down ranked to level). But if you have a Pally tank with 1 healer & 3x Mage/Lock--you'd still complete quest as easily at given the level.

If you really want to finish an instance quest, then you boost w/ one of your 70. It won't be hard to do a dungeon more than once w/a 70.

[SlayerX]

I am finding it easier to start new and lvl 5 then trying to fit in other later.
You could try

Account 1: Warlock (with the druid/s priest)
2: Warlock
3: Mage
4: Pally
5: Druid/shaman/priest

The reason i say something similar to this is that. If you lvl them up you have a team and you'll learn the macros as you go. You could always at say 70 replace the warlock on account 1 with the druid or s.priest. Along with that you can always respect the pally healing and account 5. to whatever you choose (shaman-elemental, druid healer etc.). In the end there soo many ways you can do this, I suggest just sit down and choose what you want and roll with it. You can always change them around. If your planning to play 5, start with 5, you can always try and sub the bettered geared two near 70. If then that fails , at least you have a team you know works from 70 lvls of experience. Either way good luck to you

[Mac]

Thanks for all the input, you all have some great ideas and have given me a lot to think about. One of the things I love about boards like this, thanks!

[DarkslayrX]

If I just moved my priest over to another account, I could accomplish a simple two box setup with my two 70s now.

Is this possible? I have only heard of moving a char from 1 server to another (per Blizzard's transfer rules). I have never heard of being able to move a char from one account to another? If so, I am gonna do this ASAP as I have several 50+ chars on the same account that could run together.

[-silencer-]

Is this possible? I have only heard of moving a char from 1 server to another (per Blizzard's transfer rules). I have never heard of being able to move a char from one account to another? If so, I am gonna do this ASAP as I have several 50+ chars on the same account that could run together.

Yes. When you go to the Paid Character Transfer section of WoW's website, you have three options for $25:
1. Transfer a character from one realm to another.
2. Transfer a character from one account to another, *if* both accounts have the same owner. (I think they must have the same original name on the account? Probably to prevent trading/selling characters.)
3. Both of the above combined - from one account & realm to a different account & realm. Same rules apply about being the same owner on both accounts.

[Sanctume]

Just the same billing info.

And you need the secret password.