Originally Posted by Oatboat
thats why i love flying mounts.... mount up and afk
Also good when u have a team able to and your out doing dailies and need to go AFK,,,step into an instance
Had a few encounters of coming back and i see some dam bugger slow falling as he tries taking them out ,,vankos sees to that when i come back and get him
27 y/o father of 1 (10.5 m/o). Took up multiboxing specifically because I'm an altaholic, but having a baby in the house means that my opportunities for uninterrupted playtime are about 15 minutes in length. Without boxing, I'd probably have had to quit playing altogether.
Gaming has always been something of a raw spot between me and my wife (a non-gamer), specifically games like WoW (single-boxed) and BF/CoD where you can't just pause and step away easily. With boxing, I'm able to turn WoW into a more social version of The Elder Scrolls. When the baby's in bed or my wife is out of town with the baby, I'm able to get my extended playtimes (BG's, etc.), but any other time I can easily just stop what I'm doing and step away without inconveniencing anyone. It's become something of a happy middle ground for everyone.
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I stopped solo play with MMOs for this very reason. I can not commit the 4-6 hrs needed to let some dipshit wipe a raid cause hes bored, or thinks its funny. I need to pull up and walk away from the pc at any moments notice.
Feedings, scoldings, homework help, requests to play outside, household chores, help my wife, honey-do stuffs, etc etc... yanno Responsible Life.
I was about to quit completely, when I found boxing. This community saved my "down time".
I multi-box *because* I am a parent. My 10 year old son takes a lot of my time/attention. Playing an MMO 'normally' I could never do raids, or pick-up groups because I have to AFK, sometimes unexpectedly. 2-boxing, all I need is a safe spot to park for a few minutes and I can AFK as often or as long as I need.
Yeah well i make sure they have to work for it if they are going to mount up and Parachute/slowfall
When I boxed wow, I was more than willing, when I find some toon hovering either AFK or not, and obliterate him, accepting 5 deaths. Why not? Its just a video game. I didn't actually die. I just ran back got revived my toons and went on my way. I chuckled at the notion that these toons, I just grounded, thought he/she was safe. I helped he/she learn, thats not always the case.Yeah well i make sure they have to work for it if they are going to mount up and Parachute/slowfall
The safest place is /logout
My favorite is when I located toons hovering, but not afk... they fly up high, or to a spot they think I wont touch them. Pifft. Silly mistake.
This reminds me of the Southpark WoW episode, specifically when Cartman is being killed and says "No! No! No! I dont want to run all the way back from the graveyard."When I boxed wow, I was more than willing, when I find some toon hovering either AFK or not, and obliterate him, accepting 5 deaths. Why not? Its just a video game. I didn't actually die. I just ran back got revived my toons and went on my way. I chuckled at the notion that these toons, I just grounded, thought he/she was safe. I helped he/she learn, thats not always the case.
The safest place is /logout
My favorite is when I located toons hovering, but not afk... they fly up high, or to a spot they think I wont touch them. Pifft. Silly mistake.
I have twin 3 yr old boys, and my wife and I still manage to raid 3 nights a week, and I'm still multi-boxing at night.
It used to be so much nastier, when the corpses would stay in the air and you would have to get a spirit rez >.<
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Mother of 4, 1 almost 15, she plays wow with us, raids in our core team, currently 3/8 hm. Others are 10,7 and 2.
3 of our pcs are here in our massive loungeroom, I find plenty of time to play wow, get kids up, dressed, ready for school... spent loads of time with my youngest daughter she is 2 now. toilet trainning starting soon.
I box 5 to 7 accounts, these aremostly with my fiance tanking,as we mount farm various places.
I run and lead my raiding guild as well, and we raid 3 nights a week.
Its not difficult making time to play and have a family just depends how busy you are in your own life I guess.
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