Here we go...one last shot at trying to sort of "put this to bed" in a manner of speaking. For those who don't want to listen to the show, here's the paraphrased version of the segment after listening to it ~6 or so times this morning.

First, Vyn sent us an email and it got lost somehow. I have no reason to lie about this, nor do I have reason to address the mboxing topic other than a long standing show standard to address feedback from people who believe we've "done them wrong". Vyn's email was very much that, and it was only through my own vanity in googling myself that I stumbled across it. At that point, I decided to make Vyn's email the "first blood" topic for the 4/27/08 episode of OnHVW.

Second, stating that mboxing was some sort of social or skill related issue was arrogant and ignorant on my part. I freely admit that. I can understand wanting to add a level of difficulty to the game. I derive that difficulty from attempting to complete group content. Some amount of the mboxing commmunity derives that difficulty from playing multiple chars at the same time. Whatever one wants to do to add replayability is a-okay by me.

Third, there's nothing in the EULA, ToS or Code of Conduct that makes multi-boxing "illegial" or against any rule. In that respect (and it's the only one that matters to me), the mboxing community is no different than any other member of the WoW Playerbase. Assuming mboxers don't violate any other rules in the course of their playing (such as the nebulous "Conduct unbecomming a WoW Player"), then they're entitled to the same protections any other member of the WoW Playerbase is. Further, noone should harrass nor chastize an mboxer simply for being an mboxer.

Fourth, I cannot provide validation for your choice to maintain more than one WoW account. Even if I could validate that choice, I wouldn't. I feel the same way about anyone who maintains more than one account. That said, I am not value judging the individual who makes that choice, nor am I saying that I haven't made 6.02*10^23 galacticly stupid choices myself. It's not about what I think about your choice that matters. What matters is, it is your choice. You've made that choice; I'll defend your right to make it with my dieing breath, but I won't give the choice validity...only you can do that.

Fifth, the mboxing communtiy ought to be left to their own devices. Their playstyle is as valid as anyone's.

So that's it. As to who we are....we're nobody. 2 guys who decided in spring '06 to start doing a podcast. We've been gamers all our lives, and have alot to say about gaming (including WoW). Neither one of us participates (to my knowledge) at EJ or any other website of note other than WoW Radio. Some folks have said we're the best show on the net; others have called us a steaming pile of poo. Listen, don't listen, that's another one of those choices only you can make and only you can validate. As to who's the better player...if it really matters that much, you win. I cannot deny the proficiency at which the macros y'all use are coded. I've never had the need for them, so I don't use them (other than silly ones, like yelling "Ha-do-ken" when I cast a fireball). However, credit where it is due, to be able to code a set of macros to do solo, 5-man, 10-man content is a feat indeed (that question was never asked of me, by the way).

I know "tl,dr;pihb", but I guess this is some attempt at full disclosure or something. I do think it's a little disingenuous to say I am two-faced, a liar, or a hypocrite, but I think I'll survive. Bigfish, Eteocles, and Deceased....thank you. You've been more than reasonable during this episode, and I appreciate that a great deal. ./salute