Why Don't More Multiboxers Raid?

[Mercurio]

Teslah,

Thanks for your thoughts. I did want to comment on a couple of your points.

Do you think you will do the Butcher for the next 52 weeks for gear that is 20 iLvls below you? Taking him down first is excellent, continuing to do it week after week for the gear, I’m not so sure.

This seems an odd question that would be answered the same by any raider. My primary reason for raiding is the same one that the millions of other raiders have - to get better gear so you can take on more significant challenges. After I've farmed the gear I need out of a boss, I move on, just like any other raider.

Once you hit three or more people are you truly multiboxing at that point?

To me, I guess the answer have to do with how many characters each person is running. For example, in the video I posted of three of us downing 25 man Morchok when he was current content, I'm not sure anyone would say this wasn't multiboxing.

That's another fabulous thing about what Blizzard has done with raiding these days! You can run however many characters as you want and the raid will compensate accordingly.

I’m still going to try and do the Butcher now that you've shown it can be done.

Great! You'll have to let us know how it goes. I posted another video this morning of me doing it alone. Let me know if I can be of any help in working out strategies, ISBoxer profiles, or whatever.

Will I make that the primary thing I do when I have time to play? Probably not.

Now that I've conquered Butcher, killing him over and over again will definitely *not* be the primary thing I do when I have time to play. I'll probably down him once a week for upgrades, then move on to the other challenges the game has to offer.

[EaTCarbS]

5 boxed some raids with another 5 boxer at the time back in wotlk. it was fun, but I completely burned myself out on pve at that time. I got to the point where I could do the heroics in my sleep. it was great for the gold, but it got boring real fast. after that, I only did pvp - pve was means to an end.

[daanji]

For me, multiboxing is meant as a time-saver. Do more in the time I've given. With 5-toons, I can level up more characters at the same time and run my own dungeons and clear old raids with ease.

For to tackle current raid content is a huge time commitment and I just don't have the patience or time for it.

[Poetry]

My husband and I used to dual 5 box raids during BC and Wrath but somewhere along the way he lost interest (something about not enjoying wiping for hours on end). During Cata I don't think he even bothered leveling all 5 members of his team so that was that. Unfortunate since I think he was totally the superior boxer!

Right now I just finally managed to limp my team of 5 through the level 100 normal dungeons and am thinking of maybe trying some heroics later today, but even that is intimidating given how hard I thought the normals were! Heck, at this point I wish I could just find a way to box an Invasion! to gold status! That would be sweet!

[confusedtx5]

Thought about it many times, and I'd love to try it one day.
I already progression raid mythic solo on my elesham (8/10). This takes a large time investment already. raid multiboxing would take more. And I work full time. (Christmas holiday project maybe?)

[Ñightsham]

I just started a second team of 5 in order to 10 box, whether or not i make it to raiding by myself is another thing. I started boxing in Wrath and even though I never really raided as a boxer, my initial goal was to be able to just do dungeons eventually doing heroics with a team of 5.
I may be able to raid at some point but it'll take a lot of work on my part in order to set it up properly in isboxer and muster the patience it take to learn all thats needed to accomplish it. RL takes away my ability to play on a more regular basis.
still having fun though

[fightcow]

OP - you must have plenty of spare money if it didnt even occur to you that cost might be a reason people dont box raids lol.

For me cost is definately an issue, i have 3 kids and limited time so i cannot justify spending much more on gaming. Maybe if 10 man stuff was the pinnacle of wow and gave access to the best gear etc then i would try it for a limited time..maybe.
But 25 accounts is definately out of the question, even if it were free i think it would be a huge headache. maybe im just not committed enough

[Mercurio]

OP - you must have plenty of spare money if it didnt even occur to you that cost might be a reason people dont box raids lol.

Yep, after the first person mentioned cost as limiting factor for why they don't raid, I realized that should have been on my list.

I certainly remember those college days when I was came home with $20 of eggs and bread for the week's food since they were really cheap, and am glad to be past those days, but $150/mo is still nothing to sneeze at.

Paying for 25 accounts? That's truly crazy.

Maybe if 10 man stuff was the pinnacle of wow and gave access to the best gear

Er... am I missing something?

[zenga]

but $150/mo is still nothing to sneeze at.

Paying for 25 accounts? That's truly crazy.

In a multiboxing context, 25 is not more or less crazy than paying for 10 accounts. 300 euro/month ain't the end of the world either for many people (and for many it is). It's all about if its worth it for you. I'm too cheap to pay 4 euro in a store for jam when I can buy it somewhere else for 3.5 euro, but on the other hand I fly 2-3x a year to London to get me some handmade shirts/suits. And I guess pretty much everyone has stuff going like this.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

I've never done any raiding, though I did 10-box for a few months. Back then, leveling was the hardest part as no quests worked in raid groups. I've been getting the itch to do it again in WoD with the quest changes but time is a problem at the moment. I'm busy as hell at work (and loving all but the lack of sleep/gaming) and until that lets up, 5-boxing 3 groups of garrisons is about as much as I can manage.