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.