Quote Originally Posted by omegared View Post
Does this mean you think you will hit 60 in 2 weeks time?
If he's playing full days then 2 weeks should be enough time to hit 60.

My first 2 toons to 60 were dual-boxed warlocks. Easy mode. Then I leveled up 2 more almost exclusively doing dungeons with 2 of my friends. One played the tank. One played healer and mage (he was used to 5-boxing so stepping down to 2 was relaxing) and I played rogue/warlock. If I had it to do over I would never have picked this combo. Trying to stay behind the target and manage a cast cycle was challenging. If it was a fight where you had to move a lot to survive someone was going to die. That being said, the rogue usually did the most damage so MAYBE I should have gone dual rogues... At the time we wanted the extra CC that came with a warlock (mages could CC humanoids, warlocks could CC demons).

I've recently downloaded ISBoxer and I have to say, this tool would have made things much easier. That being said, I'd still go 3X identical range DPS. Priest/Warrior/MageX3, Priest/Warrior/WarlockX3, etc. MAYBE I would mix mages with warlocks. But definitely don't mix range/melee DPS. Movement was the hardest thing to handle. Bosses that threw you around, ran around, forced you to run, etc. were a nightmare.

For "easy mode" I'd go with 5 warlocks. For a big step up in survivability I'd go 4 warlocks and a healer. With ISBoxer this would not be a big step up in difficulty (I really can't say enough positive things about that piece of software). There will be fights where these teams will simply not perform as well as priest/warrior/WarlockX3 but they require much less skill. So it really depends on your personal skill ceiling AND your tolerance to it. Not everyone who can manage it enjoys doing so. For 2 wow expansions I did not dual box at all and I have to say I actually enjoyed the game more. ISBoxer reduces the annoyances, but it does not completely remove them.

My advice:

If you haven't ever tried a tank/healer/3XDPS setup I strongly recommend trying one before classic comes out. Try a yellow or green dungeon, keep aggro with the tank, keep everyone healed while you DPS down the mobs, beat the boss. If that's too much for you, try 4XWarlocks and a priest. If that's too much (unlikely unless you are a strictly casual player and/or aren't willing to get the right hardware/software) or you don't enjoy it (more likely) then go with 5xWarlocks.

The other thing you might want to consider is raiding. If you have any interest in Raids that will complicate your choice. For me I'm only interested in healing for raids, so getting 5XWarlocks to 60 is not going to scratch that itch.