Transitioning casual multibox characters for classic solo play and playing with friends

[MiRai]

My plan is going to start a family of dwarves, one of each class, on an RP server.

I've had people tell me that multiboxing has "no place" on RP servers, but, in my opinion, multiboxing is a f'ing RP goldmine.

I'll be casually strolling through the game enjoying the challenges

Sometimes, that's what it's all about.

My biggest "problem" and question is about transitioning characters from this group into solo play when I want to. Are there specific ways to go about setting your characters up for both playstyles or am I overthinking it and you don't have to do anything specific besides logging in alone?

Personally, I set up my action bars for playing solo and then work around that, but the way you go about setting up your team may be dependent on your choice of multiboxing software (or hardware).

On the other hand, if I wish to group with a friend or 2 for some gaming, how easily is it manageable to replace one of my characters with a friends character? Is it possible to just log out of a character to the character selection screen or something without causing any problems with my groups setup hindering my ability to play them properly?

Again, this is dependent on the software/hardware solution you choose, but when it comes to basic things, such as follow and assist, free software is going to require more from you to create a flexible setup, whereas paid software (in this case, ISBoxer), requires very little.