Duo box vs 5-man box

[nodoze]

Yes after reading alot on this forum this seems to be the case. How does it actually work to make 5 accounts, do I have to keep track of 5 diffrent emails or can i create 5 subscriptions within my main account? Also, for classic you just pay subtime so its like 5*$12 + isboxer?

Essentially yes. You have both options (1 account with multiple accounts or 5 emails/accounts each with it's own subscription). Personally I like the latter (I have 5 kids & a wife so I like the separate logins).

Supposedly Blizzard is going to re-open the Recruit-A-Friend program Soon(TM) but even though they announced it on 9/10/19 and it was in the Patch Notes it hasn't gone live yet for some reason. I likely will wait on it before maybe reactivating my 6-10 accounts but I am not sure I would wait for it for your 1st 5 though it is something to be aware of:

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[method98]

Essentially yes. You have both options (1 account with multiple accounts or 5 emails/accounts each with it's own subscription). Personally I like the latter (I have 5 kids & a wife so I like the separate logins).

Supposedly Blizzard is going to re-open the Recruit-A-Friend program Soon(TM) but even though they announced it on 9/10/19 and it was in the Patch Notes it hasn't gone live yet for some reason. I likely will wait on it before maybe reactivating my 6-10 accounts but I am not sure I would wait for it for your 1st 5 though it is something to be aware of:

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Well RaF wont come to classic and I'm only concerned about classic. There's no reason to farm gold in retail. But if I enjoy multiboxing maybe it would be fun to try on retail one day

[nodoze]

Well RaF wont come to classic and I'm only concerned about classic. There's no reason to farm gold in retail. But if I enjoy multiboxing maybe it would be fun to try on retail one day

The bonus subscription time, which can be significant, affects both Classic & Retail.

[method98]

The bonus subscription time, which can be significant, affects both Classic & Retail.

Ah, I plan on just buying 1 month sub then dropping the mages and keeping the priest along with one mage I used on my main. I would only use the other mages to get to 60

[Purpleflavor]

There's no exp penalty for a group of 2, and speed runners have said that duoing is faster than soloing (with the right class combo). Duo questing is faster by a few days if you follow a speedrun guide like Joana's. The issue with duoing is scheduling playtime. Multiboxers do not have that problem.

[nodoze]

There's no exp penalty for a group of 2, and speed runners have said that duoing is faster than soloing (with the right class combo). Duo questing is faster by a few days if you follow a speedrun guide like Joana's. The issue with duoing is scheduling playtime. Multiboxers do not have that problem.

The fastest to cap record is a solo mage AoE farming... Otherwise I think Hunters are one of the fastest solo and both a Hunter and Druid get extra movement speed from level 20 on (outdoors only on the Druid). A duo Hunter+Druid mainly questing outdoors should be pretty fast to cap.

[Mercbeast]

The fastest to cap record is a solo mage AoE farming... Otherwise I think Hunters are one of the fastest solo and both a Hunter and Druid get extra movement speed from level 20 on (outdoors only on the Druid). A duo Hunter+Druid mainly questing outdoors should be pretty fast to cap.

I did an unofficial "speed run" on a hunter back in 2005 (wasn't actually racing), just grinding mobs, that was again, "unofficially" a few hours faster than Joannas old questing record. I also know other hunters who beat it "unofficially". I think hunters are consistently the fastest class. Mages are faster if they are completely uncontested. So play off hours, and scream through the levels, or play a hunter, mash buttons, and almost match an uncontested mage.