Thanks for the replies.

We're not doing that well, so I'd really be flatterring myself to think that other people would stoop to scouting with level 1 alts to avoid us.

More theorycraft: We were hoping/expecting that since the enemy would see 4 shaman, and wouldn't see the rogue, they would assume the fifth member of the team is a stealthed resto druid. But, perhaps the lack of a Mark of the Wild is a giveaway there.

I guess I have a lot of theorycraft about *why* I think 4 shaman + rogue should be effective, but I don't have much empirical proof as yet. Indeed, if this experience continues I'll have some proof of the opposite.

As Ellay says, perhaps the cost/benefit for a 5th DPS just doesn't work when comparing the lost benefit from a pocket healer. A stealthed rogue might be great, but even with enormous burst, some healing is going to be called for. I guess one question for Ellay is -- when you were playing the 4 shaman + warrior, did you do anything that much different from your instructional video?

I'm still curious if other 5 DPS multibox groups have worked, and naturally if a 4 shaman + rogue multiboxer is out there reading this, it'd be interesting to hear their take on things.