Multiboxing Mentors

[wrs]

As I started reading this thread, I was completely against the idea. I have had several of the common experiences. Someone starts out asking simple questions, "how do you multibox", "do you run all of your characters on different computers". Then it grows to, "where do I get keyclone" and "how do I set it up" to "how do I make a macro" etc.... etc.... it is just way more information that can be provided via whispers or party chat. Not to mention, 95% of the quesitons can be easly answered from the forums and wiki here.

But like I said, I was against the idea, at first. This was because of *my* experiences. But just because a mentor list is created, it doesn't mean that I need to volunteer for it, qed, why should I be against it. I think if there are people out there who are willing to invest that kind of time to assist others in this capacity, I think it's a great idea. When it is up and running, I'll even help by directing folks to the mentor program in addition to the dual-boxing forums.

[The IT Monkey]

I was starting a new team the other night and a kid was asking questions... I eventually (after explaining a lot about what I was doing) pointed him here when he expressed an interest in doing it himself.

I got a whisper a couple seconds later.... "where do I download it?"

/facepalm

[Gurblash]

I was starting a new team the other night and a kid was asking questions... I eventually (after explaining a lot about what I was doing) pointed him here when he expressed an interest in doing it himself.

I got a whisper a couple seconds later.... "where do I download it?"

/facepalm

This is EXACTLY why I do not help anyone. If I get ANY '?s' I hit my simple Keyclone and D-B.com plug macros and go about my day. Any further questions are simply ignored.

[Basilikos]

But like I said, I was against the idea, at first. This was because of *my* experiences. But just because a mentor list is created, it doesn't mean that I need to volunteer for it, qed, why should I be against it. I think if there are people out there who are willing to invest that kind of time to assist others in this capacity, I think it's a great idea. When it is up and running, I'll even help by directing folks to the mentor program in addition to the dual-boxing forums.

Perhaps those that agree to put their names on that list should be expected to follow certain procedures so that we don't end up in a situation where every MBer that anyone runs across ends up getting spammed newb Q's. Just saying - I'm worried about the effect that this could have on all of us, not just the people on the list.

[Majo]

I coach people on WoW in general enough as it is, but I guess I wouldn't mind. You can put me on there if ya like.

[Stealthy]

You can put me down as the rep for Magtheridon, well horde side anyways.

I've spoken to hundreds of people in depth about multiboxing since I started doing it...and IMO the most important thing to do is seperate out those with a genuine interest from the tyre kickers.

The first thing I talk about is the cost - both in setup and ongoing. I ask them would they be willing to pay for multiple accounts per month - this always tells me how serious they are about doing it.

If they pass the first round, the next thing I do is gauge their technical expertise and talk about the setup they will be planning to use. I'm fairly technical myself, so can go as in depth as I need to be. For those who aren't that technical, I usually recommend a single pc solution with key clone (as Rob offers excellent support for those who buy it). For the technically minded I talk about the full range of options. In either case I always recommend they either google multiboxing or come here and have a hunt around.

So far I have not come accross one instance where the person wanted to be 'spoon fed' everything. Usually once you give them a push in the right direction, they are more than happy to go off and try and find the info themselves.

Cheers,
Stealthy

[Knobley]

I'm not sure if this is the appropriate thread for it, but somehow reading the comments posted so far inspires me to say this...

I'd just like to thank everyone who participates on the forums to help people. It's clear to me that lots of folks have put in lots of work (via. wiki's help files, etc) to make mult-boxing accessable. And the help doesn't stop there. I'm the happy recepient of just the timely help I needed to get started in multi-boxing via these forums. The overall spirit here seems to be one of good-will and encouragement.

So, anyway, just wanted to say thanks!

Knobley

[Zzyzxx71]

Simple solution to the "help them fro 2 hours and never hear from them again" guys.

5k gold deposit. You get 70, you get it back.

[daviddoran]

I should make a /say macro that uses all 5 chars explaining it. Lol. Is it ok to use delays in a macro such as this? It doesn't affect the game really, so it's similar to the delay for my auto login macro.

[Stealthy]

How about this?



:P



Cheers,

Stealthy