Hardware vs. Software boxing. Things you should know!

[Bradster]

Hardware vs. Software boxing.

Hardware:

Pros:
Will work with any game
No updates or patches required, just set and forget
Each character is displayed on its own monitor
Makes your living room look like a NASA command center

Cons:
Start up costs start at $2000 and goes up from there.
Electric bill. Costs about an extra $16 monthly, real cost is maintaining room climate
HEAT! (I run 2 AC units just to keep the place at 70F) Often times it still gets up to 78F
Takes up a lot of room
Wiring nightmare
Five times the chance for something to break (5 pcs) more money to spend ><
Wife is really pissed about what you did to the living room XD

Software:

Pros:
$20 vs. $2000
One computer!
PIP with picture in picture with dual monitor support
Cheaper electric
Less heat
More room
Faster on rotating who you switch your �main� too in group
No wires to deal with
Less computers to maintain and support
Wife isn�t mad about the living room

Cons:
Limited to selected games
May put up a red flag when detected via a game server
Requires a decent machine to run 5 clients (Compared to hardware this is still cheaper)

Notes: I have no experience with software boxing. When I started to put my setup together there were 42 users in total on this forum. Key clone just came out, it wasn�t approved and I didn�t want to risk leveling up all my guys to find out hey you�re banned!

I am not aware of any of the settings and what you guys do to make Keyclone work. But I can�t do a lot of things you guys can. If I knew then what I know now I�d be going the software route. Because of the investment I made I�m not switching anytime soon. I have to justify using all these things lol. But the day these die I won�t replace. Unless of course there�s a strict no 3rd party software thing that prevents me from boxing a game I want.

I only know of a handful of hardware boxers on here, all build around the same time I built mine. Does that make us Amish in the technical world?

[The IT Monkey]

Done it both... find software boxing easier. But miss being able to have five mice going at once. Came in handy when I wanted to do RoF.

[Noxxy]

Amish? /meh - tbh, I went full vetra for the first two reasons you mentioned:
- work with any game
- no software patching

Plus, to distance myself as far away from software botters as possible - i.e., hardware, which can be verified at the server end

I just think it is great that one weekend I can be playing DAoC, next EQ2, EVE or WoW and any other game that happens to be released I can MBox from day 1. All with no mucking around required, just load up the game and go.

Expensive - hell yes - but imho, worth every penny

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Cons addition: can't pause key broadcasting, meaning you either chat x5 or your alts jump around more than Michael J. Fox's fishing lure.

[Bradster]

your alts jump around more than Michael J. Fox's fishing lure.

You sir are going to hell, and i'm going with you for laughing haha

Edit: I have to hit a switch so i can chat on my main box only and have it NOT send it to the vectra. Pain in the ass! I ignore 98% of all tells sent to me for this reason or because they started off with something stupid such as "You pay for 5 accounts" or "Why is there so many of you?" "Your reported I hope you like your ban"

[Ishar]

Amish? nawh. about 2 months ago i found this forum(to be accurate, i found keyclone, then discovered it didn't work with EQ1 (Shakes fist @ Sony for being Retarded) but in the process of 'mucking around' I found this forum...and...vetra's....so, i took my 3 comps, bought 3 additional comps, a vetra, a 8 port KM, and started 6boxing EQ1 in Hardware. hehe. Mainly because keyclone wont really work with eq...admittedly. Yeah, then I played wow awhile, but now im back in EQ1....(Love/hate that game).

Eh; I used to multi instance EQ... Not all on one machine; after I got past 3 instances a machine, it got too annoying. (no keyclone).

so not really amish...just..dunno, slightly dumber maybe, for spending so much money. hehehe. like people that eat caviar. Kinda weird, but not amish. lol.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

You sir are going to hell, and i'm going with you for laughing haha

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