10 boxing - group theorycrafting thread

[Havelcek]

Tell ya one thing, being able to "solo" Kara at 80 will make boosting alts pretty nice.

[Lyonheart]

just picked up my last 3 copies, i have had 7 acnts for awhile now ( 5box team and a mage and priest to feed and buff my team )

[noir]

2 Tankadins

2 Elemental Shamans

2 Restoration Shamans

2 SP -- mana for each group

1 Lock -- soulstone, CotE, healthstones, summon

1 Mage -- honestly, just for table and portal

[Talamarr]

I think 1 tankadin + 1 feral druid would give you the best options. Tankadins have very limited uses when they are not actively tanking; a feral druid could still offer some DPS and helpl with gimmick fights that silence.

[Drizzit]

From the ghetto news going around Warriors might be good tanks again. Looks like they are going to get an aoe affect. But i see where you are going with druid. Warriors might.... key word might... be better for boxers in the future.

[Drizzit]

10 Retridins!

Would smash any boss to fuck!

Eternity = 10 Holly Pallies

[Ughmahedhurtz]

10 Retridins!

Would smash any boss to fuck!

Eternity = 10 Holly Pallies

lol...a prime example of Yin and Yang. :P

[Stabface]

If I were to do it over again, (or just add classes) I would probably just go with 3 paladins and 7 shamans. Having so many classes with such limited button space firmly implanted in my muscle memory means i'm using everyone at like 10% effectiveness. I'd rather just cut classes and increase effectiveness.

Why 3 paladins? 2 prot 1 holy ?

[Lyonheart]

although SPs.warlocks and other class combos make for better raid compositions in the "normal since", multiboxing demands simplicity as much as you can. Just like in 5 man heroics, where 5 shaman or 4 lack in CC..added buffs/debuffs. they more than make up in fire power and overall utility. Running 10 acnts with too many classes has got to be one big pain in the ass. So as few classes and you can get away with is best IMO.

We already know shaman make for super easy multibox friendly management. So the question is " would 6-8 shamans and two tanks ( any kind or combo of tanks ) work for most encounters. less buffs ? well tons of totems and every single totem would be down. way more dps than you will get out of mixed combos. In order to maximize a lock or mage dps, for example, you need to mash more than one button really. Not so with shamans.

So dealing with tanking two mobs at a time.. healing those two tanks and spot healing the raid AND dpsing= as few classes as possible, right?

[Suvega]

The quesiton is how geared your tanks are, and how leet you are:


If you can gear out a prot paladin really uber like, then take prot pallies. Tank everything and bomb heals on him.

If you can't gear out enough to do that, then bring some CC (Mages are nice).
If you're really leet, roll a warrior. They require ALOT MORE BUTTON PRESSES, but can tank things that hit much harder with less gear, however multiple target tanking sux ass.