Multiboxing - Extremely Positive Asset for WoW Classic

[Joyson-sulfuras]

@Bledya-benediction

So is the Pally pull in AV and so many other “exploits” we all knew were coming with Classic

yeah but this exploit is game wide. its not a localized part of the game that can be fixed without much blowback. to fix the multiboxing problem you would have to do a lot more than patch and at this point it would be a harsh banwave and most likely wont happen

[Supertroll-atiesh]

I had a tbi a few years ago. Sometimes new things just never make sense.

[Murlyn-netherwind]

Of course , my many fine qualities are self evident, Thanks for noticing and mentioning them though, it always helps one to stay the course!

[Lucasa-faerlina]

Yea fair enough. I used lidc (hotkeynet works too) 1-60 and then some. They’re pretty much just strictly broadcasting software and are much simpler to just hop in and use.

[Supertroll-atiesh]

I’ll take a look. I was pretty frustrated the last time and gave it a pass for a while, but I’d like to give it another go.

[Lucasa-faerlina]

I still use Lidc when I’m just dual boxing because it is so much simpler to manage

[Supertroll-atiesh]

That’s probably exactly what I’m looking for, then. I just want a pocket healer or a couple mages.

[Bledya-benediction]

Hotkeynet is pretty awesome. Their example script is all you really need to get started.

[Lucasa-faerlina]

Yea, if you’re not doing a 5s team at least ISboxer is probably overkill. If I’m dual boxing, I just set macros on the healer for [@target] cast heal and set up a key bind on the main to to activate the macros on the healer for each character (shift 1,2,3 etc)

Isboxer let’s you do crazy stuff like just click on any character from the main and have your healer cast without having to set 5 macros, but unless you’re 5 manning dungeons/raids its not really necessary

[Sideous-grobbulus]

@Joyson-sulfuras

what i find interesting is that they have to reassure the dude worried about whether or not what he is doing would constitute cheating or hacking or whatever

Couldn’t have anything to do with the misinformation this player base perpetuates?
There’s players who call it botting and have never read the policy.

[Robokappa-sargeras (Robokappa)]

@Joyson-sulfuras

@Supertroll-atiesh

Except for the fact that Blizzard expressly states that it isn’t cheating/hacking

except for the fact that the person internally and initially knew what they were doing seemed like an exploit

so does bubble-hearthing

[Ãnk-thunderfury]

@Supertroll-atiesh

it was too complicated for me.

no wonder you also said this

@Supertroll-atiesh

Multi-boxing is pay2win AND automation.

[Supertroll-atiesh]

@Supertroll-atiesh

Multi-boxing is pay2win AND automation.

Truthfully, I’m okay with that.

Reading that second sentence and integrating it with the fact I am obviously pro-multiboxing was a bit of a stretch for you, huh?

[Ãnk-thunderfury]

nah, I read it. it’s not about what you are pro- for, but your understanding on what multiboxing is

[Nostuns-incendius]

@Startuptimda-benediction

For those who aren’t aware, Multiboxing is where 1 person manually controls multiple characters using a keyboard multiplexor. As in, they press the “shift 7” key in WoW, and that “shift 7” is pressed in multiple copies of the game. There is no automation, no programming, no predetermined actions, nothing. A human is pressing “shift 7” and that’s it.

Multiboxing has been in WoW since the very start, and it has always been a positive asset to the game. The game was built around characters, regardless if 1 person plays 1, or more than 1. Multiboxing 5 characters at once, while having only disadvantages vs 5 individuals, is a creative way to add new layers of strategy to the game.

Multiboxing is widely accepted as having no positive advantages that individual players have, and instead, only has disadvantages. For example, if you fear bomb 5 players, they can recover independently whereas fewer bombing a multiboxer can devastate then. This is why it is not “pay 2 win” as 5 characters by 1 person only has disadvantages that 5 characters by 5 people have.

That said, having a multiboxing on your side is a load of fun to watch. Seeing how 5 of the same classes form unique strategies is amazing to see in action. Having to fight a multiboxer is fun, too, just make sure you get the same number of characters as the multiboxer!

All around, multiboxing is a great asset to the game.

Keep it up multiboxers!

How exactly is multiboxing an “asset” to the community?

I patiently await your LOW IQ response.

[Rotsta-wyrmrest-accord]

@Bledya-benediction

so many other “exploits” we all knew were coming with Classic.

Exploits that are flaws in the game design. You don’t pay extra to buy them.

[Rotsta-wyrmrest-accord]

@Supertroll-atiesh

And, apparently, so is Blizzard.

Company shills are paid to sell the company policy. There are company shills that defend gold buying now. Probably some of those same company shills defended banning gold buying before the policy changed

[Supertroll-atiesh]

@Ãnk-thunderfury

but your understanding on what multiboxing is

lol

You’re not big on context clues, I see.

[Drain-windseeker]

Multiboxers are a cancer. They are paying extra money to cheat in the game. 1 player is supposed to be 1 character. It’s not logical for someone to have their own private zombie army. I consider it a new low for threads to now be created defending multiboxing, as if the people doing it in the normal threads weren’t disgusting enough. It’s cheating, it’s exploiting, and you could even call it P2W. There’s nothing “positive” about it unless you’re the one cashing the sub checks.

[Robokappa-sargeras (Robokappa)]

@Drain-windseeker

Multiboxers are a cancer. They are paying extra money to cheat in the game.

not cheat.
within game rules.