Bumped for the multiple folks that have expressed interest. Feel free to drop me a message in game if you have questions about setting up your own multiboxing interface. 
Hi Leia =)
I don’t know why some people have given you grief. What astounds me is, they strike this odd tone that seems to imply you’re somehow an INFERIOR player for running multiple characters at once, when any thinking person would recognize that the exact opposite must be true!
I mean, it’s a given pretty much anyone can play “a” WoW avatar. But playing two at once? THREE at once? Four, five? Who in their right mind could think that is EASIER! It’s extreme multi-tasking, not for the elderly or the faint-hearted!
I myself have had two WoW accounts since December 2004. And yet even I am not a true multi-boxer, because I use just one computer and alt-tab back and forth between my two characters, playing them only in solo PvE as a rule (it is a rare occasion anyone can convince me to group both at the the same time, though I can do it, just not well, since I can only “see” on one character at a time).
To be able to control multiple characters at once is extraordinarly demanding, takes a lot of mental energy, as well as exceptional hand-eye co-ordination slash motor reflexes. Again, it is not for amateurs. To be able to multi-box even reasonably well takes exceptional skill, and i commend you for yours! ;D
BTW if last Christmas you were the Five Furbolgs (did I spell that right?) pelting people in Ironforge with snowball barrages, ROFL! That was a hilarious sight! =)
If i were young enough to do what you’re doing I’d prolly give it a try myself! ;D
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Not an attack, just a question. I don’t care if you multibox Are you able to play your main character solo, or has all this multiboxing made you dependent on having your followers?
Basically… do you struggle if you’re in a position where you can’t multibox?
Thanks very much for the praise; its always great to see someone appreciate how much time and effort goes in. And yep! The furbolg snowball squad was definitely me. 
I’m pretty sure I burned 50g or so just on the snowballs!
I haven’t really struggled in any solo-appropriate situation as a solo player; as an example, the most trouble I’ve had playing solo was the demon in Un’Goro while doing the Rohk’Delar bow quest, and that was more buggy/evading than mechanics. I’m not a fan of self-aggrandizement, but I wouldn’t be raiding with Sharp and Shiny if I didn’t have some minimum level of player skill. 
In terms of experience, I’ve played (with some breaks) since Vanilla, and multiboxed regularly since the end of Vanilla all the way through current content. I have a fair amount of experience (though some skill sets obviously out of date) with every class, and I’ve 5 boxed all available classes to date to max level. Hunters are by far my favorite; I have 65 of them on retail (garrisons were SO stupidly good for gold).
From reading about multiboxers and seeing some in game most are not multi tasking as you imagine. Most have a program were a key click activates all the characters in the multibox team. One key click and all the characters cast their major spell in unison. It might take some planning and programming skill to create the system but once created there is very little to no multitasking to play multiple characters.
This is why many multiboxers have multiple versions of the same class. Multiple mages or multiple hunters. One key click and all the mages cast frost bolt. I saw a multiboxer in stv with 3 mages doing just that. One key click and all the hunters have their pet attack. One key click and all the hunters cast arcane shot.
eta: There’s a post on multiboxing on the classic general discussion forum that illustrates how most multiboxers posting have multiple versions of the same class.
Thanks for the quick reply… sounds like you are good at playing with a solo toon, but you’re great when you multibox.
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If you’re doing it right (and well) its a bit more complex than you’re reading about.
I saw 3 mages in stv. They moved at exactly the same time. They stopped at exactly the same time. The animation for frost bolt began at exactly the same time. The frost bolt left the mages at exactly the same time and all of them hit the target at exactly the same time. 3 individuals couldn’t do that even if they were on discord and counted down to try.
Tell me how that happened if they didn’t have some sort of way to repeat that single key click to all 3 mages at the same time.
Syncing up abilities is all a multiboxer needs to do to over power the game in the vast majority of cases. That’s all most multiboxers do. That’s why it doesn’t matter if you’re piloting one or forty. Most multiboxers admit that. Look dude, I don’t care that you multibox so long as you don’t dominate nodes and use your team to stop others from fairly farming. Just admit that you’re using programs to repeat your key click to all the alts on your team. The multitasking is minimal and you’re playing easy mode.
I am pretty sure there is more depth to playing a mage (or three) than casting a frostbolt (or three).
Syncing up abilities is trivial. Playing any character with nuance and skill requires effort, learning, and ability to dynamically react and adapt to situations; it doesn’t matter if you’re piloting one, or 40.
I mean no offense, but you are out of your depth of knowledge here, and making judgements and assumptions about something you don’t actually understand. Attempting to trivialize something with reductionism isn’t really conducive to a good discussion.
I recommend trying it yourself. It isn’t against the rules, after all.
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If that were true you would explain exactly how you are not using programs to repeat your key click to the alts you’re multiboxing and how you multitasking between each one.
In by far the vast majority of questing it would certainly be easier to play one hunter and have 2 others repeat every action. One key click and 3 pets attack. One key click and 3 hunters shoot arcane shot. How is what you’re doing for the bulk of your game different than that?
I think you’d have the answers you are looking for by simply reading the entire thread.
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Why do you have 5 hunters? Why do almost all multiboxers have a few of the same class? 3 warlocks, 3 mages, 3 shamans. That doesn’t seem interesting. Why not multibox a team with a warrior tank, a rogue, a mage, a shaman, and a holy priest? The answer is clear and most multiboxers will admit it. A multiclass multibox is so difficult that it would be virtually impossible to play because you would have to multitask. Most multibox the same or very similar classes so they can sync abilities and one click for all the alts.
Read. The. Thread. 
translation:
I sync abilities and one click to all my hunters to make the game easier but I’m ashamed to admit it.
…aaaand ignored.
A good discussion requires one to respond to what other people say. That you refuse to make any attempt at all to respond tells me all I need to know about what you do in game with your multibox team.
So much negative energy from some of you.
Leialoha? Continue to play the game however you wish. Do not let these crybabies effect how you choose to spend your time on WoW
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