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A Civil Conversation About Multi Boxing in PvP.
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Toranch
I just recently began multiboxing (I've been doing it less than 96 hours now) so I'm starting to be able to look at this from two standpoints.
First is the standpoint of someone who has run into his fair share of multiboxers. Both in PvP situations and the oddball PvE scenario. And I will admit- my feelings about those multiboxers were usually centered around frustration. Their ability to flat out nuke a target or focus heal themselves (especially given multiple shamans it the most popular format) is insane. But I always took that as a new challenge. And one that actually becomes relatively easy to tackle if you're coordinated enough.
With the way multiboxers set themselves up, they can only ever have on target. That's 2+ toons but with the same target. By default, if that restriction wasn't in place, they'd essentially be the same as two strangers in the same spot. What do you do when you have a group staying together? Assault them as a group of your own. Multiboxers become easy prey if you can determine the lead character. That's the screen the player has active and are watching. Focus that down and they're going to have to switch over to another instance of WoW. This may not take long at all (given they're likely running in windowed mode and will just tab over once) but it's still downtime. And it's downtime where they may no longer have a target. A group can easily take advantage of that.
That said, I just began multiboxing. I currently have two accounts (original + new) but have plans to incorporate a third in the very near future. I've not yet had the enjoyment (or frustration while I adjust to the new play style!) of going into a BG yet with two accounts. But I do look forward to it. And I especially look forward to overcoming the challenges presented by individual players, just as they will hopefully have to overcome the challenge of facing two toons with one single player.
The multiboxer inevitably has more disadvantages than the individual. It's a more challenging and restricted form of gameplay for them. Take advantage of that and they're hardly any more difficult than a pack of five random players defending a node.
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