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Ridiculous Multi-box monster!
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Post by
kodikun
ORly?
What about all those DKs that had rune strike macro'd everywhere? What about my execute macro'd to heroic strike?
Technically every spell being cast is on a seperate GCD. Soooo....
Both Rune Strike and Heroic Strike are on-next-swing attacks, replacing the players next auto attack. They are not instant attacks, and that is what makes them exempt from the gcd and being able to be grouped with other attacks in macros.
Heroic strike is an instant attack.
It is now. Those macroes were used when those skills were on-next-swing attacks.
Post by
Atik
ORly?
What about all those DKs that had rune strike macro'd everywhere? What about my execute macro'd to heroic strike?
Technically every spell being cast is on a seperate GCD. Soooo....
Both Rune Strike and Heroic Strike are on-next-swing attacks, replacing the players next auto attack. They are not instant attacks, and that is what makes them exempt from the gcd and being able to be grouped with other attacks in macros.
Heroic strike is an instant attack.
It is now. Those macroes were used when those skills were on-next-swing attacks.
The heroic strike macro is still used. I use it all the time in arms.
Post by
MrSCH
Isn't HS still off the GCD now?
Good luck using the old
/cast Heart Strike
/cast !Rune Strike
macro.
Post by
Atik
Isn't HS still off the GCD now?
So are all of the extra abilities you are quing up while multi-boxing.
Post by
kodikun
Isn't HS still off the GCD now?
So are all of the extra abilities you are quing up while multi-boxing.
12 different characters using 12 instant cast spells and any other abilities off the GCD != one character using one instant cast spell and any other abilites off the GCD.
Post by
dagle
I hear a lot of pvpers say they love the challenge of fighting other players rather than Blizzard's pve AI. There's your challenge. Pick up the gauntlet or join LFD.
Post by
MrSCH
Isn't HS still off the GCD now?
So are all of the extra abilities you are quing up while multi-boxing.
You really haven't understood this.
go on your mage. Cast a Frostbolt, Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Arcane Barrage and Arcane Blast at the same time.
Post by
Adamsm
Is the guy with the 32 accounts, who runs one man 25 man raids with all those toons still around?
And yes, it's one keypress per account tied into the main keyboard that's macroed all together.
Post by
vic6string
Well, in my opinion, there really isn't much wrong with multiboxing. I mean, you ran into a group of 12 friends who play WoW, it would have the same effect (in a BG, you die). Except it's one person. He's still paying for the accounts, setting up the keybinds, and running the game on his PC. When he presses whatever buttons he keybound, he is using the abilities which he chose, and that's it. He isn't making an AI do stuff (like a pet). Again, In BGs, it's not like he takes up 1 space on the team, every character he controls takes up a space. So it's kinda like a BG with 1 or two zerg groups.
Unless your "group of 12 friends" is part of the borg continuum, it is not the same. I was standing there when this train of toons came charging in, and all of a sudden I got hit with 12 instant attacks all at the same time. There is no defensive cooldown to hit when you get smacked for 200k damage all at once, half of them being melee attacks, and half of them magic in all the different schools. And if you somehow survive the initial hit, you have 4 or 5 DoTs on you, and are stunned.
Sure, a group of 5 or 6 good players can cut his guys down if they are working together and communicating (preferably on vent), but we are talking about pugs. He, on the other hand, only has to hit one button per kill.
Post by
Atik
Isn't HS still off the GCD now?
So are all of the extra abilities you are quing up while multi-boxing.
You really haven't understood this.
go on your mage. Cast a Frostbolt, Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Arcane Barrage and Arcane Blast at the same time.
They are all on a single GCD, so I can't.
But if that was five mages, than all the abilities would be on seperate GCDs; which makes it okay according to the policy that was mentioned.
Post by
ZombieJesus
I tried multi-boxing once.
Totally not worth the effort unless you go big.
I'd say go at least 5 so you can level via instances. Just not worth it otherwise.
Post by
168916
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Post by
MrSCH
I can't.
Exactly. So why should you be able to do it if you multi box?
You should only be able to do what one person could do.
Post by
Adamsm
I can't.
Exactly. So why should you be able to do it if you multi box?
You should only be able to do what one person could do.
You are bashing your head against a brick wall here MrSCH; he won't listen.
Post by
Atik
I can't.
Exactly. So why should you be able to do it if you multi box?
You should only be able to do what one person could do.
Because you are paying blizzard more money for more characters in order to have more GCDs.
Post by
MrSCH
I can't.
Exactly. So why should you be able to do it if you multi box?
You should only be able to do what one person could do.
Because you are paying blizzard more money for more characters in order to have more GCDs.
Which I find inherently unfair, un-sportsmanlike and should be against the ToC.
Post by
Atik
I can't.
Exactly. So why should you be able to do it if you multi box?
You should only be able to do what one person could do.
Because you are paying blizzard more money for more characters in order to have more GCDs.
Which I find inherently unfair, un-sportsmanlike and should be against the ToC.
Why? The rich baseball teams can hire the best players, as can the rich football and basketball teams.
It is a game. You pay money for a game. The more money you pay, the better your experiance should be.
Post by
MrSCH
Why? The rich baseball teams can hire the best players, as can the rich football and basketball teams.
.
They can't buy one man who pitches three balls at the same time.
They can't hire a goal keeper with three arms.
Etc etc.
Post by
Atik
Why? The rich baseball teams can hire the best players, as can the rich football and basketball teams.
.
They can't buy one man who pitches three balls at the same time.
They can't hire a goal keeper with three arms.
Etc etc.
They can buy the best pitcher, who is so much better he minus well.
Let me ask you this: What do you think of pre-order deals for games like Call of Duty which give you amazing weapons and abilities, normally reserved for high-rank players, the second you get the game for extra money?
Post by
MrSCH
What do you think of pre-order deals for games like Call of Duty which give you amazing weapons and abilities, normally reserved for high-rank players, the second you get the game for extra money?
Which I find inherently unfair, un-sportsmanlike and should be against the ToC.
Seriously.
As per the previous analogy, I think it would be fair to pay gold to hire the best arena players to play for you. That's comparable to the sports teams, not multi boxing when you're doing everything yourself.
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