Sigra - Multiboxing Madness!

[Sigra]

Hahah, nice. I started on a PvE realm for that reason I'd like to get a hang of the teams first, plus I'm horrible at pvp and DPS.

Right now, it's pretty simple, probably because they are low level and I have only a few spells to choose from. But outside of that, i seem to be raping NPC's faces right and left!

[Ualaa]

As you get more spells in your repetoire, take a look at "Click Castsequences" as an option. We have a guide on this, in the guides section.

The set up isn't really that hard, but you'll need to visit target dummies to tweak it a bit as you are setting up. Once the tweaking is done, you'll be able to mash a single button, and have it call several spells (in a priority sequence) and have it refresh spells either as they expire or as they come off of cooldown.

It is actually pretty neat.

[Tim]

I've never really been a fan of having a macro determine what spells you cast, because sometimes you'll want to cast a lightning bolt instead of a flame shock and so on. I feel it gives more control over the game if you don't constrain yourself to pressing a single button. Just my 2 cents

[Ualaa]

Absolutely...



It is a toss up.
In PvE, you generally have a fixed rotation, which gets you maximum damage per second.
If you were to play one class only, it would be pretty easy to stick to the rotation or vary from it, just by clicking/pressing buttons.



Generally speaking, in PvP, mixed teams suck because they are stuck using the castsequences and click macros.

So when you rapidly change from one target to the next, you cannot flame shock the new target because the sequence won't re-shock until 18 seconds have passed or until you get out of combat.

If you set your macro to reset=target, there is a good chance of having the spell on cooldown and being called by the sequence, which means it cannot advance and your toons sit there doing nothing. So you leave the reset=combat, and have a non-optimal choice for PvP, but one that doesn't get stuck ever.



With three different classes, it is impossible to play without sequences and click. Good luck managing Fireball, Scorch, Pyroblast, Sheep, Frost Nova and Blink on the mage, while also doing the equivalent for two different classes at the same time.

But a click sequence will at least get you the optimal PvE rotation for each class at once. It is a loss of control over what is cast when, but take the shammy example...

Flame Shock if the dot has expired > Lava Burst if FS is up and LB is off of cooldown > Chain Lighting when FS is ticking and LvB is on cooldown > Lightning Bolt when everything else is on cooldown. Whether you single click the spells or put them into a sequence, this priority gets you maximum damage, while any other priority or cast order hurts your damage output.



If you're basically playing one or two types of toons. Where you can go 1: FS, 2: LvB, 3: CL, 4: LB, 5: Totems, 6: Single Heal, 7: Chain Heal, 8: Tank Move 1, 9: Tank Move 2, 0: Tank Move 3....

You can get away with micro managing everything.

Unfortunately, its not going to be an option with multiple types of toons, unless your happy far below optimal dps.

[ebony]

Originally Posted by Ualaa

Absolutely...



It is a toss up.
In PvE, you generally have a fixed rotation, which gets you maximum damage per second.
If you were to play one class only, it would be pretty easy to stick to the rotation or vary from it, just by clicking/pressing buttons.



Generally speaking, in PvP, mixed teams suck because they are stuck using the castsequences and click macros.

So when you rapidly change from one target to the next, you cannot flame shock the new target because the sequence won't re-shock until 18 seconds have passed or until you get out of combat.

If you set your macro to reset=target, there is a good chance of having the spell on cooldown and being called by the sequence, which means it cannot advance and your toons sit there doing nothing. So you leave the reset=combat, and have a non-optimal choice for PvP, but one that doesn't get stuck ever.



With three different classes, it is impossible to play without sequences and click. Good luck managing Fireball, Scorch, Pyroblast, Sheep, Frost Nova and Blink on the mage, while also doing the equivalent for two different classes at the same time.

But a click sequence will at least get you the optimal PvE rotation for each class at once. It is a loss of control over what is cast when, but take the shammy example...

Flame Shock if the dot has expired > Lava Burst if FS is up and LB is off of cooldown > Chain Lighting when FS is ticking and LvB is on cooldown > Lightning Bolt when everything else is on cooldown. Whether you single click the spells or put them into a sequence, this priority gets you maximum damage, while any other priority or cast order hurts your damage output.



If you're basically playing one or two types of toons. Where you can go 1: FS, 2: LvB, 3: CL, 4: LB, 5: Totems, 6: Single Heal, 7: Chain Heal, 8: Tank Move 1, 9: Tank Move 2, 0: Tank Move 3....

You can get away with micro managing everything.

Unfortunately, its not going to be an option with multiple types of toons, unless your happy far below optimal dps.

what he said

though i do reset=target/18 but i do not go into pvp i need to make a new group for pvp but hate leveling 1to60 and not got the money to start up 5 more raf then 75£ to move them to my other acconts just not going to happon

+ am getting kind off bord the olny mutiboxer on my realm. i think it be nice to have some more about so i can raid and yes 3 boxers could do some off ICC and TOC and VOA if the player and the classess is geart,

and rember tim can not play muticlassess he goes the easy way though its your play

[Ualaa]

Originally Posted by ebony

reset=target/18

This will reset when you change targets, or when you have not pushed the key at all for 18 straight seconds.

As part of a click macro, which you are spamming, the 18 portion will never occur until combat is over and has been for 18 seconds.

[ebony]

Originally Posted by Ualaa

This will reset when you change targets, or when you have not pushed the key at all for 18 straight seconds.

As part of a click macro, which you are spamming, the 18 portion will never occur until combat is over and has been for 18 seconds.

oh mine seems to work odd :S i thats how the other site do a lot off theres