World of Warcraft without multiboxers – a dream finally comes true. The joy among players is great, but there are also some critical voices.
Multiboxing was a thorn in the side of many players in World of Warcraft. Time and again there were complaints, and for many it was simply incomprehensible why the developers ever allowed it. Now, due to a rule change, classic multiboxing is basically banned, as software for duplicating keyboard inputs across multiple clients is no longer allowed.
Players are still allowed to have multiple accounts and play them simultaneously, but they must make all keyboard inputs in each WoW client individually. This massively hinders the effectiveness of multiboxers.
Players react enthusiastically
The general mood regarding this decision by Blizzard seems to be positive. Whether in the official forum, on the World of Warcraft subreddit, or on sites like wowhead, there are compliments everywhere.
TheYamagato on reddit writes:
MULTIBOXING IS DEAD. I salute everyone who always said that Blizzard would never ban multiboxing because of subscription revenues.
Other comments echo a similar sentiment:
- “Suddenly thousands of druids with similar names all scream in pain at the same time.”
- “Fantastic that they’re doing this before the Shadowlands launch and not after. This means that [multiboxers/bots] have no chance to gather resources en masse.”
Some share their experiences with multiboxers, like Strong_Mode:
Once a multiboxer came to me and hit me with 24x Death’s Mantle. I died and then I was told that wasn’t ‘game breaking’ at all. “If you don’t want to engage in PvP, just don’t be in war mode.” Good change, Blizz.
There are also positive voices in our comments. MeinMMO reader Tobibro writes:
Best change! Thanks, Blizz!
When I farmed in Nazjatar for about an hour six months ago, I also encountered a multiboxer and I thought to myself, “Okay, I do all this and get 5 herbs per plant, and the multiboxer gets 30 herbs per plant” – although just like me, there is only one person behind the multiboxer…
When I thought about it, I lost the will to play and took a 3-month break from WoW…
A few critics remain
But there are indeed negative voices or those who praise multiboxers and their influence on the servers. However, these voices are clearly in the minority. Some criticize that now the prices for many materials in Shadowlands will rise. You won’t be able to buy as cheaply at the auction house as before. After all, multiboxers create rock-bottom prices as they gather herbs and ores with multiple efficiencies and can flood the market.
MeinMMO reader runebert writes under the news about this:
At the latest when the prices for materials soar again, players will realize what a mistake that was.
Ultimately, it must be noted that the overwhelming majority react very positively to the innovation. The decision is seen as a good, important step in the right direction.
What do you think of the change?
But now let’s get to you! What do you think of the change regarding multiboxing? Is it good that Blizzard has finally adjusted the rules? Or did you even profit from multiboxing and regret that it is now restricted? Cast your vote in the poll and show us how you, as the MeinMMO community, feel about the topic.
If you want to elaborate on your answer a bit more, please leave a comment on the topic and discuss actively.
