Long-time World of Warcraft players have probably had run-ins with "multiboxers", players with multiple accounts who control more than one character at a time, during their illustrious adventuring careers -- but we're fairly sure no Azerothian has ever seen anything like this. A WoW player by the name of Prepared, using the terrifying eleven-computer rig you see above, has begun tooling around Azeroth in his own 36-shaman raid party. When asked how he controls so many characters at once, Prepared was unable to respond, as he is an octopus.
However, he was able to share some of the financial demands imposed upon his single-player raid machine, such as his six-month subscription plan for each of the accounts, which runs him $5,711 annually. He also plans to pick up 36 copies of the title's upcoming expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, which he estimates will cost him $1,500. The price doesn't bother Prepared, who remarks, "there are more expensive hobbies out there than World of Warcraft." Yes, like that black tar heroin "hobby" our uncle Marco recently took up.
Reader Comments (143)
Posted: Oct 13th 2008 9:39AM Gemini Ace said
Two things...
First, how much pussy does this guy NOT get? Seriously.
Second, what's the over/under on when this guy dies in front of his pc's and video games are blamed?
First, how much pussy does this guy NOT get? Seriously.
Second, what's the over/under on when this guy dies in front of his pc's and video games are blamed?
Posted: Oct 13th 2008 4:03PM (Unverified) said
he is right. there are more expensive hobbies than that. i personally collect superhero statues which can run u up to $1500 a month! some statues cost up to $50,000! so when he says there are more expensive hobbies, he is absolutely right.
Posted: Oct 13th 2008 3:24PM fasterthantheworld said
If you look closely, you can see the vagina repellent under the desk.
Posted: Oct 13th 2008 5:13PM (Unverified) said
lol!
Posted: Oct 13th 2008 5:35PM thranx said
All this and the guy can't afford a decent chair. Comeon now.
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 4:00PM (Unverified) said
I am wondering if he has a woman or wife. I am a WOW widow and left husband of 35 years because of this addiction. Think he needs to get a life. I know how much time this takes from it.
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 3:58PM (Unverified) said
I am sorry but somethings go a little too far. I can see playing videogames for a few hours or so a day and it be considered a hobby but if you are blowing $5,000 on a video game a year on accounts alone I would consider that something different. How much does a CHILD cost a year, or perhaps a friend?
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 4:05PM jrolson said
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 4:18PM (Unverified) said
He must be pissed about the Glider lawsuit if you know what I mean. If you dont go to www.mmoglider.com
Posted: Oct 16th 2008 6:29PM (Unverified) said
the one thing you all forget is that it isnt about whos rich or whos poor or any of that crap...
i hate wow myself because it sucks horribly but there is one thing that many gamers have in common or atleast us hardcore everquest players :P
but the point is we play because we want 2 earn what we have and when u get that lvl 80 or w/e game u play max lvl is and u get all thoes aa's and sick raiding gear and things that SHOULD be hard 2 get that way in the end if makes u feal more proud and have some sort of accomplishment.. i can say yea I lvled my dude 2 80 I camped that piece for 4dayz not some lil asian dude who's getting paid $7 a hour
i think they shoulda fined them harder... all the plat farmers and powerlevelers,botters and all that bullcrap kill the games.. whats the fun of camping somthing for 4dayz or staying up all night just for that 1 loot if EVERYONE can get it and do it without even having 2 try....
to me its like being able 2 buy yr way into the nba or somthing all these people spent there whole lives trying 2 be the best they can be but then some guy finds a way that he can make u as good as MJ for $50,000 and all the sudden EVERYONE is MJ
i hate wow myself because it sucks horribly but there is one thing that many gamers have in common or atleast us hardcore everquest players :P
but the point is we play because we want 2 earn what we have and when u get that lvl 80 or w/e game u play max lvl is and u get all thoes aa's and sick raiding gear and things that SHOULD be hard 2 get that way in the end if makes u feal more proud and have some sort of accomplishment.. i can say yea I lvled my dude 2 80 I camped that piece for 4dayz not some lil asian dude who's getting paid $7 a hour
i think they shoulda fined them harder... all the plat farmers and powerlevelers,botters and all that bullcrap kill the games.. whats the fun of camping somthing for 4dayz or staying up all night just for that 1 loot if EVERYONE can get it and do it without even having 2 try....
to me its like being able 2 buy yr way into the nba or somthing all these people spent there whole lives trying 2 be the best they can be but then some guy finds a way that he can make u as good as MJ for $50,000 and all the sudden EVERYONE is MJ
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 4:56PM (Unverified) said
WOWs fun and all...but come on dude. I mean, come on. Lifes to short to be confined just to that man, 5k a year!?!?! go to Europe, austarlia, or something! experience the world! Like I said, WOWs fun, no doubt, but damn,36 accounts, whoa.....
Posted: Oct 24th 2008 5:26PM Mopo said
A lot of you guys are making dumb assumptions. How do you know he does not travel? How do you know he plays 24/7? Come on $5k a lot of money? Have you thought about maybe he spends less time playing wow than the average player, since he can do a lot more in an hour than most?
For all the haters out there that are putting him down it holds little water, since we are all geeks here anyways...
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For all the haters out there that are putting him down it holds little water, since we are all geeks here anyways...
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 5:29PM (Unverified) said
The sad thing is that people spend so much time in front of screens these days. This guy might well be happy, in a perverse kind of way. But can't you just see, generations from now, hunch-backed mutants with a bulge in their head to accommodate the part of their brain that deals with this stuff. Permanent curvature of the spine; near sightedness; an aversion to sunlight and fresh air; an inability to articulate coherent sentences; huge lips suckerfishing their screens for sexual pleasure. list goes on. It'll be a fun world.
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 5:35PM (Unverified) said
GET HELP!!!! GET A LIFE!!!!
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 5:46PM (Unverified) said
He said he plans to purchase [36] copies of the new expansion....
but he has 36 characters not 36 computers...
He would only have to purchase [11] copies of the expansion for each of his computers.
but he has 36 characters not 36 computers...
He would only have to purchase [11] copies of the expansion for each of his computers.
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 6:54PM (Unverified) said
He needs 36 because he needs a cd key for each account.
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Posted: Oct 15th 2008 5:47PM (Unverified) said
That is AWSOME. Plain and simple. I dont even play WOW
i never have and never will i dont like the game, but I understand that everyone likes different things and it looks like this guy is having a blast. He's doing what he likes 24/7 and having a lot of fun so good for u dude, and to all you haters making comments like, "hes got no life", I'll ask the question: whats the point of life? If its to have fun and do what u want.. hes winning in that reguard, I'll also ask another question: How many of you are that happy or have that kind of MONEY to spend on the things you enjoy? This guy is clearly having shitloads of fun and clearly is making shitloads of money so once again hes winning, and hes not afraid of who he is or what he does with his life, the rest of you hide behind annoymous screen names and write hateful comments about people who are enjoying their lives.. what the hell is that? What do you call someone who goes on the internet and writes a comment for the sole purpose of spreading hate and insulting someone? I call you the "sad little men", not this dude, this dude fucking rocks.
i never have and never will i dont like the game, but I understand that everyone likes different things and it looks like this guy is having a blast. He's doing what he likes 24/7 and having a lot of fun so good for u dude, and to all you haters making comments like, "hes got no life", I'll ask the question: whats the point of life? If its to have fun and do what u want.. hes winning in that reguard, I'll also ask another question: How many of you are that happy or have that kind of MONEY to spend on the things you enjoy? This guy is clearly having shitloads of fun and clearly is making shitloads of money so once again hes winning, and hes not afraid of who he is or what he does with his life, the rest of you hide behind annoymous screen names and write hateful comments about people who are enjoying their lives.. what the hell is that? What do you call someone who goes on the internet and writes a comment for the sole purpose of spreading hate and insulting someone? I call you the "sad little men", not this dude, this dude fucking rocks.
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 5:47PM (Unverified) said
"FAT GUY IN A LITTLE COAT".....
Posted: Oct 16th 2008 2:10PM (Unverified) said
Where does he get the money? How old is he? How long does he play a day? I want some answers!!!!
Tell me more.
Tell me more.
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 7:24PM (Unverified) said
Im sorry but thats just a huge waste of money. Im not gonna comment on how he might look or how much pussy he gets but he has serious problems. I have played MMO's where I played 2 characters at the same time, but 36 characters? Even if I was a millionaire I could think of a lot more things to spend my time and money on. Envy? Who the hell would envy this guy.. For the $6000 I save not paying for 36 characters, I could do more fun stuff than playing WoW.
Posted: Oct 16th 2008 6:48AM (Unverified) said
WoW is not the problem, I need to know how to find him to run a dungon. Playing one account is enough for me but ha who am I to say you cant do it.
Good luck
WoW going to find you and close you down
Good luck
WoW going to find you and close you down
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 7:32PM (Unverified) said
This guy was on my server. He's since transferred off. No lie, there were nights when his characters would "talk" to themselves in trade chat. Knowing that it was him made it very strange.
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 7:45PM (Unverified) said
I bet you hit that chair with a black-light it'll glow brighter than the sun...
Posted: Oct 16th 2008 12:44AM (Unverified) said
Best comment in the entire string, "I bet you hit that chair with a black-light it'll glow brighter than the sun...," That is hilarious. But seriously, how many people will even get that 1??
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Posted: Oct 15th 2008 8:08PM (Unverified) said
You know this is fake, right?
Nobody plays multiple characters at once (maybe 2).
And all shaman? Sure, shamans are way overpowered, (I last played WoW like a year ago) but that's not gonna get you through any raid instances, or launch anything but an annoying harassment on low level players in Stormwind.
This is a photoshop. Zoom in. The names are the same. The top left screen of the top left monitor of the center 4 monitors just has one name duplicated down the list. All screens show the second character selected out of 3. It's the same shaman with different gear.
The Vista desktop is the same, with some very bad alterations. There's obvious blurring on the lower right hand corner of all of the Vista desktops.
The only people who have a lot (regular players often have 2, badly addicted players can easily have 3 or 4) of accounts are gold farmers, and they let their bots play for them.
Nobody plays multiple characters at once (maybe 2).
And all shaman? Sure, shamans are way overpowered, (I last played WoW like a year ago) but that's not gonna get you through any raid instances, or launch anything but an annoying harassment on low level players in Stormwind.
This is a photoshop. Zoom in. The names are the same. The top left screen of the top left monitor of the center 4 monitors just has one name duplicated down the list. All screens show the second character selected out of 3. It's the same shaman with different gear.
The Vista desktop is the same, with some very bad alterations. There's obvious blurring on the lower right hand corner of all of the Vista desktops.
The only people who have a lot (regular players often have 2, badly addicted players can easily have 3 or 4) of accounts are gold farmers, and they let their bots play for them.
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 9:51PM (Unverified) said
I doubt he even has time for a job.
I don't doubt that this game could be fun.
But... I have better things to do, honestly.
I don't doubt that this game could be fun.
But... I have better things to do, honestly.
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 8:58PM (Unverified) said
How the hell did he get so much cash?
Posted: Oct 16th 2008 10:51PM (Unverified) said
my guess, He is the one who made all of these postings. I say more power to him if he's happy or atleast pursuing happiness.
Posted: Oct 16th 2008 12:31AM (Unverified) said
Just one thing. Where is the cup holder on that setup?
Posted: Oct 16th 2008 12:40AM (Unverified) said
after looking this guy's toons up in the armory, I have come to the conclusion that though he may be spending 5700/yr there is no way he is running raid groups in the gear he has. Not to mention that there aren't any raids in Outland for a level 61. There are some 20 and 40 mans in the old world, but even so you simply cant manage a raid group with just unspecd shamans. All of his toons have only 4200 hp, so certainly no tanking. With extremely low agility, stamina and other stats, I can't buy into the fact that he is raiding.
Well done sir on getting an article on Yahoo, though it was under false pretense.
Well done sir on getting an article on Yahoo, though it was under false pretense.
Posted: Oct 26th 2008 2:19AM (Unverified) said
Arron,
I'm sure that all of his characters are 'Untalented' because WOW just released their patch. I have 5 level 70's and still haven't found the spec that I want. I have only specced 2 of them. Imagine speccing 36...
Another thing, you are correct..his gear labels him as the 'Green Lantern'. But you need to realize the common mistake of any raid group. You get 36 to 40 'different' people playing you can't control them. You probably have 36 to 40 people who want to go off and do their own thing (Alliance). This guy (I'm sure)has his focus on 'one' target. I'm sorry, but 36 direct hits at once, your chance to survive just dropped drastically.
Now about the bashing party. I would never play this may characters..but if this guy wants to spend 'HIS' money on this then so be it. It is not for anyone of us to bash him for it. He is not hurting anyone of you by doing so. As matter of fact, he is probably someone who once tried to lead raids (or was part of them) and noone listened so they all failed. Who better to raid with than yourself? At least you know you will get the job done that you want. Yeah it's extreme, whatever..the world will continue to turn.
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I'm sure that all of his characters are 'Untalented' because WOW just released their patch. I have 5 level 70's and still haven't found the spec that I want. I have only specced 2 of them. Imagine speccing 36...
Another thing, you are correct..his gear labels him as the 'Green Lantern'. But you need to realize the common mistake of any raid group. You get 36 to 40 'different' people playing you can't control them. You probably have 36 to 40 people who want to go off and do their own thing (Alliance). This guy (I'm sure)has his focus on 'one' target. I'm sorry, but 36 direct hits at once, your chance to survive just dropped drastically.
Now about the bashing party. I would never play this may characters..but if this guy wants to spend 'HIS' money on this then so be it. It is not for anyone of us to bash him for it. He is not hurting anyone of you by doing so. As matter of fact, he is probably someone who once tried to lead raids (or was part of them) and noone listened so they all failed. Who better to raid with than yourself? At least you know you will get the job done that you want. Yeah it's extreme, whatever..the world will continue to turn.
Posted: Oct 17th 2008 11:26AM (Unverified) said
@wowchick-
You make very good points. I forgot about the patch refunding our talent points. Though speccing 33 identical toons wouldnt be nearly as hard as speccing 5 individual ones.
Youre right, if he is indeed running raids with his toons then I am sure he has them all focused on the same target and that would be some serious damage.
Im still not convinced that he is running raids, but if he is then my helms off to him. Does anyone know of any YouTube vids of him doing this?
Thanks for the comment and good point about the talents. Thanks!
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You make very good points. I forgot about the patch refunding our talent points. Though speccing 33 identical toons wouldnt be nearly as hard as speccing 5 individual ones.
Youre right, if he is indeed running raids with his toons then I am sure he has them all focused on the same target and that would be some serious damage.
Im still not convinced that he is running raids, but if he is then my helms off to him. Does anyone know of any YouTube vids of him doing this?
Thanks for the comment and good point about the talents. Thanks!
Posted: Oct 16th 2008 3:23AM (Unverified) said
Nut ball, or entrepreneur? he's probably building up those WoW accounts and selling them in which case, the joke's on you.
Posted: Oct 16th 2008 4:38AM (Unverified) said
As someone who has 13 lvl 70's with my main being a full t6 lock the staff from illidan and cruising an amani war bear, i feel i have been outdone by this guy hats off to him bout time someone trumped me lol good for you dude, and for those who say people like us are fat virgins living at home i have to disagree cause i get more pussy than the local s.p.c.a. own my own home and smoke the finest sh*t grown.
Posted: Oct 16th 2008 11:59AM (Unverified) said
Obviously photoshopped. This is a joke right?
Plus there's no way those laptops could handle 4 accounts at once.
Plus there's no way those laptops could handle 4 accounts at once.
Posted: Oct 16th 2008 6:58PM (Unverified) said
Of course those laptops can handle it. They arent like your cheap ass laptop you got that you so proud of. They are peshul laptops, they ride the peshul bus. If you play more WoW than you spend working then you need a life, and you need to get off welfare.
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Posted: Oct 16th 2008 5:37PM (Unverified) said
I wish I was as dedicated to my passions as this guy is about his.
So what if it's a video game? Have any of you haters put this much effort into anything you cared about? I'm bettin if you did, you'd still be married and your children wouldn't be complete jackholes. And maybe you wouldn't have to get together with you're 'friends' (who talk about how screwed up you are behind your back) and talk about how screwed up everyone else is. Don't believe me? Next time you leave your next get together, try and think back and count how many people your little circle ripped on. Then add one more, cause don't think once you left they didn't start rippin on you.
Just because this guy isn't winning at your life, doesn't mean he's losing at his. You suck. Quit trying to make other people think they suck too.
So what if it's a video game? Have any of you haters put this much effort into anything you cared about? I'm bettin if you did, you'd still be married and your children wouldn't be complete jackholes. And maybe you wouldn't have to get together with you're 'friends' (who talk about how screwed up you are behind your back) and talk about how screwed up everyone else is. Don't believe me? Next time you leave your next get together, try and think back and count how many people your little circle ripped on. Then add one more, cause don't think once you left they didn't start rippin on you.
Just because this guy isn't winning at your life, doesn't mean he's losing at his. You suck. Quit trying to make other people think they suck too.
Posted: Oct 17th 2008 10:23AM (Unverified) said
I wonder how much time he devotes to this? I'd get burned with just 3 characters now.
Posted: Oct 17th 2008 4:28PM (Unverified) said
all that money for WOW? it sucks as a game,, now if it was everquest,,, i could see it
Posted: Oct 24th 2008 5:26PM Mopo said
I think you guys need to think about this a bit more. Yes, maybe he has no life and lives at home, blah blah. However, if he can manage his own raids etc, it is probably a lot more efficient than trying get a group together if you are not in an experienced raid guild. I do not know how many times we would wait for hours to get a full group to down Gruul and fail to even start. Think of how many times you would wait even for a group to go to Steam Vaults and when you finally do, you wipe multiple times because of poorly geared members or inexperienced ones.
Maybe some of you guys are younger or college students, but $500 a month is not a lot of money (unless you work at McDonald's or something)... I can spend that over a weekend drinking.
Bottom line is he sounds like he is enjoying himself and probably can get more done in an hour than most of us in four.
Maybe some of you guys are younger or college students, but $500 a month is not a lot of money (unless you work at McDonald's or something)... I can spend that over a weekend drinking.
Bottom line is he sounds like he is enjoying himself and probably can get more done in an hour than most of us in four.
Posted: Nov 3rd 2008 7:31PM (Unverified) said
No, I'm not saying this guy anit a freak controling that many computers and toons, wasting his money like that "prostitutes would be better....". But theres a way that you can hook one mouse/keyboard, to different computers, though it may lag a lil, and may be somewhat, annoying, but it's possible, I dont know why he has to have 6 freaking mouses for 36 toons, I can have 40 toons, on one emensely fast computer, with one mouse and keyboard, and
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