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How do you think multiboxing might work in D2R (tcp/ip LAN)??

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I own 3 copies of Diablo 2 LoD, and I have 2 of them installed now, and I can use 1 pc for mule characters and act-rushing characters, etc.

I haven't been on battle.net or bought a Blizzard product in a decade ... do you think I will be able to buy the game twice, just like back in the day, and have 2 game keys, and an install on each PC?

I was wondering if anybody could rule that in or rule it out based on anything new within the last decade of Blizzard and Battle.net. All 3 of my old Diablo 2 installs work, so I am hoping D2R will let me do the same thing.

Posted Apr 15, 2021, 3:43 PM UTC

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fears_escalators•

You can if you just have two computers. It’s just requiring more demanding hardware. This is how I used to do it anyways

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AnimationOP•

But I could make a second account? That would work.

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_Kramerica_•

This is actually what I was planning on doing. This is how it works for WoW and I am assuming it will work the same here. Key word assuming.

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bebeluiz•

you have two accounts (email) to purchase 2 copies
so each PC will have to log in on each account and them you can play it on TCP/IP

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AnimationOP•

Sounds like a plan.

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[deleted]•

I'm considering multiboxing the game myself. I wouldn't be surprised if ISboxer supports it, but you will likely need multiple battle.net accounts.

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KyleGG•

I am sure there will be ways to run multiple instances on the same machine. Obviously 2 machines and two copies will just work.

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E_Barriick•

Can you tell an old boomer why you would do this out of curiosity?

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savvymcsavvington•

I don't multibox but it's for fun. People enjoy being able to solo group situations or speed running etc.

It is taking the game to a new level.

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E_Barriick•

Yeah but how? Multiple people in the same house or some type of botting?

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savvymcsavvington•

Load up multiple copies of the game on the same PC or multiple PCs and then use software to mirror the keys you press

Macros are also useful, e.g you press a key and a bunch of commands are executed with optional delays for example

Press Number 3 on keyboard
wait 1 second
Press Number 2 on keyboard

Late 2020 Blizzard seems to have started clamping down the software side of things as farming via multiple accounts was giving an 'unfair advantage', however multiboxing is still allowed, just not with fancy software.

With world of warcraft it was really easy to multibox as there is a command called /follow, which will make your character follow behind another persons character. So you control 1 char and then have your multiple multiboxes /follow it around. To target enemy mobs you press tab and then press for example key 1 or a macro and all of your chars will attack the enemy mob.

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AnimationOP•

I don't actually multibox or setup keybinds or etc, as was mentioned. So I don't truly multibox. I just drive one while the other one sits there. Like my #1 might have a level one lowbie who starts a game. Then I swivel to computer/ account #2 and join #1's game and teleport to the level Andariel is on. I make sure to be partied up and open a town portal, have the lowbie come down to andariel, defeat her with the helper, then log off the helper. Then after that process, I now have a level 1 character in act 2 for low-shopping wands from Drognan.

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AnimationOP•

I mentioned the reasons, or some, in my post, but I will make it more clear. Overall, since I will mostly play in tcp/ip LAN mode off of battle.net (I hope this works when my internet is down too) then basically it's a way to have help when there is nobody to help me.

  1. I have fun designing and playing "helper" characters. But I can't have a helper character on the same account, because I can't be running more than one character from the same account at the same time. So on account #2 I may make a sorceress with Teleport 20 and a maxed Frozen Orb or Blizzard setup, just so that I can quickly "rush" a new character on my #1 account through normal and nightmare difficulty by defeating the act bosses. Or I could help another get certain quests done, or give my horadric cube to a lowbie on account #1 and trivially have the helper snag a new one. I could also have a different character that is optimized to rush in Hell mode. I could also indulge on, say, a pure lightning sorceress on account #1 with a merchant, and if I got stuck then I could have a frost-maxed sorceress waiting in the wings to get past a tricky part.

  2. I like having mule or storage characters. AxeMaster holds all my Axes I may collect for other characters, RuneMaster can hold my runes. These "mule" characters let me save items on account #2 for later characters I make on #1. Yes D2R will have a shared stash, but it won't have room for hundreds or thousands of items. And I don't want to clutter up my character list on account #1 with mule characters.

  3. Sometimes computer #1 could be in use for something else so it's nice to still be able to play Diablo 2 (D2R) if the main pc is in use, without having to change accounts. I would use that time to work on my "helper" characters. Basically, flexibility.

Hope that makes sense.

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E_Barriick•

Yes it does thanks!

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DeanWhipper•

If you're just going to be playing offline, just buy one copy then wait for the game to be cracked.

You just want to play offline by yourself, it's ridiculous to think you should have to buy the game twice to do that.

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xCurb•

Muling with a piece of mind, not worrying about the game dropping or disconnecting.

Rushing characters for yourself. Blizzard put restrictions in for the ancients quest but there’s still a work around. Once you get a level 1 to A4 hell they can follow chaos games and level up pretty quickly, which brings up to the more common usage..

Botting. There are some users with hundreds of cdkeys and software to run as many instances of Diablo. These are your website owners/shops selling Diablo items, or making a monetary benefit which would justify the power usage. Users with only a couple/few keys still use it to bot on a much smaller scale, just clicking start and having one character rush and level another with little to no issues with the correct gear. Not to mention finding gear to equip them, or sell/trade for items they need, or more often than naught these days, forum gold.

So I guess there is one more reason, money. The people who will play this game for sentimental value are more likely to spend $15 on eBay then grind through everything 3 times and do endless runs to find better gear (albeit; we’re gonna do this anyways!)

Hope this info helps! I think I’m looking forward to playing through with the new cinematics enabled more than anything. I wasn’t one of the lucky ones who got an alpha key, but still have it pre ordered and plan on taking a couple days off for its launch! Mountain Dew, Doritos and weed packed adventure coming sometime this winter!

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TheBLues85•

You can buy multiple copies of WOW and use them all on the same Bnet account. To do so with wow you do not need multiple installs, just the one. I have no idea how it will work with D2R but I assume it will be the same.

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CTULHUFTAGHN•

So your real question here is "can I set up bots again?"

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DeanWhipper•

Literally nothing anybody has said is related to bots.

Grow up

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CTULHUFTAGHN•

You didnt read all comments it seems.

Unless you're new to gaming, multiboxing and botting are very related

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DeanWhipper•

Don't know what you're reading, the OP was clear about only playing single player.

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AnimationOP•

I don't play on battle.net, or use bots or scripts. I never play with other people. I just play single player offline, and I use the second account to have all my mule characters, or to have a rusher character I manually drive to give way points or beat act bosses for lowbies on my main account.

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CTULHUFTAGHN•

If the point is rushing other characters, why dont you just use a Character Editor? Youre cheating your way through the game anyways

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AnimationOP•

I dont agree. My rusher will be played up legit. Then its no different then if I got someone to rush me on battle.net. Do you consider getting help on Battle.Net to be cheating? I dont. So for the same logic, I dont consider it cheating if I do all the work to grind up the helper. I also wont consider it cheating in D2R to make a magic find character and put the good stuff in the shared stash tab. Same principle. Using the editor is unsatisfying for me. If you like them, no judgement, have fun. Its just not for me.

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CTULHUFTAGHN•

I dont like editors either. Always played online and such an option is out of scene

Its ok to legit level the helper yourself and enjoy all the process. But rushing other chars is cheating like if you edited them

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