WoW Whore Has 36 Accounts, Raids by Himself
by Dan Landis on October 10, 2008 at 10:51 pm
In what is perhaps the most shining example of obsession and geekiness I have ever seen, a fella by the name of Bradster has 36 World of WarCraft accounts that he plays on 11 computers simultaneously. He mainly seems to be doing it because he doesn’t like to rely on so many other people to get a raid going, which includes attacking the Alliance capital cities, and on that front I can totally see where he’s coming from.
I hate those Alliance douchebags too, but I’m not about to drop $5711 per year like Bradster is. The best way to get to them is to just live well, right? Well, Bradster doesn’t appear to be letting the Alliance off the hook so easily, as he plans on picking up 36 copies of Wrath of the Lich King on day one, spending around $1500, just so he can have a raid group of level 80 Shamans terrorizing Stormwind as soon as possible.
Read on to see how this crazy man manages to control all of these characters.
From the Bradster himself:
A lot have asked me, why create so many? The main reason is to invade Stormwind and Ironforge when they reach top level. I’m sure the Alliance will put up a big fight when that happens. We’ll see how it goes. If they don’t make level 70 before Wrath of the Lich King, then it will be at level 80. That is my main goal. That will probably happen after I’ve got some PvP gear from the battlegrounds. I’m also planning to do some 25 and 10 man raid instances but that is secondary to my PvP goal. Of course I’ll be doing arenas too to build up PvP gear but I’m not expecting to do that great there because I’m way behind in gear right now. I need to get to level 70 first, then level 80 and by then I will probably have all green gear while most others have been doing the battlegrounds and arenas.
It costs me exactly $5711 in subscription costs per year with 36 accounts on the 6 month pay schedule. Not bad considering I’m looking at it like it’s a hobby and there are more expensive hobbies out there than World of Warcraft.
32 of my shaman are level 61. One shaman that I had before I started the 32 is at level 70 along with 8 other level 70 classes that I had. My mage, priest and druid are in the center of the circle of shaman in the pictures but they are kind of hard to see. I’ve also got some mages and priests that I’m currently working on that are level 23. Once they are at level 31.9, I will stop working on them, get 16 of them to level 60 with the recruit-a-friend bonus levels and work on the shaman again.
When Wrath of the Lich King is released, I plan to be at the store when it opens and will purchase 36 copies of it. With tax, it should be about $1500 for all of them. Then the shaman are on their way to level 80 along with the priest, druid and mage.
By the way, I have 9 level 80 shaman created on the Murmur PvP realm in the Wrath of the Lich King beta. I mainly tried it out to see how well my computers would work as they are. With the exception of one my desktop computers, I should be fine with the hardware that I have.
I use 3 addons in the game. CT_MapMod is used to give me locations for quests, etc. ClassIcons is another addon that I use to show the class of the target. It helps for PvP encounters. Then the last addon I use is SSPVP2 which is excellent for displaying timers and other things while in the battlegrounds.
For my keys to send to all instances of WoW on my 11 computers, I use Octopus 1.3.2. Maximizer in Octopus allows me to start up all WoW instances at the same time or any individual instance such as if a WoW instance has crashed. It also allows me to shutdown all of the computers at the same time.
Here is a picture of my computer set up:
Not shown to the right is another laptop which runs 3 copies that I just moved there. The keyboard on the right was moved to the top shelf there as I don’t really use that keyboard while playing. I have macros that set my main assist/cast/follow. Any of the eight screens to the front can be set to main assist/cast/follow as my mouse scrolls to them all using Octopus.
Source: Dual-Boxing.com
*UPDATE: As some commenters have pointed out, Bradster is not the owner of Prepared and all of the 36 WoW accounts, he was just the guy that uploaded the links to the forum. Bradster himself has only 5 WoW accounts. Bradster is the one who is married, so we don’t really know anything about Prepared’s girl-touching status. You may now continue to unabashedly flame.
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on October 11, 2008 1:04 am
get a life loser
on October 11, 2008 1:15 am
If by “loser” you mean Bradster, I am pretty sure the best way to reach him would involve signing into World of Warcraft.
on October 11, 2008 1:24 am
I wonder how he picks which of his selfs are going to raid and which are going to wait on the standby list.
on October 11, 2008 1:26 am
:O
on October 11, 2008 2:43 am
LOL WoW.
……people still play it?
on October 11, 2008 3:12 am
What a loser…
on October 11, 2008 3:14 am
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on October 11, 2008 3:33 am
if you search loser in the dictionary it come up with “Bradster”
and why spend so much money, yes their are more expencive hobbies but their are cheaper 1’s aswell
you could buy a ps3 and a new game every week and spennd less money then what it would to play a stupid game witch causes people to sit infront of a computer 24/7 and even if you were to play WoW your even more of a loser if your only friends in the game are your self
on October 11, 2008 4:37 am
I wonder why people call him a loser when he’s capable of doing some of us could just dream of. And by all means, don’t be harsh on the guy. It’s his life and it’s sure better than writing “get a life loser” on a game news/forum site. Enough said! Keep going Bradster!
on October 11, 2008 4:55 am
aaaaaahahahaha this is just sad, sad because PUGs/Alliance do suck alot of the time. Sad because one person has resorted with playing with himself (insert pun here) rather than with other people. But you know, this is plain addiction if you ask me. He needs to go to rehab or serious therapy.
on October 11, 2008 5:12 am
Is that used toilet paper I see under his chair?
on October 11, 2008 5:27 am
ask this guy about multitasking. jesus D:
on October 11, 2008 5:30 am
it must get pretty hot in the middle of all that.
but i wish i could run raids by myself that would be awsome.
on October 11, 2008 5:38 am
Though I think it is a waste of money, there are more expensive hobbies. Clearly he has the money to do whatever he wants, so calling him a loser only makes yourself look ignorant. Even more so because you are on the internet doing it.
To each his own.
on October 11, 2008 6:17 am
I wish i had that soughta money..
@ wohdin.. WoW still is, and always will be the most popular online game. Don’t flatter yourself with w/e piece of sh*t rip-off of WoW u probably play.
on October 11, 2008 6:51 am
Seriosly im gonna have to call the *cleaners* and take you away from home even tought wiht that money you could buy a House :/
And you are gonna feel frustated yourself when your 30-o what ever account end the subcription i never seen a worst guy like you buying mutliple account get a free server :P. I highly suggest you should step outside and pray up to the sky and follow these word
*God…why did i buy 36 account?* and make sure all WoW *healty* players hear ya :)
on October 11, 2008 7:10 am
In my opinion there is a limit when a hobby turns to an addiction, and I think this is just not a hobby to this bradster but an obsession.
on October 11, 2008 7:27 am
that is just insanity. who has that much time to waste nonstop hours playing just 1 account, but this guys plays 36?! talk about addiction.
i wonder how hot it gets in that room with all those computers and monitors at one time. not to mention his electric bill too.
on October 11, 2008 7:35 am
Just looking at the picture of all his computers set up, he has to be very smart to create that.
I’ve played WoW in the past & love it. I’m hoping to be able to play it again soon. I really admire this guys intelligence.
on October 11, 2008 7:44 am
WHAT A LOSER!!!!
I BET HE DOESNT EVEN KNOW THE TERM “Girlfriend”
on October 11, 2008 7:55 am
He does have a life actually, levelling isn’t really that hard and he’s been around doing so for ages. I know him, he’s on my Xfire. I did stop from playing WOW since my job and family took over my life.
Then again he’s been working on his army of 36 gor ages, levelling slowly.
on October 11, 2008 8:14 am
Man, that is bleak.
on October 11, 2008 8:16 am
steveo92:
>and why spend so much money, yes their are more expencive hobbies but their are cheaper 1’s aswell
>yes their are more expencive hobbies but their are cheaper 1’s aswell
>their;expencive;aswell
on October 11, 2008 8:44 am
WOW…not the game but my astonishment- i am astonished at the fact that this guy ‘bradster’ with the obvious technical intelligence does not have the common sense of a child. He has the mass capacitance to be able to set up 10 computers and simultaneously use them effectively but for what? A terrible outdated boring game that conceives hours upon hours of time; time that most people generally like to use having a life. And then the lack of common sense to go onto the internet and post what he is doing as if it is something people would praise him for? Bradster just basically set himself up for failure. I am sorry but it does not cost you exactly $5711 a year to play WOW: $5711 for account fees + $74×10(avg cost of elec for running a cpu for a yr) + $8000 (generous price of 9 CPUs, the 10th CPU most people have in their household) + any chance of getting laid = life.
As you can see bradster doesnt spend ‘only’ $5711 a year to play WOW but his life
It is sad to see such intelligence go to waste… same reason some people are intricate serial killers in prison, they are masterminds but dumba$$es
on October 11, 2008 8:47 am
ROFL theres a copy of everquest on his desk too.
on October 11, 2008 8:48 am
Obviously he has more than enough money, so why judge his hobby by the expenses?
It’s true that it’s weird to use thousands per year for WoW but does it matter if your bank account says $10000000.00?
on October 11, 2008 9:01 am
what a loser
on October 11, 2008 9:16 am
That’s not a waste of intelligence. No matter how much you already know about something, you learn even more by doing it. If I ever had a company that needed a computer system set up, I would want someone like this guy to be in charge of it.
on October 11, 2008 9:55 am
Unless it’s your money and you worked for it yourself, i suggest you shut up about what he decides to spend it on.
on October 11, 2008 10:03 am
I love all the people calling him a loser. So, he likes WoW– big deal. Just because a lot of you wouldn’t be able to do this without turning into a hermit with no social skills doesn’t mean he automatically has no life. For all you know he might go out with friends once a week; considering what passes for ’socialization’ around my hometown and college, WoW is a much healthier pastime. (Yeah, binge drinking isn’t my thing, kthx.)
besides, I think some people are jealous that he can afford to drop over $5k a year on WoW. Would that I had that kind of money.
So yes, I think a lot of the mockery is born of jealousy, at least in part. ;)
on October 11, 2008 10:09 am
is so fun raiding alone or play alone ? i thought the fun is teamwork .
on October 11, 2008 10:34 am
@nass: I’m a soloist by nature in almost every game I play, and it’s fun for me. To each his/her own.
on October 11, 2008 10:38 am
He might be a loser, but I bet he has way more money than most posting here. And what is a “life” anyway? Going out and getting drunk every Friday and Saturday night? Ogling over drunk women at nightclubs? If he spends his life doing what makes him happy, nobody has a right to judge. I’m with Resto; people are just hating because they can’t have what he has.
on October 11, 2008 10:43 am
god of multitasking.if only for WOW.kudos.
on October 11, 2008 10:43 am
(Sigh)…So Sad.
on October 11, 2008 10:59 am
Where does it say he has no life?
Leveling is fast, he has the money and the knowledge to do this.
And if he doesn’t play with others he can end the raid and go out anytime he wants (unlike those who play in hardcore guilds).
on October 11, 2008 11:03 am
Raiding in WOW consists of people in Ventrillo getting upset that their “meters” are showing that other players are slacking off.
Then the whole raid has to pause and listen to this person blame every problem in the current encounter on this problem, and then they point fingers and hurt feelings. The raid replaces the “problem” player, either with the same class or a different class that has the ability to do the required job. problem persists despite the replacment and raid breaks up after Mr “my meters show” starts cursing at people. You see, the guy with the meters, he’s usually a raid leader or guild owner/leader. Can’t do a thing about his behavior. Except leave the guild. The next day there will be apologies and the guild will continue on as always.
This is ONE of the social issues you deal with in
raiding.
This scenerio does not occur in ALL guilds, but goes a long way toward explaining why out of say, tens of guilds that COULD be raiding higher end content, there’s usually only 4 or 5 guilds that actually do have sufficient teamwork and maturity to do it.
on October 11, 2008 11:13 am
Look at the picture, very clean!
A+ man.
on October 11, 2008 11:18 am
To those who didnt get it, he is playing those 36 characters at the same time, using a program, which makes all the characters move when he moves one of them (to put it bluntly). So he can use just as much time as any wow player to the game.
>”He mainly seems to be doing it because he doesn’t like to rely on so many other people to get a raid going”
When did he say that? As far as I know he could still be raiding or doing other stuff with other players too. I dont think he’s reasons are anywhere near that.
on October 11, 2008 11:28 am
I really want to see what this nerd looks like. People like this have all but given up on any sort of social life. I bet he’s never even touched a girl before, not even his mom.
on October 11, 2008 11:33 am
That’s awesome. I wonder if there’s a world record for this?
on October 11, 2008 12:27 pm
I wonder if he lives in his mothers basement and tries to pick up teenagers cuz it seems he has no life to have 36 accounts in one game
on October 11, 2008 12:43 pm
the guy’s a freakin genius. wht he does with his time is his problem, no wait, thts his hobby. so who r we to say wht is SAD.weather he has or doesn’t hav a life. tell u wht he does hav tho, plenty of freakin money, and since its his money,-he can spend it on wht ever the hell he likes. lets remember the reason y he does this. the guy hates ppl screwing up a raid.face it he RAIDS then OWNS then LEAVES. like i said the guys a genius. brilliant even-freakin brilliant NUFF SAID, fanboys.
on October 11, 2008 12:49 pm
I am impressed, slightly disturbed but impressed o_o.
on October 11, 2008 1:16 pm
he should use hes brains to something more usefull.
on October 11, 2008 1:20 pm
If the guy has enough money to pay for all of this he has enough to get laid any time he wants - hookers don’t cost nearly as much..
on October 11, 2008 1:29 pm
What the fuck?!!?!?
Are you OKAY!!?!?!?
Damn..forgot ur mind inside of ur toilet !!!?
WHAT THE FUCK
HAVE A LIFEEEE
ITS A GAME
NOT A REAL LIFE
CAMOOON
LOOOL DAMN I CANT BELIEVE
SO RETARDTED AND SO REDICILIOUS !!
DAMN ROFL
on October 11, 2008 1:31 pm
I’m impressed as well. Not only am I impressed over this guy’s technical knowledge, and his ability to multitask like that, which would obviously be required. But I’m also impressed over how jealous you people are actually able to sound. When it comes down to it you’d all like a set-up like this, hell, I bet most of you would KILL for it. Stop hating the guy cause of his choice for a hobby. I’ll salute you for your skills Mr. Bradster. Good job!
on October 11, 2008 1:45 pm
Don’t be a Bradster and get a life!
on October 11, 2008 2:10 pm
Wow! And here I was thinking that The World Ends With You was tough, and that one only had two screens to concentrate on!
on October 11, 2008 2:11 pm
hahaha. You people that are bashing him, grow up.
Just because he can spend more in a month then you make in a year is no reason to be mad.
At this man I salute you
on October 11, 2008 2:18 pm
You call this guy a loser?
I say, I want whatever job this cat has that lets him do this and still, Uhhh…. Buy food!
Don’t hate just cause he lives your dream life.
on October 11, 2008 2:38 pm
He should just hire some power leveling services to bump all his toons to lvl 70! then pay for them to be bumped to 75,000 honor and THEN pay for them to be arena geared for 1800+ ratings….
If he has the money for 36x that. Which would usually cost like 500$ per account so thats 36×500 = 18,000$
goodluck Bradster, you can be NUMBER 1 by putting all your savings into a game…
on October 11, 2008 2:47 pm
I’m betting this guy is really Stephen Hawking…
on October 11, 2008 2:53 pm
Hey man, more power to him. If 5K a year got me a set up that made me feel like an Operator in the Matrix I’d be feelin’ pretty good about myself too. I’m sure there are unhealthier, more expensive hobbies. Cocaine comes to mind.
I’d like to say ‘wow, good on ya, man’, but … sweet chocolate-covered Jesus in a tutu. 36? Really? That’s just a touch obsessive.
on October 11, 2008 2:54 pm
if he can afford all that hardware. i think he is pretty well off lol so if he wants to make playing wow a challenge i say go for it cause we all know Wow is easy mode for any1 with an IQ over 65
on October 11, 2008 3:00 pm
Only poor cretins call him a loser, obviously he has a job that pays more than minimum wage that you kids have. It’s his money, let him have fun with it.
on October 11, 2008 3:10 pm
Maybe he has to sit in a wheelchair and because of that plays wow so much..? I bet some hardcore wow players are people like that.
on October 11, 2008 3:20 pm
So… enough cash to buy 11 computers capable of running 3/4 copies of WoW, enough for 36 subs a month, and enough to buy all the copies in the first place, and he’s not homeless and presumably not starving to death.
That, I guess, would mean having a job that pays high, and requires little working time. Which means he can do what he likes with his money.
Yeah, compared to everyone saying “LOL sad loser get a life tuch a girl lolololol” he’s TOTALLY the bigger idiot.
on October 11, 2008 3:58 pm
Ok seriously I’ve always considered WoW to be a horrible button mash, not really a fan of rpgs I guess but this guy is amazing… That’s a friggin sweet setup he’s got goin.
He just made himself cool.
on October 11, 2008 4:00 pm
Everyone bashing this guy 9000
on October 11, 2008 4:02 pm
Everyone bashing this guy < 18 years old
Everyone intelligent enough to understand that he clearly has the time and resources to dedicate to this sort of venture, as well as the free will to do so > 9000
P.S. LOL TOUCH A GIRL BECAUSE THE only worthwhile pursuit in life is sex. Wait, isn’t that the only thing animals do, eat and screw each other? Hmm, how ’bout that?
on October 11, 2008 4:19 pm
man i want that set up….
on October 11, 2008 4:23 pm
Loser, Thats all this guy is. I hope Blizz bans all of his accounts so this guy ends up killing him self, Because I’m sure he wont give me the information to do so my self.
I would be more than glad to kill this fag.
on October 11, 2008 4:52 pm
I think its quite funny that people call him a looser because he plays 36 accounts. He just has the money and enjoys the game. And anotherthing you numskulls seem to be the point that he plays the SIMULTANEOUSLY so HE DOESN’T PLAY MORE THAN THE AVERAGE WoW player. point made
on October 11, 2008 4:57 pm
Phantom, Someone who puts his life into a game, thats not called dedication, thats called being a lonely loser who trusts no one, I doub’t this guy has a girl friend.
MMORPG’s are fuckin Multiplayer games, THeir not ment to play by your self.
on October 11, 2008 5:15 pm
This is sad. Im not impressed by all of his equipement nor his ability to multitask. Someone get this poor soul some help quick.
on October 11, 2008 5:48 pm
dummkopf:D
on October 11, 2008 5:52 pm
Oh my God!
Amazing… and sad…
on October 11, 2008 5:52 pm
Can i join your raids too?! im good i promise!
on October 11, 2008 6:00 pm
Brewing beer is a hobby too! Lots more friends in that.
on October 11, 2008 6:13 pm
Umm.. to the person who mentioned the powerleveling services, etc…
#1. NOT ALLOWED - you can and will get banned for this!! (Whereas it is perfectly acceptable to have multiple accounts and multi-box, as long as you are not using any unacceptable programs, so it sounds like he is doing this correctly)
#2. The stupidest players are those who use power leveling services (you can always tell who they are too - the level 70 who doesn’t even know the basics of the class they are playing)
#3. Really, where is the fun in having someone else level up you chars for you?
And, as some people have already said, he is not taking more time than the average wow-player by doing this because he has a key-cloneing-type program (which is acceptable) which basically means he can run all of his accounts/chars with the same keystrokes.
WoW- players are not neccessarily anti-social-don’t-have-a-life-geeks. My hubby dual-boxes (as do I occasionally) and we play wow with our real life and internet friends, AND we see our friends in real life. WoW is just another way of socializing and/or another way to get away from things for awhile. And, also, I would love to know what kind of job he has that allows him to be able to do that, because, yeah… I’d like that job! :)
on October 11, 2008 6:37 pm
Okay so I don’t understand how people are O_O’ing over the price of the game and subscription, when the price of the sheer HARDWARE that could run that (plus all the screens) must be astronomical.
I would lol if he decided to start Warhammer Online =]
on October 11, 2008 6:39 pm
hah
he should play online poker instead, he’s got the setup
on October 11, 2008 6:48 pm
People call him a loser… i then look at they lives of those who call him so, and I realize they are… 1) less intelligent than this WoW player, 2) Broke ass hell compared to this WoW player, 3) have no prospects of any kind, 4) some single 40 yr bob belly who jacks off to porn, or 5) some lil high school kid who thinks he’s bad ass watching american idle every chance hes got.
on October 11, 2008 6:59 pm
damn
on October 11, 2008 7:06 pm
What the hell….?
on October 11, 2008 7:17 pm
I saw a life on eBay for about 1200 bucks. That may be cheaper.
on October 11, 2008 7:31 pm
How unbelievably lame…we only get one life, and it is pathetic that someone is pissing it away like this.
on October 11, 2008 7:41 pm
Wow! I know nothing about warcraft or everquest as i am only a sports game buff, but after i stumbled upon this article, even i am impressed! That is some cool ass shit. I hope you destroy everything in your way. You have certianly earned it!
on October 11, 2008 7:56 pm
Why are you guys being so harsh? yes this is taking WOW to the extreme but some of your comments are really lame. the biggest irony is that you guys are all reading and posting on a blog that’s dedicated to video games and other geekery. the fact that you’re taking the time out of your amazing, sex filled lives to roast this guy on a blog for nerds… what does that say about you?
on October 11, 2008 8:02 pm
O my god, now this is what i’d like to see, an actual geek like me that is playing 36 accounts on the same time, not that i have THAT many accounts , due my 2 pc’s can handle 5/6 accounts at the same time at once.
yes i can solo karazhan with at least 10 of em, but even i can do it with 8/9.
Nice man , very nicely done +Karma if i could give it to you :D
on October 11, 2008 8:05 pm
he should use his skills for the military.
on October 11, 2008 8:12 pm
wow. that is just…that is just…
3 accounts, loser. 5 account, loser. 10 accounts, get a life. But 36 simultaneous accounts. He’s broken far beyond the loser barrier and entered the realm of insanity and genius.
on October 11, 2008 8:15 pm
Amazing,
Although, I think its kinda weird that some people think wow=no life=no sex.
I’ve played plenty of MMOs and get laid as often as I want more or less. getting laid shouldnt be a standard. You gonna spend a majority of your life pursuing your hobby or getting laid? cause biology only allows a shred of your time to go towards sexins….
I’ll be playing warhammer and sleeping with my girlfriend now, have fun being jealous young pricks.
on October 11, 2008 8:24 pm
This man desperately needs to find a new hobby, be it recreational drugs, masterbation, or a girlfriend.. i don’t know, anything is better then this.
on October 11, 2008 8