The Hidden Forest

Ok, let me first admit that I am not a dev in any way, shape, or form, and you'll know that's very obvious in the next couple of sentences. I really want to try out using MQ2 and setting up a single group. This sounds like all kinds of fun, but everything I read on this, after three or four sentences, my eyes start to fog over, I start staring off into space and thinking about Yorkshire terriers...and I'm not even a particularly big fan of Yorkshire terriers.

In all seriousness though, is there some decent MQ2 newbie guide that helps out with very basic steps? I get totally lost reading some of these forums and posts and I go back to playing one character with a bot. Any suggestions at all would be greatly appreciated, because I am pretty lost. I don't want to do any more that a single group of six, which should be more than enough to keep me playing for years I imagine.

Thanks in advance.
Shub The Very Confused Troll (not the internet kind, the pointy-eared, green skin kind)

http://mqemulator.net/forum2/viewtopic.php?t=1054&sid=c646da487aec2c40c36615bbe6f3eb81

That is what I used to start boxing. Just a few starter tips on EQBC part of MQ2 really but it was easy for me to understand. I started boxing 2 toons at first and worked my way up to 2 full groups at all times and sometimes running as many as 3 full groups and use EQBC and hotkeys to control everyone but my Rogue. I know there is a lot you can do with MQ2 Melee and such but I only know the very basics and only use it on 2 toons occasionally. Once you get the hang of it it can be fun and rewarding.

Excellent, that is exactly what I was looking to find! Thanks Dred!

Heh, I can relate to the MQ2 experience. I am yet to figure it out, I use ISBoxer by Lavish Software to box my group of 6. In a pinch I can do 12 but I am not tech savy enough to make it work as smoothly my friends who run MQ2. Anyways another option incase as its great for dual screen EQ play'in.

Link: http://isboxer.com/

This forum is an excellent resource! I started with EQBC and quickly moved to full-on macros. I found that building the EQBC hotkeys to control everyone gave me a really good understanding of the ways in which I wanted my characters to be able to be controlled, and it allowed me to translate the "logic" to macros. Don't be scared by all of the "code" part of MQ2/EQBC, just think of it as another language that expresses all the things you know about the game, just sometimes in odd ways you never thought you knew. Sorry if that's a little cryptic, but I think over time it'll make more sense!

Like I said, this forum is good stuff.