Dezzi Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I stopped giving buffs when I realized people don't buff back. It was better in beta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoogleNut Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 People like you deserve free Taru hugs Ah the good old days! I made a Taru just so I could cheer myself up with the /panic emote when my hume monk had lost yet more xp on a stupid goblin ambush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrobes Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Ah the good old days! I made a Taru just so I could cheer myself up with the /panic emote when my hume monk had lost yet more xp on a stupid goblin ambush lol Ah if only Ugnaughts or Jawas were a playable race..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wikar Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Meh. I don't really agree with the part where you help someone kill an 'elite' after they tag it. The way I see it is that if I really needed help doing something then I would post in General Chat that I need a group for something. I actually can't stand when I am out solo questing and I see a mob that I would like to try to solo and some group of players run by and steam rolls through my mob. Really? You don't think that people can post "Looking for group to quest with"? I can't be the only one who feels this way. The same goes with buffs though too. I'll even go so far as to remove buffs that people put on me when I am out in the wilds. I like the challenge of doing solo quests... solo. Not with a whole row of buffs and people running around killing everything I tag. Sounds like a no exit trap for me, like with womans /w Damn, why did't help me with mobs killing me and just buff and passed by? /w Damn, why did you help me? i want a fair solo challenge and stop buffing me, im tired of canceling your stupid buffs which i don't need for solo play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtim Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I do random buffs when I'm at a quest hub. I'm usually too focused when out actually questing/fighting. I've done random buffs this way since I started playing WoW. I didn't do it in EQ but that was because buffing cost money and the cast times were horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knewt Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I like to buff people. A little kindness goes a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPigCS Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) I buff, heal and if running through a lowbie zone and see someone fighting an elite, I pewpew at it a few times. Sometimes I get a whisper thanking me, but that is rare. Edited January 20, 2012 by MrPigCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legbamel Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I love doing this. Even if I'm dashing by on my way elsewhere, if I see someone standing around and it looks like they're reading codex entries or otherwise not seeing me, I'll stop and buff them. It's so much fun to have one pop up but I've never typed a thanks into the chat box. I do talk to my screen however, so I always express my gratitude. Half the time I'm not even sure who did it! I like stealth-buffing more than being identifiable. Maybe I just like surprises. I don't expect anything in return. Hopefully it gives someone else a smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexide Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 As a Sith Assassin if I select someone and try to buff them, I can't. The button is greyed out. Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uthic Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 The rare players I come across in the field can manage well enough without my buffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooby Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I tend to always buff people I see, unless a) they're in combat, I don't want to be dragged into combat as well, or b) they are pvp flagged. As a Sith Assassin if I select someone and try to buff them, I can't. The button is greyed out. Am I missing something? I'd say either out of range, or you've selected their companion and not the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelelement Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I was only in the beta for one weekend but I did notice that people would give buffs out to anyone they passed. Since starting the EA, though, I have noticed this only rarely happens. So let's start a trend! Give people you pass buffs if they don't already have them! It isn't taking anything from your gameplay and when you get them it helps you as well. Let's start this trend and KEEP IT GOING! I do it all the time on both my characters. I have a level 50, and 45. In all that time I yet to get a single buff back. I am not complaining just something I have noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archifikoss Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Thank you, now i have that picture in my head and it doesn't go away..! You running after people trying to buff them, while Benny Hill theme plays on the background... Hahaha true I'll have it handy on youtube next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loqe Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I buff back if I notice it cast on me, but generally haven't actively done any drive-by buffing for many years in a game. I stopped when low level characters would run up to me and demand buffs as if they were entitled to them and my mana/power. It stopped being fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrkLore Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 It happens every now and then. I usually notice it coming from guildies though. I have to admit I never really think of buffing people randomly while I'm walking around. But I'm gonna try to do it more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerana Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 For some reason I've assumed the buffs have been party only... Will buff people more now! Personally I'm with what someone else wrote, that I don't much appreciate getting "help" when fighting a difficult mob or so. If I took on more than I can handle then I can also handle dying for it. Seen too many cases where I've gotten help and then they've become really rude and annoyed when I didn't thank them. >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zylaro Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Buffing.. someone on Ludo Kressh teamed with me earlier today and was giving me buffs and asked for one back. I had to admit I ddn't know how to do them, so they talked me through it, I managed it and thanked them for teaching me how to do it. I had heard of it before but even now I am not sure exactly what buffing achieves and why people like it, can someone explain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasarith Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 One day - I just Buffed Everyone @ GTN on the Station, just for the Hell of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GalacticKegger Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Happens a lot on Mask of Nihilus and I do it whenever I'm not engaged in something important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMarisa Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Give people an achievement for it and you'll have more little icons surrounding your bar then you know what to do with. I buff people sometimes, not consistently. It depends on what's going on. If it's a busy area, I can't pause long enough to buff people going by. Or some people go by faster than I can target them, there's a lot of reasons. Typically, I do most of my buffing in the quest hub areas rather than instances etc, because people are more likely to be standing still and I don't have to worry about respawns behind my back etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmchairMagpie Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 People sometimes don't even know they have buffs. The surprised looks you get when asking for them... But I usually try to buff, however it would be fairly easier if you could click them easier and if buffing the companion equals buffing the master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GellonSW Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I tend to pass buffs on players who run by me. Its just force of habit being a healer in all the MMOs I've played. Just to let you know it does trigger PvP flag if the other person has himself flagged for whatever reason and if they are in combat it also puts you immediately into combat as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Bobo Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I buff those I meet while questing if they pass by, sometimes I get buffed back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omearaee Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 If I can I will buff people around me. Or at least try to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadSquabbles Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 i've buffed numerous people but only received 3 from others. don't really mind though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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