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Daethorz
07.09.2012 , 11:13 AM | #21
Iv buffed people and forgot to buff myself before, they should just make all player buffs into a AoE effect centering on the one who hits the button.
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irishfino
07.09.2012 , 11:17 AM | #22
I randomly go around buffing people too.

It's fun for some reason.
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LordSkyKnight
07.09.2012 , 11:28 AM | #23
Why you ask?

IMO, three of the 4 buffs are crap and you really wont see that much difference with them on you, thats why. The only buff worth anything is the crit buff. I don't even know why they bothered putting those buffs in the game in the first place, a total waste of time. They are more of an annoyance really. It's not like in the games of old where you saw a big differece in character effectiveness with buffs such as Everquest or Dark Age of Camelot.

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Fardarter
07.09.2012 , 11:32 AM | #24
I am a big ninja buffer. Especially in the low level zones I try and hit everyone I see with the 4 buff.

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ConanArthurLager
07.09.2012 , 11:54 AM | #25
Quote: Originally Posted by Bulwyf View Post
One of the things I like to do when running into players that I'm not grouped with is check to see if they are buffed. If they are missing any of the buffs I can give them then I buff them. I have seen a large number of players and it appears to be growing that are out running around doing quests and fighting that have zero buffs on them. How do you not know that your class has its own buff? It just makes me shake my head to see how many people are running around hurting themselves by not doing something as basic as buffing.

Has this been something you guys have encountered as well? I used to feel a little irked when I would buff a person and expect them to return the favor with a buff I didn't have but after seeing so many people running around with no buffs I've stopped being irked by it.
I use my class buff. Yes. But to be honest do you really need them for ordinary questing? In the low and mid levels the 5% buff won't make such a difference. Take the trooper/ bounty hunter buff for example. How much bonus health does it grant on level 15 with only quest reward gear? How much does it grant at level 50 with a decently geared toon?

During "normal" play the buffs didn't make the difference. It was rather figuring out target priorities and which targets required CC. How to start a battle and have the companion focus the right targets. The latter is still a bit tricky if you want to avoid having the companion break CCs.

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GnatB
07.09.2012 , 12:05 PM | #26
To be honest, most of the time I play I'm just hanging around fleet crafting, and thus no reason to buff.
When I do go out adventuring, I *usually* remember to buff just after engaging the first mob.

Typically though, unless somebody reminds me, (When I go out adventuring, it's always duoing with my dad) we usually go some time before realizing that our buffs have expired. The difference between "on" and "off" just isn't that noticeable.

('course, either way we're facerolling through most of the content)

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Evensong
07.09.2012 , 12:10 PM | #27
Without all my four buffs I would feel naked /grin

I take pleasure from buffing everybody around me and yes I noticed that plenty of players do not have any buffs especially on low planets. Maybe seeing other buffs on them will make them more aware of it
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Bulwyf
07.09.2012 , 12:12 PM | #28
Quote: Originally Posted by ConanArthurLager View Post
I use my class buff. Yes. But to be honest do you really need them for ordinary questing? In the low and mid levels the 5% buff won't make such a difference. Take the trooper/ bounty hunter buff for example. How much bonus health does it grant on level 15 with only quest reward gear? How much does it grant at level 50 with a decently geared toon?

During "normal" play the buffs didn't make the difference. It was rather figuring out target priorities and which targets required CC. How to start a battle and have the companion focus the right targets. The latter is still a bit tricky if you want to avoid having the companion break CCs.
I'm not saying that one "needs" the buffs or they are completely powerless but why not use them? It would be like running around without ever using an ear piece or your two implant slots. Sure you don't "need" them but why not use them?
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Elyssandra
07.09.2012 , 12:14 PM | #29
Quote: Originally Posted by bekkilyn View Post
They do steal them if you are fighting a group of linked mobs and you haven't done damage to one or more of them yet. (i.e the person attacks mobs you have not tagged yet)
You might argue that they aren't mine if I haven't damaged them yet, but if they are linked and I have them crowd controlled or they are attacking and damaging me and/or my companion (if you have CCd a mob or if a mob is attacking you then you have tagged these mobs), then I do consider them to be my claim. In any case, it's rude and uncalled for for someone to interfere with what I'm doing and potentially putting me in danger by breaking my stuns....
It sounds like you're being a tad paranoid TBH. In the first case if you haven't attacked something (tagged it) no reason why anyone else should not. If you have tagged a mob then its XP is yours and others can't steal it from you. I agree breaking one of your CCs is rude and puts you in danger but does this really happen to you that often?

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bekkilyn
07.09.2012 , 12:22 PM | #30
Quote: Originally Posted by Elyssandra View Post
It sounds like you're being a tad paranoid TBH. In the first case if you haven't attacked something (tagged it) no reason why anyone else should not. If you have tagged a mob then its XP is yours and others can't steal it from you. I agree breaking one of your CCs is rude and puts you in danger but does this really happen to you that often?
I've attacked the *group* that the mobs all belong to. Oftentimes if there is a strong or an elite in the group, I will attack and kill the weaker mobs first and then kill the stronger one. There is no reason that I should have to cycle through each mob in the group and hit it so that someone won't come barreling through to kill it first. That leaves all three or four of them beating on me while I'm spending extra time doing it when I could have instead spent that time killing two of the weaker mobs. Why other players can't be respectful of this, I don't know, but it's annoying and yes, it happens a lot., and no, I don't consider the other mobs in the linked group I'm currently fighting to be free game for anyone else to come and take.
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