I have no issues with people asking for buffs, because if they ask and I have the mana then sure why not. It's a win/win, they are happy cause they got buffs and I'm happy cause I helped someone. If you're in the tunnel buffin nubs is just something to do to pass the time between hitting shift+up arrow/enter.
If you don't have mana to spare tell em you are lom and if they get indignant then /note their name and let your friends know to never buff the ungrateful pricks.
Another option if I like to use when I don't want to blow through a ton of mana is just toss em a tier down of buffs regen/skin like steel/str of stone/sow. It still helps em out considerably, but doesn't eat all of my mana and if I'm not portin' I'm /anon so it's not like they'll know enough to bitch I didn't give 'em top tier stuff anyway.
Somewhat related I almost never give nubs damage shield because it gets them killed more often than it helps cause they don't realize how short the duration is. They think they are suddenly gods and can fight 3 red cons at once forever, then that buff fades a few minutes in and they are asking me for a sow for CR.
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