Am I the only one

[Skittlez]

That wants to smash in the faces of people who constantly think they need buffs when they are completely unnecessary?

Like... When I am in a full group and we have a Monk, Enchanter, Mage, Warrior, Paladin, and Shaman (me), I just feel like I should only be thinking about the Monks/tanks health and keeping regen up on them and my self. Oh, and haste of course for the melee. Not a fucking +24 str buff that has no noticeable effect on their dps unless you do hours and hours of comparing and analysis.

I never mind casting Regen/Haste, those are a necessity, just not all that other shit. I mean seriously. We aren't raiding bro, in fact, we are outside and 2 zones away from the nearest dungeon where the real tough guys are at.


Now this makes me sound like I just don't like to buff, but, that's not the case. Only whenever we DON'T need buffs and people pester the fuck out of me.

[indiscriminate_hater]

what if tank is overweight and losing agility? WAT THEN SKITTLEZ??

[Reguiy]

Why wouldn't you buff strength? Along with haste it's the only stat that has any affect on dps.

[Skittlez]

Originally Posted by Reguiy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Why wouldn't you buff strength? Along with haste it's the only stat that has any affect on dps.

Cause I have low health due to spamming canni, greater heal, regen, and quickness. Why would you want the healer to have to take a break and slow the xp rate down because people just 'have' to have their buffs? If you take out all that extra downtime from having to buff, you can just deal with mob after mob after mob after mob. It's only a small difference, but given how long it takes to level in EQ, those extra mobs you squeeze in really make the difference in the long run.

It's just like how I never buff my self when I am soloing. Why? Because I have to waste extra time just sitting there watching my mana bar fill back up when I could have used that mana for that Scourge DoT that just faded. It just wastes too much time if you aren't doing something really worth while.

[Reguiy]

Originally Posted by Skittlez [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Cause I have low health due to spamming canni, greater heal, regen, and quickness. Why would you want the healer to have to take a break and slow the xp rate down because people just 'have' to have their buffs? If you take out all that extra downtime from having to buff, you can just deal with mob after mob after mob after mob. It's only a small difference, but given how long it takes to level in EQ, those extra mobs you squeeze in really make the difference in the long run.

It's just like how I never buff my self when I am soloing. Why? Because I have to waste extra time just sitting there watching my mana bar fill back up when I could have used that mana for that Scourge DoT that just faded. It just wastes too much time if you aren't doing something really worth while.

Sounds like you need a real healer. Also could I get your IGN so I can grab a CHA buff every time I'm going to vendor my trash?

[Spitty]

Your idea of "unnecessary buffs" and mine are completely different.

I'm opting out of this one.

[Lazie]

Strength is a long term buff....Why would it be hard to cast it once an hour ?

[Skittlez]

Originally Posted by Lazie [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Strength is a long term buff....Why would it be hard to cast it once an hour ?

almost all of my buffs last less than 30 min.. dunno what you're talkin bout

[Lazie]

Originally Posted by Skittlez [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

almost all of my buffs last less than 30 min.. dunno what you're talkin bout

Must be pretty low level then. But yeah the time of those buffs extends greatly as you level. If you didn't want to be a buff bot you shouldn't roll a shaman.

[HippoNipple]

Originally Posted by Skittlez [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Cause I have low health due to spamming canni, greater heal, regen, and quickness. Why would you want the healer to have to take a break and slow the xp rate down because people just 'have' to have their buffs? If you take out all that extra downtime from having to buff, you can just deal with mob after mob after mob after mob. It's only a small difference, but given how long it takes to level in EQ, those extra mobs you squeeze in really make the difference in the long run.

It's just like how I never buff my self when I am soloing. Why? Because I have to waste extra time just sitting there watching my mana bar fill back up when I could have used that mana for that Scourge DoT that just faded. It just wastes too much time if you aren't doing something really worth while.

In your example you have an enchanter. How about you drop the haste and let the pro do that, while you stick to the str buff. Win/Win.