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Funny post :)

I also agree with your first part. I always throw an AI on anyone I see (well, those that needs it).

I also get a little sad when they dont throw me a buff back.

its sad to think of it Alida but it does seem that people who roll horde nowdays are only in for the killing and torturing of alliance newbs. I miss the old days when you could actually meet a horde out in the field without him going beserk and trying to kill you for no reason. i roll Alli btw im a druid and love to gove out MotW and thorns to everyonr i can when in a city. it just seems to make everyone happier that someone seems to care.

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As a shaman myself, if I feel that there'd be no point in casting Water Breathing nor Water Walking (even though I have the inscriptions that remove the reagent requirement), I check up on their helth instead. If the player is at 80% hp or less, I heal them up to (or at least nearly) 100%. I can't even begin to tell you how much that is appreciated and it will almost always result in a buff cast on you.

/cheers Saint!

fewer people in "our" world do buff-it-forward, i usually did this back pre-BC, and ending up getting a ton of buffs in return, not too late to start it again though =)

And its not about getting a buff in return, just being able to boost their stamina by a few points, even it didn't last that long, could make a player's WoW experience a little more pleasant.

re IRL, yes, extending that "Friendly Smile" or "Kind Word", especially to someone you know adds a certain glow to their faces, and of course it also says a little something about your day. It doesn't cost much, just flex a few muscles on your face and there you have it! =)

Kind Words can vary from the simplest expressions, like "good morning", to a compliment like "you look good today", and can extend to practically anything that would change or add a positive outlook to its recipient.

well change the link from BoW from Mark of the Wild to Blessing of Wisdom ... u got both the Pink Paws and BoW with same link

OK ... SRY 4 DOUBLE POST

it would be nice if blizzard would make a minor buff system that would work like that ... like the emote commands ... increasing stats or something by an amount of your lvl ... and any class can cast them ...

/friendly smile - Places a blessing on a friendly target, increasing their Spirit by 2x there level for 5 min.

or

/Compassion - Infuses the unfriendly target with a sense of connection thereby significantly reducing their aggro range for 2 min

or another command like /buff Compassion or something ...

I do this same thing. When im on my mage i just buff ppl that run by. Sometimes i dont even realize i just buffed someone its just a habit. Sometimes when im running around in SW on my shaman i have to laugh because by the end of the day ill look over and see i have to run over to the AH and get some more Fish Oil and Shiny Fish Scales. Im not even why i do it at all on my shaman bc chances are that that person won't even go near water in the next 10 min. I started a pally a while back whenever i got bored i just run around the outer circle of IF and buff everything i saw. Even NPCs.

Great post btw it was pretty funny

I'm a shaman and I created a Battle Cry. %t can now walk on water and an emote stating the target can now walk on water. I always drop a shield (either earth or mana balls) when running by someone.

The water walking was most usefully when doing the daily on the island. Running back from the burning blade boats (or is it burning dawn --short term memory issues) was always fun for people after the quest was done rather then going back to the boat to take the Dragonhawk. I haven't used it much in Northrend yet but I'm sure I will.

Moving on:
Excellent article. I work for a call center and always need to remember to use that phone smile etc. This is a great work tool and I'm putting it on my desk.

if i could i would*main is a shammy has a rouge worior and dk*but hey totems only work with raids and partys!!I HATE MY LUCK!!!

nice insight :)