Buffing Rules
Okay I really wished I didn't have to do this but I suppose I will.
side note: These are MY guidelines, alot of guildmembers follow the same guidelines, if someone buffs you outside these guidelines CONSIDER IT AN ACT OF KINDNESS and do not ever expect it again.
I will not only say the guidelines but also the reasoning behind why I set these guidelines in place.
- 1) DO NOT SEND PM's to higher level players for buffs.
Guild chat is frequented more often and also anyone who has available stamina will buff you it is quicker and more efficient.
- 2) There is a possibility an 'active' player will not buff, please do not let this discourage you.
First off Ill sneak in my ever popular "I am a guild founder not a slave" quote in here but it applies for all buffers. So you ask for buffs and nothing happens more than likely it is because one of these 4 reasons:
- a. The player is offline (the firefox plugin tricks people it auto refreshes making it look like a player is online when they are not, sometimes this is good sometimes this is bad)
- b. The player is out of stamina or hunting: People asking for buffs while im buffed up is a pet peeve of mine, if I am buffed up I am PLAYING (yes it happens) and I value my "buffed" stamina very highly. And someone begging for buffs when I only have 19 stamina means they are not paying attention.
- c. The player is on the "upswing" of they are stamina, This means they are nearing their time to play, sometimes I calculate how much time I have to wait to play sometimes carefully timing work, eating, and sleeping (yes I do that too), if this happens please respect the buffers.
- d. Any buffer has the right to refuse buffs to anyone. Nowhere is it stated that we will buff you everytime, anytime you want. Were pretty good though and we have alot of buffers and we like to help any way we can, Usually if someone refuses to buff you its because you wasted their prior buffs, spammed PM's, or disrespected them in some way before (like not thanking them .. but we'll get to that soon)
- a. The player is offline (the firefox plugin tricks people it auto refreshes making it look like a player is online when they are not, sometimes this is good sometimes this is bad)
- 3) Buff yourself first.
Yes we like to play and buffs do degrade how fast we gain our stamina. Were here to HELP you not SPOON FEED YOU. When you buff yourself this tells the buffer you are ready to go and adventure.
side note: I WILL NOT BUFF SOMEONE IF YOU HAVENT BUFFED YOURSELF FIRST. When I buff sometimes I will overbuff with higher skills sometimes I won't (enter the planning again I DO think this all out)
- 4) In guild chat be as specific as possible for what you need:
"All buffs please" doesn't work hardly anyone will buff you.
"DBLR and AM please" will.
We are not mind readers tell us what you want if you are not sure:
"What buffs do I need for .... " will let us know you need assistance and we will help you out all we can.
side note: In guild chat if I see "All buffs please.." it translates to "Ghjdsha Hf HJShhd" and I will ignore it.
- 5) Be polite and Thank the buffer!
This has 2 reasons:
a) It's NICE, POLITE and RESPECTFUL (remember that right to refuse buffing?)
b) It tells other buffers scanning Guild Chat that you are taken care of hence being NICE, POLITE, and RESPECTFUL to ALL buffers.
- 6) Have 90% your stamina
This conserves the stamina of the buffers in guild.
Merchant and Conserve it is reccomended you have 1500+ stamina
Deathwish it is recommended you have 2500+ stamina.
Without the stamina recommended the buffer is wasting more stamina then you are saving Mathematically
No, I am not pegging this on specific players. I have to say this and say it alot, so this post is to eliminate me saying it over and over. I am not saying don't ask for buffs. I'm saying please think and be respectful while asking for buffs.
Happy Buffers = Happy Guild. Happy Guild = Success.
Also this is stickied but not locked so concerns can be posted here.
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