Pause the timer on ship buffs in public areas

[suszterpatt]

Or at least don't start the timer until you first enter a quest/explorer area.

I'm getting tired of hearing and saying "brt getting fresh ship buffs" after waiting 20 mins for the group to fill.

[WarDestroyer]

/signed

[Gkar]

This could only help the game. I can't even think of a downside.

[Astraghal]

Or give us a number of slots that increase with toon/guild level, which we can fill with persistent ship buffs, so we don't have to waste time getting them.

[Quarterling]

/signed to the OP.

[Zargarx]

Yes there are a few ship buffs that can help in public areas (mostly to boost haggle), but I absolutely agree that it should pause in public areas.
I'll add that also House P and House J buffs should also pause on public areas, especially as they only have 30 minute timer.
The reason is for smoother party starts instead of all the often reason of waiting for party to fill before running up for buffsl

[phum]

/signed

[katz]

sounds good to me

/signed

[Yan_PL]

/signed
Along with that, make house P/house J stop timers in non-combative areas as well, and increase their durations to full hour.

[Zaal]

/signed

[Roaringdragon]

/signed, especially with the House Jorasco or Philarian buffs, and I wish they were 1 hour too

[Gkar]

Yes there are a few ship buffs that can help in public areas (mostly to boost haggle), but I absolutely agree that it should pause in public areas.
I'll add that also House P and House J buffs should also pause on public areas, especially as they only have 30 minute timer.
The reason is for smoother party starts instead of all the often reason of waiting for party to fill before running up for buffsl

There is pretty much no way to use up 60 minutes of buff heading out to do your work as a haggle character. Since its impossible for it to take more than 60 minutes, it creates no problems.

And I agree with you on P & J buffs (plus they should be extended to 60 minutes - the game is MUCH bigger than it was when they were created and because of the loot craziness of the game their benefit is must more marginal already)

[Kahless_of_Cannith]

/signed

[stille_nacht]

This could only help the game. I can't even think of a downside.

well, inevitably, someone will come along and say "easy button!"

but /signed from here, if only to save the bother of getting ship buffs right when group fills as a pose to just getting them when joining party.

[Kmnh]

not signed. I wish they would remove ship buffs in first place

[LordRavnos]

/signed

[Symar-FangofLloth]

I'll /sign the pausing of House P/J buffs.
I don't think ship buffs need it, as much fun as it would be.

[Hecate100]

Definitely /signed.

[WarDestroyer]

/signed

(I know I was the first here to sign but I don't care it's such an easy thing to do and it would be sooo useful)

[suszterpatt]

I'll /sign the pausing of House P/J buffs.
I don't think ship buffs need it, as much fun as it would be.

They don't need it per se, but it would be a nice convenience feature, similar to how you get fully rested when exiting a completed quest.