I use Lash, Rage, Hiss and Anger fairly regularly and find them to be effective and sometimes necessary while up-hunting parry/shield using creatures. If I fought gryphons I would never need them..except maybe Hiss. I don't use Kuniyo's Spirit roar at all. Something with roar checks while fighting PvP in a room full of people definitely needs to be looked at.

Maybe warpaint is just what it is, AN ITEM, meant for fun to maybe change looks or annoy others with stamps. I mean the so called boost really isnt anything to brag about from what I have seen. Sometimes things in game are just meant for RP and fun, that's my theroy...