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>>Tipping a couple of bloodstones or 2 plat got me no difference in the treatment I got from Empaths.
>>Yes, maybe I didn't. My experience is tainted by all the times I've had to sit around asking and asking to no avail.
Yeah, you also didn't seem to notice that you're on my empath's "heal on sight" list after you tipped him several plats for healing your DO victims. Of course, he did pick up on Cael's sometimes prickly disposition, so he asks on sight rather than going straight into healing. But you're still on the list, and he's asked you every time he's seen you with visible wounds.
I have found tipping well to be an excellent method of getting good empathic service. The only time Leika has trouble getting immediate healing in Haven is when there are no empaths online. She also had quite a large group of empath friends/clients/happily tipped service providers in Crossing when she lived there, though most of them have since left the game or moved to other areas. If a good tipper moves around a lot, that may prevent the formation of a solid base of people who know about them in any one region.
