/wave! – How many of you adventurers wave their hand to unknown travellers?

Hello, adventurers!

I've recently completed a journal entry where I talk about the /wave emote. Yes, a whole post to talk about the purpose of waving my hand to unknown travellers while I'm in open fields or dungeons, and how this made me meet many new nice adventurers. :cool:

http://static2.finalfantasyxiv.com/a...OxoqssMV1c.jpg

To me, that's the most basic thing, say “Hello!” to others if I'm, like, lost in the jungle, and I don't expect to receive a /wave back, I do it because it's part of my Adventurer's Spirit.

So I would like to ask here to a wider range of adventurers from other Worlds: How many of you actually wave to unknown travellers if you see them on the map (open fields/dungeons)?

My World, Bodhum, is a very friendly one, but I've yet to catch 1 adventurer who doesn't already know me (or my Subligar) to be the first to wave his or her hand while in open fields/dungeons.
And no, the culprit is not my Sugligar!

If you're out there in your World, whistle here, it might come in handy to know there're others similar to me, if there are any, particularly when the Content Finder will be introduced. ...And if you don't already /wave to other travellers, you can always start from tomorrow! ;)

Well, I don't know how many, but I do from time to time. :D

This is nice =) I don't personally wave to strangers on the road, but if I notice them soloing and in need of a heal or a buff, I throw them a pro/shell/shockspikes/stoneskin.

i dont do /wave i do /kneel, mainly to show respect :) if i dont no u or i do i still kneel to random people, but mostly to my own LS, for were knights and Knights are very respectful.

In most cases, I /bow to keep in the form of the knight roll or just a friendly traveler. Any sign of respect to your fellow adventurers is a good thing.

I often separate emotes this way:

/wave = known ppl
/bow = random ppl and JPs
/poke = friends
/pose = closer friends

...and some perv /emote for known naughty miqs =D~~~

I mainly just talk shit to random people then they blacklist me pretty fast when they cotton on.

I bow and wave to people standing still:)
But if you pass someone riding on his or her chocobo while you are also on your chocobo, it's kind of hard to even read the name, that's how fast people are gone again.

Looking at your screenshot though..I bet I'd be running away if I saw a stranger dressed like that when I'm lost in the wild.
Creepy~ T_T

I /clap and /drag the galka out of people.

It's the pedo tache.

I always make it a point to party with any random person I see that's around my level, so /wave is generally a good ice breaker! ^^;

I do /wave, /joy, /cheer and /bow to strangers inbetween too:)

/wave from random strangers creeps me out.

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Originally Posted by Chardrizard

/wave from random strangers creeps me out.

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I'm just trying to be nice to a fellow XIV player :)

we arent friendly on my server, we /angry instead

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Originally Posted by Manafont

we arent friendly on my server, we /angry instead

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Seeing how some of the population are 4chan /v/ bros, I'm not surprised. :D

Also, I'd wave back to you OP, if you weren't wearing that thong.

I /bow sometimes, /wave or /cheer at other times.

But honestly OP, if you waved to me looking like that I wouldn't know whether to call my chocobo on you or report a stalker.

Sometimes I'll /wave, sometimes I'll /em knows the fat bumblebee that just nearly stung him is around here somewhere, and tries to locate it without looking too distracted.

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Originally Posted by Onizuka

[...]but I've yet to catch 1 adventurer who doesn't already know me (or my Subligar) to be the first to wave his or her hand while in open fields/dungeons.
And no, the culprit is not my Sugligar!

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Originally Posted by Atoli

I bet I'd be running away if I saw a stranger dressed like that when I'm lost in the wild.
Creepy~ T_T

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Originally Posted by Bahn

I'd wave back to you OP, if you weren't wearing that thong.

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Originally Posted by Chezen

But honestly OP, if you waved to me looking like that I wouldn't know whether to call my chocobo on you or report a stalker.

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Dear OP,
ever thought the reason why people don't wave at you is because they are afraid of gaining your attention?
Maybe you should just start wearing something else and people would wave at you wildly;)

I wave to all those who stand before me!

Now I shall grovel to everyone!

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Originally Posted by Atoli

Dear OP,
ever thought the reason why people don't wave at you is because they are afraid of gaining your attention?
Maybe you should just start wearing something else and people would wave at you wildly;)

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That can't be done, I'm a True Subliman! My Subligar is a part of me and has its own will. :cool:

...However, I don't always wear it. :D When I'm exploring, I use my gatherer's set. I was joking when I mentioned about adventurers not waving because of my Subligar (I thought it was clear :D). I was talking about other adventurers waving first while in open fields or in dungeons, if we cross our paths: that's natural to me, but I noticed that no one do it.

On the other hand, like I said in my Journal, around 80% of the times that I wave I receive a /wave back, so my World is very friendly, but the point of the Topic was to understand if there were other adventurers that simply wave their hand first to other strangers (travellers) in open fields/dungeons; for instance, if I go to Lasthold, deep in the Twelveswood, and see another adventurer there, it's just natural to wave. :)

Anyway, thanks for the responses and if more will come from other adventurers.