Quote Originally Posted by Andevom View Post
Because if it isn't any more effective than text, there's really no need for it is there?
By that logic, there'd be no need for us to even have characters. The whole game could be text without pictorial avatars at all, but it wouldn't be nearly as engaging. And for simple communication, like thanking someone, sure it can be done either through text or emotes, but doing it visually through our characters is much more expressive.

I'm not so sure that we necessarily need a new emote for it, as there are some existing ones that can be made to work. Personally, I use /serpentsalute which is already kind of a cross between a salute and a bow, and seems a suitable way to acknowledge someone's help. If there's time, I may also thank them in text, but that's secondary. (Plus, in a lot of cases where it comes up, they're gone by the time I can switch to my keyboard to type something.)