I'm not convinced that these things are broken... Back in EQ I seemed to always be besieged with people demanding, (not asking for, but demanding), buffs!
"SoW me... you're a druid, Sow me... NOW !!!"
Since moving to EQ2, I find that this is no longer the case... And why are there no more bleating sheep begging for SoW, heals, a rez, a port, etc, etc? Because the mechanism for this abuse has been removed.
When I think back to the constant barage of spam I used to encounter every time I zoned into PoK, I am thankful we can't buff out of group in EQ2...
But this is just my oppinion... your mileage may vary...