Porting druids..some questions

[Hailto]

I'm considering leveling a druid up to 34 to make some extra plat to twink my paladin. Looking for some input for those of you who port regularly. Do you think it's worth it, how much plat do you make per hour/session on average? Could I stop leveling the druid at 34 with most of the ports or is 39 necessary for the last few? Thanks pals

[strongNpretty]

I think the standard, is 1plat per level. That's what i donate. But ill add more depending on the situation, but never less.

[Toxigen]

I'd level to 44 for CS and WL. Can have a wiz TL you to CS w/o a key and just pick up the tooth.

You'll always have that 44 druid if you get bored of your other chars.

[Hailto]

I'd level to 44 for CS and WL. Can have a wiz TL you to CS w/o a key and just pick up the tooth.

You'll always have that 44 druid if you get bored of your other chars.


This is true, I might end up liking the druid. Shaman is my favorite class and druid is sorta similar. I feel like they are not wanted much in groups though.

Anyone got some #s on average plat per hour porting?

[Toxigen]

This is true, I might end up liking the druid. Shaman is my favorite class and druid is sorta similar. I feel like they are not wanted much in groups though.


The key is being proficient at charming animals.

[Bobbymck69]

Just take what ever someone offers you. I've made 1k in a few hours and then spent a whole day just to make 200p. It just depends.

[greatdane]

The typical donation amount is either ~30p or 1p/level, varies from person to person. Once in a while you'll get some newbie or corpse-runner who can't really give you anything, and you just have to smile and do it anyway.

The amount you make per hour depends on a lot of things--what time of the day, how many others are porting, how annoying your name is to type (don't call yourself Illirnmil or some shit) and whether or not the big guilds are raiding at that time.

But during peak hours when the server is at like 1k+ population, you can probably expect 200-500/hour. You'll want to have access to Clarity during busy times or you won't have the mana to accommodate all requests.

[Zalora]

I used to port for tips a lot on Blue. It's not big money and you'd honestly have better results just farming, but it's a way to save up funds while also feeling good that you're helping out people in the community while taking a break from the typical grind.

On average you get around 40-50p per port (as low as 15p, as high as 100p+). Once in a while someone with fat stacks will commission your personal help and reward you with a bigger tip. If someone is naked and doing a corpse run, those are usually free (but pays dividends down the road for cultivating a reputation of being nice).

In a way porting is sort of like having a minimum wage job - you're not gonna get rich with it, but if you work hard and long enough hours you can save up for the things you need. :D

[loramin]

This is true, I might end up liking the druid. Shaman is my favorite class and druid is sorta similar.

FWIW, my Shaman was my first main here, and then for my second character I made a Druid "just to have a porter" ... and wound up having a blast with him, leveling him all the way to 60.

I feel like they are not wanted much in groups though.

The key is being proficient at charming animals.

https://media2.giphy.com/media/6UFgdU9hirj1pAOJyN/giphy.gif

(And, as a side note, a high level Shaman is a great character to take out to Lake of Ill Omen to acquire a Goblin Ring for your Druid; with the pet you can easily hold down the 2-spawn camp.)

[mcoy]

Can have a wiz TL you to CS w/o a key and just pick up the tooth.

Really? Is that a bug?

-Mcoy

[Ooloo]

Level to 44 and get CoV faction for WL ports (cause of wuoshi aggro) and get a OT hammer and it's definitely good money. Although even better money is getting to 57 so you can succor through SG; those requests usually fetch a hefty premium.

[PatChapp]

Need to be 50 for ot hammer to proc,but If it's just a port not there's no reason not to bind at hh

[Encroaching Death]

I'm considering leveling a druid up to 34 to make some extra plat to twink my paladin. Looking for some input for those of you who port regularly. Do you think it's worth it, how much plat do you make per hour/session on average? Could I stop leveling the druid at 34 with most of the ports or is 39 necessary for the last few? Thanks pals

Get to 44 at the minimum.

Bind yourself to Hammer Hill in OT.

Make sure you set "Open Tells in Separate Windows" in settings. This is almost required.

Succor can be useful at 55 but only 0.5% of customers ask for it.

However, Evac can be really useful for yourself for easily getting to places like Field of Bone.

Not enough Druids go to FOB and all those Iksars are an untapped market because SOME of them want to level elsewhere.

As far as making money, I made 30k over the double exp weekend last time. But that's rare.

It really depends on how busy things are. When things are really slow (on the Blue server), you may only get 3 tells for a port an hour - which might only net you 150p.

Sometimes at my busiest, I have 9 tell windows on my screen and I don't have a second to breathe. It's just one port after another. Doing that for 3 or 4 hours straight.

You can have anywhere between 10 - 20 customers per hour. So like somewhere in the 500 - 1500p/hour region (again, these are Blue server numbers).

It definitely helps to join Dial A Port, and check if there are a ton of DAP members are online.

If there are, they are working. They go /anon if they're busy exping, etc.

Obviously, you'll get more work if there are none working. So if there are like 3+ up - you're probably better off killing guards for FS or something.

[Toxigen]

Really? Is that a bug?

-Mcoy

no idea only played p99 everquest and its been like that since at least 2013

[skyfoxnz]

Always try to negotiate the price prior to port. I have done numerous portings ended up getting a lot less than what I expect. (Personally FoB pickup EJ/Skyfire before patch SG succor are not worth doing under 50p in Green). CR port is always free but I've seen people take off their equipment to pretend they are on CR to get a free port so make sure you make the list of people exploit. GL

[Toxigen]

CR port is always free but I've seen people take off their equipment to pretend they are on CR to get a free port so make sure you make the list of people exploit. GL

anyone that has ever done that is a total sleazeball

[Encroaching Death]

99% of people are legit and give you a fair price.

Funny enough, Mages with an Epic are THE cheapest (because they spent all their plat)

I had a guy tip me a Walrus Skin Drum (https://wiki.project1999.com/Walrus_Skin_Drum) for a port one time though. That was nice.

[Hailto]

Thanks for the info guys. 44 does seem like a long grind for just ports so I'm going to mess around on the druid and see if I enjoy it. If I like the class I'll level it up for ports.

Also if anyone wants to group hit up Lanolas on green, lvl 5 currently.

[Encroaching Death]

Once you hit 34, you can start quad kiting and snag a POTG from a nice Druid and you'll see levels fly by. You'll be 44 before you know it

[fortior]

make a wizard and sit at HH selling TLs to bind for 1k each every quake

[Jizlefingle]

Always try to negotiate the price prior to port. I have done numerous portings ended up getting a lot less than what I expect. (Personally FoB pickup EJ/Skyfire before patch SG succor are not worth doing under 50p in Green). CR port is always free but I've seen people take off their equipment to pretend they are on CR to get a free port so make sure you make the list of people exploit. GL

That’s such a bummer. My main/only toon is a 29 de enc bound in OT, specifically so i can bank and pull plat from my noob stash and pay a druid for a port. I dont know, too much self respect to even accept a free cr port.

[Encroaching Death]

I honestly don't mind doing free CR ports as a druid.

I never got the feeling that someone was faking it. If they're faking a CR port to save 50p, they can't use that trick often because porters will sniff that out easily.

There aren't enough clients out there to forget a face. And if they're DAP, you can be sure they speak with each other in guild chat and warn others if someone is being a cheat.

[Cen]

I honestly don't mind doing free CR ports as a druid.

I never got the feeling that someone was faking it. If they're faking a CR port to save 50p, they can't use that trick often because porters will sniff that out easily.

There aren't enough clients out there to forget a face. And if they're DAP, you can be sure they speak with each other in guild chat and warn others if someone is being a cheat.

I feel bad for the person who legit dies a lot ;D

[Swish]

Remember to do corpse runs for free... knowing that occasionally someone has bagged their gear :D

[Encroaching Death]

I feel bad for the person who legit dies a lot ;D

It's pretty rare when that happens and they usually go to the same place if they do die a lot.

[Rader]

Always try to negotiate the price prior to port. I have done numerous portings ended up getting a lot less than what I expect. (Personally FoB pickup EJ/Skyfire before patch SG succor are not worth doing under 50p in Green). CR port is always free but I've seen people take off their equipment to pretend they are on CR to get a free port so make sure you make the list of people exploit. GL

What bothers me more than the above exaggerated fraud is those who abuse the "Free CR" position common with porters by failing to bind themselves in a reasonable manner. Yes by all means port the poor warrior who died out in a remote place. But WTF is a caster doing needing a CR port when they could have avoided all this by simply binding themselves near where they were hunting? I see this all the time, some 25th level high elf mage needs a CR from GFay to North Karana? You couldn't afford that Bind Affinity spell back in your batch of 12th level spells? Hmmmm.

[Encroaching Death]

I see what you're saying, but some people are also particular about where they are bound and may not want to change it often.

CR ports aren't that common for me. I typically average 1 or 2 during 8 hours of play or so.

[Ooloo]

Remember to do corpse runs for free... knowing that occasionally someone has bagged their gear :D

Honestly I can respect the effort it takes to do that. Taking every inventory slot off, bagging it, and then having to re-equip it all after the heist just for a measly free WC port or whatever is some real dedication, if nothing else.

[mcoy]

Honestly I can respect the effort it takes to do that. Taking every inventory slot off, bagging it, and then having to re-equip it all after the heist just for a measly free WC port or whatever is some real dedication, if nothing else.

I respect those who run around with that much available bag space...

-Mcoy

[Encroaching Death]

I respect those who run around with that much available bag space...

-Mcoy

For real, it gets to a point where paying for a port is the better option