1p per level, ports are a luxury.
Be at the ring/spire or communicate with the porter how long till you till be at the ring/spire.

Specialty ports 100p+.. pickups, moving multiple people, transfers, etc. Not your run of the mill daily port.

Free ports... if you really need one just ask the porter. The worst you can get is a no.

How thirsty for plat does a porter need to be to do anything other than collect fares from landing points?

That's just something to do during slow times. It doesn't really get you extra plat per hour. The guys who take ports frequently and tip well know the drill.

If i really need a port and I am poor i just run to a ring or spire and wait and stick my thumb out.

Once I am looting gems and dots, my bags are full of all kinds of goodies and instead of sticking my thumb out I offer the goods.

1p per level is pretty darn fair. It is very easy to get 50p by lvl 50 and it makes the druid/wizard very happy ) most don't want to sit around porting all day to buy their spells.

I've always wondered what a normal donation was. 1pp per level is a nice guide. Thanks folks!

As a new player, ports should be the least of your concerns. Enjoy the game and run around. Take the boats. It is a big part of the experience and many folks tend to forget that. If 30-50p seems too steep, then you are probably needing to focus your efforts elsewhere anyways.

How do you think he could afford that stuff?

"I didn't get rich by writing a lot of checks!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H27rfr59RiE