Porting Fare?

[MiRo2]

I find myself travelling quite a bit, and getting ports from non-guildies for the most part. Being the perpetual poor man, I can only tip so much, but I often feel guilty regarding the amount I tip for the level of character ported. So I ask the community how much do you pay for your ports?

[Cecily]

Please, if you can afford to, make it more worth your porter's time to port you instead of killing a hill giant. 40-50 minimum.

[Phantasm]

i always do 1plat/player level

level 20 = 20 plat
level 60 = 60 plat

if you haven't the plat, only items, always give them something worth the trouble since selling items can be a bother(unless it commonly vendors for 60+ plat)

EDIT: This is from a pretty well established character; as always, pay what you can, people are more understanding that you can fathom, and often very welcoming to new players

[Evia]

Originally Posted by Phantasm [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

i always do 1plat/player level

level 20 = 20 plat
level 60 = 60 plat

if you haven't the plat, only items, always give them something worth the trouble since selling items can be a bother(unless it commonly vendors for 60+ plat)

EDIT: This is from a pretty well established character; as always, pay what you can, people are more understanding that you can fathom, and often very welcoming to new players

pretty much this. I generally do 50p a port. So if I'm going to Seb from WC and I do DL + Evac I generally pay 150 cause I consider the run from rings or spires to kc a "port" since it is time consuming. The 1pp per lvl is a fair gauge though I think.

[Jimjam]

I figure as a minimum 1pp for every level you or the porter has, whichever number is highest works as a guideline. Double it for a kunark evac as that is 2 ports and a run.

[mr_jon3s]

I tip 69pp. Its the perfect number.

[Trungep99]

I always donate between 20-40 plat, I feel it is fair for someone's mana.

[applesauce25r624]

the right amount is... 17

what about toon's level?

17.... you're ready for ports

[jcr4990]

30-40 is pretty standard for me. Occasionally I'm feeling generous and will do more if its a DAP I regularly use and they're quick and courteous. Like that male woodelf guy in the full silver chitin. I forget his name. But I've used him a bunch of times and he's the best. Always super fast and a cool guy. I've tipped him 100pp+ a few times.

I feel like expecting 60+pp for a port is a bit silly tbh. Maybe I'm in the minority here but feels like a lot of pp to cast 1 port. Takes a LOT less effort time and mana than killing a hill giant imho.

[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by jcr4990 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I feel like expecting 60+pp for a port is a bit silly tbh.

I think this touches on a separate point. It is good to be generous with tips for ports as it is a major convenience (especially for melee/knights). However, as a porter you can't expect 1pp/per level as some people simply won't value the service that much (or don't pay what they really value the port as).

On the rare occasion I port on my wizard, I 'expect' about 20-30pp as a tip (expect here meaning 'anticipate'), however I am happy to port for free if I am not preoccupied as I didn't roll my wizard to make money. If I am busy I'll turn down offers of 30pp, even if I am only soloing and the port isn't particularly inconvenient. It's not worth risking losing a camp, wasting time running about when I could instead be meditating and conserving mana for fights if I'm busy.