Dial a Port

[Zarakk]

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

"Dial A Port" characters are not allowed to set a rate; or at least, they weren't when I was porting.

Any guild's internal policies are for that guild to define. No disrespect. Peace.

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

DaP is really the only game in town if you want to make money porting. You could choose to go solo as a porter, but you'll make far less money, and you don't make that much already.

You sound like an officer or recruiter for that guild to be making such a blatantly biased and untrue statement *grin*.

There are far more independent people who give and/or sell ports to other players than there are members of just one guild. Some of them are doing pretty well. Perhaps you do not know them, but not every druid or wizard has to be a member of that one specific guild to make money porting. Come on now, you know this.

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

I'll just end this by saying: anyone that thinks 1p per level is an unreasonable sum, consider the reason you want a port in the first place. You're trying to save time. Spend a week taking the boat or running from zone to zone, trying to get to groups you were invited to before they replace you, and ask yourself by the end of that week how much your time is worth.

That is one way to view it, and not unreasonable, but it is not the only way to view it, and people will and do have differing views. Consider, if you will, the need to meet basic advertising standards legislation, so to speak.

- If someone advertises "Porting to druid rings, charging 1pp/level", then that's fine, it's a clear statement and totally fair. Players who want to take them up on it should meet the requested fee or make some other arrangement. If they accept it and then refuse to make the agreed payment, then you have every right to complain and make an issue with that person.

- But if someone advertises "Porting to druid rings, tips accepted" or some variant thereof, then that means what it says. A "tip" is literally whatever the giver wants to give, whether that be 30p, 10p, 1p or diddly squat. If you ported a level 60 and you in your head wanted 60p but with your mouth you just asked for a "tip", and they gave you 10p, who's fault is that? You got what you asked for, not what you thought about, and it would be your own fault.

I mean this respectfully: If you want to be paid X, say so, explicitly, and avoid this confusion.