Greedy Wizards and Druids

[Tethler]

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

Some of you think that EQ money is real money is the takeaway here, eh?

I mean, if someone RMTs, it becomes real money.

[Tarsonis]

Better idea OP

1.) Your the one in need of a port, you tell the porter how much your going to pay him for his service in the first message to him. [ i.e. = /tell druid Hi, BB ring to Ferrott ring. 20plat ]

2.) He can ignore since 1-19 plat isn't worth the time to (a) port to where you are (b) port you to where you want to go (c) port back to where he was before you asked.

Take the boat if you don't pay a min of 20plat. There no flat rate for ports because sometimes a person will give you a lot more, but 20 plat is generally understood as the min fee for a port.

If anyone ever was to buy a port from me if they offered between 1 and 19 plat I would ignore them.

[Tarsonis]

Now you say
"20 plat is way to much for a port"
And I say.
"Then take the boat, run all the way to where you want to go, and try not getting killed by mobs on your run. Good Luck!"

With a port your not only saving time, your buying safe travel. Not to mention buffs if you ask for them and if you put another 10plat on top of the port fee I'd even run to town and bind you if you needed.

[indiscriminate_hater]

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

Now you say
"20 plat is way to much for a port"
And I say.
"Then take the boat, run all the way to where you want to go, and try not getting killed by mobs on your run. Good Luck!"

With a port your not only saving time, your buying safe travel. Not to mention buffs if you ask for them and if you put another 10plat on top of the port fee I'd even run to town and bind you if you needed.

This level of English competency is about what I expect from the average druid/wizard on P99

[Madae]

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

This level of English competency is about what I expect from the average druid/wizard on P99

Still not nearly as bad as the TLP servers.

[Smellybuttface]

If you can’t afford a port, at least offer to cyber with the Druid/Wiz. If you’re coin can’t satisfy them, maybe your seductivity can get them ‘where they need to go.’

[Alzeric]

Ill give my 2 cents as somebody new to the server, only one char so far, and a very very small friends list.

I have heard that p99 uses a common standard of 1p per level. That has its ups and downs as a youngling as it forces you to to be EXTREMELY picky about ports and restricts the exploration of the game but nor would I want to spend my night porting lvl 5s all over for 5p a shot. I wonder if most of you realize how far from live servers the culture of p99 is. 1p per level is a heavy cost in that relation but on this server LOTS of players seem to have fat loads in the back and dropping that kind of cash is nothing. This is not a complaint as i'm just pointing out the difference in servers.

The "establishment" of ports (really we cant say their name here?) I personally think has a bit of sticker shock but dam its nice to be able and /a all *** and get a port at 3am. Its they way of the server and the economy here. On the ultra fking cool side twice now I have ran to the bank to get $ for a port on a CR and the porter refused to take the tip. They ported me for free and even buffed me. That shiz don't happen on live servers.

I guess the short point I am trying to make is that this is the way of the server and so be it. But to label the population as greedy $ mongers I just don't see it. Nearly every single player I have met have been cool peeps with a mature sense of playing and very helpful. It more then offsets the price of ports.
Now if there was a fast way to get a bind at 3am that would be worth $ too as there seems to very little population in the towns. Changing a bind on p99 if your a new guy takes hours of /ooc begging.

[BlackBellamy]

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

That has its ups and downs as a youngling as it forces you to to be EXTREMELY picky about ports and restricts the exploration of the game

This is fine. You can get everywhere by walking and taking boats. Exploration isn't really rewarding if someone drops you off at the front gate.

The "establishment" of ports (really we cant say their name here?)

Of course you can say their name, or whoever's name. This is the specific forum for doing so. It's encouraged.

But to label the population as greedy $ mongers I just don't see it.

For every person who accuses people of being greedy there is an equal and opposite accusation of cheapness, so they cancel each other out.

[Madae]

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

For every person who accuses people of being greedy there is an equal and opposite accusation of cheapness, so they cancel each other out.

And then there are people like you who obviously can't read, because I didn't mention the word greedy at all in the OP. It wasn't even an implication until your dumb post later in the thread.

The point is and will always remain to be; if you're expecting an amount and you didn't get it, throwing a fit about it is not an effective way to go about resolving the problem.

[Tarsonis]

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

And then there are people like you who obviously can't read, because I didn't mention the word greedy at all in the OP. It wasn't even an implication until your dumb post later in the thread.

The point is and will always remain to be; if you're expecting an amount and you didn't get it, throwing a fit about it is not an effective way to go about resolving the problem.

Tell the porter in the first message you send to him the amount your paying and let him decide if its worth his time to port you.

For me its like this.

/tell Druid :Hi Port from BB ring to Ferrott ring 1-19 plat
/tell You :Nope

or

/tell Druid :Hi Port from BB ring to Ferrott ring 20 plat
/tell You :Sure be there in a minute

If you think that's unreasonable take the boat. With the mana I use up porting you I could have killed 2 hill giants and made between 20 and 80 plat potentially.

If you think the service of ports is valueless then it is also equally valueless for me or another porter to port you around.