Peridots for Ports

[brandonb1029]

Really if you do not have the plat (or whatever form of payment) to pay that should be made clear on the tell for the port.

Getting the port then apologizing means you were fully aware you were taking advantage of the person.

If you have no intention or ability to pay, you should be up front about it, regardless of level.

[Gozuk]

Having Dial around is awesome. It's a way for people to make some extra plat if they want and provides an easy way of getting around when you need it.

That being said, if I'm at say the OT ramp, and there's a Dial porter standing next to an untagged porter, I will usually ask the untagged porter for a ride probably 9/10 times. Unless their name is hard to type. That's a real deal breaker.

[Tupakk]

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

Having Dial around is awesome. It's a way for people to make some extra plat if they want and provides an easy way of getting around when you need it.

That being said, if I'm at say the OT ramp, and there's a Dial porter standing next to an untagged porter, I will usually ask the untagged porter for a ride probably 9/10 times. Unless their name is hard to type. That's a real deal breaker.

7 outta 10 of your 9 our of 10 the untagged porter is DaP lol.

[yzarCritS]

FWIW to the original post, I enjoy seeing a monk run up after receiving the tell for the port request. In the porting world, Monks are your fun wild card. Tips go anywhere from coppers to some new trinket they just scooped up at a camp.

While it's pretty darn rare, I have received items as tips that have sold in EC for as high as 1k. Some people are very generous. I'm guessing those are the same people who have been around for many years, but still it's generous.

[Canelek]

Most people are good about paying 30-60pp, or the equivalent in gems. I rarely port people though due to generally enjoying playing more than porting. It is a nice way to earn some cash mostly AFK for sure. It does take time and effort; especially when someone asks for a hand and you were planning on doing other things.

On the flip side, I pay 50pp for single-hop ports, either in plat or dots. If I only have a sapphire, ruby, etc, that'll be what I pay. On the rare occasion I need a gratis port due to my banking negligence, I will communicate that, and get the funds to that generous person within a day or so, and it'll be around 100pp, delivered as I can.

People are generally cool on P99 so a little effort goes a long way.

[acidosis]

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

Trick from AM, /q after a port and log an alt for a while.

so good

[fiveeauxfour]

take off all visible armor and pretend its a CR

[Spyder73]

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

take off all visible armor and pretend its a CR

A true Asgardian

[fastboy21]

I only tip about 25pp for a port...but i generally tell other people that I give about 50pp.

My thinking is that even though I only give 25 I'm encouraging others to give more, which some of them probably do due to my lie. As a result, I'm actually (in the end) contributing much more plat to the porters than if I actually donated more myself.

Its a win-win for me and the porters. Feel free to send thank you messages to me by PM.

[arsenalpow]

I always carried rubies (for mallets mainly) but a ruby was always a good port tip imo