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Old 06-07-2021, 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Zarakk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
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.
First, I'm not an officer in DaP - I'm not even in the guild, and haven't been for over two years. That's why I've prefaced things with "when I was in the guild", etc.

Second, this is a very confusing response. I didn't say you couldn't make money outside of DaP - only that you'd make less. Having that tag up allows players to quickly and easily find a porter, outside of the porting highways like Skyfire ramp, WC rings, etc. You'll always get more tells with DaP, period. More tells means more ports, which means more money. This isn't even debatable, it's an objective truth.

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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.
I've already explained why DaP porters can't do that. Obviously, freelance porters can demand whatever they like.

Fortunately, most of the players aren't like you or some of the other posters in this thread, and are happy to tip the expected amount, or beyond, because they understand how valuable porters are. If you want to be the dude at the bar or restaurant that wants to pretend like he doesn't understand how tipping works, and what amount is expected, that's up to you. I'd just add you to ignore and you can run your ass to the Hole. I bet you'll need a port before I'll need anything from you.
 


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