Tip your Porter

[Glorindale]

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

"troll" is not spelled "tool".

noted...

[Heavydrop]

When I was a lower level and just got my ports it was a great way to make money so I did it.
Tipping or paying for a port is just part of the way things are and unless you want to be put on a "no port" list somewhere (yes, I do have such a list) it is in people's best interest to offer something reasonable as compensation.
Now that I'm higher level I don't need the money from ports so much but once in awhile I'll do it. My rule of thumb, as has been mentioned, is that if I am non /anon and you can see my class/level etc. then that means I am open for business for porting. I am available for ports. If I am /role then it means I am busy soloing/grouping/camping something and I don't have the time or interest in porting. If you know me in game and I can come help I will but most of the time I'm not up for it.
Tipping and tipping well is logical if you can afford it. I port those in need as well I just might not feel as inclined, but I will still do it

[Grumble]

Wow. Some of you are really demanding. "I won't port anyone for less than 100pp." I'm sorry. I've been playing only a couple of weeks and all my characters are low level. None of them have as much as 20pp much less 100pp. As it is, only one of them has asked for a port. They had to ask for days ooc if anyone was porting for donations, until they found someone, and they donated what they could, but they didn't have 100pp.

[magus678]

As someone who has spent quite a bit of time porting out of the tunnel, I appreciate the sentiment of the thread.

However, there seems to be some confusion about the purpose of "donations."

Donations are so that you can scale the cost of a port to your individual level of wealth, not so porters can be sneaky or make more money (although I do suspect it will make more money).

Charging a flat fee of 30pp for example, excludes large segments of population, the very same segment that we get a fair bit of joy out of helping

[Snagglepuss]

I think early on tipping 1pp per level is acceptable. When I started out, I would follow that rule, and more often than not, people would say don't worry about.

We've all been poor newbs at some point.

Not tipping as a higher level character is despicable.

[magus678]

I generally don't take any tips under 20 plat. My assumption is that if someone has that little money, they probably need it more than I do. I'll just do it for free in that case.

[Drone]

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

Donations, by definition, are not obligatory, regardless of people's anti-pedantic ways.

Just set up a price if you expect people to pay you for something you're advertising as free.
I would never pay anyone for a service they are offering me for free.

Why does this concept confuse so many people?

It doesn't confuse people. You're just a jackass.

[Nordenwatch]

Scavrefamn -> Confirmed douchebag

[Lagaidh]

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

Obviously you are unable to comprehend the purpose of the post. Its not about plat, its about principle.... I'll port you for nothing, if you are naked, or a true broke noob.

Don't be cheap ... if you got 100pp sitting on you... give 10-20pp to the guy that just saved you an hour run. Especially when you can recoup that 10-20pp after a kill or two at higher levels...

Most importantly, don't tell someone you can't afford to give a tip of appreciation when you are all decked out in twink gear... it is insulting to the person you are asking a service from.....

This isn't exactly college material, not sure how else to explain it for you :P

I haven't read further yet, and I agree with you 100%...

But there are those incredibly embarrassing times where you are twinked, but you don't have a dime on you...

I'm so proud I haven't asked for a free ride yet, but I've been in the tunnel, twinked shitty without a single copper on me, and asked for SoW...

[Lagaidh]

I would like to clarify that when I said "too proud" I meant that I'm too proud to ask for a free port; because I think I should pay.

When I had to ask for a free SoW my wife and I were laughing. I'd just completed my full suit of rubi that I did not camp for, bought and traded. I'd spent my last money... and needed to hoof it many zones away.

We thought I looked like *such* a jackass standing there in full rubicite... trying to bum a SoW. Had to laugh.