"Porting for donations"...a little selfish?

[Spitty]

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

Nobody understands the point I was trying to make. So why bother anymore?

No, most of it got it. You like to use semantics as a convenient excuse to chastise people looking for a little compensation for their time.

I wouldn't go so far as to call you an entitled piece of frosty dog shit, but I just did. Fucking using "free service" as if there are people playing this game whose sole purpose is to make your game easier.

[justin2090]

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

You just sound like an idiot.

Anyone who fucking plays EQ and has hit 58+ has spent tons of time playing EQ.

100p+ is not anywhere close to "a lot" for a port.

Getsome once donated me an item worth 1k for a port and then next port was a 500pp item. Still use them on my druid to this day but my druid is kinda retired atm.

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

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

is this shit serious? the fuck is this 12 pages for.

I hear ya. The OP is new to the server and has already managed to find the deep end of the shit pool. Bravo, OP, bravo. +2 Forumquest for announcing you have a sandy vagina before you are even past level 10 in game.

[Cecily]

I pay 100p for ports, I get about 30p to port. Whatever. My elves are better off than most people's elves, so I'm just as likely to want them to save their money and buy themselves something nice for their elf. Honestly feel bad taking money from people.

[NegaStoat]

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

Nobody understands the point I was trying to make. So why bother anymore?

I caught the point you were trying to make - a player offering to teleport for donations is seen by yourself as a person that is misusing the word in that the player's expecting payment, and a donation is something granted from generosity rather than goods / services being exchanged.

That's a weak viewpoint at best when you stop and consider it from the view of the player that is teleporting. They have two choices - advertise that they are teleporting for a flat fee " Teleporting to X zones for 50pp a trip " or they advertise that they'll teleport you for an amount you can afford or feel that is reasonable " Teleporting to X Zones, donations appreciated "

If they go for the first choice, they face the backlash of people being upset with their quoted flat fee at times as being too expensive. Again, they miss the point that the player could be off farming plat at a camp, but that's even more time wasted trying to explain it to them.

If they go for the second choice, they don't run that risk while at the same time, remind people with their phrasing that what they're doing has an implied value attached to it.

I'll commend you for the initial troll post - you got a great response. I'll mock you for the remainder of your replies though as you unrealistically dodge the core of the issue as it suits your purpose.

[Jingleson]

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

No, most of it got it. You like to use semantics as a convenient excuse to chastise people looking for a little compensation for their time.

I wouldn't go so far as to call you an entitled piece of frosty dog shit, but I just did. Fucking using "free service" as if there are people playing this game whose sole purpose is to make your game easier.

Well fuck you too. I'll happily pay someone for their time if they're not a greedy bastard looking for a handout just because they feel they're entitled to something for their time.

[Alorae]

So who won?

[Spitty]

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

Well fuck you too. I'll happily pay someone for their time if they're not a greedy bastard looking for a handout just because they feel they're entitled to something for their time.

So it's only OK to pay someone for their time when it's you deciding that compensation is warranted, is that it? It's wrong when the other party thinks they should be compensated and feels it appropriate to inform you prior to entering the transaction, am I right?

Just helping clarify your position since apparently nobody understands the point you are trying to make. I mean, you'd pay for a rez - right?

[justin2090]

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

Well fuck you too. I'll happily pay someone for their time if they're not a greedy bastard looking for a handout just because they feel they're entitled to something for their time.

I just don't know what to say to this.

[Jingleson]

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

So it's only OK to pay someone for their time when it's you deciding that compensation is warranted, is that it? It's wrong when the other party thinks they should be compensated and feels it appropriate to inform you prior to entering the transaction, am I right?

Just helping clarify your position since apparently nobody understands the point you are trying to make. I mean, you'd pay for a rez - right?

No, it's not wrong for the other party to feel they should be compensated, as long as they make it known that they want compensation in the form of actual compensation, aka a fee, a bill, a charge, a PRICE. A DONATION is improper usage of such, and is fraudulent behavior, a form of scamming.