Porter trade secrets

[Triiz]

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

Maybe following skarlorn's advice and doing a Seafury hustle is a safer and more profitable route. 2k a hour is nothing to sneeze at if 500pp a hour is a 'good' return.

I think you missed a very key part of the thread you linked

Originally Posted by Skarlorn

I am posting this now because thanks to Telin, Seafuries are no longer the ridiculous plat factories they once were.

There is zero chance you will make anything close to 2k an hour off anything related to nerfed seafuries.

[gredoo]

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

why don't one of you guys make a phone app for ports on p99

Dunno why no one has done that yet. Someone motivated could take pp from your character that you then use on the site for ports and the site pays out to the druids.

1. give money to billy in EC who adds money to your account on porters.com
2. link your characters to porters.com
3. when you need a port you use the webapp and confirm the price
4. the nearest druid comes to pick you up and take you where you're going
5. when you arrive safely you confirm on the webapp that everything is good
6. once a week or so (or after X pp) the druid is paid in pp. The people running the service and the players doing the "accept pp from riders" get a cut.
7. dispute's get handled by the org and withhold payment to druids who don't deliver
8. port pricing fluctuates depending on volume

[aaezil]

Hard cringe

Play the game?

[loramin]

Originally Posted by d3r14k [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

A little less than 1k per hour is average.

Dial a Porter's often says "1k an hour" here in the forums, but in my experience that's BS. Sure on an optimal day with steady customers and good tips 1k an hour (or more) is absolutely possible ... but if you're talking about an average hour:

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

How much do you make on average per hour? It really depends. If it's a busy time, I could usually do almost 500p an hour. Slow times closer to 100p

This is the honest answer.

[bigjeff100]

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

• How much do you make on average per hour?
• What is the average price paid per port?
• Should I join a porting guild?
• Does this work like taxis where you are supposed to wait your turn or can I compete in the free market offering lower prices than the competition?
• Wheres the best place to port?
• Am I better camping at a hot spot doing quick rides or should I am for the long hauls (like taxis).

Trying to decide if the weekend of lost farming while I PL a druid is worth it.

A great spot in your higher levels is CS. Hang out and quad Othmirs, and do SG succor's!

[shuklak]

Take your prime playing hours and turn them into semi s fk port sessions for maximum profit. That's the only way to earn a respectable profit.

[Secrets]

wat

[d3r14k]

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

Dial a Porter's often says "1k an hour" here in the forums, but in my experience that's BS. Sure on an optimal day with steady customers and good tips 1k an hour (or more) is absolutely possible ...

I should have added a disclaimer: Results may vary*

If you have all the ports, (level 44) and succor (level 57), are attentive, don't make people wait, and are paying attention to chat (specifically /ooc), 1k an hour is, yes, average.

The last time I sat down to port last week, I did it for around 2 hours. I remember this specifically because I made zero trips to Misty bank to unload until I was done. I came back with around 1.6k. That's 800pp an hour. Sure, it's not 1k, but it is close.

[skarlorn]

they would not be trade secrets if they were posted in this thread.

[loramin]

Originally Posted by d3r14k [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I should have added a disclaimer: Results may vary*

If you have all the ports, (level 44) and succor (level 57), are attentive, don't make people wait, and are paying attention to chat (specifically /ooc), 1k an hour is, yes, average.

The last time I sat down to port last week, I did it for around 2 hours. I remember this specifically because I made zero trips to Misty bank to unload until I was done. I came back with around 1.6k. That's 800pp an hour. Sure, it's not 1k, but it is close.

My apologies Tuluven: I wasn't trying to pick on you, it was more of a rant against the idea that's been repeated by many other DAP folks here in the forums that 1k an hour is average. I think there's a natural human tendency to "round up" which leads to this, but when people get objective/realistic (like you just did with the 800p data point) it turns out the average isn't 1k. Though even then the amount seems to vary (eg. Moerne's 500 vs. your 800).

Maybe the "true number" (and event that's going to vary by playtime) is closer to 1k than Moerne's 500/hour. /shrug I honestly don't know. I just know that an average of 1k an hour does not match my experiences porting (admittedly outside of DAP), and until an honest and objective poter decides to keep detailed records for several weeks of "business" we'll never really know for sure.