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

[Wudan]

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.

It took me 2 years to get to lvl 60. I play casually. I dont really focus on making pp during the little play time I have, I focus on fun. I dont kill high end raid mobs, mostly because I play in odd hours and also because they are being farmed by nolifers 3rd alts. There is a lot of people like me. You know....people outside of your circle jerk "EQ is my job" club. Should I delete my account because I can only afford 30-50pp per port at lvl 60? Dont think so. You are elitist jerk. GTFO!

[webrunner5]

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

I swear to God, I was reading the last few pages and thinking to myself, "You know, this guy sounds like Beaniron..."

Sure enough.

Trolled again.

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[Kohedron]

Only read for first 10 pages or so.

My opinion may likely change on this since I've only bee in the porting world for 4 levels, but it's not even the people who donate little/nothing who bother me. This is also someone who isn't /anon and hasn't ever asked for a donation in any way.

It's the people who treat me like I'm some kind of servant boy who do bother me. Please let me know before I port us off somewhere that we need to wait for a rezzer to pick up or wait for something else to happen.

If I say I'm busy, that doesn't mean it turns into a game where you need to convince me how quick it will be and how much you'll donate.

Also, (most of the time) I won't do pick ups that involve me running. Please keep that in mind if you are sending me a tell from 1+ zones away.

But besides this, the vast majority of people have been totally cool.

[fadetree]

Porters suck anyway. They are lucky we even give them ANYTHING, much less a decent 'donation'. Really, we are doing them a favor since its the only way they will ever get a group at all, even though its brief. Thoughts? Too far? U mad? Please explain.

[HappyTr33z]

This has always pissed me off in MMOs, if a service requires a "donation", it's not a fucking donation. It's a fee. Donations are optional gifts of money or goods, a fee is a required payment made in exchange for goods or services.

[Andervin]

Originally Posted by HappyTr33z [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This has always pissed me off in MMOs, if a service requires a "donation", it's not a fucking donation. It's a fee. Donations are optional gifts of money or goods, a fee is a required payment made in exchange for goods or services.

Donations because it sounds better than platz and it implies that whatever you feel like "donating" is fine. e.g. a fresh n00b like me can't afford 100p for a port whereas someone with multiple 60s, that likely destroys 100p regularly because they're encumbered, can afford it. People really need to get the sand out of their pussies. Don't like it? Don't pay it. wtf? Quit worrying what other people are doing.

[Swish]

Someone gave me 6pp for a 96% rez once (in their 40s). Said he'd donate when I was in EC. Wasn't expecting anything huge and was bored watching auction spam.

I hammered to OT and ran to Kaesora, took a while. Corpse wasn't at the zoneline and the guy was still at his bind point (scumbag Steve). Does a cleric have the right to feel bitter about it? This could be another thread of course.

Druids get more for their time than most rezzing clerics, but they are popular as first characters because of the inflation here...some want pixels now, and dont want to have to level to 60 before they have enough plat to twink the toon they really want to play.

[myriverse]

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.

You're a baldfaced liar, and you know it. That's not how the game works or ever worked. Plat does not flow like that.

[Abner]

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

Donations because it sounds better than platz and it implies that whatever you feel like "donating" is fine. e.g. a fresh n00b like me can't afford 100p for a port whereas someone with multiple 60s, that likely destroys 100p regularly because they're encumbered, can afford it. Don't like it? Don't pay it. wtf? Quit worrying what other people are doing.

Exactly. "Donations" merely means what you can afford. Simple deduction. I have paid 2pp for ports many times. My highest toon is level 12. No one has ever complained.

I have also taken the boat for free several times.

[Lagaidh]

I've only read the first post so far, but I must say, it is a wonderfully classic post.

Taxis have been operating since 1999 and this question has always gone with it.