Peridots for Ports

[Bboboo]

If I could go back in time I think I'd talk Supremacydru out of promoting Afeni to guild leader...

Dude needs to un-immerse himself just a tad.

[Tupakk]

You guys really aren’t that curious? How the numbers stack of DaP to not? I find it quite interesting.

[Tupakk]

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

If I could go back in time I think I'd talk Supremacydru out of promoting Afeni to guild leader...

Dude needs to un-immerse himself just a tad.

I am far from immersed. My game play is little to none lately.

[Baler]

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

You guys really aren’t that curious? How the numbers stack of DaP to not? I find it quite interesting.

You're the guild leader, shouldn't you know this stuff? What kind of operation are you running..
Also stop trying to derail the topic! This isn't a thread about DaP so stop making it about them.
The only relation to DaP this topic has is that DaP is the loudest when it makes noise.

[Bboboo]

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

I am far from immersed. My game play is little to none lately.

I'm not talking about video games.

[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

How am I a troll? I pay what I think is fair for somebody to push a button for me when there are several other folks willing to do the same thing.

You hit the nail on the head: if you want a certain price to be willing and able to supply a service then you have to ASK for the price. Not getting your desired price and then making a passive-aggressive comment either face to face in-game or on the forums afterwards is nothing more than a passive-aggressive babyish nonsense.

How dare I pay what I am willing and able to pay! Just advertise a price and let the market decide what your time is really worth to hit a port button. Or don't whine when you feel short changed and expect people to actually feel sympathy for your situation.

You could send a tell to every porter on, "Looking for a ride from x to y, what is the lowest payment you'd accept? I'm paying the lowest bidder for the ride".

That way you don't have to 'feel bad' for 'paying short', it's just dutch bidding free market!

[Baler]

a lot of porters will port you for free if you give them a laugh!

[Moerne]

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

If there was no DaP guild, I could still find a port 24/7.

Maybe this is true, but I don't really think so. I remember trying to find ports on live pre-Luclin/PoP. Most druids and wizards were usually /anon or /role to avoid getting tells for port requests. When you did find one who wasn't, and was not in a dungeon or other area where they clearly weren't available for a port, it was hit or miss on whether they'd be willing to take the time to port you. And lowbies could expect to almost always be denied, because it was expected that they'd pay their dues and run or ride the boat.

When I started on P99 I didn't use ports to start because I expected that same attitude. I was shocked when I discovered DaP, and even then I always prefaced my request with "Are you free for a port right now?" because I wasn't used to a druid who was focused on doing nothing but porting.

I remember my first time going from Uguk with P99 friends to Unrest. They laughed because I was heading for the boat, it was what I expected we would have to do in our teens! I spent a lot of hours on the boat going back and forth from places like unrest to oasis on live. I don't miss it, I'm happy to have DaP service around.

[tarkhis]

I find this thread interesting, I leveled up a druid to buy some gear for my monk and joined DaP about 3 years ago. I always looked at DaP as a taxi service, if I do /who all dial and see someone listed I know they are on-duty and will respond and port me, its easier then doing /who druid /who wizard and being told no a lot as they are adventuring and not porting.

Back when I first joined it seemed like there wasn't a lot of threads being critical of DaP, now I see more threads but everyone I have met in DaP is good people. When on any other toon I do /who all dial to travel.

I have always viewed my time in DaP and outside as a customer service enterprise. If the person is friendly, offers other buffs etc., they get a bigger tip. If they just zoom in and out I tend to only tip 1pp per level. the whole point of a tip is to be a tip based on good customer service. I have yet to have anyone ask for a fee up front or criticize someone for any tip.

I was saddened the other day because I saw an epic geared Aftermath monk sitting at a Velious ring and inquired if he needed a ride and his reply was I have nothing on me to give ya and thought does he think just because of my Tag I will never port for free other than CRs? I buffed and ported him anyways because who amongst us hasn't gone somewhere and forgotten our wallets.

Later on that same monk without realizing it paid me back by dragging another toon of mine out of Kael.

TLDR point is tip what you can based on service and don't worry about it; DaP great group of people doing a great service

[Foxplay]

I always use DaP first over sending tells. It's simple really...

By wearing the DaP tag you know they are willing and able to port, your not asking for a favor your giving them business. When DaP goes anon it's cause they are exping / oom / or too busy to take more requests

Druids and Wizards in other guilds or not in a guild I'll only ask if no DaP is available because why bother wasting my time asking someone who may not be interested in porting me when there is a whole guild that wants to port ppl (yea they want some plat - but if you don't tip non DaP Porter's then you don't value their time and they shouldn't value yours either)