How much to tip for a port?

[caldiar]

When I was first starting out, I would tip 25pp minimum until I could port myself (my main's a druid).
On my alt I tip 50pp minimum, 100pp if I'm in a super good mood or the port is at a weird time of night where most people aren't logged on.
Tip plat is easy to come by when leveling. Anything less than 50pp for a service that saves you from wasting leveling/plat-making time seems cheap to me (unless you're brand new and less than level 30)

[Crawdad]

When I'm porting on Apologetic, I never expect more than 10-20pp. On anyone else I tend to pay 30-50pp, depending if I'm coming from/going to bank.

If someone offers me <10pp, I assume they're new and let them ride for free. If I can tell they're in rags/patchwork I'll check my bag-o'-EC-junk and toss a piece of gear at them and let them know to bug me if they need help later on.

[wormed]

Damn. I apparently should just level up a druid/wiz and reap the god damn rewards. I definitely don't have money to just throw out 1pp per level for ports. Lately, I just run where I want to go because I generally can't spare the coin and I feel bad.

[gekkonidae]

50 as a 49 necro

[Vexr]

If someone offers me less than 15pp i just decline the trade and port them for free. I assume they are poor and don't get resentful about it either. People should be nice mk.

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[Brocode]

25-30pp

[Erazmus]

Usually when I port, haven't been on in a while, If I saw anything less than 15pp in the trade window I'd cancel the tip and port that person for free. To me, anything less means the person I am porting needs the plat more than I do. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Fanguru]

Offer & demand.
Ports are not rare, and work on a donation system. Unless you agree on a fee before the port, you have no place complaining about the amount of plat you get.
60 to 100 plat at level 60? That's a lot, I'll usually just dump a few hundred gold on the porter to save a trip to the bank.

[Monty405]

I've gotten great service from dial-a-port despite being new and not being able to afford much. I remember trying to donate what I could afford once and not only got the trade rejected but given free gear because he saw I was wearing cloth.

I think 1pp per level is pretty much the standard.

[Hawala]

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

I figure if you are sub 50 tip your level in plat for a port.

If you are in rags you can get by with tipping less without the hate.

If you are above 50 anything less than a 50p tip is pretty shitty.

If you are asking for an EVAC of any kind or for an out of the way pick up (like Field of Bone) you should probably be offering at least 100p.

Pretty solid rule, I'm gonna stick with this. Thanks for the advice.