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Waedawen
07-17-2010, 01:33 AM
Getting paid 10p for a port is fucking bullshit
You know it, I know it
JayDee
07-17-2010, 01:34 AM
Seriously
Who can afford 10pp per port. Hackers i say. report them for duping IMO.
Walabaego
07-17-2010, 01:40 AM
50 Plat a port, port me ;) Moare plats for out of the way travel of course :P
darkblade717
07-17-2010, 01:47 AM
Getting paid 10p for a port is fucking bullshit
You know it, I know it
Not really. If you're bound in EC and get several people going to the same destination at 10p each just port them, gate back, rinse and repeat, easy money. It's a lot faster than trying to camp things to sell.
Waedawen
07-17-2010, 01:48 AM
50 Plat a port, port me ;) Moare plats for out of the way travel of course :P
If only if only, dude.
Some ho had me pick her up in BBM and drop her off in Toxx, threw me 10 ~_~
JayDee
07-17-2010, 01:50 AM
Not really. If you're bound in EC and get several people going to the same destination at 10p each just port them, gate back, rinse and repeat, easy money. It's a lot faster than trying to camp things to sell.
I just looked up your avatar and I found this gem that wouldmake even Mel Gibson proud :
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q197/Chronoxx/powerleveling.png
Disclaimer : I don't agree with racist bigotry
snifs
07-17-2010, 01:56 AM
Getting paid 10pp for a port sucks, when your trying to earn some cash pre-50...
But it's understandable if the person you are porting is sub 20-30. If a lvl 50 is paying 10pp, then ya, there's reason to be angry i guess.
Just look at the level of the people you are porting, don't expect more than 10pp from a fresh level 20.
snifs
07-17-2010, 01:56 AM
also...cocks
Waedawen
07-17-2010, 02:00 AM
Getting paid 10pp for a port sucks, when your trying to earn some cash pre-50...
But it's understandable if the person you are porting is sub 20-30. If a lvl 50 is paying 10pp, then ya, there's reason to be angry i guess.
Just look at the level of the people you are porting, don't expect more than 10pp from a fresh level 20.
Oh, without a doubt - I more often than not turn down the tips from people below level 20 that aren't twinks
But yeah, this post was mostly inspired by some asshat with a Yak first, then RIGHT after that, the other person I mentioned before
Straif
07-17-2010, 02:09 AM
I'm somewhat new to this server, Classic is rough for new players, the times I needed a port I paid out almost all of the platinum I had on my character (between 7 - 15pp) for a port. I paid this much because I thought it would be acceptable as if anyone had an issue they'd know I spent EVERYTHING I had for their help...
If you're gunna get pissy, then put a firm price on your ports.
Oh and choke on an aids infected cock
Walabaego
07-17-2010, 02:13 AM
Whoa.
Waedawen
07-17-2010, 02:20 AM
I'm somewhat new to this server, Classic is rough for new players, the times I needed a port I paid out almost all of the platinum I had on my character (between 7 - 15pp) for a port. I paid this much because I thought it would be acceptable as if anyone had an issue they'd know I spent EVERYTHING I had for their help...
If you're gunna get pissy, then put a firm price on your ports.
Oh and choke on an aids infected cock
K. Oclo Rosyt Obr
Auvdar
07-17-2010, 02:21 AM
I port for free, so therefore I win the game... I think. If I have no interest in porting, I simply don't port your ass. If I feel nice enough to port, I don't care about a donation. 1cp - 100p, whatever. I just hit accept when the trade menu comes up ;)
Straif
07-17-2010, 02:25 AM
I'm man enough to say, I'm a fucking tard.. and retract my statement...
that is all
/em foot in mouth
h0tr0d (shaere)
07-17-2010, 02:32 AM
I agree with th sentiment of high lvls tipping that low, but to play devil's advocate... if you expect it, or demand it, it isn't a donation, or a tip. It's a fee. And while I understand that people use their skills to make plat, necros summon corpses, or locate them... clerics res and buff, druids sow or port, etc etc...and I don't fault someone for it...
Melees can't charge for their abilities. And the next time you're on a raid and you rely on that mt, or that offtank, or the puller....and their gear isn't up to par because they had to spend x amount of plat on sows, or ports....
Once again, playing devil's advocate here. I don't fault people for charging for ports, or asking a small fee for their time.
Straif
07-17-2010, 02:39 AM
apology thread posted.. damn I'm a heel =/
Bubbles
07-17-2010, 03:50 AM
I usually tip 50-100pp per port, am I ruining the economy?
h0tr0d (shaere)
07-17-2010, 04:06 AM
no, tip depends on tipper. some afford more, some not so much. To each his own.
mmiles8
07-17-2010, 05:13 AM
If you're gunna get pissy, then put a firm price on your ports.
Getting pissy and making a big deal of the amount is probably why you're not getting squat. If someone pays me <15, I cancel the trade, because they need it more than I do. Aside from that, I consistently get 100-200. But then again, I'm nice.
Ropethunder
07-17-2010, 06:41 AM
I'm on my third level 50 but I still tend to tip 10pp because I grind exp more than I grind plat. I always ask when I tip "is 10pp ok?". Sometimes when I need 2-3 ports for a quest I can't afford 60-100pp to get ported around.
If you don't think my tip is ok then tell me. One wizard was really rude about it like I was trying to jip him. Even level 50s are broke sometimes.
h0tr0d (shaere)
07-17-2010, 06:53 AM
heh yeah I remember in classic, I was so broke, as a monk you just don't loot. I really adhered strictly to the weight limit then...and when you're trying to stay at 14 or less, how does one loot? or make plat? So at 50, I still didn't have but a few hundred plat. Then you're pulling raids, and that doesn't make you plat.... I feel ya. I am a little better off this time, but got about 1k at 35. But if it is true the fbss and other good stuff are farmed, and I won't be able to get a group down there and legit camp one, I need pp.
Or I could just... that is a different topic altogether:)
fastboy21
07-17-2010, 09:37 AM
there are plenty of free ports and rezzes on this server. actually, there are a lot more here than i remember there being on live during classic.
yes, if you must have the port NOW expect to be charged an arm and a leg. If you are happy to hang out for 30 minutes working fishing or sense heading, you will find a free port before too long. same for rezzes.
it also goes a long way to send tells to people rather than shout. it also helps to walk up to them and hail before sending a tell, this way they know you aren't going to make them wait forever to find you.
personally, at low levels running around is part of the game imo. you really don't need to travel "far" until you get to around 30, by which time scrounging 10pp for a port rlly becomes trivial.
i think part of the anxiety people have now is that "travel" and "hang-out" time are no longer considered part of the game by many players. It might be the WoW-spoiler thing, it might just a different age in gaming, who knows. Back in the day though, hanging out for 40 minutes to put a grp together and 20 minutes running and 10 minutes waiting for the boat was considered "playing." Hardly anybody got into pissy fits because they couldn't find a port for their lvl 15 character.
Humerox
07-17-2010, 09:57 AM
I always tip 50p for ports.
Prolly cuz my first evar EQ toon was a druid...
'Course newbs and non-twinks should be ported for whatever, but everyone else should pay up...it's not like plat is hard to make once yer hi enuff, lol
I port for free, so therefore I win the game... I think. If I have no interest in porting, I simply don't port your ass. If I feel nice enough to port, I don't care about a donation. 1cp - 100p, whatever. I just hit accept when the trade menu comes up ;)
This.
If I'm busy or semi busy, I'm not gonna be porting people at all, unless they say like "OMG 100pp FOR PORT TO XXXXXX" then sometimes I will, sometimes I wont. If I'm not busy, I don't care, put something in trade and I'll take it. I've learned not to turn down people's offerings. I'm trying to be nice and they make me feel like a dick for not taking their last 7pp. "Please.... take it, it's all I have to offer you as thanks for your awesome help."
It's like, wtf, why you gotta make me feel like that. So now I just click trade no matter how much they throw in there and say thanks.
astarothel
07-17-2010, 11:13 AM
I'm on my third level 50 but I still tend to tip 10pp because I grind exp more than I grind plat. I always ask when I tip "is 10pp ok?". Sometimes when I need 2-3 ports for a quest I can't afford 60-100pp to get ported around.
If you don't think my tip is ok then tell me. One wizard was really rude about it like I was trying to jip him. Even level 50s are broke sometimes.
With 3 50s, you should def be able to pay more than 10pp.
An okay tip is like one common drop. Maybe you should stop grinding exp and start grinding plat.
Theldios
07-17-2010, 11:48 AM
I am what i would consider mid lvl 31 and i tip between 10 and 20p for a port it always seemed resonable to me. I am no super trading plat monger and have rarly had more than 100-200p at any one time i figured 10% of my total liquid worth was not too bad. Never had anyone complain and when I ask someone to come pick me up and take me somewhere else i always try to pay more. Again I have never had anyone complain.
I usually tip 20/50p depends how scrub the druid is honestly. More scrub = more tip.
10p for sow which I base off the cost of sow potions.
darkblade717
07-17-2010, 12:41 PM
I just looked up your avatar and I found this gem that wouldmake even Mel Gibson proud :
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q197/Chronoxx/powerleveling.png
Disclaimer : I don't agree with racist bigotry
Can't...stop...laughing!!! You are my new hero.
Autotune
07-17-2010, 12:46 PM
if you are going to bitch about how you got paid 10p for a port. Why don't you just make the pay before porting and if it's not up to your super porting standards, refuse to port them?
Or when they ask for a port, you can be a dick and say "I don't port people for less than X amount because i'm fucking awesome and my ports are best. So if you can't afford it, too bad scrub."
Then people can take their plat to someone more deserving... i mean less deserving.
Humerox
07-17-2010, 01:16 PM
^^
Oh, without a doubt - I more often than not turn down the tips from people below level 20 that aren't twinks
But yeah, this post was mostly inspired by some asshat with a Yak first, then RIGHT after that, the other person I mentioned before
fastboy21
07-17-2010, 01:18 PM
the policy on my main was that a donation was required. it didn't matter to me what the donation was, just something. if a newbie could give me 1 cp I was happier than when a max level thought he was above donating.
the bottom line is that, unless we are friends, guildmates, friends of friends, etc., then my time should be worth something. if nothing the donation is just a formal way of saying thank you in my opinion...the amount is irrelevant.
What was funny is that people would get mad at me when i would politely say before porting (usually after a several second wait of uncomfortable silence after we met up) "donation?"
I guess I can see why some folks would be offended, but a TL component costs something like 2pp (this was later on)...do you really expect me to pay for your TL? Maybe folks didn't understand that there was a component involved...
of course, if someone was on a CR I would always port them for free. Its an easy way to make a friend and you never know when you will need someone's help (its oddly quite frequent how often you bump into someone who can help you that you have done a favor for in the past...).
Waedawen
07-17-2010, 06:17 PM
if you are going to bitch about how you got paid 10p for a port. Why don't you just make the pay before porting and if it's not up to your super porting standards, refuse to port them?
Or when they ask for a port, you can be a dick and say "I don't port people for less than X amount because i'm fucking awesome and my ports are best. So if you can't afford it, too bad scrub."
Then people can take their plat to someone more deserving... i mean less deserving.
Kid get the fuck out of my face, seriously.
Lazortag
07-17-2010, 06:26 PM
I pay about 20 plat for a port on average, but if I were a druid/wizard, I'd be okay with 10 plat if the guy was low-leveled. Just saying.
Serith
07-17-2010, 06:27 PM
Next time, port them to somewhere in the middle of no where to show them you mean business.
mitic
07-17-2010, 06:39 PM
Getting paid 10p for a port is fucking bullshit
You know it, I know it
restart cleric then and go afk in lguk or solb
Autotune
07-17-2010, 06:53 PM
Kid get the fuck out of my face, seriously.
oh sorry to be all up in your e-face, Mr. 10pp.
I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. I apologize, I did not know you were so sensitive.
mitic
07-17-2010, 07:05 PM
I just looked up your avatar and I found this gem that wouldmake even Mel Gibson proud :
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q197/Chronoxx/powerleveling.png
Disclaimer : I don't agree with racist bigotry
pictures like the above are tempting me to post a funny picture of the 9/11-towers with dieing americans and some funny text in it.
those prisoners died horrible deaths just because they have been jews, romas, sintis, homosexuals or handicaped people.
6 millions of aoe`d mobs
Derpus
07-17-2010, 07:09 PM
if you require a "donation" for a good/service it isnt a donation anymore, its a price
Waedawen
07-17-2010, 07:16 PM
oh sorry to be all up in your e-face, Mr. 10pp.
I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. I apologize, I did not know you were so sensitive.
K bro. Apology accepted.
Bubbles
07-17-2010, 10:40 PM
of course, if someone was on a CR I would always port them for free. Its an easy way to make a friend and you never know when you will need someone's help (its oddly quite frequent how often you bump into someone who can help you that you have done a favor for in the past...).
^^
This.
President
07-17-2010, 10:43 PM
^^
This.
BUBBLES?!??!!
StinkyGreenBud
07-17-2010, 11:12 PM
Getting paid 10p for a port is fucking bullshit
You know it, I know it
Then you can take the fucking boat you lazy fucker. Also i charge based on level.
Bitch.
Bubbles
07-18-2010, 12:20 AM
BUBBLES?!??!!
sup sup. Glad to know the other Half Elf Warrior on the server lives on :)
HeallunRumblebelly
07-18-2010, 01:53 AM
Sometimes they pay, sometimes they don't. Just be happy you're getting someone where they need to be. If you want money, roll a mage / necro / enchanter or just go camp bilge (but you'll hafta pry that PKT out of Ralph's cold dead hands).
President
07-18-2010, 01:59 AM
sup sup. Glad to know the other Half Elf Warrior on the server lives on :)
I do.. I think I still owe you some $ for that fine plane!!! Theres a couple of us.. *peers at Durison*
Chicka
07-18-2010, 01:59 AM
Really, this is nothing, try turning up at kedge from wherever you were (read not on that continent) to rez some lame ass who suddenly produces two corpses and only drops 40pp on ya. Or the whiny gits who do the same for unrest and drop 10pp on ya.
Bubbles
07-18-2010, 02:06 PM
I do.. I think I still owe you some $ for that fine plane!!! Theres a couple of us.. *peers at Durison*
Nah, Durison's someone's joke alt who just levelled to 29 to leave me 1086758 corpses to rez in Sol A.
Pay it forward.
President
07-18-2010, 03:03 PM
Nah, Durison's someone's joke alt who just levelled to 29 to leave me 1086758 corpses to rez in Sol A.
Pay it forward.
I have plenty! Durison leads DA!
Waedawen
07-18-2010, 08:02 PM
ITT: cheap fucks who make excuses
Kelven
07-19-2010, 01:00 PM
I think the real point of this thread is : Bubbles, who are you playing now? give me the name!
GreenRanger
07-19-2010, 01:21 PM
pictures like the above are tempting me to post a funny picture of the 9/11-towers with dieing americans and some funny text in it.
those prisoners died horrible deaths just because they have been jews, romas, sintis, homosexuals or handicaped people.
6 millions of aoe`d mobs
you forgot gypsys... just sayin
Porcinet
07-19-2010, 08:32 PM
If you want to get X pp for a port you should charge that much. If you "port for donation" well 1I am sorry to tell you that 0pp is a donation.
mitic
07-20-2010, 04:30 AM
you forgot gypsys... just sayin
nope i did not.
gypsies is politically incorrect, thats why i wrote romas and sintis... just sayin
If you want more than 10pp, charge people. Don't be a moron and ask for donations of an unknown amount. You are like a little high school girl creating your own drama...get over yourself.
Messianic
07-20-2010, 08:21 AM
I think what we have here is a complete misunderstanding of basic contracts.
If you do not disclose a required price ahead of time, please don't come here and cry about it. Does any business allow customers to simply pay whatever they want? Would that business ever get a fair price for its good or service if it did that? Rarely.
At least they wouldn't cry about it in a public forum if they didn't. Someone asks you for a port? Give them your rates. If they don't like that, they can find someone else. If you haven't even told me what you require for your service, how in the world can I know what you think a fair price is? How can we enter into contract and exchange value for value if you do not define the value of your end of the transaction?
Messianic
07-20-2010, 08:22 AM
Oops, forgot to proof my message:
"Don't come here and cry about it."
Actually, that's the point of this forum, so I retract that. But if you do come and cry about it, know that you do so in vain.
Aeolwind
07-20-2010, 08:29 AM
10p was my standard "tip" on live....also those that said "Donation plz", were asked for 100x that amount if they ever asked me for a rez lol.
Drood: "Can u plz cum rez me?"
Aeolwind: "Can you please type out your words?"
Drood: "y?"
Aeolwind: "...Ok, sure, I'll come rez you. 1k pp.
Drood: "lol ur stupid"
Aeolwind: "lol you're dead"
Messianic
07-20-2010, 08:36 AM
10p was my standard "tip" on live....also those that said "Donation plz", were asked for 100x that amount if they ever asked me for a rez lol.
Drood: "Can u plz cum rez me?"
Aeolwind: "Can you please type out your words?"
Drood: "y?"
Aeolwind: "...Ok, sure, I'll come rez you. 1k pp.
Drood: "lol ur stupid"
Aeolwind: "lol you're dead"
People should be allowed to price/value their services and time as they see fit. 1k for a rezz under certain circumstances is (to me) entirely reasonable ;)
Bardolap
07-20-2010, 09:44 AM
10p was my standard "tip" on live....also those that said "Donation plz", were asked for 100x that amount if they ever asked me for a rez lol.
Drood: "Can u plz cum rez me?"
Aeolwind: "Can you please type out your words?"
Drood: "y?"
Aeolwind: "...Ok, sure, I'll come rez you. 1k pp.
Drood: "lol ur stupid"
Aeolwind: "lol you're dead"
I just literally laughed out loud at that. Roommate is now trying to understand. He'll never get it.
...n00b...
~B
10p was my standard "tip" on live....also those that said "Donation plz", were asked for 100x that amount if they ever asked me for a rez lol.
Drood: "Can u plz cum rez me?"
Aeolwind: "Can you please type out your words?"
Drood: "y?"
Aeolwind: "...Ok, sure, I'll come rez you. 1k pp.
Drood: "lol ur stupid"
Aeolwind: "lol you're dead"
Lol my hero
xplodr
07-20-2010, 12:10 PM
I love how Aeolwind has perfect grammar, makes me smile irl :D
Theldios
07-20-2010, 02:45 PM
10p was my standard "tip" on live....also those that said "Donation plz", were asked for 100x that amount if they ever asked me for a rez lol.
Drood: "Can u plz cum rez me?"
Aeolwind: "Can you please type out your words?"
Drood: "y?"
Aeolwind: "...Ok, sure, I'll come rez you. 1k pp.
Drood: "lol ur stupid"
Aeolwind: "lol you're dead"
This is one of my pet peeves
Aeolwind: "Can you please type out your words?"
If your going to ask me for something please have the courtesy to actually spell the words out.
purist
07-20-2010, 02:47 PM
If you're really that uptight about "can u plz cum rez me," I think your head would explode if you met Freshpro.
Messianic
07-20-2010, 04:18 PM
Freshpro says, 'Hail, Freshpro'
Lol, gotta love it when they're so lazy they can't even target the right person to hail.
After reading this post I spent some time porting, as well as rezzing just to experience this first hand. Let me just say, that we have some ridiculously cheap people on this server. I would say on average I recieved 10pp or below for ports and 20pp for rezzes. For reference, my average tip for a port is about 30-50, and for a rez 75-100 per rez.
Everytime someone asked me how much I charged I told them whatever you feel is fair reasonable for my time and your gain from my services. Apparently people feel that my time and their gain from my services are worth not all that much. One instance I recieved 12pp for two rezzes and me running to highkeep (20-30 minutes of my time). A number of times I was messaged without advertising that I was porting and recieved tips under 7pp. If you're going to bother me for services that I'm not actively advertising and then turn around and snub me with 4pp, that just isn't right in my book.
Don't get me wrong, some characters are lower level and don't have a lot of money, I understand that. But when a L40+ only gives you 15pp for crossing a number of zones to rez them - that is kind of shady in my book.
It wasn't all bad however - a number of people were extremely good tippers (which is something I definitely will remember mind you). While I didn't keep track of every poor tipper, I certainly will remember the good ones and will not hesistate to assist them in the future.
Few side notes - if you snub me hard (like 12pp for 2 rezzes, heals, buffs, and me running accross zones) and I say "No Problem", that is really just me being nice. I really do kind of care because you're effectively telling me that you don't value my time and services very highly. I'm not just being cool about it and want to keep talking to you or toss you a symbol or be your friend. It is a kind of a problem - but just not a big enough one for me to make an issue out of it. Just leave me alone and continue being a cheapskate.
Also "Can you do 'A' Rez" implies 1 (one) singular rez. If you ask me for "A" rez and say you'll give me 50pp and I show up and there are 9 corpses - I'm probably going to be slightly irk'd. Not just because it is going to require a lot more time, but also because often times there are people waiting behind you for services and if I tell them I need to hit one person and will head there way in a couple minutes, I'm making them wait.
Cliffs: Tipping poorly, much like in real life, implies that the person is providing a substandard services and that you do not value their time and effort - thus, people who simply ask for a tip are justified when they recieve a poor tip - because it is essentially the customer telling them that is the value of their product/service.
Messianic
07-23-2010, 05:00 PM
After reading this post I spent some time porting, as well as rezzing just to experience this first hand. Let me just say, that we have some ridiculously cheap people on this server. I would say on average I recieved 10pp or below for ports and 20pp for rezzes. For reference, my average tip for a port is about 30-50, and for a rez 75-100 per rez.
Everytime someone asked me how much I charged I told them whatever you feel is fair reasonable for my time and your gain from my services. Apparently people feel that my time and their gain from my services are worth not all that much. One instance I recieved 12pp for two rezzes and me running to highkeep (20-30 minutes of my time). A number of times I was messaged without advertising that I was porting and recieved tips under 7pp. If you're going to bother me for services that I'm not actively advertising and then turn around and snub me with 4pp, that just isn't right in my book.
Don't get me wrong, some characters are lower level and don't have a lot of money, I understand that. But when a L40+ only gives you 15pp for crossing a number of zones to rez them - that is kind of shady in my book.
It wasn't all bad however - a number of people were extremely good tippers (which is something I definitely will remember mind you). While I didn't keep track of every poor tipper, I certainly will remember the good ones and will not hesistate to assist them in the future.
Few side notes - if you snub me hard (like 12pp for 2 rezzes, heals, buffs, and me running accross zones) and I say "No Problem", that is really just me being nice. I really do kind of care because you're effectively telling me that you don't value my time and services very highly. I'm not just being cool about it and want to keep talking to you or toss you a symbol or be your friend. It is a kind of a problem - but just not a big enough one for me to make an issue out of it. Just leave me alone and continue being a cheapskate.
Also "Can you do 'A' Rez" implies 1 (one) singular rez. If you ask me for "A" rez and say you'll give me 50pp and I show up and there are 9 corpses - I'm probably going to be slightly irk'd. Not just because it is going to require a lot more time, but also because often times there are people waiting behind you for services and if I tell them I need to hit one person and will head there way in a couple minutes, I'm making them wait.
Cliffs: Tipping poorly, much like in real life, implies that the person is providing a substandard services and that you do not value their time and effort - thus, people who simply ask for a tip are justified when they recieve a poor tip - because it is essentially the customer telling them that is the value of their product/service.
I entirely agree with you in principle - low tipping is a pet peeve of mine, especially if you find someone who gives incredible service (i.e. waiters who don't let your drink go below half). Hell, i paid some guy 15pp (nearly all I had at level 7) to invis/run with me (he was on the way anyhow) from HH to FP and bind me, and he didn't ask. He just mentioned he was having trouble buying his spells as an enc, and I happened to have some cash on me so decided to give value/value since I would have never made it through the gnolls and orcs without him (no one clearing them both for days).
However, if no prices are put up front and rely on someone else's judgment alone, I never expect people to give me a fair rate because there isn't any contractual connection or true exchange of value. Most people hear "Donations" or "Tips" and think "Optional, therefore cheap." Just how things are.
Maybe "recommended tip X amount for those between Y-Z levels," another tip amount for another level range, etc might be more effective?
astarothel
07-23-2010, 05:26 PM
I made my post, and people were sort of decent about it.
By two weeks tho it was forgotten, so I simply stopped doing rezzes.
Goobles
07-23-2010, 05:43 PM
If only if only, dude.
Some ho had me pick her up in BBM and drop her off in Toxx, threw me 10 ~_~
So the next time you could just say no, or do you just dive right into the herpes without questioning the bumps?
Phallax
07-23-2010, 05:48 PM
My port tips are usually 25pp, sometimes more. Sometimes I forget I dont have $$ and give people stuff I have on me. I gave a dude a ruby once because once we got to the destination I saw I didnt have any plat on me and wasnt gonna snub him. Could have sold the ruby then gave him the tip but Im usually in a hurry if I need a port, otherwise Id just run.
Rezzes I almost always give 100p if not more. Ive had drive by rezzes on my alts when I had 0 plat on me and found them later and paid them as my thanks for their previous time and service.
Phallax
07-23-2010, 05:51 PM
My port tips are usually 25pp, sometimes more. Sometimes I forget I dont have $$ and give people stuff I have on me. I gave a dude a ruby once because once we got to the destination I saw I didnt have any plat on me and wasnt gonna snub him. Could have sold the ruby then gave him the tip but Im usually in a hurry if I need a port, otherwise Id just run.
Rezzes I almost always give 100p if not more. Ive had drive by rezzes on my alts when I had 0 plat on me and found them later and paid them as my thanks for their previous time and service.
On a side note: I usually get multiple tells when Im looking for a port, because people know Im a good tipper. Try it. If you know you tip well. Get a port on your main, then make an alt and advertise the same way, you wont get as many tells.
I got a port on Phal, logged on my alt did the exact same advertisement not even 2 mins later and got 0 tells because none of the porters knew the name.
People remember.
eqdruid76
07-24-2010, 09:42 AM
There's no rule in Sony's EULA or in the P99 guidelines that stipulate anyone has to pay a single copper for a port.
Conversely, there is no rule that stipulates that porters have to port anyone anywhere.
If you don't want to pay for ports, then walk, and complain your ass off every step of the way. Then think about if you'd refuse to pay a cabbie at 2 a.m. in Harlem because the price was outrageos. Loading, please wait...
And if porters don't want to risk getting a cheap tip, or no tip at all, don't port anyone. No one is making you advertise your services. You might want to consider how Sony rectified your complaints about cheap tippers; Introducting The Plane of Knowledge. Presto, you don't have to port anyone ever again. Now, where's a good place for you to make money for spells at level 29?...
Chicka
07-24-2010, 11:50 AM
People remember.
Truth. Which is why the next time the 10pp rez tipper wants a 2am rez I don't answer the tell.
h0tr0d (shaere)
07-24-2010, 12:01 PM
You might want to consider how Sony rectified your complaints about cheap tippers; Introducting The Plane of Knowledge. Presto, you don't have to port anyone ever again. Now, where's a good place for you to make money for spells at level 29?...
I like that.
krforrester
07-26-2010, 04:57 PM
Times sure have changed since I played live. I haven't been ported yet on P-99 (only level 12) but I recall on live that 10pp-15pp was standard fare on Terris Thule for ports regardless of level.
Bubbles
07-26-2010, 05:05 PM
It mostly has to do with time constraints..
If you are in EC, then yeah.. you'll find a port for 10-15pp easy. If you are 235/75 weight in Feerrot or OOT, then yeah, you'll generally tip more if you want a porter to bind and then port you somewhere. :)
And the market for ressurections just skyrocketed. Going to be fun to watch how this plays out.
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