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Originally Posted by Jingleson
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Now I realize it's common courtesy to tip someone for buffs, revives, and ports. I always tip when I ask for any of these services (what I can afford, anyway), but the point is that it's technically a free service from most people and clients don't HAVE to tip if they don't want to. It's extremely petty and tacky, but they don't have to.
But I've run into a few people now that say things like "Porting for donations, at least 25pp" or "Will buff for tips." which gives the impression that they won't port you or buff you unless you give them a donation, turning a complimentary service into a paid one. I've even seen a few cases where newbies have been turned down for buffs or ports after asking politely for one, and I get the feeling it was because the people they were asking knew that they were broke and likely wouldn't have money for a donation.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for tipping someone who spends their time and mana to help you out, I always tip when I can, but when did donations turn into a MANDATORY thing? When did people start acting like "no donation? no port."?
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I've never played a druid or a wizard that was high enough level to port. I played a cleric in live, but never once buffed for a tip. I also never just sat around buffing people for no reason.
That being said, they have a service they can offer that people are willing to pay for. They choose to spend their time in the interest of offering that service with the explicit goal of making money. And they have the right to do so because they're not doing anything that hurts anyone and they don't owe anyone a thing. I spend my time how I choose and they can spend theirs how they choose.
No one owes you a goddamn thing. If you don't want to pay for a port, then you should "/ooc looking for a port for free because I am entitled and it doesn't cost you anything to port me".
This thread is fucking dumb.
11-11-2013, 12:22 PM
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