Guildies, Ports and Tipping

[kruptcy]

Originally Posted by sox7d [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Why is it the norm that guildies don't tip if we're all helping each other?

I would never expect a tip from a guild member. If I asked my brother to drive me to the store because my car was in the shop I don't think he'd expect to be paid like a taxi driver. Yeah if the cost of the gas was non-negligible I might throw in a couple bucks, but otherwise it's just something that friends / family do for eachother.

[sox7d]

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

I would never expect a tip from a guild member. If I asked my brother to drive me to the store because my car was in the shop I don't think he'd expect to be paid like a taxi driver. Yeah if the cost of the gas was non-negligible I might throw in a couple bucks, but otherwise it's just something that friends / family do for eachother.

Culture surrounding driving and porting aren't identical. What if it was a guildie you'd never seen before/spoken to in a non-raiding guild?

[Tuljin]

Gotta do it for free dude, sry - if you don't want to do it just say "I'm busy" Haha. I also usually keep /anon or /role. If I take it off its deliberate and I know I am having wizard office hours - I often get tells for ports and advice unless I am /role. The life of a porting class!

[Lifebar]

I don't think twice about not tipping guildies for ports. I also do not expect compensation for running across a bunch if zones to Rez them. A guildie tipping me would be weird and I wouldn't be willing to accept it (zomg unless its peridots)

[thieros]

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

I don't think twice about not tipping guildies for ports. I also do not expect compensation for running across a bunch if zones to Rez them. A guildie tipping me would be weird and I wouldn't be willing to accept it (zomg unless its peridots)

tipping dots only form of acceptable guildy donations

[kruptcy]

Originally Posted by sox7d [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Culture surrounding driving and porting aren't identical. What if it was a guildie you'd never seen before/spoken to in a non-raiding guild?

Not sure, I generally try to get to know most people in the guilds I am in. If its not common practice in your guild to help eachother then I wouldn't feel obligated -- if your guildies help you with CRs or quest kills and the like then I think you should be happy to pay it back in ports, even if its a name you don't recognize.

[tanknspank]

Originally Posted by sox7d [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What if it was a guildie you'd never seen before/spoken to in a non-raiding guild?

Doesn't matter. The reason to join a guild is to be together with people who you want to pull in the same direction with. You're a team. Sure you don't all help each other or play together 100% of the time, but these will be the people you turn to when you yourself need a hand (with a quest, a CR, a camp, an epic, whatever).

If you feel the people of the guild aren't worth investing time into, or that they wouldn't be there to give you a helping hand when you needed it in turn, then maybe you need to look for a new guild.