Peridots for Ports

[Sonderbeast]

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

5 Peridots at level 60 is the minimum you should be paying unless you're running short on, on hand plat value.

Peridots are 10p max vendor value on the server, but people will never get the full 10p.
So 5 of them is more like.. 45-49p

It's perfectly valid for monks/anyone to pay in gems if the value adds up.

I think it's up to the person to decide how much is fair for a port. It's a tip after all, if you disagree with me take it up with Tupakk, he should be paying his porters more.

[Baler]

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

I think it's up to the person to decide how much is fair for a port. It's a tip after all, if you disagree with me take it up with Tupakk, he should be paying his porters more.

As a person who has fought against DaP and their monopoly stranglehold lead by their tyrant king tupakk. I am in no way advocating the unreasonable prices they think they could charge.

My rule of thumb has always been 50p for normal ports & 60-100 for special cases. (at level 60)
If you're level 60 and you can't afford 50p for a port maybe you have other problems besides trying to find a port.

Originally Posted by Wfrench1234 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As far as 5 dots (50p) being minimum for a port...damn. Guess I can’t afford ports. My main has 1.3k in the bank right now.

That's 26 ports right there. But pay w.e you want don't let me tell you otherwise.
Consider better money management and avoid pointless spending.

Hopefully a DaP member doesn't try to shoehorn their propaganda into this thread about how people don't pay enough.

[Sonderbeast]

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

As a person who has fought against DaP and their monopoly stranglehold lead by their tyrant king tupakk. I am in no way advocating the unreasonable prices they think they could charge.

My rule of thumb has always been 50p for normal ports & 60-100 for special cases. (at level 60)
If you're level 60 and you can't afford 50p for a port maybe you have other problems besides trying to find a port.

Why stop there? People who can afford Holgresh Elder Beads for 400k should be tipping at least 10k per port right?

[Baler]

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

Why stop there? People who can afford Holgresh Elder Beads for 400k should be tipping at least 10k per port right?

I knew this was coming... no that's not how it works stop being cheeky.
You've got my words twisted.

[skarlorn]

Dots are loved by all because you get the dopamine hit when you sell them. Tip 50p at high levels, if you can't afford it it's time to figure out how to make some plat. Tipping 50p makes it easier for porters to help on crs for free and port poor lowbies for little.

[Foxplay]

Anything of value works fine for a donation, even if its heavy as hell....druids can be at a vendor in about 10seconds as there is several rings with a vendor right at them

[Tupakk]

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

Trick from AM, /q after a port and log an alt for a while.

Fuckyou. We know who you are.


To the rest. Dots are fine. Like Fox said anything that sells works. Obviously we like raw plat. We are understanding for the most part but common sense allows us to determine if someone is lying or not. Don’t be cheap and we won’t be greedy this last year we have found a nice middle ground in the community. DaP provides a great social and economic advantage to the server for any one wanting to turn a new leaf or just make some coin on the side. Hell even new players flock to us first. That’s what it’s all about.


Baler ILU

[acidosis]

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

Trick from AM, /q after a port and log an alt for a while.

so good

[Rainik Stormseeker]

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

Dots are loved by all because you get the dopamine hit when you sell them. Tip 50p at high levels, if you can't afford it it's time to figure out how to make some plat. Tipping 50p makes it easier for porters to help on crs for free and port poor lowbies for little.

^this - i tip 50+ @ 60 depending on the flight pattern [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

ex: ~75pp for a port to CS and succor across SG. With a ~90% success rate running it, if a port/succor happen to be in front of my face, I'll take it heh.

Then again, we have plenty of plat to donate for ports/rezzes since we spend very little on gear and spells, and whatever plat we do spend, stays in the guild economy to help others.

[d3r14k]

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

As a person who has fought against DaP and their monopoly stranglehold lead by their tyrant king tupakk. I am in no way advocating the unreasonable prices they think they could charge.

Well, SOME of us set our own prices. I'm probably out of the norm in that I don't. Someone sends me a tell and I usually just complete the request and accept whatever is given. Of course there are some exceptions when someone wants a pick up from somewhere out of the way like LOIO or the bottom of Kaesora. I've done literally hundreds of pickups like at the newbie ramp in FoB, port to somewhere, and a bind for whatever that new player can offer, which most of the time is peanuts (and I'm OK with).

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

Hopefully a DaP member doesn't try to shoehorn their propaganda into this thread about how people don't pay enough.

Whatever someone can pay is usually fine. The only thing that ever irks me is level 50+ dudes who think 5pp for a port is acceptable. I think a general rule of thumb is 1pp per level. Also, I have never plat shamed someone who didn't have enough.

DaP is 100% for convenience to save you the trouble of sending 50 tells to find a ride. If someone doesn't advocate it, they are very welcome to find their own alternate means of transportation. There are a ton of "freelance" porters out there not associated with us at all.

To answer the OP's question: Personally, I love peridots as a tip. They weigh less than the raw 45pp would by itself (if you're tipping 5x) and it also gives me the option to throw some to a cleric to buff myself or a party member.