How much to tip for a port?

[Zodiacrat0222]

I have a druid in Dial-a-Port guild named Vexxtor. Now I'm not sure what everyone's general policy is, but here's mine:
When people ask me how much for the port, regardless of the destination, I just tell them to pay what they can afford. I never state a fixed price. I've been tipped 300p before, and I've been tipped 2p before. I really don't care; I'm not on my porting druid to get rich, just make some gear money for my real characters while providing a service to the community.
It's all about community here. We have one of the best with the best people around and I'd hate to see it all go away because of some loser MMO players. You want a crappy community, go hang out on Warcraft for awhile. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Crabbles]

Originally Posted by Zodiacrat0222 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I have a druid in Dial-a-Port guild named Vexxtor. Now I'm not sure what everyone's general policy is, but here's mine:
When people ask me how much for the port, regardless of the destination, I just tell them to pay what they can afford. I never state a fixed price. I've been tipped 300p before, and I've been tipped 2p before. I really don't care; I'm not on my porting druid to get rich, just make some gear money for my real characters while providing a service to the community.
It's all about community here. We have one of the best with the best people around and I'd hate to see it all go away because of some loser MMO players. You want a crappy community, go hang out on Warcraft for awhile. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Nailed it.

[Seltius]

I used to carry stacks of peridots since they were usable for alot of different things and I liked to at least pretend the added weight really mattered. Also clerics love when you tip them with peridots for a rez. So its a win/win situation.

[lodgedogg]

Im see your few posts hating on us dial a port druids and sincei have one i will tell you right now, the only time i get mad is when a epic twinked rog or monk gets a port and bounces on the tip or when i wait for a lvl 60 for 20 minutes and get the shaft. I always port lowbies and if they dont have money thats fine when i was low and didnt have much dial a port druids ported me and always turned down my little bit of plat i could pay them. So before you hate on us look at yourself in the mirror and you will see it was probably yourself in the wrong.

[Kalmiri]

I have an active porter and as others have said already if you are young and cant afford to tip just tell me up front and life is good! If you are on a CR im going to take you and you wont even have to wait, its still first come first serve. I have had well known high level raid guild people tell me 'im sorry, I just switched to my resist gear and forgot money for the port'. That is fine! The other night a group from Rampage got a ride from me and I had to wait a bit for them to assemble so they" made it rain plat on me" and that was great too!
Point is just say in advance what you need and if you can pay or not and im going to give you a ride anyways! Please don't be rude and sneak off without a word!

[azeth]

25p
100p for an evac

never more or less.

[Dazbonez]

I don't actively look to port people but I end up porting people fairly often especially when I end up leveling in zones like OT and Dreadlands. The thing that pisses me off the most are the people who ask you for a port (when your not ooc'ing that your porting),you give them a port and then they don't tip or even say thanks or anything they just disband group and head off on their way afterwards. I'm all for helping people out, but when an epic'd level 60 asks you to stop what your doing and you don't even get a quick thanks afterwards its kinda ridiculous. Earthquakes are by far the worst, people just lose all sense of common decency when they start racing for dragons. People start acting like your an NPC and that you exist solely to transport their character as though you have some vested interest in their dragon-slaying. the only time I turn anon on is following earthquakes because 90% of the times ive been stiffed or had to deal with a rude asshole have been directly following them. I was in the middle of a quad in DL and this guy asked me for a ride, I told him I could as soon as I was done with my pull. I give him a ride he hands me like 5pp(Fungi Epic CoF gear so yeah pretty solid tip) and asks for levitate and then proceeds to yell at me out for a good couple minutes afterwards when I inform him I wasn't carrying batwings. I REALLY wanted to port him to Toxx and hope he wasn't paying attention and didn't drop group.

[Clark]

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

25p
100p for an evac

never more or less.

25pp isn't much unless you're below 40

[Asharad]

Man...I am thinking I need to level a druid. I actually don't mind running and using the boats but 25 plat+ a port is some gooooood money.

I'm level 9 and that's 1/4 of my entire net worth! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Kalmiri]

Since this ebil thread started my competition has doubled. Druids everywhere are trying to get their share. How about we end this and start a 48th thread about why we cant have Luclin (not by me, Im thrilled with Velious) Please?