Typical port donation amount?

[Lojik]

Originally Posted by mystang89 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

10 - 20....gold? cause if i spent 10 - 20pp on each port i'd be negative. right now at lvl 19 i only have 60pp. I normally give about 4-5pp. I let them know beforehand how much i can spare and if they take it great, if not I'll check someone else.

You don't have to give them anything. Give em 1 plat and they'll probably tell you to keep it, people are pretty understanding if you get a port and can't really afford to donate much.

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

Anyone telling you over 30 is "typical" is trying to set a precedent and gouge you.

Anyone telling you that you should pay 1p/level is trying to set a precedent and gouge you.

30p, tops. 100p for evacs.

Right... because people are trying to gouge prices on ports to earn plat on this server by saying that 50p is standard[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]. Most people who are offering port for plat services are relatively new and trying to build up a decent base of plat, so help em out. But remember why you're getting a port in the first place, because you don't want to have to waste your time. Is not wasting 30 mins or 2 hours running somewhere worth less than 50 plat to you? For me it sure isn't. If you're a newb and can't afford it thats fine, but many porters won't even flinch when they see "WTB Port to XYZ" unless there are 3 digits, cause it's simply not worth their time cause they have shit to do in game too.

If you're a server vet and expect people to port your iksar monk wherever you want for change that you would have deleted anyway because its too heavy, well you may find you'll have a hard time getting a port.

[ObooReturns]

I started in feb and my main is a porting class; not a member of dial a port. Here are what I have noticed as some rules of thumb:

1. Most of the time, the guy isnt charging you much for the port. Hes charging you to go pick you up, or wait on you to come to him. He could be making money or EXP during that time. He is a taxi and the meter is running. Be at the druid rings or wiz spires and a port will always come to you in short order.
2. If you are new to the server, you should flat out tell the person porting you that you are new and that you cant pay. *If* you make it easier on him/her by going to the rings/spires and let them come to you between ports, youll probably get a port for free. I do not accept 2pp-type tips from players, if they cant afford to pay more than that, I'd rather just port them for free.
3. If you are in an uber guild, you are being judged differently (fair or not), because everyone knows you can afford to pay to be taken somewhere, and also because you certainly have numerous guildmembers capable of porting you.
4. Evacs cost more. There is an element of risk in evacing you to SF/EJ not present in going to WC and the porter even at level 50+ can easily die if you have all your porting spells up or failed to get sowed.
5. I always take the guy who tips the most, or has tipped well in the past, to their location first, regardless of who arrives first. If you're gonna tip well tip up front, because you get what you pay for and I want to take care of the customers who take care of me.


As far as "standard" tip, I have never kept a chart (although I think that would be some interesting reading) but I would say that the average I get is about 35pp. I am rarely offered a tip less than 20pp, and frankly any less than 20 isnt worth my time unless I was already headed to that area anyway. Tips of 25/30/40 are the most common, followed by 50. For Evac to EJ, double it, I probably get a 60-80 average.

Approximately 5% of people will run right off without even thanking you, so be prepared for that.

[ko37qtl]

If I'm inclined to port, 10pp is enough, provided there's nothing special going on. More is certainly nice but if I'm not inclined to port, I don't care how much you're offering and it becomes insulting when people push after I say I'm not available (this is thankfully rare).

I would say that rather than worry over whether the amount you intend to pay is enough, let the porter know ahead of time how much you're offering and let them decide if it's enough. If you're poor, learn to get around on your own (boats, running, firepot room). Teleporting is a luxury.

[Madbad]

Unless there are mitigating circumstances tip your level in ports, add 100 for annoying pickups and evacs.

On red you shouldn't expect to make it where you want to go unless the porter is in your guild, and who accepts a tip from a guildie?

[Tuljin]

25-50pp is really the average these days, depending on how enthusiastic the person being ported is about you saving them time.

I have gotten everywhere from 100pp and up tips to diamond jewelery to other neat items. I have also gotten stiffed but its not very often and not the end of the world, the big tips make up for it. Nubs usually ride for free and I am rarely asked to go out of my way. Nubs figure out that if you wait at the GFay spire you'll get a ride eventually.

The plat that trickles in over the time of the toon is substantial. Porting is not a huge money maker grind-wise. If you're in your 30s or 40s its worth porting for a while to buy some gear, but if you're high level its much better to kill mobs for drops. Thinking that people are trying some seriously lucrative plat scam by posting false numbers on the forums to raise prices serverwide is ludicrous.

[Pipip]

I gave 25p on my 25 ranger and the person said, "wow! Thanks for the generous tip!" In the same night, I asked for a port from ec to gfay on my untwinked level 7 rogue, and a guy private messaged, "I'll port you for 35p." I didn't even respond to him.

I would pay more if someone actually had to come get me, but I tend to just go to rings or the EC tunnel. I don't want people to have to go out of their way, and I expect not to get gouged in the process.

[golten]

people will bitch, people will complain....


25p is standard, 50 if ur in a rush, or in raid gear.. 100p+ for evacs

anyone that says anymore than that is full of shit

[Herp]

30-50pp. Evac add on another 25.

[loramin]

Your level in plat, cap at 50. But really just pay what you can and if the porter is upset it's their fault for not specifying a price first.

[Jibartik]

I like to tip 70-80 depending on how nice they seemed to be heh