Dial a port is bad for server health.

[Bummey]

Dial a port is mostly full of cool dudes and rad ladies.

[Tpar]

I have never had a bad experience with Dial A Port. I have found them to be a good service, and I generally tip them well. If they have any fault it is that there are often not enough of them around and they do sometimes take a bit to get to you, but I have found that they try to accommodate one's needs to the extent that they can. I often find its much more convenient to do /who all dial than to try and find a druid of sufficient level using /who all druid <level range> and hoping that they will be willing to port me.

I have a druid myself. I know that when I'm on him and not in /roleplay mode, I get bombarded by tells and I can only imagine what the folks at dial a port get. I think they provide a valuable service to the server. Just my two cp worth.

[big_ole_jpn]

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

I have never had a bad experience with Dial A Port.

i play really fucking casually and i have had multiple bad experiences. Guild seems to be filled with illiterants and complete retards.

case studies:

1. send tell to DaP member requesting port with specifics included. only reply received is "sec" (I immediately get another port because that tell is meaningless). 5 or 10 minutes later, after I've received a port and run the rest of the way to my destination, a butthurt "where are you, why did you waste my time" from the "sec" guy.

2. request port, pay 50p up front, only person in porter's group. Get detoured to a different zone to pick someone else up first (without porter saying anything). Game lags out on zone to WC instead of the DL port I requested, and when I log back in porter nowhere to be seen.

3. many weird creepy tells received from basement dwellers butthurt about my "Tell a Port" tag and telling me to join the hive. Frustrated that my tag is actually a semi-clever pun and yours is gay nerd stuff?

[Tankwipe]

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

i play really fucking casually and i have had multiple bad experiences. Guild seems to be filled with illiterants and complete retards.

lol

[Lhancelot]

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

i play really fucking casually and i have had multiple bad experiences. Guild seems to be filled with illiterants and complete retards.

case studies:

1. send tell to DaP member requesting port with specifics included. only reply received is "sec" (I immediately get another port because that tell is meaningless). 5 or 10 minutes later, after I've received a port and run the rest of the way to my destination, a butthurt "where are you, why did you waste my time" from the "sec" guy.

2. request port, pay 50p up front, only person in porter's group. Get detoured to a different zone to pick someone else up first (without porter saying anything). Game lags out on zone to WC instead of the DL port I requested, and when I log back in porter nowhere to be seen.

3. many weird creepy tells received from basement dwellers butthurt about my "Tell a Port" tag and telling me to join the hive. Frustrated that my tag is actually a semi-clever pun and yours is gay nerd stuff?

I think DaP members all do their services differently, kind of like how anyone working does their job a little differently than their coworkers.

For instance, some of them seem to keep a lengthy list of people in a queue for ports, while others pick you up and turn their tag off meaning they won't get any more tells for ports.

The ones who keep small queues of people waiting are quicker to respond I would guess.

Some of them also might try to coordinate more routes with one another to try to maximize their use of mana, while others may keep their port routes simple using more mana on ports but making it a faster pickup for those who have requested them for a port.

Also, you got to understand, they are not simply running people for money. They also get random tells to pick up lowbies, people send them tells for CRs which often times are more complex than just taking them to one spot and leaving them. CRs will require sow, see invis, invis, possibly a levi, and maybe even partial escort and DaP does all of this for free.

Anyway, it's pretty simple. If you don't like the guild or their service, simply do not use them. I think the majority of players on the server won't share your animosity towards DaP though, because most people have pleasant dealings with them apparently.

[Alanus]

I am a DAP member. When I am doing business (i.e. anon is off), it's not uncommon to have 5-6 people in the queue. Often it can get real busy and hectic trying to coordinate it, while trying to minimize people's waiting times. I try to go first-tell, first-port, but sometimes it makes more sense to go out of order (i.e. if a guy wants SRo to WC, and another guy wants WC to Iceclad, it makes sense to do the SRo to WC to IceClad route, even if that isn't the order the tells were received). It's not uncommon for someone to say "X needs SRo to WC" in guildchat, and then someone takes it. When I an overwhelmed, I will put up anonymous again while I get my queue down, but sometimes I forget. I also do my best to keep people updated on how long it'll be, but again, sometimes things come up or it makes sense to change it.

Then, in the middle of porting that queue of 5-6 people, you get a tell asking for a CR port (which is free) or an evac across SG (takes up considerable time and mana). We try to keep your waiting time to a minimum, but it can get difficult when you are getting a lot of tells quickly. Also, cussing me out because I am not bound at OT ramp or won't run across DL with you to ejac you (when I have 5 people waiting on ports) doesn't help.

Also, I port anyone. I don't blacklist people because if I am port whoring for cash, I like getting business.

[phacemeltar]

i dont think i ever complained about not getting a port

[dallow2345]

really this is what bothers you? if you dont like them dont use them.

[phacemeltar]

i really dont have the patience to try and explain this in explicit detail, but i thought id try to at least respond. my issue with dialaport is that they are too convenient to compete with. the majority of players will skip the "/w all druid 39 45" step and go directly to "/w all dial" step. the only way to profit from porting is basically to join them, which means that you must remove your porter from the guild that they were already in or suffer low client base on an already underpopulated server.

im not speaking from the perspective of someone who is on their 5th - 10th alt, but instead in defense of those new players who made a druid or wizard as a starter character in order to get finances to support a tank class or healer (which has been suggested in many guides). not only does this mean that the guild you joined to level up with is short another member, but now you are in a guild with only porters.

i worry about how this "almost mandatory" decision reflects on new players. everquest is a multiplayer game, and guild-interactions can be some of the most memorable ones to be made. leveling guilds will frequently post LFM adverts in guild chat for some of the best content the game has to offer. also, druids can make decent healers in a pinch, and this means that there will be less druids in guilds at a level range where clerics are not the most common, and most shaman are soloing.

lets not forget that due to a lack of groups and a surplus of platinum, alot of druids turn to soloing. soloing is great xp, and can net you lots of loot, but not grouping during the 30s and 40s might leave some newer players a little lost when it comes to the mechanics introduced during that level range.

i do not approve of dialaport because their motto should be "leave your guild or be poor" and i think thats bad for server health on a game that thrives on multiplayer interaction.

[Expediency]

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

my issue with dialaport is that they are too convenient to compete with. the majority of players will skip the "/w all druid 39 45" step and go directly to "/w all dial" step. the only way to profit from porting is basically to join them, which means that you must remove your porter from the guild that they were already in or suffer low client base on an already underpopulated server.


lets not forget that due to a lack of groups and a surplus of platinum, alot of druids turn to soloing. soloing is great xp, and can net you lots of loot, but not grouping during the 30s and 40s might leave some newer players a little lost when it comes to the mechanics introduced during that level range.

First paragraph is wrong, see the third post in this thread.

Also my main is a druid and nobody wants druids in groups for the most part unless they are the only healing option available.

Lastly why talk trash for druids soloing but not shamans, who are similar healers?