To the level 40 I ported last night with no tip..

[douglas1999]

What is this bizarro world where a guy generously provides a port and doesn't even get a thank you, and is slightly miffed about it, but has the decency to not name the person who stiffed him, and everyone seems mad at HIM? Wtf

[drackgon]

im a long with douglas.. I didnt know Dial a port had some weird rule that you can expect to ask for a tip. Seems silly. I personally always do who all /29 50 druid/wiz to find ports. Glad i dont rely on em seems silly. I always thought Dial of port took in porters who wanted 2 make $$$.. And btw I ALWAYS ALWAYS tip for port. I even owed a wizard like a week due to CR and made sure to give him a huge tip. Avg tip is 50pp, but I've paid 200ish for ones when im short on time. I for one <3 all porters like OP. Also side note Is Port is generally 1pp per lvl tip.

[Meiva]

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

im a long with douglas.. I didnt know Dial a port had some weird rule that you can expect to ask for a tip. Seems silly. I personally always do who all /29 50 druid/wiz to find ports. Glad i dont rely on em seems silly. I always thought Dial of port took in porters who wanted 2 make $$$.. And btw I ALWAYS ALWAYS tip for port. I even owed a wizard like a week due to CR and made sure to give him a huge tip. Avg tip is 50pp, but I've paid 200ish for ones when im short on time. I for one <3 all porters like OP. Also side note Is Port is generally 1pp per lvl tip.

Totally man. Do not utilize DAP if you do not believe in their rules. OP also doesn't have to be a member of DAP to port for tip. He will do just fine without the guild tag, but with it he should abide by their rules. Let's be clear here though, DAP members do port for tip. The guild has never been non-profit. The service ain't a charity, lol. It's only that guild members are expected not to be distasteful, and to follow the guild rules.

It's NO different than any other guild and their rules. You might have consequences in any other guild for your actions on the forums or Discord. YOU can do your part and give the finger to the man by not utilizing their services. Take that you BIG PHARMA, fascist Dial-a-Port. Suck it!

[Widan]

Money upfront no exceptions.

[cd288]

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

im a long with douglas.. I didnt know Dial a port had some weird rule that you can expect to ask for a tip. Seems silly. I personally always do who all /29 50 druid/wiz to find ports. Glad i dont rely on em seems silly. I always thought Dial of port took in porters who wanted 2 make $$$.. And btw I ALWAYS ALWAYS tip for port. I even owed a wizard like a week due to CR and made sure to give him a huge tip. Avg tip is 50pp, but I've paid 200ish for ones when im short on time. I for one <3 all porters like OP. Also side note Is Port is generally 1pp per lvl tip.

It’s definitely not 1pp per level on the new servers just FYI

[Rader]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It’s definitely not 1pp per level on the new servers just FYI

0.5pp per level on Green Teal is the norm. Anything less is a cheap a$$ F

[Fammaden]

The rule is that you don't set a strict pricing schedule so that the service is accessible and open to both shitty AND big fares. Raiders on blue would hook DaP's up with crazy fares all the time, both plat or items. Stating up front that we charge X plat per level would create less of those big jackpots. Still I think DaP originally spread the 1pp per level idea, but I can't point to who or when it started.

The bigger rule is you don't use the words "tip" or "donation" in your /ooc macros. Those terms imply that the payment is optional, when DaP has always been designed as a for profit service.

The reason for that "CR is always free" line is an indirect way of showing that normal ports are NOT considered free, without looking pushy about it. People know that auctioning porting is generally for money but especially here on green/teal there's been people saying shit like "payment not required but welcome". Saying its free only if you're on a CR removes any doubt without sounding greedy or blunt about it.

[TheDudeAbides]

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

The reason for that "CR is always free" line is an indirect way of showing that normal ports are NOT considered free, without looking pushy about it.

Could always just bag your gear and claim you need a port for CR

[Meiva]

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

Could always just bag your gear and claim you need a port for CR

Everyone that is ported via a DAP member is logged in to a shared ledger. Specifics such as tip girth, cr or non-cr, race, class, eye color and your interpupillary distance are meticulously recorded. A small lock of your hair is clipped discretely. Data such as this is collected in order for Dial-a-Port to provide you with an ever improving ring-to-ring, spire-to-spire experience. There is nothing to be concerned about.

[Fammaden]

People do that at times, those people are pathetic cheap asses. Level 60's and raiders on blue tended to be the most reliably big tippers though so it didn't matter that you got a worthless cheapass sometimes. I think many who still play on blue were pretty bummed to see so much dial a port leave, because its an awesome service to have. All the haters don't realize how great the option is, they are just greedy about their stupid little pile of plat, many of them broke as shit and shortsighted.