Greedy Wizards and Druids

[Wonkie]

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

I think the main problem here is people want to have it both ways.

By not stating how much they charge per port, there's the chance that some people will over pay, and they do. So in this case, porter will happily accept the extra payment and feels good about themselves. But the risk is that by not stating how much you want for your service, there are times people does not value your time and your service as much as you value them and we have the problem here.

How to fix that? Well easy, just like many people already said, just tell people how much you expected to be paid. But doing that would mean that those future "big tippers" will just pay the standard asked amount. But that's the risk for that.

You can't have it both ways.

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[kaluppo]

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

I get that you're entitled, and spoiled, by rich folks, but if your first response is to complain because you didn't get the tip you wanted for a port (that you also didn't specifically ask for), then you can rightly go fuck yourself.

Way too little information here.

1). What level was your character that you got a port for?

2). How much was your tip/donation that the porter complained about?

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

I just don't get it. Perhaps you can, instead, tell me what you feel is appropriate so I can judge whether or not your time is worth it to me. Don't make me guess when, clearly, your expectations are through the roof, just so you can pitch a fit when you don't get it.

As has been previously stated, 1 pp per level is the popular rule of thumb. But this is just a guideline. Tipping 12 PP even if you are say lvl 20 is not going to ruffle too many feathers. Just try to be somewhat close to 1 pp per level and you'll be fine.

If you can't or won't come close to that guideline then communicate this before the port. I had a lvl 25 toon send me a tell asking if I would port him for 5 PP because it was all he had on him. I ported him for free and was happy to do it. Now if that same player solicited me for a port and then just tipped that small amount for his level without warning, I would have called him a cheap prick.

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

Isn't it all just money anyway? When all you're doing is standing around being useless in ecom and you have nothing better to do, and the entire process is free anyway, shouldn't you be thankful you get anything at all?

Are boats not free? Are your legs broken? It's just time and the game is free. Shouldn't you be thankful that you don't actually need a port? You may want one but you don't need one. If you are going to be a cheap tipper then communicate this up front and claim whatever you are offering is all you have on you.

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

I'm sure there will be a bunch of people lining up to tell me where I'm wrong about this, but let's go back to point #1 here; if it's important to you, form a fucking a union and set a price already.

That would be the Dial a Port union.

You want free ports? Put all your gear in bags and claim to be on a corpse run. You may wait longer for a port but at least the price will be affordable, even to the cheapest of port tippers.

[mcoy]

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

I've had a silent policy for rezzes that is basically "whatever you stick in the trade window" - and I think I'm going to have to do away with it. Maybe at least the silent part.

1) No one brings me booze, bandages, or symbol reagents. (Okay, one person paid me in dots. I love you.)
2) If you're bound in a city, and you get rezzed, and you have all of 6p on you...you missed the boat there, I'm afraid. I even promised my group a cut. 500 mana for the 50% rez is a nontrivial amount. Well at least it was 1 plat for everyone. My bar was "if they tip, at least they tried" - I'm rethinking that.
3) If you don't tip well the first time, I might find myself less likely to rez you in the future.
4) I don't have to rez you. I'm doing it because I know what it's like to lose a chunk of orange off your bar for some stupid thing that happened. Show some appreciation for me undoing the stupidity that was your senseless death.

If anyone's on your blacklist or if you're just not feeling it - tell them to pm me.

-Mcoy

[solleks]

OP is racist against gnomes and halfling

[Tethler]

OP, how much was your tip that you triggered your porter so hard? Did you pay in silver?

[Madae]

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

OP, how much was your tip that you triggered your porter so hard? Did you pay in silver?

3p at level 11.

[Tethler]

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

3p at level 11.

Heh nice. I've paid for ports with items in the past. Like give the druid a HQ bear pelt and a stack of bone chips. Stuff that low levels can get their hands on even if they don't have coin.

[Noren]

When I ask a porter, I tell him how much I'll donate to him.

If he agrees, we are both happy, if not then it's ok for both of us, no drama.

Sometimes I give a little more if the porter is fast/have to wait me or have to travel.

Agreeing on price before trade is the best way I can think of..

[Vallyx]

tl;dr

OP is crying that porters expect to be compensated for their time

[Canelek]

Some of you think that EQ money is real money is the takeaway here, eh?