Dial a Port

[cd288]

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

Ports are a privilege not a right.

If you can't afford 1p per level, you best start walking.

Thanks Mr. alt right

[Baler]

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

Thanks Mr. alt right

Your mind is so small you need to categorize people in order to make sense of the world around you. Fun fact, I'm not alt right, bad try.

I've paid 1p per level for every port, for every character I had on p99. Special cases I'd pay 100p+ such as picking me up or picking up another person at a ring.

Being an Adult is not difficult if you're mature and make smart choices. Such as having a budget and plan for the future.

[Indecisive]

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

IMO minimum of a pp per level is pretty ridiculous if you’re not on Blue. Depending on the class you could be level 60 and not have infinite amounts of plat on Green.

If I walk up to the WC Druid rings and you’re sitting there watching Netflix and spamming an /ooc about ports why should I pay you 60pp for clicking a button while you binge watch TV? I’m not saying I would stiff you but I think 30-35pp is totally reasonable.

Edit: and that’s speaking as someone who maimed a Druid on Blue. Expecting one pp per level is kind of unreasonable and was never what you got tipped on live. I mean hell for years on live most people tipped 10-15pp per port lol

This is why people stop porting. 1p per level is incredibly reasonable for all the time and effort I, or any other porter, is saving you - especially since a druid is going to toss you a SoW, aside from the lev and/or invis you may need as well. What does it matter what the porter is doing outside of the game? You're paying for the service, the same as you would a rez.

Project 1999 is not Live 1999. People have far more platinum on here than most ever did on Live, myself included. We know all the money-making spots now. It's not very difficult to accrue the amount of money needed to cover ports on the server. I did it twice as an ALS character without any problem - and if I couldn't, I took the boat.

Just my 2c.

[cd288]

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

This is why people stop porting. 1p per level is incredibly reasonable for all the time and effort I, or any other porter, is saving you - especially since a druid is going to toss you a SoW, aside from the lev and/or invis you may need as well. What does it matter what the porter is doing outside of the game? You're paying for the service, the same as you would a rez.

Project 1999 is not Live 1999. People have far more platinum on here than most ever did on Live, myself included. We know all the money-making spots now. It's not very difficult to accrue the amount of money needed to cover ports on the server. I did it twice as an ALS character without any problem - and if I couldn't, I took the boat.

Just my 2c.

To each their own I suppose. I find 30pp or so to be completely reasonable when I port people, and that’s on blue which has so much plat in circulation. I’m clicking a button while I’m semi AFK, I’m not working a full time job in game

[JDAm0nk]

As a new(er) player to P99 and someone who has only played on Green, being level 60 and only paying 30pp for a port is pretty stingy, IMO.

My main/highest level character is only 35 and I have ~3kpp in the bank. That is without doing any of the popular cash camps like Treants, OOT, or Sisters in LFay.

A level 60 could easily raise 100pp in a few minutes of play...

[Baler]

Dial a Port is a household name on P99. I gave them hate early on and mid way through.

But they're actually good for the server health. They provide a community service, For the community.

The bad eggs weed themselves out.

[Indecisive]

I was a DaP porter many times on Blue, and I never had to make an account to join ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

It used to be, they'd make everyone an officer so they could efficiently invite porters and not have to wait around. You'd get a basic rundown of how the guild worked (mention DaP in your port message, can't demand platinum, go /anon if not porting, etc.) and then you'd get an invite. Maybe it's different on Green, but the system they had on Blue worked fine, so I don't see the need for extra steps - especially since porting isn't nearly as profitable on Green as it was on Blue, and it's harder to find ports.

Just contact someone in the guild, OP.

[Noren]

I'm level 60 and always pay around 30-40p for a port.
I tell how much I'll pay with my port request.
I've never had anyone decline this amount of plat...

[ashentco]

Apparently according to this thread I've been stiffing people with 25pp everywhere I go because I rarely have more than 100pp to my name anyway.

Also idk about this whole "I'm lvl 35 and have 3k pp" stuff. I've played melee every char I've ever had in EQ and in my experience it's incredibly hard to end up with money until you're maxed and have some good drops from camps. While leveling, you're trying to get a few hundred plat to find some str gear and then you're back to just exping. Money making is a conscious decision that many people just do not do.

But yeah I'm sure the guy who clicked 3 buttons to get me to wc is really mad he only got 25pp for it.

[guggle]

He spent 3 clicks. But more importantly, he spent his time shuttling you around instead of being at a camp or leveling.

If you can't tip fairly, nothing is more classic than walking.