Some tips about player services.

[Hauling]

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

Counterpoint:

1) Use /role if you don't want to be bothered.
2) Learn how to tell someone no.

Sounds to me like you just don't want to shut off a revenue stream, but want everyone to do it your way.

If you want to see how well /role works, dress in leather and stand at the ec tunnel entrance. It's also no good to go anon when you are trying to find a group. Otherwise, yes /role does help some.

I'm not at all against helping people in a bind and doing things for free as many folks can attest too, and I do say no when I'm busy. However, I just get the feeling that people take all of these player offered services for granted. As I stated I don't play an enchanter, but I feel they deserve good compensation for their services. Enchanters that I've spoke to about it say they rarely get tips for clarity.

And I don't play a cleric either, but it bothers me how often people spam begging for rezzes, and with my experience of people begging for sows and ports, I assume that clerics get the direct tell spam as well.

So, there's two services that I have no vested interest in, but would like to see people fairly paid for.

[Massive Marc]

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

If you want to see how well /role works, dress in leather and stand at the ec tunnel entrance. It's also no good to go anon when you are trying to find a group. Otherwise, yes /role does help some.

I'm not at all against helping people in a bind and doing things for free as many folks can attest too, and I do say no when I'm busy. However, I just get the feeling that people take all of these player offered services for granted. As I stated I don't play an enchanter, but I feel they deserve good compensation for their services. Enchanters that I've spoke to about it say they rarely get tips for clarity.

And I don't play a cleric either, but it bothers me how often people spam begging for rezzes, and with my experience of people begging for sows and ports, I assume that clerics get the direct tell spam as well.

So, there's two services that I have no vested interest in, but would like to see people fairly paid for.

Oh, I was in the middle of trolling your post, when I noticed your response.

In that case,

tl;dr

Pay people for services rendered. Seems simple enough.

[darkblade717]

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

Pro tip : There are a lot of druid rings with vendors at them. Say someone gives you 300g as a tip - you can buy a couple 15p emeralds, which will come out of your gold, then sell the gems back to the vendor for platinum. That may seem like a massive inconvenience but it only takes about 20 seconds.

The unintelligent should not be privy to these common sense secrets!

[Rasah]

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

If you want to see how well /role works, dress in leather and stand at the ec tunnel entrance.

Don't stand in the entrance unless you are willing to buff the lowbies. T1, T2 or shady are good places to do business. And when you are in EC, click on the option for tells to a new chat window. That way, you can have multiple conversations and know exactly who to respond to.

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

It's also no good to go anon when you are trying to find a group.

Then turn it off when you are looking for a group.

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

I'm not at all against helping people in a bind and doing things for free as many folks can attest too, and I do say no when I'm busy.

And yet the original post talks about payment in more than half of your tips.

Most people will take no for an answer. Those that don't, tell them your powerlevelling rates are 1000p per hour, prorated to the amount of mana you have to med back. If they persist, just stop responding. (Don't ignore, you'll want to be sure you see when they /shout train! at higher levels.)

I don't fully disagree with the sentiment, but it seems a little nitpicky to complain about getting gold or preferring "/say" instead of "/tells".

[Hauling]

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

Pro tip : There are a lot of druid rings with vendors at them. Say someone gives you 300g as a tip - you can buy a couple 15p emeralds, which will come out of your gold, then sell the gems back to the vendor for platinum. That may seem like a massive inconvenience but it only takes about 20 seconds.

Good point. Swings both ways though, why can't the person buying the port stop at a vendor and do the same? If a person ports you or buffs you, they're spending their game time to help save you time. Why make them spend more of their time to look for a vendor to do the banking? And what about wizards? I'm not too familiar with their ports, but I don't ever see vendors at the spires. And what about other classes that provide services? Should we make them waste their time banking our gold?

[Massive Marc]

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

Good point. Swings both ways though, why can't the person buying the port stop at a vendor and do the same? If a person ports you or buffs you, they're spending their game time to help save you time. Why make them spend more of their time to look for a vendor to do the banking? And what about wizards? I'm not too familiar with their ports, but I don't ever see vendors at the spires. And what about other classes that provide services? Should we make them waste their time banking our gold?

Your asking for payment for services and complaining about the currency your receiving ?

You would make a horrible Panhandler.

[Kender]

well when i'm on my druid there is only 1 tip...

say please

i'll do almost anything i'm asked to for free if someone says please. it really is that uncommon

[Mcbard]

I needed a port for a cr today at an unfathomably early hour. Hauling gave me that port.

HAULING = OKAY GUY.

[Gorgetrapper]

/role or /anon doesn't work if you put in a specific class and level search.

[Shocore]

Learn how to say "Sorry, I don't speak English" in as many languages as possible.

Or learn to at least convincingly imitate it. "Einher nein dun schpekken zein Angerlasshein." See, you probably think that's Dutch, but it's not. I made it up.

And if they say that they saw you do an /ooc in English or something, start yabbering gibberish incessantly until they go away. In fact, why wait for people to bug you? Just get up and go do it to the first person you run into. See if you aren't having fun already.