90% rez for free if you get me a ride to your corpse

[kaev]

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

100% of the time they are just sitting there with a clickstick.

This is why my cleric hasn't been to KC in months. The cleric alts/mains parked there for convenience have fostered an absurd level of entitlement in the KC population. It isn't that I expect to be tipped, it's that you expect me to be your servant, and the attitude that expectation engenders is, not to put too fine a point on it, shit.

[TorrastEQ]

Originally Posted by Swish2 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The entitlement if people see a cleric at the KC zone in is unreal.

Make no mistake, they're not donating.

I’ve found this to be the case. I just made it to KC and have done almost 10 rezzes with no epic (I’m only level 50 and it’s my first character), and not one tip was offered even when rezzing between tight pulls for a completely separate group. I like to provide the service, but may have to add some sort of restriction to keep from going nuts as I balance mana between heals for my group and rezzes for others.

I probably need to do that regardless of donations though.

[Tethler]

I never have clerics tell me straight up there is a fee. I always pay them anyway at least 100p or a bunch of dots since their rez is saving me a lot of lost time to re-earn that xp. If you ask some rando cleric for a rez, throw em some cash.

[Archalus]

When I first started my cleric I swore I would never except any donations for a rez. I'm now at a point that unless they are a guild members while I don't require or ask I will except donations of any value.

As a cleric I have very little if any time to loot while in a group. I just need to keep my ass down and med. I'd be sick if things went bad and I didn't have enough Mana because I was looting instead of medding. Add to that Symbols cost me 10 plat per cast I'm always broke. I don't seem to group with any warriors, usually rangers and monks who seem to while deal great damage take a ton while at it so I'm usually hit 2-3 with Symbols at a time. Put in a several hor session and I'm out a lot of platinum. Then you get the ones that get offended when I don't hit them and only give regular buffs. That Adds up fast. I do spend a lot of time buffing low lvls when I can.

Without donations I have little money to pay for ports or gear upgrades. Maybe once I start to get into raids I won't be so broke and it will change.

I'm still new to p99 so understand I may be doing g something wrong In regards to making plat.

Just my newbie take on it.

[Ruhtar]

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

Add to that Symbols cost me 10 plat per cast I'm always broke. I don't seem to group with any warriors, usually rangers and monks who seem to while deal great damage take a ton while at it so I'm usually hit 2-3 with Symbols at a time. Put in a several hor session and I'm out a lot of platinum. Then you get the ones that get offended when I don't hit them and only give regular buffs. That Adds up fast. I do spend a lot of time buffing low lvls when I can.

In my experience, the best thing to do is give out regular buffs and if someone asks for a symbol, say you don't have any on hand or ask for replacement peridots. If neither of those work, I also keep a stack of jaspers on me to do lower level symbols in a pinch. Usually the people QQing for symbols are either terribly geared warriors who need the HP to look less terrible or someone in top tier gear who should be able to afford some peridot money. The first gem to the cleric rule can work pretty well, but not all groups agree to it or on rare occasions, that gem may not drop.

The idea that anyone should be expected to pay out of pocket to buff someone else is asinine. I don't know if it's still true, but some guilds used to make their clerics pay for peridots themselves to buff the raid. Now imagine you being the only 60 cleric and the raid wipes to something stupid (which is usually the case). No thanks.

[Jimjam]

Just do some looting.

Sure you aren't meditating if you rifle through the pockets of the dead for 12 seconds, but the melee aren't dpsing while they do.

If you really don't want to miss a tick just ask someone that is looting to also loot your share and give it to you later?

[Diogene]

The worst about being a cleric is that thing with symbols in pick up groups... tanks never carry peridots but always ask for HP buffs. It annoys me to no point. Carry dots, at least one or two per session to split the cost with the Cleric. I almost never see that tho. That should be the etiquette.

[Tethler]

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

The worst about being a cleric is that thing with symbols in pick up groups... tanks never carry peridots but always ask for HP buffs. It annoys me to no point. Carry dots, at least one or two per session to split the cost with the Cleric. I almost never see that tho. That should be the etiquette.

Most groups I see give any dots that drop to the cleric to help cover buffs. It's probably less than are used, but I'm sure it helps. My cleric is 41 and people I group with keep giving me dots even though I still use jaspers at that level. I'll have a decent starter supply when I get the symbol upgrade in 3 more levels.

[MalystryxVoF]

First gem always to clerics for dot money. easy and simple to do.

Also, yes i expect something if i get asked to go rezz someone and have to go out of my way and run across 5 zones to get to obscure location_01 to go rezz a stiff.
Only natural to give something in a situation like that where random cleric_045 takes 20 mins of his time to come rez yer ass somewhere.
However, is it a newby and i can see some one is really in trouble, i would come help for free, and even give some spare gear or something to help out true n00bies. Just don't be an ass and demand a rezz just cuz i am in the zone with you cuz 'you haz click stick!' /ignore works wonders fast than.

[Xaeophi]

I suppose we should start giving bonechips to the necros and gear to the tanks were grouping with too so they can perform their role for that level better.
Sounds like we have some money hungry clerics among us.
If you want to do a less then mediocre job as a cleric.. Just tell the group you are out of peridots. It makes your job harder and increases your chance of wiping when peoples hp is lower.
You spend so much on spells? I can tell you right now a cleric does not spend more money on spells then any other caster and don't get me started how much has to be spent to make your tank actually relevant in the higher levels.

Usually a free gem or two is given to the cleric anyways to cover dot costs. ( At least in every group ive been in the 50s-60 )

Don't complain. Youre playing an easy class that just gets to sit and click CH 90% of your time in a group.
Oh.. And people pay you to right click an epic item. Sounds like a pampered life