Peridots for Ports

[Canelek]

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

Quick question then - how'd you twink Bibdo - what's your old forum handle - why are you on a new one

=D Oh come on now Filbus. I would think you would realize already that he is exploiting the CJBA (Craft Jum Brewing Alliance) for the fungi, etc cash.

Or Lancel retired his main account for this one, of course.

[skarlorn]

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

Or Lancel retired his main account for this one, of course.

[Moerne]

I have a druid in DaP and I love when people pay in gems! It's that much longer before I have to stop porting and make a run to the bank. I'm always carrying to much crap on me so 5 or 6 ports in can get me overweight.

Like most DaP'ers I really don't care about what people pay me for their ride, unless it's really outrageous. A level 60 in raid gear who pays 5 or 10p will rub me the wrong way. However, if they just mention that they are sorry, they ran out of plat, then it's fine. I just ask they pay it forward on their next ride with DaP. I've done a few charity ports (non-CR) for the same reason with the same price.

Honestly, I know DaP bothers some people but I think it's an amazing service. I remember the time spent on live doing a /who all druid 34-60 and *praying* you'd find a druid who wasn't anon, wasn't busy, and was willing to port for pay. It was hit or miss at best. Lowbies generally didn't have a chance unless they had a druid friend, because most druids felt it was beneath them to port low level toons. Here on P99 with dial around, it's a rare day that I can't find the ride I need, when I need it.

[brandonb1029]

Really if you do not have the plat (or whatever form of payment) to pay that should be made clear on the tell for the port.

Getting the port then apologizing means you were fully aware you were taking advantage of the person.

If you have no intention or ability to pay, you should be up front about it, regardless of level.

[deniedius]

I always paid my level, seemed easy, but if money was tight less. It also makes me value the ports more and commit to where I decide to go.

[loramin]

EDIT: Original post was deleted after I quoted it, so this quote is all that remains.

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

It also makes me value the ports more and commit to where I decide to go.

This!!!

I think far too many tip poorly because they think "jeez, if I paid 50p a port I'd go broke."

Many of us remember being ported all the time on live, or we just remember being able to easily get around because of Luclin and the Planes. But when you come to P99 and don't have the wealth you had on live (or the horses/spires/books), you shouldn't keep traveling like you used to and make up for it by paying porters next to nothing ... you should simply travel less.

In other words, the solution is not to make a nice player, who is spending his/her leisure time helping other people go places faster, "suck it up" by accepting a 5p tip after they've already ported you. The solution is to bother them less often and pay them properly when you do.

[Sonderbeast]

Just a reminder to all, tipping is a choice not a requirement. Everyone is just pulling numbers out of thin air for what they think is a fair tip. There is nothing to weigh your time against valuewise and your are spending a free resource to do it. Is it worth 10p? 50p? 100p? 500p? Druid ports you, no welcome, no sow, no salutation? Not worth much.
Sond Airlines, hot elven steward, complementary snacks and your choice of up to 3 different beverages, buffs on request. Free sow, Levitation is extra. Premium Flights - worth very much.

[loramin]

One more data point: I too pay the "standard price", ie. my level in plat, to a max of 50.

I pay that for a pickup at a dragon circle/druid ring/wizard spire, or for a rez from a cleric in-zone (or maybe from a cleric one zone over when I've brought the corpse to that zone line).

If the cleric has to cross more than a zone to get to my corpse, or a porter has to pick me up somewhere else (or I need them to succor me through SG) I pay between 1.5 and 4x that. 200 plat may seem like a lot, but I think it's perfectly reasonable when I've asked (for instance) a cleric in EC to come rez me in Howling Stones ... especially since (if they're not a jerk) they'll have to pay 50p of it to get a port over.

[Gozuk]

Having Dial around is awesome. It's a way for people to make some extra plat if they want and provides an easy way of getting around when you need it.

That being said, if I'm at say the OT ramp, and there's a Dial porter standing next to an untagged porter, I will usually ask the untagged porter for a ride probably 9/10 times. Unless their name is hard to type. That's a real deal breaker.

[Tupakk]

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

Having Dial around is awesome. It's a way for people to make some extra plat if they want and provides an easy way of getting around when you need it.

That being said, if I'm at say the OT ramp, and there's a Dial porter standing next to an untagged porter, I will usually ask the untagged porter for a ride probably 9/10 times. Unless their name is hard to type. That's a real deal breaker.

7 outta 10 of your 9 our of 10 the untagged porter is DaP lol.