I just stiffed a dial a Porter, oops

[dnatabar]

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

I'm very sorry you are sadly mistaken..If anything we encourage chariety ports more then anything the one exception we ask that people do not advertise the guild as a port for free service in any type of /ooc or /shout msgs they may have. Members are more then welcome to port whomever they wish for free at anytime. I do get a kick though outta all the peps who have "inside" knowledge of the guild though but dont seem to have a clue of what actually goes on within.

And again it seems we must touch on this once more...each porter determines what his/her time is worth. The guild its self has grown from the service guild of just port toons to all types of players, alot of which are playing mains and will move on to bigger and better things.

I'm very glad to hear this, because i only know what i was told by my mate.
And perhaps she have misunderstood what was meant by the charity ports.

So i'm glad to be wrong for once [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Nalen]

It is super nice to just /who all dial when you need a port. You know those people are porting so you don't have to worry about bothering someone who isn't. Also a good way for people to make money.

Dial a port is awesome. Are people seriously complaining about this?

[Naethyn]

I prefer my ports to be certified 100% DAP. Sure, you can go try and save a few plats with an unregulated, donations based, scrub porter, but when you find yourself without lev (dreadlands) or waiting tens of minutes remember, you could have just /who all dial
DAP is a pay for service that provides the assurance I need for quality ports.

[Ebener]

Hey Baalzy pretty sure I was that druid. Don't worry about it at all. I was probably at fault as well. Had 5 or 6 ports lined up and was just eager to get to the next destination quickly. I was the only druid online in the guild doing Velious ports last night for a good 3 hour stretch.

I would like to take this opportunity to shed some insight on my 8 months as a member of Dial A Port. DaP is not some exclusive club. There is no app process or waiting list. Everyone that can port is invited to join. Despite that, they've been able to attract some of the most positive, friendly, and helpful people in the game. We hold recruiting drives, guild contests, and server events (Bum Fights anyone?).

Most of my time is spent filtering through hundreds of /tell messages. Conversations range from arranging transportation, fielding questions from people who are playing this game for the first time, directions, CR and buff requests. Like the server's 411 line. On a busy night I'm playing whack-a-mole with tell boxes. Most likely while I'm porting you, I'm speaking with 4-5 other people at the same time. My worst enemy is my mana bar and I may have been known to port away without first inviting my fare to the group (whoops.)

The guild does not get a cut of any money. There's no percentage. The leader and officers get nothing from this aside from being helpful and kind people. There's two rules as far as I'm aware of. 1) Do not use the word donations. We work for tips. This is a service industry. 2) Go /anon if you are not actively porting. Pretty straight forward.

On the whole, the majority of the server "gets it." Be at or near the rings/spires. Send a tell stating where you are and where you need to be. Tip for services rendered. We realize not everyone is at the same point in the game. There are no set prices. The individual porters get complete control for how they run their "franchise" so you may find that you like going with one porter over another based on previous interactions.

So Hop on the Halfpint Express and remember to Dial A Port (/w all dial).

[Whirled]

found a song for this occasion, no charge =P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn8EEEpWcvw

[Jaleth]

Just yesterday I was in Qeynos Hills leveling my level 4 shadowknight, when a level 2 wizard had asked in /ooc the best route to make a run across Antonica (north along High Pass or south along Rathe Mountains) to take the boat to Faydwer to eventually get to GFay. I offered to log in my wizard to pick him up in Qeynos Hill zone line to West Karana and port him over. I grabbed him and ported him to GFay, no charge. Stinks I went LD though because I wanted to bind him as well.

Even though being a member of DaP, I had no intention of asking or accepting 1 copper from this new player. Most if not all members in our guild follow the same moral guideline. We are there to help, making money when we can sure, but we give out as many free ports when neded as we charge for service. I would have given a lot in live to have a guild like DaP around when I started, but by Luclin then PoP, there would have been no need.

[dnatabar]

I'm pleasantly surprised by the amount of people responding, supporting DAP.
Personally i have used DAP a few times as well, but since i mostly play a druid, its not been often.

And i'm in no way interested in bashing DAP unrightfully, which i did. So i'm sorry about that. The information i had was incorrect, and i apologize.

Most of you are doing a great service, although i will say, i have had a couple DAPs not being so friendly.

But that is by far the minority, so that's all good =)


You are mostly doing a good job, and i appreciate it, even more now that i know you aren't actively against charity ports.

[absol]

The only time I've used DAP was as a lvl 12-ish newbie, and ran to surefall glade assuming the circle of sfg was in the game. Contacted a DAP druid who told me it wasn't, so I offered to run to NK (I wanted to go to WC). He said to sit tight, he was going to contact his wizzy friend and he'd send me a tell. All the time I asked him what the going rate is as I'd not done this before, but he wouldn't say.

I waited for around 30 mins in sfg, and got no tell so I made my way to NK and this time contacted another DAP as I didn't want to hassle the first guy. Again I asked how much it would be, twice iirc, but he didn't say. He picked me up and dropped me off in WC and I asked how much.

Him "20p"
Me "I don't have that much, I have around 14p and change"
Him "I can make it 60p if you like"
Me "Will you accept 14p?"
Him "whatever"

I tried to give him the money, but he was sitting down and I got the message that I couldn't trade with him. He disappeared then, I guess he logged off and the reason I couldn't trade was he was camping? Not sure. I hung around the WC rings just in case he came back because I felt bad for not paying but after about 15 mins i moved on. I felt like I cheated him. It was really awkward.

I have no problem at all with DAP, they provide a really useful service and its clear they make a lot of people happy. It works. The only thing I would say is if you have a newbie asking you what the going rate is for a donation/tip, don't pretend you didn't hear them asking you. They don't know what to give you, they probably want to give you whats fair, and thats why they're asking.

[Ranndom]

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

The only time I've used DAP was as a lvl 12-ish newbie, and ran to surefall glade assuming the circle of sfg was in the game. Contacted a DAP druid who told me it wasn't, so I offered to run to NK (I wanted to go to WC). He said to sit tight, he was going to contact his wizzy friend and he'd send me a tell. All the time I asked him what the going rate is as I'd not done this before, but he wouldn't say.

I waited for around 30 mins in sfg, and got no tell so I made my way to NK and this time contacted another DAP as I didn't want to hassle the first guy. Again I asked how much it would be, twice iirc, but he didn't say. He picked me up and dropped me off in WC and I asked how much.

Him "20p"
Me "I don't have that much, I have around 14p and change"
Him "I can make it 60p if you like"
Me "Will you accept 14p?"
Him "whatever"

I tried to give him the money, but he was sitting down and I got the message that I couldn't trade with him. He disappeared then, I guess he logged off and the reason I couldn't trade was he was camping? Not sure. I hung around the WC rings just in case he came back because I felt bad for not paying but after about 15 mins i moved on. I felt like I cheated him. It was really awkward.

I have no problem at all with DAP, they provide a really useful service and its clear they make a lot of people happy. It works. The only thing I would say is if you have a newbie asking you what the going rate is for a donation/tip, don't pretend you didn't hear them asking you. They don't know what to give you, they probably want to give you whats fair, and thats why they're asking.

Meh, never ask about a rate when it comes to porting. Give what you feel is right, add a little more if you got them to come to you, etc. Asking rates just makes shit weird for the porter, especially when they dont have one :P lol

[Nixtar]

Make an app. Like Uber but for ports!