I just stiffed a dial a Porter, oops

[Jenithia]

I freakin' love Dial A Port and use them all the time. Sometimes I don't even bother asking in guild if someone can port and I go right to /who all Dial. They're always super nice, super fast and I always tip them at least 50p. Plus these are people just trying to save up money for something they want, can't fault them for that. Sometimes they go on to join bigger guilds and sometimes they are alts of people we know [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[jwargod]

All I know as a Wizard people constantly apologized in Kunark for EJ ports. Basically they said they were sorry when they didn't have enough plat for the tip, and they were tipping me 20-50p.

My jaw dropped and I asked: "what do the usual porters usually charge?"

50-100p+

[Guzum]

I tried to get a pickup at KC the other day via DAP, and was told pickups are a flat 100p fee unless you're already at the rings then it's a minimum 50p to 60p charge. It's one of those things, if you don't tell me a cost, I'll always tip 50-100p anyways. But when you make it a fee, it kinda irks me, and I find a port elsewhere.

[Mojo24]

Heh, I made a dial a port toon specifically to find out which one of my guildies were cheap bastards.

Well, I decided to skimp on mana and skip a heal or two on them. All in good fun, everyone got a good kick out of it.

[Maelstrom]

Time to dispel a few rumors regarding DaP:

Rumor #1: DaP members never respond to my CR requests, they really don't want to do free CR rides at all!

Fact: This is certainly not the case. Last I checked, one of our core rules is that all CR rides should be free, no matter what. We understand how brutally frustrating it can be when you die and your corpse is half-way around the world. We've all been there. If you send a tell to a DaP member for a CR and they don't respond, please try again. At times things can get insanely busy and it is likely that we may have missed your tell.

Rumor #2: DaP is just a bunch of greedy fucks!

Fact: Well, most of us did join in hopes of getting more port requests, and thus more plat, but let's be honest here. The porting business is very up and down. You might make a good amount one day, and lucky to even make 125p the next. Do you want to spend a few hours of your time only making 125p? I certainly do not. But it's a donation based service, so the amount you make is entirely unpredictable. In fact, most of DaP are usually anon and are busy making real plats by farming or leveling up.

Rumor #3: So and so never responded, or charged an insane amount (100p) to come pick me up in FoB, what kind of service is this?

Fact: More often then not, there are only a few of us with dial tags up, meaning at any time we could get slammed with 4-5 ppl requesting pickups, CRs, etc. If someone does not respond, try again or ask another member. If we can't get you, we'll send the request into guild chat in the hopes that someone else can.

Not everyone is bound in OT or KC, places that aren't easily accessible. A lot of work goes into communication with clients and getting them from A to Z as fast as possible. If a DaP member says they will only do it for a set amount, it's because it's a long ass run and they will be missing out on other port requests during the time it takes to come get you.

Rumor #4: DaP is a monopoly, they are trying to take over services of the common folk! I bet the leader's an asshole and takes a weekly percentage from their members too!

Fact: There are no requirements to joining DaP. Anyone can join. They will make you an officer on your first day. No ones going to hit you up for a percentage lol. The leaders, namely Supremacydru and Afeni, are some of the most laid back people around. Hell, they throw fishing derby events for the guild. I'd hardly call that anything but awesome.

Rumor #5: The druids are making a killing with those Velious ports, yo.

Fact: This is 100% truth...

[Ranndom]

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

Time to dispel a few rumors regarding DaP:

Rumor #1: DaP members never respond to my CR requests, they really don't want to do free CR rides at all!

Fact: This is certainly not the case. Last I checked, one of our core rules is that all CR rides should be free, no matter what. We understand how brutally frustrating it can be when you die and your corpse is half-way around the world. We've all been there. If you send a tell to a DaP member for a CR and they don't respond, please try again. At times things can get insanely busy and it is likely that we may have missed your tell.

Rumor #2: DaP is just a bunch of greedy fucks!

Fact: Well, most of us did join in hopes of getting more port requests, and thus more plat, but let's be honest here. The porting business is very up and down. You might make a good amount one day, and lucky to even make 125p the next. Do you want to spend a few hours of your time only making 125p? I certainly do not. But it's a donation based service, so the amount you make is entirely unpredictable. In fact, most of DaP are usually anon and are busy making real plats by farming or leveling up.

Rumor #3: So and so never responded, or charged an insane amount (100p) to come pick me up in FoB, what kind of service is this?

Fact: More often then not, there are only a few of us with dial tags up, meaning at any time we could get slammed with 4-5 ppl requesting pickups, CRs, etc. If someone does not respond, try again or ask another member. If we can't get you, we'll send the request into guild chat in the hopes that someone else can.

Not everyone is bound in OT or KC, places that aren't easily accessible. A lot of work goes into communication with clients and getting them from A to Z as fast as possible. If a DaP member says they will only do it for a set amount, it's because it's a long ass run and they will be missing out on other port requests during the time it takes to come get you.

Rumor #4: DaP is a monopoly, they are trying to take over services of the common folk! I bet the leader's an asshole and takes a weekly percentage from their members too!

Fact: There are no requirements to joining DaP. Anyone can join. They will make you an officer on your first day. No ones going to hit you up for a percentage lol. The leaders, namely Supremacydru and Afeni, are some of the most laid back people around. Hell, they throw fishing derby events for the guild. I'd hardly call that anything but awesome.

Rumor #5: The druids are making a killing with those Velious ports, yo.

Fact: This is 100% truth...

You forgot Rumor #0...The forbidden Rumor...Does DAP really have weekly pool parties with newd wood elves?

[webrunner5]

DAP is just like any other Druid, they made that character to make plat, plain and simple. Lets not sugar coat it. DAP is NOT free, same as someone that is not in the "Guild".

As a high level Druid porting like me, if you want to tip, tip, if you are on a CR nobody charges, duh, they have no Plat. If you are a low level toon take the Boat. I still do on my low toons, playing on here for over 5 years. What the hell is the hurry. You have no plat, why act like a charity case. WALK. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

DAP please do not come off like you are some second coming of Jesus Christ. We have been Porting people since this game started, Druids and Wizards alike. It is NOT a free service, don't act like you are doing tons of people a favor. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And please don't tell me every DAP member is going to give up eating, sex, answering the phone, door, etc, in a heartbeat to port someone!!

[Jaleth]

Originally Posted by webrunner5 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

DAP is just like any other Druid, they made that character to make plat, plain and simple. Lets not sugar coat it. DAP is NOT free, same as someone that is not in the "Guild".

As a high level Druid porting like me, if you want to tip, tip, if you are on a CR nobody charges, duh, they have no Plat. If you are a low level toon take the Boat. I still do on my low toons, playing on here for over 5 years. What the hell is the hurry. You have no plat, why act like a charity case. WALK. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

DAP please do not come off like you are some second coming of Jesus Christ. We have been Porting people since this game started, Druids and Wizards alike. It is NOT a free service, don't act like you are doing tons of people a favor. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And please don't tell me every DAP member is going to give up eating, sex, answering the phone, door, etc, in a heartbeat to port someone!!

I agree with you in walking, it makes the world feel bigger, but no where did we say we are the saviors of Norrath, not even close. We off a service, just like you, we just simply state it as a service, not a donation. Yeah we are here to help AND make plat.

Like I am sure others sell loot in EC to help others, telling them that plat is not necessary but donations are greatly appreciated. Players do it to make money, to eventually buy the items they covet, let's face it. Sellers are helping other players to get loot they don't have the time or means (guild raids for example) to get, and offer it to them for a price. Players are offering their service for an item, if the players don't want to buy it (easy way), they can go farm it (long way). You just give them the option, same as DaP. We offer ports, sometimes cheap, sometimes free, but if paying for it is out of reach, take the long run.

[joppykid]

Originally Posted by webrunner5 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

DAP please do not come off like you are some second coming of Jesus Christ. We have been Porting people since this game started, Druids and Wizards alike. It is NOT a free service, don't act like you are doing tons of people a favor. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What are you talking about? lol. No one is acting like we're doing a favor. This guild was made to help porters coordinate ports and make it easier for the server to get around. Of course we want to make money, who doesn't. If someone can't afford a tip it's not a big deal. Everyone has needed a port at sometime or another and not had anything on them, or is just flat broke. As put about 12 other times in this thread, if you don't like DAP don't use it. Somewhere else someone is using /who all dial.

Also, thanks for clearing that up that Dial A Port didn't create Druids and Wizards. I could have sworn they were my idea.

[baalzy]

All I wanted to do was try to find the guy i forgot to tip lol... i love dial a port, knowing that whoever i send a tell to is 90% of the time going to be willing to port me...