How much to tip for a port? - Page 8

Asharad · #71 04-16-2015, 04:19 PM

Back in the day when I played a druid (pre-PoP) there was some zone where you could forage peanuts.

I would hand them out to people I was porting because customer service is important!

PDX0621 · #72 04-16-2015, 04:28 PM

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Back in the day when I played a druid (pre-PoP) there was some zone where you could forage peanuts.

I would hand them out to people I was porting because customer service is important!

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ko37qtl · #73 04-17-2015, 12:43 AM

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I don't like tipping. I usually never know how much to tip. I usually just advertise "WTB Port to DL, Paying 50 pp." That way, if someone accepts, they know how much they are getting up front and it's on them if they aren't happy with the price.

I think that's very clear and it's the approach I have used the few times I've paid for ports. I like it as a porter as well.

Lorian · #74 04-17-2015, 05:30 AM

My shammy is lv 24 and have only ported once, but I paid my level in plat plus a bit more. I regularely walk/take the boat between Gfay and Halas between my different characters, and yes it takes forever but I'm not begging for free ports like a retard (lots of new players cries for 'free newbie ports' like 3 zones away, wtf?!).

Besides travelling by foot is part of the timesink classic experience and you can usually level whist doing it. As a consequence I have come to know the geography much better here on p99 than when I played during the PoP era.

So to the point, I always assumed you would pay your level in plat to the porter, which is easy for money making classes but very hard for warriors or monks, at least not without support from higher level characters. I guess even a warrior at lv 40 should be able to farm 25plat for a port, if that is accepted?

GinnasP99 · #75 04-17-2015, 05:40 AM

58 necro, 59 monk here. I tip 100pp every time

PDX0621 · #76 04-17-2015, 06:09 AM

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58 necro, 59 monk here. I tip 100pp every time

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azeth · #77 04-17-2015, 09:29 AM

Also can we stop calling it a tip? This has bugged me for 16 years. It's not a tip, it's a payment.

"Porting for tips" -> no, you're porting for payment.

A tip would be you saying "porting for 25 plat" and me paying you 50. Yes you have received a 25 plat tip.

Itap · #78 04-17-2015, 10:27 AM

I would prefer it if druids/wizards set a flat price for ports, that way there is no guessing on how much you should tip.

You shout "Porting to all druid locations, charging 50pp upfront".

Whirled · #79 04-17-2015, 10:32 AM

No set fee. If I'm on and you need a port send me the secret signal and mutter yopyop.

Swish · #80 04-17-2015, 10:49 AM

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Also can we stop calling it a tip? This has bugged me for 16 years. It's not a tip, it's a payment.

"Porting for tips" -> no, you're porting for payment.

A tip would be you saying "porting for 25 plat" and me paying you 50. Yes you have received a 25 plat tip.

I think the problem comes with "payment" sounding something quite fixed, "ports for donations" is probably the good middle ground some druids go for... I agree though, "tips" isn't quite right.