One particular experience comes to mind. A lvl 14 wood elf needed to
get back home, but was short on cash. I had just ported into the area
where he approached me. Just before that I had gotten a very nice
reward for a few minutes of tracking. I gave the guy a free ride
home. When I arrived in BB I got a tell from someone offering 100pp
for a ride. I took the job. A job I would not have gotten had I not
felt generous after someone else had been generous to me. Sure, I
sometimes get stiffed and sometimes get something I can't use as a
tip, but for the most part I think I have been well rewarded. For me
it is in character and adds to the game.

Barto Proudfoot

--- In EverQuest@y..., Jeff Gaudry <bgrifter@y...> wrote:
> > Thought I would move the discussion to a new thread.
>
> I considered it myself... :)
>
> >Now that I can port, I have decided to do so without
> >thought of reward. Oh, of course I will go quite a
> >bit out of my way for an offer of good money, but I
> >have found giving a port to someone unable to give
> >much in return seems to add to the game in other ways
> >than money.
>
> I'm still pondering exactly how I feel about group
> ports. I don't think I could ever feel right about
> running around auctioning "Porting to NK, BB, SF, Tox
> and WC for 50pp per seat", but I do personally think
> that a small donation is the right thing when
> recieving a port. (not that i'd ever actively demand
> one) As someone who's probably spent a couple hundred
> plat on ports over the last while, I just see the
> standard 10pp donation is a small way of saying
> "thanks for your time". Again, not required, but a
> nice gesture. It's most certainly a larger commitment
> than SoW... (I still can't feel right about taking
> donations for a SoW though, the guy with the HQ Bear
> Pelt was rather persistant, but I usually stubbornly
> refuse 'em :)
>
>
>
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