Poll: Do you charge for teleporting people?

[Blitz15]

Question: Do you charge for teleporting people?

If so, how much? Do you charge per person of per party?

(I'm just gatherting this kind of data to see how much I should charge)

[Johnnybigone]

I think its wrong to charge unless willing.

My part:

I think its wrong to charge for raise/teleport because you chose this job to help others (I hope ) and its an ability you get. Just like you'd heal someone in a party you can tele people.

[efDisk]

Here's my perspective a a seller.

Teleports take you out of the zone. If I'm in X-Zone and you want to go to Y, I'm going to need a reason. If I'm in a zone and I'm busy, you better really make it worth my while.

It's also a service matter, the market is there. I could TP for free everywhere, or I can sell them to the zone. It's transportation in lieu of a Chocobo and an Airship. Most people seem willing to buy, and I need the money. I don't auction it to the zone, but if someone offers, and I'm free, I'll play taxi.

That's just what it is. I'm playing Taxi, you're playing passenger. If it's a group need, or I'm on my way there, or you catch me bored off my ass, and ask real nice, perhaps I might do it. But if I'm doing something else? Again, I'm playing the game to have fun too, if carting someone around isn't what I want to do, at least let me have the money.

NOTE: I do dislike the over-auctioners. It's mildly annoying when you do the first auction. When you spam the zone? Grrrrr....

Feel free to call me a whore, I'll /panic for money :D

[Blitz15]

efDisk, i totaly agree with you.

I think that WHM should teleport other people because it's a WHM ability and you chose that job. HOWEVER, by teleporting I mean teleporting your party or someone in your linkshell. If a randon person comes up to me, i will ask for a small price (200 gil or less) but if it is a new person without a lot of money, i'd do it for free.

Keep postin your opinion.

[Brayden]

i charge 500gil per person, usually only offering to TP if I hear a shout asking for one

[Blitz15]

500 gild sounds like a lot for a teleport. well, it can't be 2 bad...

I mean, a teleport save SO MUCH TIME. Even if you take a chocobo or a ferry, a teleport would be much faster. People who really want to get to where hey are going are most likely willing to pay a small fee.

Also, WHM don't usually get much gil, and we're the ones saving everyone's asses, lol, so it's nice to get some extra gil once and a while.

[lionx]

Actually 500 is the standard fee for basic teleports.


I would charget for Teleports only, because i am going WAY out of my way to help someone, and well i need gil too, i dont have a high damage output and i think teleports would be pretty good to help me gilfarm/craft/fish at the same time. Its not like i take the money and run off anyway. So its ok.

Teleport Dem Teleport Mea Teleport Holla 500Gil for me
Teleport Altep and Teleport Yhoat 700 Gil(and i include invis/sneak if needed)
Teleport Vahzl 900-1K.

Raise i never charge...

[Blitz15]

i agree with u, lionx, too.

keep postil, thanks. i'll be back on 2morrow at 4:00 (EST time) after school. c-ya

[Rones]

I charge 500 for dem, mea, and holla.
1,000 for Altep, Yhoat, and Vahzel because those are harder to get (thus supply is smaller).

Why do I charge? Because teleporting people all day isn't fun. I'm not giving my time away for free to everybody who plays, I pay to play the game like everyone else, not to bow down and serve them. Had this same problem with my last LS who thought I was there for another other reason than to help them with every little thing they had to do. Whm's are players to, not some kind of slave/servents out there for the free benefit of everyone else. :mad:

Sorry, became something of a rant. :sweat: Too many misconceptions of whms out there.

[Tifa]

I used to charge but not anymore. The benefits of coming across as a heartfelt, kind person is so much better than 500 gil.

When you cancel that trade offer and tell them "Free", they will always remember you. Perhaps that person will help you with something you need more than 500 gil right then.

[Ungerpurr]

Or perhaps they'll bug you for teleports all the time since you did it for free last time.

Granted, my whm isn't up to teleport level yet, but I've made use of teleport services while playing my monk. I'd rather have 1-2 whms shouting in Lower Jeuno every 1-2 minutes than 10 people asking for teleports every 15 seconds.

It's not like you'd charge your group members for teleports, or anything...I mean, come on. But charging people who ask randomly for teleports (most of whom will offer money up front), or running a teleport service is pretty standard practice, and I've yet to meet anyone who thinks it's their right to receive free teleports.

Raises, on the other hand...I reserve the right to turn down a random raise request, and if someone wants to bitch about it, they'd get blacklisted. But, if I'm going to raise someone, I'll do it for free (in fact, just raised a full PT last night with whm as sub while returning from helping my brother with Rank 4 mission in Delkfutt's). I'd also always raise my PT members, even when I know full well they'd make the xp back sooner if they didn't get a raise (xping near Kazham in Yuhtunga comes to mind).

[jaby]

I charge 500gil for the 3 basic teleports.
1k gil for the outer areas.

Of course, if they offer me more, i'll willingly take it.

[efDisk]

I've never charged for a raise, and I simply refuse to tramp all over Vanadiel to give it to someone I don't know. I'm a nice guy and all, but there's a limit to my kindness

And yes, I don't charge friends or LS members. I'm also level headed when someone asks for a teleport, and gets it from someone else. I make my money crafting, teleports are just a way to pay for those pies and yummy drinks.

mmmm... Yagudo Drink... mmmm...

[Miriamel]

500G for all teleports but Vahzl, which is 1000.

I don't charge friends or LS members, unless I'm really busy. Like mining in Ifrit's Cauldron and someone wants a teleport to Vahzl. x_@

Well, I didn't exactly choose WHM cause I want to devote my playtime to help other people... what the heck? I chose the job because I find it fun. ^^ Just the reason why any other class should choose their job. But that doesn't make me a raise/teleport machine. If I'm bored, I'll go out of my way to raise someone (without charging), but usually, I'll decline unless they are right on my way.

If I'm EXPing at Boyahda Darter Waterfall, no, I won't escape out to go back in and raise a party that got killed by Aquarius, and people just have to accept that.

I don't know why a lot of people expect WHM's to jump whenever they are in need. ;_;

Oh, and yeah, teleports are a taxi service. You don't want to pay? Go get a chocobo or walk.

[vadrek]

i dont charge for anything-