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santaclaus66 · Jun 03, 2009, 11:28 AM // 11:28

I have a dye mule with a few upgrades on him too.
I do give away dye when I'm in the mood and someone asks, except for white and blacks.

I help on quests and missions if I get the feeling the one asking is uncertain so it's not just some lazy person.
I do give away gold on ocassion if that does help the other to get that armor or weapon ...
I have a crafting material mule, so I do give away crafting materials that I can get again fast, like bones, cloths, hides, iron, wood.

I am here to play the game and socialize, I'm not playing GW to show off or have millions in ectos - which in either case won't do me any good at all.
And I do hope, if I ask for assistance, that people come and help.

Not to forget, that I do give information for free to and do expose scammers when I see them, or run ppl when I can and the runners in the area do ask for more then the run is worth.

Dorny · Jun 03, 2009, 11:37 AM // 11:37

Ill give out helpful information to people. Ill sometimes help in a mission if i have time. Not money/items :x

Ill lend, give, or sell at low price (if friend insists on paying) to anyone in alliance, friends.

Im just like that.

lilraceangel3 · Jun 03, 2009, 11:38 AM // 11:38

giving out free crap makes people QQ and beg more...I only help with missions and quests. Thats help enough....

glacialphoenix · Jun 03, 2009, 11:46 AM // 11:46

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made a few loyal guild officers like that, catching them new to the game, helping them out and then getting them into my guild

being nice then getting a loyal guildie back is a great feeling

Not surprised. I think I was honestly astonished because, well, it was a PUG. Made of people unlikely to see the fellow ever again.

Archress Shayleigh · Jun 03, 2009, 12:05 PM // 12:05

I help whoever needs it (mish, quests). I don't give out money unless I come to realize this person is nice, will be grateful about it and is sure to help other people if s/he has the time.

Halimahdance · Jun 03, 2009, 12:08 PM // 12:08

I'll go back to the starting areas and give away things like Monastery credits, Ascalon keys, booze and candy.

Rocky Raccoon · Jun 03, 2009, 12:27 PM // 12:27

I am a pack rat and hate to merch anything. I usually find ways to give goodies away to my guild mates.

Screensaver91 · Jun 03, 2009, 12:42 PM // 12:42

Over the years of playing I've given away tons of rarities, almost everything I owned now that I think about it. As a matter of fact I just recently gave away an unded beetle to a friend I've known for years. That REALLY made him happy

refer · Jun 03, 2009, 01:08 PM // 13:08

I only give out things if I deem them worthy of it.

LBerry · Jun 03, 2009, 01:19 PM // 13:19

My experiences are similar to many other described here, but I think my perspective may be slightly different. As a new player, I received quite a bit of help, both material-wise, and as advice/quest accompaniment from more experienced players. As one example, when starting out a Sin char, some kind soul gave me a nice green dagger, several useful Sin runes, and 1k to boot! It made quite an impression on me with my lvl 3 Sin.

Since then, I've made it a point to return the favor as often as possible. In fact, just yesterday, I was selling some things in Ascalon and there was a nice post looking for any type of low-level W items for a new player with a lvl 4 Warrior. I gave this individual a beautiful gold sundering axe of fortitude and some runes to go with it. This player was ecstatic. I asked for just one thing in return - BE NICE TO OTHER PLAYERS. That's all.

Sure, I've gotten burned a few times by the ungrateful and/or scammers when being charitable. To me, however, those creeps aren't worth getting steamed over.

I'd rather give away some items I'm not using anyway to people who may not deserve them, than to become so jaded that I refuse to help the decent people out there who are just getting started. You see, my feeling is that the experiences new players have when starting out may shape their GW personalities. Start them out with a good feeling, and they're far more likely to become the types of players we all want to play with.

See you all in the game!

Axeman002 · Jun 03, 2009, 01:37 PM // 13:37

i was doing some random mission and there was a newbie, lvl 20 but still hadnt asked nor grasped what to do (didnt even kno what elite skills were) they still had starter armour +weapons so i bought them full max armour set +runes and a few weapons directed them to guildwiki and bid them good day....its nice to be nice.

to my mates they dont need to ask..if i have it its theres unless above 50k then i obv ask for cash lol

Ebony Shadowheart · Jun 03, 2009, 02:07 PM // 14:07

For random people I don't know:

I do things occasionally when I'm in a good mood. I off-load extra greens in Shing Jea or Ascalon to low level characters as just nice freebies.

I give away my extra minipets, or minis I don't want to keep, both dedicated and undedicated. First come first serve; again usually in Shing or Ascalon.

I give people money to open storage.

I answer questions and lend a helping hand. I do missions and quests when people need a hand. I help with build suggestions.

For guild and alliance members:

I've bought friends full sets of 15k armor

I horde dye and tomes so if anyone ever needs some, all they have to do is ask

I farm event collectibles so we can share in the spoils of the finales together

I buy people gifts on their RL b-days. This actually something everyone chips in on and we throw a party in one of the guild halls for that person.

All in all, I tend to be a giving person when I have time and when I'm in a good mood.

The Scorpion Knight · Jun 03, 2009, 02:18 PM // 14:18

Usually help out friends every now and then, and give out a couple of K's.

felinette · Jun 03, 2009, 03:05 PM // 15:05

I give things to friends and guildies. I'll sometimes answer questions, but I'm rarely in outposts for long.

Perhaps I'm a bit strange, but I don't like it when people try to give me stuff. One of the reasons I play the game is to earn things on my own--that's important to me. On occasion, I've had people run up to my lower level characters and initiate trade, without so much as a "hello." That's not helpful, it's annoying. I'm sure most of you announce that you have goodies and let players initiate trade with you. That's the best way to to it.

Ghost Omel · Jun 03, 2009, 03:42 PM // 15:42

Umm..Charitbale you say eh

Well if giving out useless tonics count then that is one

I have regularily given 20k a week to each officer in my guild at one point.

Greens.. given out doubles of those i had.. and thats about it

But im more of a sell sell sell...keep keep keep kinda player.

TAZTG · Jun 03, 2009, 04:03 PM // 16:03

I am sort of the New Member Helper in our Guild.
Help them learn the game and get started. I offer to help them with missions and quest but explain the learning/fun factor is taking low level characters through with pugs or henchies.
They also get 10K for new armor and green weapon.

LizzieB · Jun 03, 2009, 04:57 PM // 16:57

Hmm to guildies and allies, I basically give them whatever they need. Stacks of stuff, ecto, zkeys, tomes, elite tomes, green weps, the list goes on and includes money as well. If I have the junk lying around and don't need any of it, then why not give it out to others?

With strangers, I'm a bit more careful considering most of them take your kindness and turn it into their own personal shopping center. But most of the time everyone is polite about it and actually thank you.

When I raptor farm I tend to drop everything so the leechers can pick up the drops, mainly because most of them are useless and it's nice to be nice.

Midnight Harmony · Jun 03, 2009, 04:58 PM // 16:58

I occasionally give out a free gift, it all depends on the persons attitude. It's always nice when they don't expect it and in return are extremely appreciative.

[DE] · Jun 03, 2009, 05:33 PM // 17:33

If someone whispers me with a question I'll answer it, or point them in the right direction towards finding that answer.

As far as giving things out, I don't anymore.

Laraja · Jun 03, 2009, 06:20 PM // 18:20

People were charitable to me when I first started out, so I tend to be on the charitable side myself, and it's my personality anyway.

I give my guildies all sorts of free stuff when I can. If I farm extra collectables that Nicholas wants that week, I'll give them away. Sometimes I'll even make sure to get an extra set, but other guild members do that as well. Thank god I didn't have to farm chromatic drakes.

I do give away things to new people in Ascalon, especially if they're asking questions that peg them as a new player. I'll give them weapons and such that correspond to their character class, but I never give anything away to people begging. That just drives me insane. I also help answer questions because it irritates me when someone asks an honest newbie question and recieves back all these smart ass answers. Even as a player that's been around for a year and a half, I still hesitate to ask a question in open local chat.

So yes, I tend to be charitable to the best of my ability and funds.