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Paying it Forward

singingbladesingingblade Member Posts: 20 Arc User
edited March 2015 in General Discussion (PC)
What do you do with your extra Astral Diamonds?

I pay it forward. I enjoy upgrading peoples armor, giving artifact upgrades, and horses to unsuspecting people. Sorry you can't ask for anything that's not how pay it forward works.

What do you do in the game that pays it forward?
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  • myowmyowmyowmyow Member Posts: 1,923 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Wow! You are truly an awesome human being for doing this type of thing in the game! Sadly, I think you are in a minority here, as I see at least 65% of the people who post here as being very selfish/immature in general.

    Are you talking about buying something off the AH and then simply trading it to a random person for free? If so, I have done that a few times for some of my in-game friends (which is a very tiny group) and my son, but he doesn't play that much anymore (I loaded him up with about 500k worth of RP one time, but he is my son after all . . .).
    SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! (repeat indefinitely)


    myles08807 said, "Back in my day, we didn't have any of this fancy Mulhorand gear while we were leveling . . . we walked uphill both ways while dying once every five seconds while leveling, and we liked it fine!" . . . Now, get off my lawn, you kids!"
    pointsman said, "I don't rue the game. In fact I don't feel any regret for the game at all."
    looomis said, "I don't like people changing to alts and then bragging about their mains like schizophrenic role players."
  • suddenlyslowsuddenlyslow Member Posts: 818 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I also like to give random gifts to people. I listen to zone chat, I inspect peoples gear, I pay attention to certain things -- but I am also not foolish and I try to be careful in how I do this.

    Another thing I like to do is put up some lower level gear at a reasonable price and if someone purchases it and after a little investigation I will send them something of a bonus item worth far far more than what they purchased.

    Now I don't consider this paying it forward but instead doing something that I like to do. If one could hear the abuse I often get in game over silly things some might wonder why I have any generosity left, but it is in my nature.
  • silence1xsilence1x Member Posts: 1,503 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I do that especially with some of the non-bonus epic gear that I may win (drop items) in dungeons. I keep one or two in my inventory and while I'm waiting for Tiamat or a dragon, I inspect those around me. If I find someone that can benefit from the gear, I ask them if they'd like a free piece of gear. Some people are suspicious but most accept it gladly.
    I aim to misbehave
  • myowmyowmyowmyow Member Posts: 1,923 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    This is such an awesome thread!
    SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! (repeat indefinitely)


    myles08807 said, "Back in my day, we didn't have any of this fancy Mulhorand gear while we were leveling . . . we walked uphill both ways while dying once every five seconds while leveling, and we liked it fine!" . . . Now, get off my lawn, you kids!"
    pointsman said, "I don't rue the game. In fact I don't feel any regret for the game at all."
    looomis said, "I don't like people changing to alts and then bragging about their mains like schizophrenic role players."
  • henry404henry404 Member Posts: 690 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Excuse me, I seem to have stumbled into the "I wanna go to heaven" thread by mistake.

    While I'm here, is one of you the annoying guy who buys up a bunch of horses and then continually spams zone chat offering them to low level toons for free? Just askin'.....
  • rayrdanrayrdan Member Posts: 5,410 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    singingblade wrote: »
    What do you do with your extra Astral Diamonds?

    I pay it forward. I enjoy upgrading peoples armor, giving artifact upgrades, and horses to unsuspecting people. Sorry you can't ask for anything that's not how pay it forward works.

    What do you do in the game that pays it forward?

    i didnt even know extra astral diamonds were a thing :cool:
  • diogene0diogene0 Member Posts: 2,894 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I have given some dungeon drops to the people I was playing with. Not the T2 set parts mind you, this went to the AH, but weapons from karrundax to CWs or swords from SP to GWFs... I have given Malabog weapon parts to guildmates when I was still in a guild, long ago. I rarely play with new players though so I don't do it often. Even if most of the newbies I meet are in from the pvp pug queue, I will never do that in pvp, since I take people queueing with less than 12k GS in pvp as a personal insult when they are in my team.
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  • rayrdanrayrdan Member Posts: 5,410 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    my general rule is always change your password after every trade
  • aulduronaulduron Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,351 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I've never had extra AD.
  • ironzerg79ironzerg79 Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 4,942 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I try to keep my community's guild bank stocked with level 60 epics for new 60's in our guild. This morning I noticed we were low on Rings/Necks/Belts so I restocked it with about 200k worth of purples. Not really a big deal to me, but it helps people have an easier time getting into dungeons and getting their campaign missions done.
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  • mistressphoenixmistressphoenix Member Posts: 369 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I don't buy stuff and give it away, but if I have a drop that someone else can use and I see they're undergeared, I will sometimes hand it out. If I see someone in /zone asking about how long it usually takes to earn the gold for a horse, I will often just go buy a waterdeep horse and mail it to them. (Waterdeep, because it literally has no resale value, and while I want to help I don't want to be taken advantage of.) I do not, however, give things away to beggers. Honest questions about "how to" will get a positive response from me. Begging will get the player placed on my /ignore list.
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  • raistlinmajere00raistlinmajere00 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 176 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    When I see some people asking for 2-3 gold in PE, I just give them gold or horse. When they thank me, I say don't thank me but instead, help other new players when you are able to do so.
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  • aulduronaulduron Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,351 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Well, I have spent quite a bit of AD refining enchants that end up in my guildbank. I've bought a couple of pieces of gewar for guildies with no AD.
  • hfgtfsdfshfgtfsdfs Member Posts: 688 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    A guy with green gear asked me for 5 gold, I gave him 100 gold and he didnt even say thanks.
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  • suicidalgodotsuicidalgodot Member Posts: 2,465 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I tend to reward low-gear people for acts of bravery or help.

    Example: When pulling my TR through the CoD campaign one night I ended up at the Great White's spawn. Only other char: another Rogue. When I started attacking the Dragon - just to see, he joined in. after we finished him (yeah, TR OP blahblahblah... well, a DC joined in at ca. t=10 min and ca. 30% of Whitey's healthbar, which speeded things a bit, still...). After the fight I chatted him up and ogled him, saw he was wearing a 2+2. I asked if that was intentional, he said noe, but putting on the third Swash would be worse, so he kept half his T1 set. Bought that missing piece and mailed it to him, lasting friendship.

    Example 2: GWF revved my after I got myself killed due to overdragging Yetis. I inspected him, saw he was toting a T1 weapon. Ice Axe is cheap and has acceptable stats, so he got that.

    Showing gratitude cost little, but gives both sides a good feeling.
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  • rversantrversant Member Posts: 896 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    If I see someone undergeared and struggling I'm all for spending 50-60k to get some gear for them, I think the most i've done was buy a guy i'd known a few weeks a N.plaguefire and N.barkshield. But he's still a friend and we used to PvP a lot together.

    But for randoms I'd rather keep it under 100k, I've put my own progression on hold at times because I feel bad for other people (STILL at all Rank 8's lol). Which is probably stupid.
    People are way too negative, Why cant we just all get along.


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  • raistlinmajere00raistlinmajere00 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 176 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    ihaveahies wrote: »
    Personally I'm unsure whether that's a good idea as it just reinforces people asking others for stuff rather than working on getting it themselves. Still your intentions are what count.

    Personally I'm a greedy ***. There's just so much I want for myself and want to keep it all on stuff I want to improve or cool stuff I want. However on the other hand, I don't like handouts, I don't like the idea of being a leech (not trying to insult others). Though I did give away one somewhat expensive item and some tymoras gifts. Right now I'm working on reaching the 100m cap and then idk. Overall I'm a firm believer of working for your own stuff though.

    For example if someone asks 5 gold for mount, I'd ignore but I'm always happy to help when they only ask for 2-3 gold. You see my point right? It's not because I'm too stingy or something :D
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  • zoiks100zoiks100 Member Posts: 355 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I tend to do trivia contests in PE every week or two and give stuff to other players that way....scarily I've given away over 100 million AD worth of junk now.

    I don't really do it to "pay it forward" though...much like Matthew McConaughey driving Lincolns, I just do it cause I like it.

    Also like Mr. McConaughey for no good reason I lean into the side in my chair and I roll boogers between my fingers...in case you were wondering.
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  • blacksladdiblacksladdi Member Posts: 359 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    i stock up my guild bank with goodies, sadly guild isn't active enough to hand them out or people just don't ask.

    1 epic for me 1 for the bank, if i get a t2 peice i switch it with another t2 that isn't part of a set if bank is full (you know a 2/2 set bonus is better then 2 t2's with no bonus)
  • khimera906khimera906 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 898 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I don't like it when people ask me for stuff, but yes, I like to give gifts to friends and guildies, and sometimes even strangers. It doesn't have to be anything expensive, but it they like something (like a weapon skin, or fashion), or need something (like gear, enchantments), than I'm happy to give it away, even if it's worth a few hundreds of thousands on the AH.

    As a side note, this is how I met my girlfriend - giving a gift to a random stranger. :D
    We just happened to meet outside Celadsine's Tower. We ran the Lair together, and at the end I promised to her I would give here the top part of the Summer Festival fashion outfit, since she only had the bottom part. We remained friends after that. Now, about a year and a half later, she's gonna move in with me. Who would have though?
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  • rollingonitrollingonit Member Posts: 1,322 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I help people who help themselves and also have been established in the community as helpful themselves.

    I dont usually give random people things. Cause so many players have alt accounts and try to scam other people.

    I used to give people gold in PE if they needed it for a mount. Ive given people dragon bones to help them create their first arti weapon, cause I know RNG sucks and they probably wont even get the one they want. At the beginning of this game when the guilds I were in, well existed at all, always would help get people gear to get them going in t2s.

    I personally just dont trust random players in these games, cause everyone is looking for an angle, just watch trade chats and its obvious.
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  • alboradaalborada Member Posts: 21 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I am the kind of person that when i join a guild i help all the new recruits, for me a guild is like a family and if everyone help each other, the whole guild benefits from it. I hate it when i join a guild and i see guild member "selling" stuffs to other guild members, that tells me tat the guild doesn't care about others, but themselves. I was lucky that on my 1st week of game play i was invited to the most amazing guild where i was helped in ways i couldn't even imagine. Because of this i feel more generous to the new recruits and help them in anyway i can.

    I have play many mmorpg and only in 2 games i have seen generous people. In WoW and this one. Right now i am still new to the game (less than 1 month playing) but even so i try to help as many people as i can. But once i reach a point where i have AD to spend, for sure i will help more new people.

    But is like what people say, those who beg wont get help. People need to earn the things by being polite and nice and friendly. I dont help rude people, beggars or people who try to scam other people. For example, if i hand a piece of epic i would like to see the person put it on right away (i dont tell them that) if they dont put it on without me asking them to put it on, i will know that the person may put the item in AH for sale. That is why when i got help, i put on the piece of gear they gave me right away the very same secon the trade ended.

    Being good towards other and polite and help them, doesnt mean we need to be dumb ;) we just need to be wise to whom we help and how.
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