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Thread: Opinions on Line Cuts for Extra Cash?
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Kabukkyn
Sun Jul 18, 2004 9:06 pm
#1
Lol, I just saw a MD ask for 15k for buffs (nothing I haven't seen before) but then stated that line cuts are 50k. This is new. I haven't seen a doc state that he would let someone cut for extra cash before. I've had a bunch of peeps offer more money but I have always told them to wait their turn.
Curious to see if this will be a new trend in the buff line 
Kabs
Kabukkyn
Master Doctor / Teras Kasi Master
My Shop at (-3083 2723)
2300m SE of Theed, Naboo
Formerly of xoxoxo Guild (Extinct) -- Gorath
Master Doctor / Teras Kasi Master
My Shop at (-3083 2723)
2300m SE of Theed, Naboo
Formerly of xoxoxo Guild (Extinct) -- Gorath
tIme2DiE
Sun Jul 18, 2004 9:19 pm
#2
I think it's a great idea. It allows for those in a rush to get by faster and gives the doc extra money.
Vermicious_Knid
Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:23 pm
#3
I think it's great. Good for the doc and good for the VIP customer.
Every successful business takes care of the big customers.
Odeske_Nevee
Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:49 pm
#4
Well, extra money never bad thing, but i can imagine messy lines, people getting angry, and other associated headaches involved with using this method often. Still, if others try and it works regularly, would be nice to hear about it here.
GoGoYubari
Gorath
Master Dancer (Retired)
Master Medic
Master Doctor
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sallgeud
Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:59 pm
#5
I charge 25k for buffs on Sunrunner (go check out the headache that's created)... and another 25k to cut in line. It works out great because if my line ever gets more than 4 deep, i just use Havla... and get them all done quickly anyway.
KhaotiK7
Sun Jul 18, 2004 11:11 pm
#6
If I knew that people wouldn't b***h at me for charging 50k, id actually start buffing the public, but there's always someone who is going to b***h at you for **edit**ing with the economy.
Otin
Mon Jul 19, 2004 5:30 am
#7
Hehe I can get some crazy lines in Coronet at re-start, so I have come up with a really good way of line jumping. It costs 10k per person you wanna pass...simple as that, then I generally take 5k and give it back to the person who was passed. So this solves two problems, makes both people happy and gets me many many a return customer. I have had someone tip as much as 150k in order to pass 15 people once.
DoctorGriggs
Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:02 am
#8
Kabukkyn wrote:Lol, I just saw a MD ask for 15k for buffs (nothing I haven't seen before) but then stated that line cuts are 50k. This is new. I haven't seen a doc state that he would let someone cut for extra cash before. I've had a bunch of peeps offer more money but I have always told them to wait their turn.Curious to see if this will be a new trend in the buff lineKabsKabukkyn
Master Doctor / Teras Kasi Master
My Shop at (-3083 2723)
2300m SE of Theed, Naboo
Formerly of xoxoxo Guild (Extinct) -- Gorath
Man that is such BS. No line cutting for money. Way I see it, if you let people linecut for money you are marginalizing the new players who may not have as much money. Besides, it is just not cool to keep people waiting to make what really amounts to an insignifigant amount of cash.
Vermicious_Knid
Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:34 am
#9
It all comes out in the wash, though. New players wait a bit longer, then play for a while and they aren't new players anymore, and so on.
No different than many other examples, in game or RL, where more established people can pay extra to make life more convenient.
I think it's a great idea.
DoctorGriggs wrote:
Man that is such BS. No line cutting for money. Way I see it, if you let people linecut for money you are marginalizing the new players who may not have as much money. Besides, it is just not cool to keep people waiting to make what really amounts to an insignifigant amount of cash.
Farcaster007
Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:37 am
#10
I agree, I refused to allow line jumping at all, for any price. It's rude, plain and simple. Put yourself in the shoes of those in line, how would you feel if you were getting bumped for some guy that clued into the idea that time=money and is correct in the assumption that paying 2 or 3 times the normal fee for instant buffing pays for itself? How many of your clients are you willing to lose to find out?
Ekatha Jes, MD/MS
TatersSWG
Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:29 am
#11
I don't buff people unless they are my friends, solves all problems, and the tips from ppl who try to get me to buff them are always nice bonuses!
Cypher71
Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:13 pm
#12
How is charging more for someone jumping in line, any different from those doctors that just say "bank tip to join que" and then everyone sits around for 20 minutes waiting for thier turn? You can't honestly believe, or lead me to believe, that those that "bank tipped" more then the other person don't get bumped to the front of the line, and no-one is even the wiser.
At least by being up front about it, and possibly even advertising it, people are made aware and have the option to pay the standard fee and wait a bit, or pay more for the "express" lane.
I've done this only once myself, I lost no customers waiting in line, no-one complained, people just stepped up when it was thier turn and where very thankful for the buffs.
All this bickering and division between such a noble profession has gotten me to the point that I don't even want to buff the public anymore. I don't hunt for my own meats, I don't survey for my own minerals, I have to rely on others to get it for me because I do wish to be able to fight when I want. Due to the sp sink it takes to become a master doctor, I chose to rely on others to gather the resources I need to make buff packs. Am I lazy, I don't think so. I like being able to join my friends on the occasional hunt.
As I've said before, I will no longer buff for less then 20k. If you're a noobie and don't have the money, then as others have pointed out, you should find that novice doctor that can buff for 1500-1900 and pay less. Not only does that benefit those of us that have mastered the profession, but also those that strive to. It makes sense people. The only reason people complain is because it's human nature to rebel against change. And face it, you can't please everyone, why even try?
Ezane
Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:24 pm
#13
I dont allow line jumping at all. I tell them they can wait like everyone else.
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