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I decided I wanted to try Swordsman, but didn't want to sell my mains skills back to do it. So I created an alt on another Server. I didn't realise the implications of the Imperial Crackdown and the first thing I did as I stepped off the shuttle was punch a stormtrooper! He incapped me and fined me 5000 credits.... Its the only time I resorted to begging (I have 8 characters.)

~Smokemare
Man of a thousand ill-recieved suggestions...

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For me it was a guy that was too lazy to open CTRL V to find a tailor. Always the one stupid question (and I say stupid because many times it's clear the player didn't even try to help themselves). Then another. Finally, the inevitable, "Can I have some credits?". I started speaking to the guy in spatial after that, to let others know in Coro what this guy was doing. I explained that doing missions is how to earn credits. Sure enough, he gave up, pulled out a speeder (ya, he's real hard up if he has a speeder), and took off.

These are the people that never ask if you're busy, or if you have time to help, it's always a tell, almost demanding help, rather than asking. "Where's a tailor?" "Can I have some credits?"....

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"Doc" Porl Fik'ya
The only thing SOE could make that doesn't suck is a vacuum cleaner. Fix the effing game, and I'll fix my account.

What really annoys me more than tells begging for credits are those that spam their heads off at the starports asking for them... Usually I send a /tell informing them that by the time they do their spamming routine they could have made quite a bit doing missions... If they then send me a smart tell back my ignore list gets a wee bit longer...

Miller Yautja wrote:

easiest way to get rid of people like that is to tell em to go kill NS as they drop thousands of creds and even noobs can kill them

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lol

I started wearing the title after just a month to help the ever greener nOObs.. First tell I got was asking for 50k.... I only had around 20k. I offer any advice but did not get a response.

I saw a guy spamming for credits the other night & just went on by as I usually do. While at the bazaar he came up to me & asked directly for 30k. I examined him to see he had 20 badges & had mastered 2 professions!! He was wearing his starter clothes........................... I did not let on & wanted to see how he was playing this. I explained that he could easily run a few missions.. he said he had no weapons.... I then advised him to try a delivery mission..... he just walked off... so I followed him & as soon as he sent his shout begging for credits.. I sent one out stating he was a master twice over with 20 badges just dressed in his starter clothes.. those around him started fussing at him. He sent me a tell that was not very nice..... as he was leaving town on his swoop. rofl

I was also approached on Dant in a town with an improved job market & was only asked for credits. As I was standing directly next to a mission terminal..... I sent the guy the way point to the terminal he was standing not 20m from.

After that I took the tag down. I hated to but the consistent asking for credits & seeing them not want information or assistance left me jaded.

My HELPER title is always on and I go to any lengths to help out a player, new or not.

The one thing I will never do is give away credits, nope, not doing it. Instead, I will direct the player to the nearest mission terminal and hold their hand until the mission is complete.

As in real life, I like helping people out but the best way to help someone is to show the way and let them execute. Giving away money or credits does not advance a player one bit.

There is absolutely not one valid reason to beg for credits in SWG.

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I've worn my helper title since I started playing this game and have never stop wearing it. I use to get beggers, but that was around the hologrind days.....I don't get any beggers anymore for some reason. Most of the time I get people who really need help and I'm glad to help them in any way I can. I even just give them credits anyway without them even asking me if they seem to be true noobs and I feel it might help them.....I just do it because I can remember when I was a noob and wish I had someone give me 50k credits....well back in those days most people didn't have that much themselves...LOL

I love helping people and passing on any knowledge or tips that may or may not help others.....I'll always wear my helper title.

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