Someone in zone chat asks for money. What do you do?

YetAnotherLinuxUser

YetAnotherLinuxUser

well that was crappy... my poll didnt work correctly.. oh well

FantasticFreddie

I need an "it depends" option. What are they asking for and why?

TaSheen

give them useful amount of gold

It depends. If it sounds like a new player (as in, they're asking for low level daily writ mats, or "can anyone tell me where to get the jewel crafting skill" - that sort of thing), I will answer the questions at length, and I will give them not only stacks of the mats (yes, all of them they'll need for quite a while - because I have gazilliions of them all, and every one of my characters harvests whenever they're out questing) but also 100k gold because I have millions and won't miss it.

This actually happens a couple times a month. Works for me - someone helped me out in the beginning. I pay it forward.

Hapexamendios

Ignore them.

Soarora

Nothing, i'm busy.

Not always because I’m busy but I can’t see if they’ve gotten mailed already and beggars beg all day, they do not stop. In some cases I will offer to send things to new players though.

SilverBride

Nothing, i'm busy.

I never give gold to anyone that asks, but if I run across a player that is obviously new to the game I will send them some to help them get started.

Lumenn

Five unsolicited advice on how to make money.

Even way back in the EQ days I'm not giving money. I'll tell you how to get it in case you really are new, but a brand new player wouldn't know what to do with a ton of gold and needs to learn the ins and outs of the game, and an experienced player is just begging instead of playing.

Now if a guildy needs a few mats for their daily it's not a big deal once or twice but I've seen the same people in zone chat begging for just a "few" mats to finish their dailies, all day for days on end, moving from zone to zone.

endgamesmug

Five unsolicited advice on how to make money.

For years when i was on xbox guys would go from area to area collecting gold from people, it was viewed as a known scam so i just give advice. If its supplies they need for writs i just send all they need and volunteer to max their lines because its all gonna get them places.

SimonThesis

Five unsolicited advice on how to make money.

It depends on how they're asking. If its someone taking up money for the poor orphans in Betnikh its a hard NO. If its a newer player or a vet fallen on hard times, I'll give them advice on what to farm, how to make some gold, what trading guilds I would recommend.

If its a New player about to spend real money buying an attribute respec scroll or something because they don't have a 1000 gold to their name and can't afford the shrine I will gladly give them gold and skyshards.

Path

Ask what they need. Is it really in game money? A friend? Armor? Weapon?

SpiritKitten

I mock them, then tell them one piece of advice: do writs.

Amottica

Why would I respond to anyone in zone chat asking for a handout? It seems like a waste of time.

Then again I find zone chat a waste of time for the most part and have it turned off.

phaneub17_ESO

People asking for gold, Ignore. People asking for random crafting mats, I send my excess that I'm not using. Can I get some flax? 5 stacks in the mail!

AScarlato

Nothing, i'm busy.

I get asked a lot as I have decently high cp. but as a role player I earn like 5000 gold a day doing write and the few hundred gold I get from a long and unprofitable quest. I never have money to give lol

amig186

GIve them some gold

If someone is clearly new then I send them 10-20k, but I don't have any to spare for lazy people.

spartaxoxo

Five unsolicited advice on how to make money.

It depends on what they ask it for, but usually I just tell them about writs.

Grizzbeorn

Ignore them.

LunaFlora

Five unsolicited advice on how to make money.

either i give advice or i ignore

Haenk

GIve them some gold

Send 1 Gold.
Or a 1 Ta.

Money is easy in ESO, even for a new player.

FeedbackOnly

Five unsolicited advice on how to make money.

Give advice on how to make gold. I helped a lot of new players get filthy rich during jester festival.

Unless it's trival amounts of gold. Like some people over the years needed 500 gold to stop guards from hunting them . You got to feel outy for when guards do a shake up on new players.

Also helping with a people missing provisioning. It used to be hard for people to find flour or pumpkin during event seasons. Lastly those people running on hard times who need a few coins more for a respec.

Twice I bought a house for someone. One really liked Argonians so I approved of them . Then another was a new tank trying to find their own way in eso .

FrancisCrawford

I'm blissfully unaware, because I don't track zone chat.

Tazzy

Usually I don't give gold. A while ago there was a busker standing near the tavern in solitude playing guitar. He didn't ask for money, but I sent him some gold and the message that's important to support young talents. .If I remember correctly, he sent me a jute bag from fishing as a thank you. I thought it was cute.

Monte_Cristo

Haenk wrote: »

Send 1 Gold.
Or a 1 Ta.

Money is easy in ESO, even for a new player.

Or an in game mail saying 'Gold'.

Danikat

As other people said it depends on what they're asking for. If they're just spamming chat asking for gold and especially if they're asking for large amounts I'll ignore them. If they sound like a new player (e.g. asking how to get enough for one of the initial bank or inventory upgrades) I might send them some and will give them advice on how to get gold.

TaSheen wrote: »

It depends. If it sounds like a new player (as in, they're asking for low level daily writ mats, or "can anyone tell me where to get the jewel crafting skill" - that sort of thing), I will answer the questions at length, and I will give them not only stacks of the mats (yes, all of them they'll need for quite a while - because I have gazilliions of them all, and every one of my characters harvests whenever they're out questing) but also 100k gold because I have millions and won't miss it.

This actually happens a couple times a month. Works for me - someone helped me out in the beginning. I pay it forward.

I recommend asking if they have ESO+ before sending too many materials. Someone did that to me when I'd just started (this was before the crafting bag even existed) and while I really appreciated the sentiment my biggest problem at that point was inventory management and it made it even worse. I had to gradually transfer them over to the mule I'd created to hold CE Treasure Maps and most of them ended up sitting there for months because it took me a long time to level up crafting and by then I forgot they were there.

I didn't want to say anything at the time because I didn't want to seem rude when they were being very generous, but I wish they'd been a bit less...enthusiastic.

ADarklore

Nothing, i'm busy.

One of the first things I do when I create a new character, is create a "Silence" tab and uncheck everything. I then create a separate Group, Guild and Zone tabs. This way I can play the game in peace and quiet.

robwolf666

Nothing, i'm busy.

Ignore them... Or tell them, as politely as I can, not to be lazy and go play the game, it's relatively quick and easy to earn a few K.

DragonRacer

"Can I get 10k to buy a horse?" from back in the day before you got a free one at Level 10. Multiple times over multiple zones.

Yeah, sure, pal.

Zodiarkslayer

Nothing, i'm busy.

I laugh at them.

Danikat

DragonRacer wrote: »

"Can I get 10k to buy a horse?" from back in the day before you got a free one at Level 10. Multiple times over multiple zones.

Yeah, sure, pal.

Even in the beta tests some people were asking others to send them gold to buy a horse. It was a freaking beta test, everyone's accounts were reset in between each one so even if they'd been playing for a while no one had that much gold to give away. But there were still people insisting someone must be able to afford to give it to them.

Coerfroid

If really focused on what I do ingame, I miss some of the stuff that goes on in zone chat.

If someone asks for hlep there, it depends how and for what they ask. If someone asks for a hint how to get certain stuff (like ingredients for provisioning dailies), I am inclined to give them hints on where to look plus that handful of apples (or whatever is is they need). If outright just bluntly askong for thousands of gold, I am inclined to ignore them.
That one guy that whispered me begging for free crowns, I reported for their audacity.