I could toss someone a few million and not notice.

I see most people answering what they would do, rather than answering the question of how much they could give. I could give a lot, but I don’t. I do send hold to new players asking questions, seeming interested in the game, and struggling with some things, usually 25-50k. I don’t ever send gold to people specifically asking for gold.

If the Unwashed masses want my precious gold, they will have to earn it from me. I demand that they entertain me with Blood Sports, ideally a duel to the death in my Slave Colosseum. If I feel merciful, I will also accept a Rap battle.

If they asked me for gold, I would give them tips on earning it as i'm not going to encourage begging and give away my money.

Now if I see someone new talking about how expensive bag upgrades are or how they're struggling to keep up with daily riding lessons but not actually asking for gold, I might send 100k or so their way. I also send whole stacks of basic crafting mats when I see someone asking for 3 of X for a daily writ (not including alchemy mats as they're far more valuable than a stack of sanded maple).

If it's a friend I know that needs money, I'll give them a couple of million without batting an eye.

There's a saying that goes something along the lines of "give bread not coin"

I'll give them purple training gear and buff foods with no questions asked, some advice on how to make progress in the game too, but no cash handouts.
I remember there was someone begging for gold in stonefalls, relatively small amount, 5k tops. They wanted the money to buy gear from the vendors. I told them that all the gear from the vendors were overpriced and that they'd be better off just stealing the gear from the stall and laundering at an outlaws refuge or deconstructing it for mats to make it themselves and that doing this would help level important skills(legerdemain and crafting), at this time I didn't keep mats below my level(I don't have a sub) so I couldn't craft a set for them. They said it sounded like too much of a hassle to do asked me to just give them the gold, I told them the process would only take maybe 2-5 mins, they just asked for the gold again, so I just left.

I could give away millions without even noticing thanks to years of writs and not having a big need for gold. I typically give new players a few 100k and craft gear for them, though, because in my experience most new people move on from MMORPGs pretty quickly.

Living_Tribunal wrote: »

I give millions away regularly to randos. I make too much and don't use it for anything.

Can you tell me your platform and what zone you are most in?

Not players begging for gold. Players who have replied to my /zone Any new players around? chat. Helped some new crafters, and I've given several players 100k for bank and bag space. And then told them how they could make their own gold so they'd be able to do the rest themselves for all their alts. I make training gear for them as well if they want it. :shrug: People helped me out along the way and simply asked that I help others out once I could, so I pay it forward.

I selected the closest option to "other" as there was nothing that matches how I feel.

Personally, I find farming gold even on a new account to be stupidly easy provided you have a place to sell it. My guild's target membership is such a player and so I'm a little biased here. I have (often) mailed a player large sums of gold, usually enough to buy any "classic" home if I genuinely think they are new to the game.

Let's answer this based on how it would happen.
Scenario 1: I receive a whisper asking for gold. My response is to offer them a place to sell, if they turn that down then I offer to buy something they might not think has value (like mundane runes) at market rate, because I'll just sell any excess at 7% above and break even. This accomplishes my first offer in the end without them really thinking about it. If they don't have anything to sell me, then I give them a small task like (collect 200 of any resource and I'll buy the stack), if they turn that down then I write them off as someone just wanting a handout.

Scenario 2: Someone in zone chat is looking for carrots for their daily quest. My response is to send them 200 because I have thousands and the item is meaningless to me but probably a big deal to them. IF they respond asking how much money they owe me then this tells me they are truly new and don't know that the item is practically worthless. This is when I send 222k and welcome them to the game . If they don't respond to the veggies in the mail then I move on with my life.

tl:dr - I've gifted up to a million before, it doesn't really impact me that heavily, but I need to know they truly need it

New player asking for gold? I usually have a "sob story" about <insert local mobtype here> jumped me when I was harvesting some ore and took all my gold.

If it's a friend of mine that's new to the game, they get 500K.

i usually give them 50k,200-400 soul gems,lockpicks,some treasure maps and food

Bruh im poor ingame , so yh 5k, but if the player is cool ,10k.

Anyone can earn the gold like I did. Learn and participate in the process. I encourage ,not become an enabler for someone to be lazy and dishonorable.

Sometimes I like to go to starter areas and ask if there are new players around. Then I send them 100k. It doesn't hurt me and I know they need it

6 gold


thats about half what i got

but I've only been playing 8 years or so