Nice Guys....

Well I consider myself a "nice guy" mostly and often times I'll pick some decent mid level weapons that I like to give away to folks that are at a lower level. I usually head back to Ascalon and find a level 5 etc character to whisper and ask if they would like a weapon for their class for free. So far it's been a pleasant experience and actually I sometimes have a hard time giving it away. However last night I gave a chap a decent mid-level axe (it was one of the quest items in the Shiverpeaks area) and he said thanks then immediately turned around and tried to sell it. Oh well, my loss. Had to figure it might happen right? I did "give" it away. Well he must have told some of his "buds" about it because I got several whispers after that (I did whisper him so it wasn't a "public" conversation) asking for free stuff, heck even gold. So much so that I had to leave the district! Ahhh... so much for being a "nice guy"! Don't know that I'll stop doing it maybe just wear my thickest skin next time

scavengers!... gotta watch em

Sell your stuff to a merch from now on. Saves you a world of hassle

The rudeness of some people just makes me want to spit sometimes. It's a shame that one bad situation overshadows so many nice onces, but I hope karma has found it's home.

Thanks for being one of the nice guys.

You can find me in the first three districts of piken everynight giving away mid to max dmg items to people,if anyone REALLY needs something and feels they cant get it due to whatever then pm me ingame "Calrisian Nantos" I might just have something for you

My experience in other games like Diablo 2 and other such games has been that giving stuff away to strangers usually leads to situations like the one you experienced, Deacon. For that reason, I only give to people I have talked to in game before or know personally. Otherwise, I sell to merchants or sometimes, and ONLY sometimes (because I hate dealing with all the spam in town and crazy players who deal in large gold transactions on a regular basis) do I even SELL to a stranger. In short, I try to deal only with those I know. It's unfortunate, but sometimes that Green Day song is true... nice guys finish last...

I too was giving some good stuff away for free today. Gave away a max shield (warrior is going to hammer now!) to another warrior.

Guy said thanks, then asked, “May I ask why you are giving away a max shield?” He found it hard to believe I was just being nice and that I don’t like to sell things.

I should have said, “May I ask why you just took it from me without question? Maybe I didn’t know it was rare? How dare you take advantage of me?”

LOL I would rather make someone's day than a few "bucks."

I occasionally give out free stuff too, but it's becoming a bit of a burden. When I type a msg saying "Free items available for characters that need them, meet me at storage", I get whispers asking "waht u have?", "i want sword, u got sowrd?", "max dmg?????!" et cetera. Come on, I'm giving away stuff for free, is it too much to ask to come see for yourself? I don't really feel like replying to everyone.

And there's always the people who don't seem to understand the part where it says "characters that need them". Don't get pissed off when I don't give a mediocre purple hammer to your lvl20 E/Mo.

I find stuff all the time that I know I'm never gonna need. Or sometimes I think, "Well, I could get 1 or 2k for that if I were to sell it." but then turn atround and give it away 'case I couldn't be bothered. Most time, people are greatful but suspiscious. "What's the catch?" or "Why are you giving this to me?" most times ..... But then there's the ungrateful *ahem* people who say "I don't want that piece of @#$%" or "Try that on someone else you n00b". Wtf? I'm giving away something that is 1 or 2 off max dmg to someone who is lvl 3-5 and they're ungratful? What the hell is this world coming to?

i sometimes also give free stuff but they arent really good. just decent stuff that a low level character can use until they reach yak's bend. i love giving away those crappy purple items. you know, those purple that come with no bonuses or mods and regular dmg. it's sort of funny. you'll be amazed at how many people msg you. the funniest msg i've gotten was "can i have it, pretty pretty please, oh i have it?".

I used to give away free stuff such as 24 damage bows and 18 dmg swords, until one day people started calling me nOOb for giving away "shit" as they called it. Funny part was, the person who did this first to me was a lvl 8 warrior, and is highest charcter, another War/Mo was only in maguuma!!! For now on I just salvage all the stuff i find!

Please don't give items away to low levels. They aren't very dedicated to actually trying in the first place so why do them a favour. Unless they are your friends please stop giving these people items. The more people like this we can get rid of faster the better.

Wow.

I checked my /age the other night and discovered I've played for 378 hrs (and counting!). How many more hours do I need to play before I stop giving people the benefit of the doubt and lose the pleasure of potentially helping out someone, just for the heck of it?

A gift is a gift. If I give something away to someone, do I care if they sell it, or delete the character, or otherwise drop off the face of Tyria? No. If I give something, it's given and it's no longer any of my business. "You must now use this shield I gave you for 'x' amount of hours ...."

It's not a gift if there are strings attached.

I agree, begging for gold is ridiculous. Asking if anyone has an extra ancient eye to get collector's armor instead of overpriced crafted stuff? That's okay in my book.

I second that. Keep being a nice guy. You're doing far more good than you know.

Since I've been farming a lot, I usually offer to pay the full platinum for a trip to the UW or FoW. People seem to think this means they can ditch once they get something of mediocre value, or they can just aggro everything.

But hey, take satisfaction in knowing that most people do appreciate it and don't focus too much are the jerks.

Sofonisba

Being nice is for your sake not mine. It's nice to see people who are actually considerate (I try to be polite when talking not to call anyone a L33t n00b) but people are kinda like a flock of birds on your lawn. If you one day decide to feed them to be nice, they are gonna come back and ask for more, when you dont give it to them, they are gonna make a mess making your neighbours angry. Be nice, but not at the expense of others.

I am quite loserish, hate me for that.

No hate here for ya!

I hear what you are saying, but in real life, there is no "ignore" list for birds or beggars or other nuisances. In GW, there is, and that is the difference I see.

Ignore has a max. But your right. By the time you remove someone from your list to add a new person that old person probably stopped harrasing you by now anyway.

I give away free stuff but in the dessert towns. Most people who shortcut through to the forge will not be there. I also advertise say I have a nice bow. Any Rangers with marksmen of 8 here. I also avoid giving away stuff in old asclaon due to the "traders" that are targeting the said people that were rushed to play in the arena with there max armor. Or, give away items to people in a pug. Thay way you know there levels and by conversation what type of player are they.

Now in pre-searing I give a lot of away with not though.

I advertised any warriors with shield skill of 10, I may have a free shield for you, and gave away a plain max def 16 shield (no other benfits). I only had one person respond.

I help Alot in pre, its funny how people cant answer a simple question like " How do I ID an item" .. I've sat there for like 5 minutes before responding to the person, just to let other people answer them. It's sad that most people just char about themselves and not help out a fellow player wether or not they are in thier guild.. Most of the responses i get out of helping someone is a thanks. On certain occasions when I run someone in pre (for free of course), I made a new member to my guild. So I guess it works out in the end