I've been being begged for gifts a lot of recently and refusing. by gifting, there referring to items obtained using crowns i bought with real money right? if not I've been awfully rude to quite a few people. if so though, then quite a few people have been awfully rude to me. haven't there parents taught them manners? i work very hard for real money, and i for one will not just give it away to someone i do not know. who's with me?
Uh, ok. I didn't really understand you there, luckily, i made some Words out. You don't really need to be rude to them about Gifts. The Ignore Button is there for a reason. If they start breaking the rules, Report if neccasary.
Also, it is a option to Gift one, not a must. So this Thread (Or whatever you call it) really wasn't neccasary.
I think the OP is asking about the problem of begging and how to handle it appropriately.
If this is the case, here's my advice:
> Be polite and brief in your refusal to gift. > If a wizard becomes abusive at that point, ignore or report him/her and change realms. > If the beggar is on your friend list, delete him/her.
You are not obligated to gift, nor should you feel the need to explain why you won't or can't gift. You are also not required to tolerate rude and immature behavior when you refuse.
Parents may not always teach manners but, in-game, we have a chance to do so. Take it as an opportunity to help a kid learn a valuable life lesson.
Also, i don't see a valid Question in here, what is it?
The question is about exactly what people are referring to when they ask someone to "gift" them. He only meant that he was being rude in the sense of saying no to something that may have been just a simple in game request.
The answer is simple. Gifting is using your crowns to purchase something in the Crown Shop. You use the gift button to send the item you are gonna buy with crowns to someone else.
So, no, you were not being rude when declining to gift anyone. There are a few beggars out there that sit around looking for gullible people to scam free stuff from. Continue to refuse, and if they persist, then put them on ignore.
Yes, they are wanting crown items. Usually the latest hoard pack or a mount or whatever. There is no reason to be rude, just say no. If they continue to bug you put them on ignore.
Just FYI because I know some people may not realize it, you cannot give items bought with gold.
In my opinion, you aren't being rude by refusing to gift these people. They are the ones being rude by expecting virtual strangers to give them something for nothing. Something that costs you real money. Not them. My typical response to them is that I don't gift. Period. If they persist, I tell them I don't gift my son or my sister and I won't gift them. No reason to have to further explain your reasons for not gifting.
Also, i don't see a valid Question in here, what is it?
The question is about exactly what people are referring to when they ask someone to "gift" them. He only meant that he was being rude in the sense of saying no to something that may have been just a simple in game request.
The answer is simple. Gifting is using your crowns to purchase something in the Crown Shop. You use the gift button to send the item you are gonna buy with crowns to someone else.
So, no, you were not being rude when declining to gift anyone. There are a few beggars out there that sit around looking for gullible people to scam free stuff from. Continue to refuse, and if they persist, then put them on ignore.
thank you very much. this helped quite a bit. i thought maybe by gift,there may have been a free gift section i wasn't aware of like some games have. I've started growing impatient with people, and threatening or sometimes even going through with un-friending as cause of it and i wanted to clarify what they were actually asking for. so thank you.
Also, i don't see a valid Question in here, what is it?
The question is about exactly what people are referring to when they ask someone to "gift" them. He only meant that he was being rude in the sense of saying no to something that may have been just a simple in game request.
The answer is simple. Gifting is using your crowns to purchase something in the Crown Shop. You use the gift button to send the item you are gonna buy with crowns to someone else.
So, no, you were not being rude when declining to gift anyone. There are a few beggars out there that sit around looking for gullible people to scam free stuff from. Continue to refuse, and if they persist, then put them on ignore.
Thank you too, i didn't quite know what the OP was referring too.
I've been being begged for gifts a lot of recently and refusing. by gifting, there referring to items obtained using crowns i bought with real money right? if not I've been awfully rude to quite a few people. if so though, then quite a few people have been awfully rude to me. haven't there parents taught them manners? i work very hard for real money, and i for one will not just give it away to someone i do not know. who's with me?
i think that this might be the solution: yes, you pay for gifts using crowns, which are bought using real life money ($). so it is fine to refuse. The only person who I will ever gift is my wizard101 friend who I go to school irl with. Don't gift people that you barley know! that's like using money for firewood!
I've been being begged for gifts a lot of recently and refusing. by gifting, there referring to items obtained using crowns i bought with real money right? if not I've been awfully rude to quite a few people. if so though, then quite a few people have been awfully rude to me. haven't there parents taught them manners? i work very hard for real money, and i for one will not just give it away to someone i do not know. who's with me?
Darkcloyd,
I can understand completely where you are coming from, I really don't like it either. I don't gift, why, becasue they really don't need it to play the game. Plus I don't have much in crowns to give away, and wouldn't do that anyway. I'm not rude to them, but considering some other things that go on, this is not the wrost thing. Plus as you said, they aren't friends, so why would anyone gift them anyway.
I have found that the best way to avoid most of the games unpleasantness is to just avoid the Commons. It seems to be where the ones who really don't actually play the game but want the stuff it offers are. I did have a few lines like, I have no Crowns, Gifting is turned off and Gee I was going to ask you the same thing but that sometimes just leads to more conversation with the beggar. Just avoiding the Commons is easier.
I used to go there to kick back after a long day of fighting and listen to general conversation which now is mostly fighting and getting to see the new stuff out, it isn't worth it any more, I now kick back by signing off the game.
I've been begged for gifts before, and 'no crowns' is usually a sufficient answer; that said, I've read stories by other wizards on this board, in which the beggar becomes abusive... if this happens to you, report and change realms.
To disable gifting: go to My Accounts and scroll down to Account Management, then click Disable beside the Gifting option. My gift-button is off, and it will stay that way.
Whether you're 8 or 80, asking a complete stranger to spend real money on you is above and beyond rude. Too often, we write off this behaviour and coddle them because we assume that "they're just children", but even kids need to learn that they can't always get what they want.
