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Marth Reynolds · May 01, 2007, 07:47 AM // 07:47

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

very soon.

Hmm not to be "ungratefull" or something like that but mostly when you say very soon it means around 4 months...

Hmm would make some sense that when the second year minipets arrive for the japanese and taiwan players (+ all those i didn't mention where gw launched later) that the american and eu players get a chance of getting these pets... but that would take a long while...

Lord Natural · May 01, 2007, 07:51 AM // 07:51

No smite mini? Smites have to be the most hunted creature in GW history. A pet would be fitting

Yichi · May 01, 2007, 08:00 AM // 08:00

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Originally Posted by Lord Natural

No smite mini? Smites have to be the most hunted creature in GW history. A pet would be fitting

do you honestly realize how many mini smite crawlers they would have to create? everyone and their brother would want one. including me

Ill keep my mini attaxe for now though. (until i get my damned ghostly hero drop from HA or i decide to stop being cheap and buy me one

)

Etta · May 01, 2007, 08:03 AM // 08:03

Can't Anet just love us all equally? And how soon is very soon Gaile? Next week, month, year, 2 days before GW2? Bah!

ZenRgy · May 01, 2007, 08:51 AM // 08:51

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

We do have regional miniatures, but after a time, those minis become available to other regions.

I really hope you don't mean via player ingame trades because it's ridiculous for anyone to have to pay a large amount of cash just because they're in a different region than others.

Alex Weekes · May 01, 2007, 09:39 AM // 09:39

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Originally Posted by ZenRgy

I really hope you don't mean via player ingame trades because it's ridiculous for anyone to have to pay a large amount of cash just because they're in a different region than others.

No, not through trades in game. These miniatures will be offered in other territories. No, I cannot yet share any details on how they will become available

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daraaksii · May 01, 2007, 09:47 AM // 09:47

I think they will offer them as the tournament prizes.

william1975 · May 01, 2007, 10:23 AM // 10:23

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Originally Posted by Alex Weekes

No, not through trades in game. These miniatures will be offered in other territories. No, I cannot yet share any details on how they will become available

.

Sounds cool, as a collector I appreciate easier ways to get these,

IF we were to ge tthem in a simialr way as to how they were originally released that would be great.

Obviously not being someone that participates in tournaments as of yet; or being good at rollerbeetle racing, 455,000 is my highest score, how anyone gets 470,000 is beyond me, I know some minis are beyond me, and I know if they are given for tournaments there will be complaining that not everyone could get them. I like getting them from magazines because they are easy to gain, or from holiday events, like the mini pig as they are easy too, but I don't expect this to be always the case.

Anyway, I'm happy somethign is in the pipeline, hopefully there will be a variety of means of gaining them

Cassandra · May 01, 2007, 11:50 AM // 11:50

Dear Anet, pls learn from your oversea's partners how to select mobs to be made minis.

please, really... I mean... think for a moment of gray giant, mandragor, fungal, elf (-___-) vs oni, shiroken, kanaxai.... :Q____

Diddy bow · May 01, 2007, 12:13 PM // 12:13

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

I don't think there are any prizes that won't be available to North America and Europe, through some means.

We do have regional miniatures, but after a time, those minis become available to other regions.

We'll post our plans very soon.

you mean i might get a shiroken

, thats amazin ^^

Ferret · May 01, 2007, 01:05 PM // 13:05

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Originally Posted by Alex Weekes

No, not through trades in game. These miniatures will be offered in other territories. No, I cannot yet share any details on how they will become available

.

I do hope this is soon and comes in a fair and accessible to all way, such as magazine freebies like the Asura.

It was bad enough when the was only ONE set of Asian mini-pets!!!

Etta · May 01, 2007, 01:12 PM // 13:12

Remember the GOTY upgrade weapons pack? Those are the weapons that were use to promoted GW in the far-east, such as coke play deal thing. Now if they make those Asia only mini pets in to an upgrade pack, do you thing anyone would buy it?

Ferret · May 01, 2007, 01:23 PM // 13:23

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Originally Posted by Etta

Remember the GOTY upgrade weapons pack? Those are the weapons that were use to promoted GW in the far-east, such as coke play deal thing. Now if they make those Asia only mini pets in to an upgrade pack, do you thing anyone would buy it?

I certianly would, i love most of the Asian mini's, but i cant realistically ever see this happening and all those people that are demanding millions of gold for them would jump up and down screaming.

Hockster · May 01, 2007, 01:26 PM // 13:26

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Originally Posted by Ferret

I certianly would, i love most of the Asian mini's, but i cant realistically ever see this happening and all those people that are demanding millions of gold for them would jump up and down screaming.

Why should that be a consideration?

icymanipulator · May 01, 2007, 01:30 PM // 13:30

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Originally Posted by VitisVinifera

I"m all for spreading the love but I hope they arent as hard to win as the roller beetle.........there needs to be some way anyone who really wants one, within reason and within having a normal life, can obtain

They are called mini pigs...and while they were reasonably uncommon at the start of the CNY they became ridiculously common when the "bug" behind opening fortunes was "fixed". I am so anti-miniature its not even funny...gold sink the damn things and make a miniature NPC somewhere. People will spend the money anyways and at least this way the money is sinked rather than consolidated on monopoly guy type players.

Edit: Since it already came up...the rollerbeetles...good lord what a fiasco. Otherwise positively contributing members of the forum and the community at large were stepping all over each other...very poorly handled.

Etta · May 01, 2007, 01:37 PM // 13:37

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Originally Posted by Ferret

all those people that are demanding millions of gold for them would jump up and down screaming.

Let 'em jump I say. I'll buy the mini pets pack as well, heck I'll buy two packs.

Smile Like Umean It · May 01, 2007, 02:22 PM // 14:22

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Originally Posted by tifaRockheart

http://guildwars.incgamers.com/forum...=450521&page=2

in the 3rd post, with the chat log in it, towards the bottom of the chat log there is a mention from Gaile that she has been given some mini pets that will be used as prizes.

here's the quote:

I could be very wrong, but I assume Gaile to represent US more, which could mean US is also getting some mini-pet prizes

This is all of course my speculation.

Ah, thanks for that. From this and the other posts from Gaile and Alex it kind of sounds like even though some of the exclusives will be coming to other places there won't be too many extras (general mass won't be able to afford them still), unless of course we're talking about some kind of contest with a good pool of winners. Or they're having a fair number of contests.
At least that's what it seems like to me.

icymanipulator · May 01, 2007, 03:47 PM // 15:47

There is never a fair solution to an exclusive item or a limited release because of the "me too" factor to the game. They want to release promo minis to Japan? Go for it...but no one gets to bitch when people eBay gold to buy them stateside. Its hypocrisy at its finest.

Bruce Leeroy · May 01, 2007, 04:18 PM // 16:18

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

I don't think there are any prizes that won't be available to North America and Europe, through some means.

We do have regional miniatures, but after a time, those minis become available to other regions.

We'll post our plans very soon.

I just hope these can be attainable by "some means" other than guessing who's going to finish 1-8 in the next tournament or Roller Beetle racing. To some people, these current options are not tempting enough to even take part of.

And to be honest, If I could ebay gold right now with out getting banned, I would buy a few mil and buy up some mini pets.

Knightsaber Sith · May 01, 2007, 04:27 PM // 16:27

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

I don't think there are any prizes that won't be available to North America and Europe, through some means.

We do have regional miniatures, but after a time, those minis become available to other regions.

We'll post our plans very soon.

Yay for plans!

*hopes not all of them end up as some kind of PvP trophy >_<