Curse

Lady Lozza · Feb 07, 2008, 10:10 PM // 22:10

*sigh* I think offering a solution to the multiple minis is great - but the problem is that not everyone has multiple pigs. My issue personally is a collection of whiptails (got 5 of them in the first round of character b'days), which can't be given away let alone sold.

shadowmage61 · Feb 07, 2008, 10:15 PM // 22:15

agree/
I gave my 47 away to random ppl in shing jea....
now I'm kinda regretting it

and why the hell did ANet wait a year between introducing the mini pig and actually doing something with it? holding onto an item for a year ingame before being able to use it ridiculous.

Lonesamurai · Feb 07, 2008, 10:22 PM // 22:22

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Originally Posted by shadowmage61

agree/
I gave my 47 away to random ppl in shing jea....
now I'm kinda regretting it

and why the hell did ANet wait a year between introducing the mini pig and actually doing something with it? holding onto an item for a year ingame before being able to use it ridiculous.

Woah, this is a minipet

non of the others have a use, the premise ofthis is to stem the amount of an item that is gold and supposedly rare

gw_poster · Feb 07, 2008, 10:31 PM // 22:31

Someone should start a "what u paid/ what u sold (or even what u traded) for a piggie" thread...hmm...how about now?

Sold minipig for 6 ecto...

Kiragi Yagami · Feb 07, 2008, 10:35 PM // 22:35

I may not like the whole "buy 2-12 15k+ if youre lucky minipets, and get something!" thing, but i must hand it to ANET for finding a use for the little 750g buggers. i now see that giving away minipets is not the best way to go -.- oh well, cant fault ANET for that. hard as people try.

Vl Vl D · Feb 07, 2008, 10:37 PM // 22:37

Well it seems little upsets and rare items keeps alot of people playing this game it.

**cosyfiep** · Feb 07, 2008, 10:53 PM // 22:53

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Originally Posted by pansy malfoy

Gaile was in SJM late last night (AZ time), and said that people shouldn't be buying pigs. No, I don't have the log -- but anyone who was there would be able to back that up.

Are we certain that only rats are gained via the new fortunes? Not rats *and* pigs?

anet started all this crazy crapp saying that we need the pigs for some new mini---they are the ones who did it ---not us. They are the ones that started the 'sky is falling' craze and they could have stopped it, but they wont.

and she also states that :

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Gaile Gray and The Frog Talks Wednesday February 6, 2008
Summary

* Canthan New Year 2008:
o will include Nine Rings and the Dragon Nest minigames.
o the Lion Mask will be available again this year.
o you will be able to trade in dedicated Miniature Pigs.
o the only way to get this years miniature is from Lunar Fortunes.

[ source: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Gaile/Frog_Talk. bold mine]

so yes if you are as unlucky as I we have no chance at a little rat

she doesnt mention getting new pigs at all----

Sir Pandra Pierva · Feb 07, 2008, 10:56 PM // 22:56

Give me the wind orbs you guys no longer want

I want to get the biggest of collection of useless stuff and those take the cake for it.

1 up and 2 down · Feb 07, 2008, 11:07 PM // 23:07

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Originally Posted by cosyfiep

anet started all this crazy crapp saying that we need the pigs for some new mini---they are the ones who did it ---not us. They are the ones that started the 'sky is falling' craze and they could have stopped it, but they wont.

and she also states that :

[ source: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Gaile/Frog_Talk. bold mine]

so yes if you are as unlucky as I we have no chance at a little rat

she doesnt mention getting new pigs at all----

No they didn't, Anet said:

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Originally Posted by GuildWars.com

In addition to the festival rewards mentioned above, two special miniatures will be available this year. For those lucky enough to receive multiple miniature pigs during last year's celebration, look for a special collector with a celestial surprise for you.

Anet never said anything about the second mini being from the mini pig collector, everyone just assumed that it would be the mini.

Dante the Warlord · Feb 07, 2008, 11:10 PM // 23:10

I personally think it should be just two one that you held on yourself and maybe another you could buy, but i also this this was an absolutely GENIUS idea by ANET. Mini pigs were made fun of so much and finally they have their time to shine.

WinterSnowblind · Feb 07, 2008, 11:13 PM // 23:13

"two special miniatures will be available this year. For those lucky enough to receive multiple miniature pigs during last year's celebration, look for a special collector with a celestial surprise for you."

Okay, so it doesn't say there it will be another mini, but it strongly implies it. I see no reason to assume it would be something else.

sagilltwins · Feb 08, 2008, 12:00 AM // 00:00

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Originally Posted by JONO51

Fingers crossed we get mini polar bear

wrong event :/

JeniM · Feb 08, 2008, 12:08 AM // 00:08

"Nice people finish last"

I worked that out in life but hard as i try i can't stop being nice even though it gets me know where

I wish i could be one of the asses that get everything handed to them through they're manipulative and selfish lifestyle but i'm just not good at being an ass

Sucks to be nice huh

Oh yea and thanks Anet your showing the kids the consequences of being nice, any luck they're young enough to change so maybe they'll get somewhere in life

To be honest after this event i'm pretty much out of GW's, been fun but all the shifty moves made by Anet recently have felt like an axe in the back

Clone · Feb 08, 2008, 12:19 AM // 00:19

Yeah, I agree, this is horse S***. I would have just loved to see that conversation go down at anet...

"What can we do with this event to make sure people have a good time?" "Hmm... how about we encourage greed, hording, and taking advantage of people who don't realize why the market on mini-pigs is going up."

I gave away a few pigs, I regret it. I also sold 100+ sparklers and bottle rockets from the last celebration at 1g each... I could have had the first rank of the new title. So much for being nice...

Molock · Feb 08, 2008, 12:20 AM // 00:20

I see, so giving away pigs was a bad thing?

JeniM · Feb 08, 2008, 12:26 AM // 00:26

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Originally Posted by Molock

I see, so giving away pigs was a bad thing?

Thats where i hit a "rock" in my moral boat

I am now annoyed i don't get the new mini i deserve because i gave my mini's away, but now thinking Anet should change the system for my sake also make me guilty of Greed so as you can see, moral dilema

I think a nice thread for Riverside would be "How many of the 7 Sins does Anet encorage?"
They encorage 6 by my counting, ah Sweet Tooth encorages Gluttony theres No7

quickmonty · Feb 08, 2008, 12:27 AM // 00:27

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Originally Posted by Witchblade

reminds me.. looks like i can delete my jade wind orbs for good?

Still have a few stacks of them in storage.

ANET didn't state what you will get for the pigs. Just a celestial surprise, which could be anything: meteor shower, fireworks, or maybe roast pork falling like manna from the heavens.

Really cool watching so many get worked up about this. Getting ready to sit back and read all the rants after the festival.

Malice Black · Feb 08, 2008, 12:29 AM // 00:29

The more I read this thread, the more I realize how bad the people that populate it really are.

It wouldn't surprise me if people stared demanding back all the free mini pigs they gave away.

Mini pets + GW player = fail

Safe math that.

Free Runner · Feb 08, 2008, 12:30 AM // 00:30

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Originally Posted by 1 up and 2 down

No they didn't, Anet said:

Anet never said anything about the second mini being from the mini pig collector, everyone just assumed that it would be the mini.

Although Gaile says:

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The special reward for exchanging a number of Miniature Pigs from last year is only available through an exchange, it will not be given at the end of the event or through fortunes. (Naturally, you can trade for the mini.)

Which i'm taking as(since its also worded like this on the Mini Rat part):

The special item will only be avaliable through giving a mini pig in but you can still trade for it with other players.

credit · Feb 08, 2008, 12:33 AM // 00:33

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Originally Posted by Kashrlyyk

Agree. Could someone clarify? What collector? What new mini?

Yeah I'll clarify.