Curse

thezed · Apr 27, 2007, 12:20 PM // 12:20

I love MOST of the new minis (the elf is a bit rediculous). So sad that I have to wait till october for mine. I would give my first born son for a mini-Koss!!

Jumping Is Uselss · Apr 27, 2007, 12:30 PM // 12:30

Ugh...minis, looks like ill have to sell a few of mine to make space for the new miniatures. The heket looks cool, if i get it i will make it fight my turtle.

Dralspire · Apr 27, 2007, 12:35 PM // 12:35

I got a Miniature Juggernaut.

PS: It's included in my giveaway thread, so if you are into that mini ...

Miral · Apr 27, 2007, 12:37 PM // 12:37

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Originally Posted by thezed

I love MOST of the new minis (the elf is a bit rediculous). So sad that I have to wait till october for mine. I would give my first born son for a mini-Koss!!

make it daughter and you have a deal.

Rhedd · Apr 27, 2007, 12:41 PM // 12:41

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Originally Posted by Miral

make it daughter and you have a deal.

Did you mean that to sound as icky as it did? ^_^

Shawn The Divine · Apr 27, 2007, 12:44 PM // 12:44

Harmless · Apr 27, 2007, 12:46 PM // 12:46

Personally, I didn't vote in any poll since the original question from Gaile was which minipets did you want.

And one of the often mentioned suggestions...more storage...we got already.

I like minipets and would like to eventually have one of each. Why don't those of you who hate them give them to people who want them? You could make it a fun event...trivia questions, scavenger hunts, whatever. Or just give them to guildmates.

As far as how people express their opinions: a lot of how people react to what you say is based on how you deliver your opinion.

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Originally Posted by Da Silva Fox

As hundreds of different forum polls are evidently hard to keep track of how about a xunlai voting agent ingame?
That would surely get a higher turn out than a community forum that alot of gw players never even look at let alone post on.

Very cool idea.

TheRaven · Apr 27, 2007, 12:50 PM // 12:50

Cool, I'm looking forward to expanding my mini-pet collection. (Once the prices drop a bit).

Actually, I like the mini elf. It sounds like i'm the only one though. Perhaps I can snatch one cheap. I think the Water Djinn looks really really cool. I can't wait to get one of those.

Rothen Kithkanan · Apr 27, 2007, 12:56 PM // 12:56

It seems (and I've set myself up to be flammed right here) that there is a certain aspect of spoilt child syndrome going on here.

Anet give you all a lovely FREE birthday present which, they did not have to do lets be honest. But the majority appear to be spitting out their dummies because it's not what they wanted. I dunno, how dare Anet not give you what YOU wanted. If you dont like it, sell it, give it away, leave it to rot in storage. Dont see the need to come on here and attack Gaile and the devs for it

I personally dont give a rats arse about minipets and have sold all my 1st birthday ones but thats a side issue

now, let the public burning commence

TLLOTS · Apr 27, 2007, 12:57 PM // 12:57

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

As to why there is a birthday mini, well, we conducted numerous polls in several langauges, but there was there was no clearcut "other thing" called out by fans. Sure, there were about a hundred ideas, but none of them were resoundingly the conclusive "vote of the masses" for a birthday gift. In the collected votes, miniatures were a very highly-rated choice, and received more votes than any other single alternative. In the end, the designers chose something that they felt would be fun and enjoyable, and something that players can keep, sell, or trade, as they see fit.

It's a gift. Enjoy it, or not, but please get over the negative attitude, it contributes nothing to the discussion here.

The negative attitude is warranted in this case Gaile.

Take this simple analogy: Your friend (we'll call him Bob) gave you a plushie for your birthday almost a year ago, and you were happy with it at first, it was cute, maybe it even made funny noises. Nevertheless, after awhile you lost interest in it and it ended up sitting in your closet for the rest of the year. Now, almost up to your birthday again and Bob comes and asks "hey, I'm thinking I might get you another plushie this year, is there one in particular you'd like?", to which you reply "well actually I'm kind of tired of plushies now, I'd really rather something else."

Bob doesn't respond, but finally your birthday roles around, you open your present, curious to see what your friend decided to get you... and find another plushie. To make matters worse, your friend has been handing out plushies like candy to everyone they know, so any value it has as far as just being a special gift from a friend is absolutely nil. Effectively the plushie has no value to you, not even as a gift as you've already told your friend that it wasn't something you really wanted, so you feel more than a little disappointed that they didn't listen to you.

The important point here is that I believe for many players, the desire was not for a specific item, it was for something that wasn't a minipet which quickly loses its appeal and just isn't special anymore and it hasn't been for a long time. Saying that since there was no clear consensus between the players on what other item they'd want is a weak argument that misses the point entirely.

Now I'm not going to go into some big rant as to how I'm going to quit the game or that ANet never listens to us, because we both know that isn't true. All I'm going to say is that I'm disappointed, and that your blithe dismissal of what I feel is a very valid complaint adds nothing to this discussion.

Cacheelma · Apr 27, 2007, 01:08 PM // 13:08

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Originally Posted by =HT=E5Destroyer

WoW! your old enough to be on a computer and you cant read?

i wrote this is what mine says.

If you knew 2 years = 24 months AND your account/character age says it is 23 months old, why did you ask about not getting the present?

Bubba · Apr 27, 2007, 01:08 PM // 13:08

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Originally Posted by lucifer_uk

An emote would have been so much better, Although it would be slightly look at me I'm elite it would have been better than look at me I have gold to waste.

You just gave yourself the reason why they shouldn't do that

There's already enough elitism in the game. People should take these things more lighthearted and enjoy them for what they are; funny pixels you can collect

|pyro| · Apr 27, 2007, 01:12 PM // 13:12

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Originally Posted by Naliah Alexis

Mini Djinn

No fire one

,
I guess my wish did come true when I asked them for a Djinn but I thought it would be a fire one :P.

lucifer_uk · Apr 27, 2007, 01:17 PM // 13:17

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Originally Posted by Bubba

You just gave yourself the reason why they shouldn't do that

There's already enough elitism in the game. People should take these things more lighthearted and enjoy them for what they are; funny pixels you can collect

Ahhhh but playing devil's advocate I can now go out with my 100k + xxx ectos buy a Gwen and be elitist can't I?

Something non tradeable would have been my condition, something very personal character wise too.

thezed · Apr 27, 2007, 01:17 PM // 13:17

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Originally Posted by Miral

make it daughter and you have a deal.

DEAL!! I don't want any daughters anyway......(did i just say that?

)

lyra_song · Apr 27, 2007, 01:20 PM // 13:20

If Anet didn't make 2nd birthday mini-pets, youd have whining and groaning from people who wanted it.

Anet made 2nd birthday mini-pets, so you have whining and groaning from people who didn't want it.

Its ok to not like it.
Its ok to like it.

I dont think its ok to act like some baby who didnt get their lollipop or something. Some of the posts here sound like my 4 year old niece.

The negative attitude I think Gaile is referring to is the "Anet owes me, and you lied to me Gaile" thing that seems to be going around. Gaile needs a banhammer.

Miral · Apr 27, 2007, 01:22 PM // 13:22

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Originally Posted by Rhedd

Did you mean that to sound as icky as it did? ^_^

O.O icky? get your mind out of the gutter, head giver! hehehehe

no... i just don't like males.

Necro Niazriv · Apr 27, 2007, 01:22 PM // 13:22

i like liche ones...but i want a mini glint!

Bubba · Apr 27, 2007, 01:24 PM // 13:24

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Originally Posted by lucifer_uk

Ahhhh but playing devil's advocate I can now go out with my 100k + xxx ectos buy a Gwen and be elitist can't I?

Yes, but that is a choice you can make, 2 years old or not. So you can not use it in an argument as in: I'm better then you because I've been around for two years.

(Ah, I think this is refreshing in this topic; a friendly argument

)

lucifer_uk · Apr 27, 2007, 01:25 PM // 13:25

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Originally Posted by lyra_song

Gaile needs a banhammer.

You can't ban people for expressive a view no matter how deluded and non factual it is. Everyone deserves a say including Gaile so less of the bashing guys.

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Originally Posted by Bubba

(Ah, I think this is refreshing in this topic; a friendly argument

)

I know, what the hell is happening to Guru these days?