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Ms Utena Tenjou · Apr 27, 2007, 06:18 PM // 18:18

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10149295

PLease go there for mini pet 2nd b-day guide

FelixCarter · Apr 27, 2007, 06:21 PM // 18:21

Methinks the Stoneaxe Heket is going to be the next Whiptail Devourer, just by how people talk about it. >.>

Unfortunate.

SilentAssassin · Apr 27, 2007, 06:21 PM // 18:21

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Originally Posted by =HT=E5Destroyer

has anyone been able to make a list of rarest to comman. i think it would be neat to see what is the rarest all the way down to most comman.

thats what green-gold-purple-white is all about....

for a list you can check guildwarswiki

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Mini

savage vapor 33 · Apr 27, 2007, 06:25 PM // 18:25

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Originally Posted by Evilsod

Oh god, it really is true

So for playing this game for 2 years with 1 character... we get a chance of a Heket? Bullshit! If i get that piece of crap i'll bin it.

As much as I am the person that says, well we r getting a gift no use in complaining, I can't help but agree with you. Especially in the sense that on our 2 year, I'm not expecting a white minipet worth 10k. I don't want to sound greedy, which I obviously am sounding, but don't we deserve more? 2 Years, and people who have been here for 1 year are getting a bone dragon, while I get a heket. ???

Ouchie · Apr 27, 2007, 06:25 PM // 18:25

The perfect birthday gift

with every year your character ages you get

For the male character

a 5% chance to lose your hair (maybe attach it to the lucky unlucky titles)
a 5% chance to get a beer belly ( attached to drunkard title of course)
a 5% chance to move 5% slower (attached to sweet tooth title maybe)

For the female character

a 5% chance to get wrinkles on your face (Lucky/unlucky)
a 5% chance to get celulite and tummy rolls (sweet tooth/Drunkard)
a 5% chance to move 5% slower (sweet tooth)

Over all for both

a 5% chance to break a bone if knocked down (takes longer to get up)
a 5% chance to forget where you are going (randomly switches quests in log so arrow changes)
a 5 % chance to become exhausted in regular play which can be cancelled out by using the /catchbreath emote

all of which can be connected to an "Old Fart" Title track

Queen of the Sand · Apr 27, 2007, 06:27 PM // 18:27

gutted they were pets for 2nd birthday but I got a mandragor with a dust trail when it chases you. I say collect early on these they will hold price really well for a white pet

Engel the Fallen · Apr 27, 2007, 06:28 PM // 18:28

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Originally Posted by Nexus Icon

I don't like lies, and I don't like how ANet asked for our opinions and then completely ignored them.

Well for people like me who do not like minipets we can easily sell them with the trade improvement we had since last year.

Oh wait...

Steboy93 · Apr 27, 2007, 06:31 PM // 18:31

The main reason everyone is complaining is because they didn't get a 'l33t' Gwen mini which will sell for 100k+many ectos or a lich or something, but if they did they would be the ones saying 'we should be thankful we get given presents at all'.
So pretty much this argument is going to go on indefinetly, so every1 should stop whining now

SilentAssassin · Apr 27, 2007, 06:39 PM // 18:39

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Originally Posted by savage vapor 33

As much as I am the person that says, well we r getting a gift no use in complaining, I can't help but agree with you. Especially in the sense that on our 2 year, I'm not expecting a white minipet worth 10k. I don't want to sound greedy, which I obviously am sounding, but don't we deserve more? 2 Years, and people who have been here for 1 year are getting a bone dragon, while I get a heket. ???

sry but I have to respond to this.

Why do you deserve more then some1 who plays gw for 1 year?

On the other hand I do agree that the way they give you the present is stupid imo. I've already said this,

BUT why not just give the player an option to choose a mini-pet for their birthday and make all the mini-pets equals.

Why do they make green/gold/purple/white... I like my mini-pets, I collect all of them and keep my mini-pets but it is not fair to give someone a mini-pet thats more worth then someone else his mini.

If you give the option to choose your own mini-pet EVERYONE is happy. The ones who want a mini-pet can choose wich one they like the most and ppl who hate mini-pets can choose the mini that is worth more.

But no

anyways, I like mini-pets thats not the issue, I just think that for a birthday present you could try to give everyone an equal size of present.

oh well, Happy birthday to all the ppl who are here from the very beginning

RSGashapon · Apr 27, 2007, 06:42 PM // 18:42

Oldest character is only 7 months old. I still have a long time to wait for any of these new ones. *sighs*

I can already tell the mini Gwen is going to sell for ridiculous, exuberant prices...

jammerpa · Apr 27, 2007, 06:48 PM // 18:48

They should rewrite the lil' jingle on the events page....

Happy Birthday to you,
Your toon's turning two,
Enjoy your Christmas Elf from Anet,
HA HA HA HA, F**K You!

Here's hoping that I dont open my present tomorrow and see a little green Irish guy.

Viet Spirit · Apr 27, 2007, 06:48 PM // 18:48

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Originally Posted by MistressYichi

Wow I have never seen a bigger bunch of whiners, brats, and ungrateful ass hats. The simple fact is this. Whether or not you like the idea of having a miniature is besides the point. Anet didn't HAVE to do anything for your characters. PERIOD!!!!!!!! They chose too reward the players who have been loyal Guild Wars players and I am personally thankful they even took the time out of their schedule to thank their player base. What other gaming companies have done this and given their players something for their character being a year or 2 years old? Be grateful you even got anything for your character.

Read carefully the bolded phrases you just wrote to understand why we keep saying they are not FREE but tools to keep people being interested in the game and probably buying their future products.

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Originally Posted by Mordakai

You'd have a valid argument if you were talking about storage, character slots, Greens, or anything else that actually has an effect on the game.

Mini-pets are, IMO, just a cool thing that Anet did not have to do.

And by complaining about it, you risk Anet thinking "Well, seems like nobody likes their gifts. Guess next year, we won't give out anything."

That's what I'm worried about: I like mini-pets, and I don't want to see a bunch of complainers ruin it for the rest of us.

You may say Greens have no effect in the game too because you can find equivalent items from collectors. FOW armors too have no real effects in the game other than Cool things that look differently and are more difficult to acquire. Cool things are what make people stayed in the game and comptemlating about buying future products. If Arenanet make these Cool Things disliked by most people, sales will surely go down. So these Cool Things are not just there for FREE.

Since many people want minis as birthday's gifts, some want other options. Why not make everyone happy by giving more alternatives to people? Some will get minis, some will get Auras, some will get special weapons,...???

Nekretaal · Apr 27, 2007, 06:51 PM // 18:51

People in my guild are saying that the problem with the pets this year is that they dont look like pets.

All but the Windrider, thorn wolf, and madragor (and debateadly the AAatxe) are humanoid, walking upright with 2 legs and human characteristics or outright humans.

Where are the pets that look like pets?

Guild wars has plenty of pets that look like pets that they could have chosen the lion-like roaring ethers, or the walking plant ibogas, the fow cave spiders or spider-like smites or terrorwebs, factions' various mantid/kappa/vermin/plants/sea creatures..

I think they did a better job with the first year selection of pets, and gave a lot of the other good choices for pets away in asian promotions.

As for Gwen, she's in the next game so giving her as the prestige minipet makes sense, but I just dont see the appeal. Nobody who didnt play in the beta, least of all people who started last year with factions really cares about Gwen. She's entirely a message board phenomenon.

Soldat · Apr 27, 2007, 06:55 PM // 18:55

Awesome! The Mini Juggernaut was my only request in that thread Gaile had started a while back, and now it's here. Can't wait to get my hands on one.

explodemyheart · Apr 27, 2007, 06:55 PM // 18:55

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Originally Posted by Viet Spirit

Read carefully the bolded phrases you just wrote to understand why we keep saying they are not FREE but tools to keep people being interested in the game and probably buying their future products.

Did you pay for the mini pet? No? Then it's free.

Whether they're doing it out of the kindness of their heart or in order to attempt to keep people interested is moot. They did not ask for a fee in order for you to recieve the item.

Jongo River · Apr 27, 2007, 07:03 PM // 19:03

They did ask for opinions, they got us talking about it for over a month and they ignored even the concerns mini-pet non-haters like me have about rarity. Hell it looks like they semi-ignored people who wanted a mini-gwen by making it semi-unobtainable.

Forums have a very large aggro radius. Steer clear if you don't want to encounter it.

Bryant Again · Apr 27, 2007, 07:17 PM // 19:17

And we did buy the game, too.

*sigh* I think I was the only person anywhere who wanted a birthday hat as a present. Maybe with my initials on it, it would make me feel special (in a good way, not in a way that extends my e-peen).

Mordakai · Apr 27, 2007, 07:19 PM // 19:19

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Originally Posted by Viet Spirit

You may say Greens have no effect in the game too because you can find equivalent items from collectors. FOW armors too have no real effects in the game other than Cool things that look differently and are more difficult to acquire. Cool things are what make people stayed in the game and comptemlating about buying future products. If Arenanet make these Cool Things disliked by most people, sales will surely go down. So these Cool Things are not just there for FREE.

Since many people want minis as birthday's gifts, some want other options. Why not make everyone happy by giving more alternatives to people? Some will get minis, some will get Auras, some will get special weapons,...???

Because, even though these are FREE to us, they are NOT free to the developers. I have no idea if it's harder to make mini-replicas of models that already exist, or to create Auras for all the armors and player models currently in existance. But, the fact they didn't make Auras either means: it's not viable, or they figured that people flashing Auras would even be more annoying than people flashing e-motes...

As for Weapons: how would that even work? How could you make weapons that appeal to every single player in the game? Answer: You can't.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. There are bigger issues to worry about in Guild Wars than mini-pets!

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Originally Posted by Jongo River

They did ask for opinions, they got us talking about it for over a month and they ignored even the concerns mini-pet non-haters like me have about rarity. Hell it looks like they semi-ignored people who wanted a mini-gwen by making it semi-unobtainable.

Unless you're referring to a Thread I haven't read, Gaile specifically said NOT to assume we would get anything. (in fact, she says specifically that many suggestions were just not viable.) She was as vague as possible, for exactly the reason if she said anything, people would jump down her throat and call out "LIAR!!!"

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Originally Posted by Jongo River

Forums have a very large aggro radius. Steer clear if you don't want to encounter it.

Too true. Warrior LF Monk to brave Forum.

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Originally Posted by Bryant Again

And we did buy the game, too.

*sigh* I think I was the only person anywhere who wanted a birthday hat as a present. Maybe with my initials on it, it would make me feel special (in a good way, not in a way that extends my e-peen).

Again, I think this is an example of an unreasonable request. You want Anet to eventually put out a Hat with over 3 million unique initials on it? As for a generic party hat, I expect we'll get some sort of collectible hat this weekend, unless I totally misread guildwars.com

Darksun · Apr 27, 2007, 07:20 PM // 19:20

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Originally Posted by Mordakai

Missed my whole point. Not everyone has the same mini-pet.
Maybe you'd prefer to see everyone with the same Aura, but I sure wouldn't.

So you assume all the Auras would be exactly the same? I guess that does make the argument easier. Mini pets are mini pets. The whole point of people suggesting something different is because people are sick of mini pets.

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Originally Posted by Mordakai

Link, please. The thread I saw didn't read like that at all (unless it's a different thread...)

This has been quoted twice here already but:

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The initial casual question was not intended to say, "The Second Birthday Present will be miniatures." We have only asked what miniatures would be desired if we do offer those as the b'day gift or -- consider this! -- if we add more minis for other purposes.

POST HERE

Bryant Again · Apr 27, 2007, 07:22 PM // 19:22

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Originally Posted by Mordakai

...or they figured that people having flashing Auras would even be more annoying than people flashing e-motes...

Why would it be more annoying?