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Illuminus · Mar 07, 2007, 09:04 AM // 09:04

First of all...

Thank you ArenaNet! It was really a surprise to see our local gaming magazine (South Africa, New Age Gaming) in the list.. and it made me all warm and fuzzy inside

. I am a supporter of both the magazine and GW.. and its great to know i am getting something out of the both of them.

To Zappa... there are a lot of South African players on the Europe servers. Id suggest you do some research before you start the "Why South Africa?" rant.

Poki#3 · Mar 07, 2007, 09:06 AM // 09:06

Me to ^^;

I like the pet, and it's named (almost) like my main character, but there are no magazines coming out in Poland with that code (WHY?? CD-Action is more then able to do that. They already gave away a ton of Factions Trial codes <_< ) so unless I manage to import one somehow I'm screwdrived

Tetris L · Mar 07, 2007, 09:19 AM // 09:19

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Originally Posted by devils strike

Looks like jar jar binks

rolf ugly

My thoughts exactly.

Needless to say I'm not a big friend of Jar Jar Binks, to put it mildly.

Gli · Mar 07, 2007, 09:37 AM // 09:37

I'd like a new title based on the number of Asura minipets trashed.

Ferret · Mar 07, 2007, 09:49 AM // 09:49

He looks a cute little fellow...i'll be getting one for sure.

Much nicer than that ugly Grey Giant.

Vandal2k6 · Mar 07, 2007, 09:54 AM // 09:54

Once again the US gets preferential treatment. Getting it almost a month before the rest of the world? Why?

Oh and note to Anet PLEASE do not go the route of WoW and create cartoony crappy graphics. Stick as you are, it's worked so far and look FAR better.

arcanemacabre · Mar 07, 2007, 10:03 AM // 10:03

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Originally Posted by Ferret

He looks a cute little fellow...i'll be getting one for sure.

Much nicer than that ugly Grey Giant.

Agreed. I seriously think that no matter what the thing looked like, there would be complainers.

Meat Axe · Mar 07, 2007, 10:06 AM // 10:06

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Originally Posted by Vandal2k6

Once again the US gets preferential treatment. Getting it almost a month before the rest of the world? Why?

Oh and note to Anet PLEASE do not go the route of WoW and create cartoony crappy graphics. Stick as you are, it's worked so far and look FAR better.

Why does it matter if the US gets the magazine a month before everyone else? It'll probably be the same as for the gray giant offer, where they had to be able to play Nightfall to get it. You probably can't get the minipet till the new game is released, and it will be released simultaneously around the world.

And if you want news on the actual article, I can guarantee that you'll hear all about it on here, or on Guildwiki, the day the magazine first reaches the public.

Calaval · Mar 07, 2007, 10:09 AM // 10:09

With its big black eyes and ashen white skin it looks like some kind of cave dwelling creature to me, and not accustomed to sunlight.

New slaves for the Stone Summit – hooray!

ghostkai · Mar 07, 2007, 10:23 AM // 10:23

pale skin..... submissive stare.... it's a WoW player

ravensong · Mar 07, 2007, 10:32 AM // 10:32

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Originally Posted by ghostkai

pale skin..... submissive stare.... it's a WoW player

lol!

Azure thing is scaring me...he is looking at me strangely...mommy make it stop....mommy....

lord_shar · Mar 07, 2007, 10:41 AM // 10:41

Bleh, did they have to pick another already-used sci-fi creature name?

http://www.gateworld.net/omnipedia/r.../asurans.shtml

FeuerFrei · Mar 07, 2007, 10:44 AM // 10:44

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Originally Posted by Vandal2k6

Once again the US gets preferential treatment. Getting it almost a month before the rest of the world? Why?

Oh and note to Anet PLEASE do not go the route of WoW and create cartoony crappy graphics. Stick as you are, it's worked so far and look FAR better.

that model is one of the best models in the game we've seen so far

sorry....but define cartoony...it isnt even cartoony at all IMO...its how the creature's supposed to look

by saying that its crappy, ur indirectly insulting the art team. ArenaNet's art team is one of the best in the world
(infact, after reading several comments on in being ugly, i really feel sorry for ArenaNet esp after theyve put in so much effort into it)

Perynne · Mar 07, 2007, 10:50 AM // 10:50

The pet is freaky.... and I was a bit surprised to get something of it's kind in GW (it reminded me quite a lot of Final Fantasy for some reason).... but I still want it! It's strangely cute too.

I don't think it's cartoony at all. It's just a creature that looks like that, and imho it looks completely acceptable as something that could live in a real-life setting. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of role they will play in future GW chapters/expansions/games.

Cebe · Mar 07, 2007, 10:51 AM // 10:51

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Originally Posted by Redfeather1975

I think it's adorable and should be made into a plush doll that giggles when you tickle it.

If I was to ever acquire one, and it made a jibbery-jabbery giggly noise...I would put it in the waste bin...it wouldn't even be worthy of being sold to another player!

Kuunavang is bad enough with her "hhrrrrrrrumph" noises as she flies around.

Livingston · Mar 07, 2007, 11:04 AM // 11:04

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Originally Posted by Meat Axe

Would you be able to let me know how much I'd be paying extra? Just an estimate would do... basically, it will determine whether I go to order a magazine from America, or whether I'll just beg someone who doesn't play GW for the code.

Hopefully Anet will decide to get a code to us Australians though. It is a bit inconvenient to have to have a simple magazine shipped from the US if we want a mini pet without buying it in game (I also enjoy doing the quests to gain them, like the grey giant, so buying one in game isn't really something I want to do)

All up it cost about $12 US. We actually ordered 4 extra copies of the last one, which we were hoping to sell on ebay for some decent money, but that was before we saw that the market was completely flooded with them.

Here's the link:

http://www.pcgamer.com/faq/html

You have to order it as a back issue, but all you have to do is wait until the next mag comes out after that one, which will probably be before the European one's come out anyway. However, they do take a long time to ship, so you probably won't get them until everyone else already has there.

Livingston

The Ernada · Mar 07, 2007, 11:06 AM // 11:06

For those griping about how the character looks so cartoony, here's an example of a real life cartoony creature.

http://images.google.com/images?q=bu...mages&ct=title

There are tons of real animals that have huge eyes and ears, so I guess they're all cartoons then.

Cebe · Mar 07, 2007, 11:15 AM // 11:15

No, I mean, obviously it looks like it fits into GW perfectly!

Edit: To make the world a more "happy", "truthful" place.

The Ernada · Mar 07, 2007, 11:18 AM // 11:18

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Originally Posted by Celestial Beaver

Yea...but they have textures and different colours. They don't look like someone has just selected a colour in paint and used the "Fill" tool...

*looks at Asuran* Eh? I see textures and colours there. There's even different hues for the skin tone. And look at the ornate clothing. What are you talking about?

Corinthian · Mar 07, 2007, 11:31 AM // 11:31

That critter is ****ing scary!