2nd Birthday Ideas?

Duke Bonebreaker

Duke Bonebreaker

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Order Of The Black Talons

W/Mo

Mini Phoenix

Like a Kuunavang but on fire

Sxy Seraphin

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2007

E/

the mini phoenix was my idea...bonebreaker jus decided 2 take it...but ya like the kunavang but on fire and still flys around...everyonce and a while it could die and be reborn lol i dono...u get the idea

Exoudeous

Exoudeous

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Honor Warriors

E/

i dont think they would go throught the trouble of making a new model for a minipet, teh pheonix in game now is of asian mythos, not like the Egyptian one that is of fire.

rii

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

UK

A Mini Optimus Prime...

Your Optimus Prime mini-pet converts to a Tractor Trailer with the /Transform command. The Tractor Trailer has 500AL and is immune to spells and conditions. It also has +30 health regeneration. Whenever an enemy melee/projectile strikes Optimus Prime, it explodes. No loot or XP is given, but a Huge mushroom cloud explosion with lots of different colours results.
Optimus Prime delivers such memorable lines as:

"In this vast universe, is anything truly... forever?"
and
"No sacrifice is too great in the service of freedom"
(kind of like Heroes' ramblings... but done by Optimus Prime, therefore being good)

Whenever out of your pack in PVE, Optimus Prime can be used to carry 1 player and up to 7 heroes/henchmen. When inside Optimus prime, you gain his defensive buffs and he moves at 50% increased speed.

Optimus Prime can also be used in PVP. You can't use him as transport, but whenever anyone targets him they also suffer from explosion (but aren't really harmed, it's just visual).

Apart from that... perfect skill balance, etc. But if you give me Optimus Prime I won't be bothered.

Jk)Phoenix

Jk)Phoenix

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Pizza's Town

I've Quit GW ^^

E/

i really really wish to see a mini Djinn, maybe Fire's Djinn but i want it plzzzz!
Other cool miniatures could be:

Mini Wurm,
Mini Centaur,
Mini version of henchies (Cynn, Alesia, Devona, ecc ecc)

WinterSnowblind

WinterSnowblind

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

I'd like a mini Iboga. I love the mini's of enemies that annoy the hell out of me. The whiptail devourer is still my favourite so far.

CoopaTroopa

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mo/E

I'm with the people that don't want to see any more minipets. I have a few, but they don't really do it for me. For a special birthday present, I would like to see a special hero. A hero whose PRIMARY and secondary professions could be chosen by the owner. That way, it couldn't be traded, wouldn't really affect game balance, and would still be something that the veterans of the game could show off. Now I'm not sure how the logistics of that would work (the armor and weapons type would have to change as the professions did), so maybe we could create our own hero, much like the PvP creation screen? Either way, I think that the majority of the community will get much more use out of a hero than a minipet. I also like the idea of being able to put your name on a green weapon, but please PLEASE do not give me another minipet to rot in my storage with the others.

semantic

semantic

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

I would like an emote that causes my 2 year old character to grow to three times his size and move at half speed in town.

Carinae

Carinae

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Inside

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

I would like a stack of Mud Bricks for my second birthday. Just me. Let everyone else have minipets.

Vilaptca

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

...free FoW armor for all 2 year old characters...

darkdawn

darkdawn

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

Canada

[QUE]

A mini clone of yourself. Would be awesome.

stuntharley

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Australia

Critical Chop [cC]

W/

A Mini Tupac....

;D

Neriandal Freit

Neriandal Freit

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Spiral of The Red Rose, Kryta (Columbus, IN)

Heros of Titans Realm [HotR]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Vilaptca
...free FoW armor for all 2 year old characters...
I will one up you Vilaptca.

Different Obsidian FoW armor that is accessible to only 2 year and older accounts.

Really, I would love some real armor for a necromancer rather then some spikes protruding out of my skin!

ange1

ange1

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

mini pet storage tab

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Carinae Dragonblood
I would like a stack of Mud Bricks for my second birthday. Just me. Let everyone else have minipets.
zomg so then you can do the impossible a craft a Clay Brick, with the assistance of 1 pile of glittering dust, and then :S..... spam trade with
"wTs uBER RARE cLAY bRICK, NEAR GODLY PRENERF. 100K PLUS 25 ECTO!!!111!! "

Jette Antral

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

Personally, I like the minipets, but I agree that there are getting to be far too many of them. If the new auras, dances, or all the other popular ideas won't work, I'd like to see a new spin on the minis: mini disguises. I see a lot of people want disguises for characters, and I can't think of a better way to implement it than letting you transform into the minipet. There could be an emote or item or something that lets toggle your appearance to match whichever miniature you have out. That way, the rarity of certain minipets - like Kanaxai and his ilk - would be more appreciable. Obviously, you'd keep all your skills, attributes, etc., but you'd look like a full-size version of your pet. I could see a few big pets- like King Ko- er, Mallyx, causing problems, but you could always just disable their size measurements so you could "wear" them.

Failing that, it would be nice to apply your mini's skin to your non-party allies. I'm referring to minions, pets, and spirits, and anything else I'm forgetting. You could use an emote/item/whatever to turn on the feature, and all your minions, pets, and spirits would look like an appropriately-sized version of the mini.

jake jacobs

jake jacobs

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

North Kryta Province

Ab Booze Crooz [HIC]

R/

the only mini i want is a mini palwala joko... best & koolest guy EVER!

i dunno give us something exclusive. a special area. an emote. more storage if not general but for mini's only. a specific spot to keep ur mini in like wepon, offhand, mini? that would allow it to auto equip as soon as u walk out or zone into a town. give us disguises, but untradable ones. a special new weapon, area, or set of armour. if u wanna just be really lame and lazy, give us money or a couple of ectos.

Corth

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

Sentinels of Eternal Souls

N/

I want Mini Pets attacking in PvE!

but I'd really like a Mini Pet Corth of Coronach. That guy's so cool

assassin_of_ni

assassin_of_ni

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2006

Undercity... shhh dont tell Gaile =P

Back to Medieval Assassins [MA]

ok well since im at work i didnt quite take the time to read aaalllll the posts but i did read about 8 pages of em so close enough....


How about a mini birthday suit? XD
Lil black bars covering the genitals n whatnot...that would be friggin awesome. but the disguise idea would be great only if theyre non tradeable or something to that effect to keep them from running the market for a couple months like the mini pets did at first. A title track would be great...or some sorta item that can help you attain things like the explorer title track or things like that. Compass of exploration: while active, the area around your character that uncovers land doubles in size, also make underground areas uncoverable. That would be 1337ness. Mini pets are always a kinda cool idea so long as their functionality and the ones you can receive changes from time to time. Or at least turn them into mini mules to carry loot for us XD. Of course i can dream and added storage would be great (ex sup rune of holding increases bag sinze to 20) or more tabs for character specific armor storage, mini pet storage, weapon vault, etc. or make bags where you can put items in them and then un-equip them. Basically unlimited storage if you stick one bag filled with items into another bag and unequip that bag and stick it in another bag so on and so forth. that will completely null all requests for more storage and if people complain about organization.....bags are dyeable so color co-ordinate ^_^. anyrate i can dream cant i!!! give 2 year olds a party hat that can be reproduced only for that character at the hat trader. cupcakes/birthday cakes for the sweetooth title track. Ale or wine for the ale hounds. Free access to elite missions for that day only. Fireworks, snowmen summoners, ghost in the boxes, etc. all have unlimited uses for that day only as well. Increased green and rare drops. Golds in chests have increased rate. double xp for yourself and heroes as well as double glad points, champion points, commander points, and fame while using that character. Basically a day to do anything you want with that character. At the end of which day you get a version of divine aura that effects the head or feet. XD

Lifeinthefridge

Lifeinthefridge

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

1337land

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Winterclaw
Here are a few ideas:

-A new set of max armor (+hp or inscribable I guess) for that PC's class. This armor would have a unique look to it. (could be recreated with /bonusarmor command).
-More Minitures (this is an okay one), mini Cynn would be a must.
-maybe some hats
-A new blue weapon of some sort (like a bonus weapon for preorder people)
-How about a new title track showing the age of PCs in years?
-The 5 main NPCs, Devnoa and Co. as usable heroes.


And finally: extra storage space to hold everything.



EDIT: Gaile, not everyone likes minipets. Some people think they take up too much space. Others would prefer something more useful. But here are some more ideas in that line in case the devs are dead-set on minipets.

Miniature versions of the dervish avatar forms
Mini Glint
Mini Jin
Mini Cynn
Mini Skale (proph version)
Mini Drakes (proph form)
Mini Naga

OO please i agree with the time played title track ive been hoping for this since titles came out. And since then ive left my computer on and now have 6000hrs

Another thing why dont you make mini pets do things as well in pve. For instance they should attack for 1dmg or use spells that do 1 dmg. Or a mini mehnlo could heal you for 1hp

noble spirit

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2007

Knights and Heros[Beer]

R/Mo

Greetings ....... My idea for a mini pet would be a mini - :cool: undead Prince Rurik.:cool:

assassin_of_ni

assassin_of_ni

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2006

Undercity... shhh dont tell Gaile =P

Back to Medieval Assassins [MA]

but seriously....disguises or costumes like the mini pets. Who doesnt wanna see someone in a shiro suit doing the robot???!?!??!?! although imo shiro should do the male ele dance....but whatever. someone else in a rurik costume doing the war dance >_> that would be awesome ^_^

Treg Q

Treg Q

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2006

[Koff]

No more mini things. Maybe new title.

Obey The Cat

Obey The Cat

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2007

FFS

Rt/N

title.......... is the worst thing I could imagine for a second birthday.

shanaya

shanaya

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

Scouts of Tyria

R/

I haven't read through all 664 of the previous posts, so if this is a repetition, I'm sorry.

For my second birthday I would like to be able to go to a new NPC and get a make-over: hair and face.

No more mini-pets, please.

Cymboric Treewalker

Cymboric Treewalker

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Imperial Palace - Cantha

[SFK] Sacred Forge Knights (founder)

Me/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
On April 28, 2007, many Guild Wars characters will celebrate their second birthday. Then, every day after that date, more characters will reach that special milestone. Last year's birthday gifts were very popular, and the team would like to honor your second birthday with another suitable memento.

The popular choice for a special second-year birthday gift seems to be a new set of miniatures. So, as we often do, we'd like to ask your ideas about this. What sort of new miniatures that you would like to see in the game? Please post in here and share your ideas. All the comments will be gathered and shared with the designers, so that this coming birthday will be the best ever!

Thanks a bunch for sharing your thoughts on this.
Hmm....

Miniatures would be the easy way out...

How about a special weapon/item for 2nd year birthday's based on the characters profession -- maybe with 5-10 different skins.

As a Mesmer I would be most intrigued by a special piece of armor...

Or maybe to make it simple a birthday hat.


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Zonzai

Zonzai

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

E/

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

No more miniatures! Please?

DragonMasterMooMoo

DragonMasterMooMoo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

Tyria

The Young Blooded Dragons

W/

Well shes asking for a mini-pet. You should do a mini-glint definitely. A mini-gwen, and mini-storyline characters.

Names Schmames

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

The Black Cats [CAT]

Hm how about caster profession chars being able to float around (like mursaat - wee!) and melee prof. chars having visible weapons/offhands in towns

Necrotic

Necrotic

Elite Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

The mists

Co-founder of Knights of the Phoenix

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
On April 28, 2007, many Guild Wars characters will celebrate their second birthday. Then, every day after that date, more characters will reach that special milestone. Last year's birthday gifts were very popular, and the team would like to honor your second birthday with another suitable memento.

The popular choice for a special second-year birthday gift seems to be a new set of miniatures. So, as we often do, we'd like to ask your ideas about this. What sort of new miniatures that you would like to see in the game? Please post in here and share your ideas. All the comments will be gathered and shared with the designers, so that this coming birthday will be the best ever!

Thanks a bunch for sharing your thoughts on this.
I'm sorry Gaile....I don't believe that the majority really want yet another mini... I don't, and from what I have seen in this thread a lot of others don't either. I think if given the choice between yet another mini-pet and something else more unique or useful....I am confident most would choose the latter; even if it was simply a customised birthday hat. I like many of the ideas that have come up here....but obviously the "birthday suit" isn't gonna happen...unless it really is a suit of some sort.

I am curious how it was determined that more minis are what people wanted.

Edit: Okay if you absolutely have to have yet another round of mini-pets and don't figure out something else to do, then how about this: Give everyone mini storyline (not general monsters) characters that match each player character primary profession when claimed, ie: my necro shouldn't get a mini Rurik in the box.

Vespa Lynch

Vespa Lynch

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

Jade Reapers [JD]

W/

Some sort of max level armour and also possibly access to an area with reduced prices

Fire Rm

Fire Rm

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Israel

All The Ectos Are [GoNe]

E/Mo

well, my idea is an emote like /rank that will show a big cake with 2 candles on it, that would be pretty cool.

volatile_M

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

Both

Mo/W

In my opinion, there was already loads of creativity in GW (events & event presents, BD presents etc).

We, players would (of course) like to have cool things, then cooler things and in the end the coolest things (ain't it the same in real life?)
However we should be carefull with our wishes. Asking for top rank weapons, not needing to go out and try catching them could have some risc... what would be the challenge in GW if we have all we want.

I like the minipets and there is a load of suggestions in this topic. If aranet decides not to take mini's in the end, I would suggest something fancy, but something which hasn't effect on armour level or such. For example: if new armour design, it shouldn't be max, but it should have the level of the armour, the player has (if he buys new higher level armour, the level of the BD armour should increase to). I suppose this example is a bit complex, but it's just to mention that I'm afraid getting superior stuff from birthday presents might dammage the pleasure of gameplay over time.

PS being able to show more as one minipet at the same time would be funny I think (imagine a character with a horde of minipets on his/her tail)

Meo Yeong

Meo Yeong

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Canada Eh!

Test

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Skyi
more storage space :P
Id vote for that.

Puebert

Puebert

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Mo/

A mini moose.




But it has to fly.

Liberations

Liberations

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2006

Azeroth (shhh)

Ryders of the Sword [FrNd]

E/

Miniatures of my characters that can wear any armor that i've already had.

I think another thing that would be cool to add with it is a personal emblem embroidered on to your armor for your account with a bronze border for one year, a silver border for two years, a gold border for three years, and a rainbow border for 4 years.

Knightsaber Sith

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire Rm
well, my idea is an emote like /rank that will show a big cake with 2 candles on it, that would be pretty cool.
An emote would be cool, but it should be something cooler than a cake..

Fire Rm

Fire Rm

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Israel

All The Ectos Are [GoNe]

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Knightsaber Sith
An emote would be cool, but it should be something cooler than a cake..
whats better as a birthday- present than a cake?
maybe a mini pet- candle? xD
or a cake- mask?

GalaKnight

GalaKnight

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

Silvite Warriors

N/Me

I gotta say, after the Searing and so many hints, Mini Gwen is practically a must, or a quest to get a Mini Gwen.

Mini Glint, Lich, or Iron Forgeman maybe? It's hard to decide, most of my fantastic ideas for mini-pets are very personal. Would be nice if we get a present of last year's miniatures and one for whatever this year's is, you know as in two gifts.

Greedy maybe, but satisfied.

I'd like a mini Inquisitor pet to have follow me around, as a declaration of dominance. Good buddy Saint Spazzer and I double teamed him to death after the rest of our team felt like taking naps in the snow.

Anger Problems

Anger Problems

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

W/

Um...considering the scale-down of other minipets from their larger counterpart, the hydra for instance, Mini Gwen would be only viewable by electron microscope.