http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10125628
Yeah. All that support for minis. TONS of it even.
Second Birthday miniatures are out!
unienaule
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Originally Posted by Cacheelma
FYI: 2 years = 24 months. And beta time doesn't count. How comes you've been with the game THIS long and not know that?
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WoW! your old enough to be on a computer and you cant read?
i wrote this is what mine says.
Cassandra
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Originally Posted by Sophitia Leafblade
Yup hes purple and he is in the list
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arcanemacabre
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Originally Posted by unienaule
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10125628
Yeah. All that support for minis. TONS of it even. |
Hey! That was me as the third reply!
...and I hold to it! 72% against.... yeesh, doesn't look to good.
Sophitia Leafblade
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Originally Posted by Etta
Wow! there's even a mini Gwen for real! lol Is that the complete list, Sophitia?
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Therlun
Why all the hate?
If you dont like the minipet throw it away.
If you dont like the minipet throw it away.
Theus
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Hey! That was me as the third reply!
...and I hold to it! 72% against.... yeesh, doesn't look to good. |
Well,if you can,link to the Official Guild Wars Poll that said otherwise.
owait.
Mindtrust
*Sigh* yeah i know, i shouldn't complain.
But with all theese great updates lately, i had hoped for something more then a new mini-pet that maybe only a 10 year old appriciate ?
Still Happy Birthday to all of you 2 year olds out there
But with all theese great updates lately, i had hoped for something more then a new mini-pet that maybe only a 10 year old appriciate ?
Still Happy Birthday to all of you 2 year olds out there
Yaga Philipe
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Originally Posted by Nexus Icon
I got a poxy ugly Thorn Wolf.
I was incredibly disappointed to receive this ugly piece of white trash that isn't customised to my character and says little more than "Congratulations! Have this pixellated turd that absolutely anybody will be able to buy for virtual peanuts in a matter of days!". And I'll say it again, I wouldn't have been so pissed off if Gaile hadn't lied to us last year saying that second birthday presents would be something completely different. I was probably one of the first to receive this worthless crud getting it at 12:01PST exactly, and a minute later I was trying to sell it in utter disgust. Unfortunately, I had to leave to catch the train to work, so no doubt the little money I could have earned off of it will have depreciated drastically by the time I get home. |
I can't wait to get my mini, though it won't happen for 8 months.
makosi
According to Wiki, Gwen is the new green pet.
Don't know if someone posted this already.
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Miniatu..._Annual_Series
Don't know if someone posted this already.
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Miniatu..._Annual_Series
SilentAssassin
well I like to collect mini-pets,
but I was expecting abit more then these regular creatures.
Beeing around in a game for 2 years is a looong time, I've never played a game that long and imo they should give all the 2 year ppl something rly rly special, wich is customized or something so that they can't sell it.
oh well, I like mini-pets and now I need to collect many more.
What I don't get is why they make green/gold/purple/white mini-pets for a birthday. Why are some ppl more special then others? It is a birthday for everyone, it would be alot cooler if you just could choose wich mini-pet you wanted and they are all, white.
Offcourse there will be many ppl irritated now because they had a crappy mini-pet for their birthday (mini devourer someone??)
but I was expecting abit more then these regular creatures.
Beeing around in a game for 2 years is a looong time, I've never played a game that long and imo they should give all the 2 year ppl something rly rly special, wich is customized or something so that they can't sell it.
oh well, I like mini-pets and now I need to collect many more.
What I don't get is why they make green/gold/purple/white mini-pets for a birthday. Why are some ppl more special then others? It is a birthday for everyone, it would be alot cooler if you just could choose wich mini-pet you wanted and they are all, white.
Offcourse there will be many ppl irritated now because they had a crappy mini-pet for their birthday (mini devourer someone??)
Theus
Hopefully I get Gwen.
Then I can pawn it off to some idiot for a large sum of gold.
Then I can pawn it off to some idiot for a large sum of gold.
take_me
My character "Grown Up Gwen" needs a mini Gwen following her 
That would be so awesome.
That would be so awesome.
daky
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Originally Posted by Kas
Remember, another persons opinion doesn't equal whining. However whining about them voicing their opinion shows your glaring lack of arguments and defaults to a lost discussion for you.
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Back to the subject <3 the mini Aatxe!
lucifer_uk
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Originally Posted by Infinity^
You never get what you want for your birthday, that's just life.
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I lol'd
I'm gonna wait to see which ones are actually rare(ish) and probably purchase one.
Muspellsheimr
Honestly, if the choise was more miniatures or nothing, I would have chosen NOTHING.
Although, I supose I should be at least a little happy, as the Aatxe is the only miniature I would ever acualy want, and being white, its price should drop quickly...
Although, I supose I should be at least a little happy, as the Aatxe is the only miniature I would ever acualy want, and being white, its price should drop quickly...
Bahumhat
I wish mini-pets came when you account changed years. I deleted my main to make another main, and couple months later... mini-pets came out 
Oh well, geuss i'll have to wait until like November >.>
Oh well, geuss i'll have to wait until like November >.>
Kas
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Originally Posted by ss1986v2
not necessarily. one is voicing their opinion on the new minis/anet. the other is voicing their opinion on the before mentioned opinion. both are viable opinions, one no greater than the other.
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Every opinion if voiced properly is completely fine and valid.
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So Gwen is a Minipet now, eh?
Well you can atleast shock your fellow beta players with her. "zOMG ,it's raining fire, gwen set us on fire!".
Oznog
I REALLY want a Aatxe. That little bugger would always be out!
That being said...
Has anyone else noticed how adversarial Gaile/ANET has been lately whenever there is valid criticism of the game? If you are a CR/PR person (and I am), you had better get some thick skin when it comes to your product. Constantly telling the buying public that they are wrong and should basically bend over and take any decision made by your company is not only bad business its an excellent way to lose customers.
For Gaile to make sweeping statements about the supposed popularity of the omnipresent minipets and then disappear from the boards when she is shown to be patently wrong smacks of a high degree of ingratitude to their fanbase.
Ah well. This post won't last long I'm sure. And I still want that Aatxe!
Oz
That being said...
Has anyone else noticed how adversarial Gaile/ANET has been lately whenever there is valid criticism of the game? If you are a CR/PR person (and I am), you had better get some thick skin when it comes to your product. Constantly telling the buying public that they are wrong and should basically bend over and take any decision made by your company is not only bad business its an excellent way to lose customers.
For Gaile to make sweeping statements about the supposed popularity of the omnipresent minipets and then disappear from the boards when she is shown to be patently wrong smacks of a high degree of ingratitude to their fanbase.
Ah well. This post won't last long I'm sure. And I still want that Aatxe!
Oz
xBakox
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You missed my point. Browse back through this thread and you will stumble upon a lot of posts personally attacking the one that had another opinion about Minipets that differed from "Praise A-Net". Every opinion if voiced properly is completely fine and valid |
About the mini's...I couldn't care less. Just more Pokemon to sell and trade. Except they don't do anything...
semantic
Here's another shot of the Wind Rider.
lucifer_uk
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Originally Posted by xBakox
About the mini's...I couldn't care less. Just more Pokemon to sell and trade. Except they don't do anything...
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chiuna
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Originally Posted by Oznog
For Gaile to make sweeping statements about the supposed popularity of the omnipresent minipets and then disappear from the boards when she is shown to be patently wrong smacks of a high degree of ungratitude to their fanbase.
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I do find more minipets to be ridiculous though.. I already had more than one per character, and since you can only display one at a time the rest are useless to me.
Jakerius
#gwp is where the real PR's hang out. LuLu and Morello should replace Gaile.
Ice for that burn? You bet.
The minipet route is disappointing. It's an uncreative way of pleasing people. When minis first came out, there was a lot of "Wow!", but now it's just disappointing. Especially to the people who have been with Guild Wars, supporting this franchise, from the start. I can understand the guy whining about getting a Thorn Wolf feeling ripped off (although I also do agree that if you don't like it, at least make some ectos from it). It's a shame that ArenaNet chose to run with the minipet idea again, when I thought a lot of the other ideas being suggested were much more creative.
Gaile, you say that you couldn't find a conclusive answer from the suggestions. Did you try polling for the different suggestions? I think if you had, you may've found your solution. Hell, we, the fans, are doing the job for you. How slack is that?
Anyway, can't wait to get my minipet in a couple months. I don't have a lot of tolerance for the useless critters (sold my Kuunavang from my CE almost the first day of Factions), so hopefully prices won't have slipped too far.
Ice for that burn? You bet.
The minipet route is disappointing. It's an uncreative way of pleasing people. When minis first came out, there was a lot of "Wow!", but now it's just disappointing. Especially to the people who have been with Guild Wars, supporting this franchise, from the start. I can understand the guy whining about getting a Thorn Wolf feeling ripped off (although I also do agree that if you don't like it, at least make some ectos from it). It's a shame that ArenaNet chose to run with the minipet idea again, when I thought a lot of the other ideas being suggested were much more creative.
Gaile, you say that you couldn't find a conclusive answer from the suggestions. Did you try polling for the different suggestions? I think if you had, you may've found your solution. Hell, we, the fans, are doing the job for you. How slack is that?
Anyway, can't wait to get my minipet in a couple months. I don't have a lot of tolerance for the useless critters (sold my Kuunavang from my CE almost the first day of Factions), so hopefully prices won't have slipped too far.
Yandawar
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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.
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I see birthday gifts as just something cool, a "hey, thank you for still playing!" attention. It really shouldn't be something people think they "deserve" or which Arenanet has any obligation of providing, let alone changing because people don't like what they get.
Miral
well the idea of minipets still sickens me a bit, but if thats what we're stuck with, have 3 chars that will be gettin em soon, hope I get a wind rider, aatxe, and gwen!
two of my characters have been around since start of pre-release event but still say 23 months :/
two of my characters have been around since start of pre-release event but still say 23 months :/
Sub Frost
Kinda disappointed the 2nd Birthday gift is a mini again 
, but hey at least there's some cool new ones /wants a mini Aatxe!!
Btw thanks to those that posted pics, still stuck @ work but at least i can see what the minis look like
, but hey at least there's some cool new ones /wants a mini Aatxe!! Btw thanks to those that posted pics, still stuck @ work but at least i can see what the minis look like
Darko_UK
They suck.......
lucifer_uk
I feel quite disappointed for everyone who just got them. I will be buying at least one of these and coasting around with them, I've not been playing for 2 years so where's the justice I get something that says I've been here for 2 years when I've clearly not.
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.
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.
yeah_hi
I like them. Apart from the elf.
I'm pleased to see more pets, mostly out of relief that Anet didn't listen to some of the frankly outrageous suggestions made in the various polls - overblown auras and emotes, clothes, disguises (eh?), speshul weapons that are named after your char and shoot lasers and rainbows... and all sorts of other things that had no place in the GW world, or sounded horribly overpowered, or difficult to program.
I can understand that some people didn't want them, but jeeeeez. Attitude much? If I was Gaile I'd be on the defensive too - 'professional detachment' or not.
I'm pleased to see more pets, mostly out of relief that Anet didn't listen to some of the frankly outrageous suggestions made in the various polls - overblown auras and emotes, clothes, disguises (eh?), speshul weapons that are named after your char and shoot lasers and rainbows... and all sorts of other things that had no place in the GW world, or sounded horribly overpowered, or difficult to program.
I can understand that some people didn't want them, but jeeeeez. Attitude much? If I was Gaile I'd be on the defensive too - 'professional detachment' or not.
Nexus Icon
The other problem with minipets that irks me is that all minipets are created equal, but some are more equal than others.
Even if I can sell my hideous Thorn Wolf, the value will be substantially less than the value of a mini Gwen or Lich.
All birthday minipets, if they were even remotely fair, would have had an equal chance of acquisition and the same colour of rarity tag.
As it stands, some people get "better" birthday presents than others, and those others are left feeling mistreated.
As stated, this is my opinion, and I'm happy for those who enjoy their minipets, but you aren't going to change my opinion.
Even if I can sell my hideous Thorn Wolf, the value will be substantially less than the value of a mini Gwen or Lich.
All birthday minipets, if they were even remotely fair, would have had an equal chance of acquisition and the same colour of rarity tag.
As it stands, some people get "better" birthday presents than others, and those others are left feeling mistreated.
As stated, this is my opinion, and I'm happy for those who enjoy their minipets, but you aren't going to change my opinion.
KingKryton
if i get a elf im gonna hang myself 
scratch that im gonna hang the elf instead
scratch that im gonna hang the elf instead
The undead Mesmer
Annybody want to trade one of their new minis for a mini pig? :P
Shadis
Cool pets, nothing I really would want at all costs this time around though. I like them. Too bad I make new characters so often. It should be account based! :P
Lord Zado
I'm pretty dissappointed with the minis too. I like the Aatxe definitely and some of the other ones look nice too. I don't see why we couldn't get minis AND something else. With so few ways to distinguish yourself from the crowd in this game, having something that shows you are a 2 year veteran would be special. I envisioned some sort of in town aura or something, but any unique, untradable form of recognition would suffice. Heck, even a title would work and that could even track exactly how many days until we reach the next level.
Minis were a great idea for the first birthday. They are even a fun reward for events and HoH. However, a 2nd birthday is a lot more meaningful. We've been part of the Guild Wars experience for 2 entire years now. That's a long time for a game and it sucks that someone who just bought the game last week will be able to buy the same mini pet all of us veterans are earning. Call me ungrateful, but judging from the polls that were linked and the theme of this thread, the community wanted something else.
Minis were a great idea for the first birthday. They are even a fun reward for events and HoH. However, a 2nd birthday is a lot more meaningful. We've been part of the Guild Wars experience for 2 entire years now. That's a long time for a game and it sucks that someone who just bought the game last week will be able to buy the same mini pet all of us veterans are earning. Call me ungrateful, but judging from the polls that were linked and the theme of this thread, the community wanted something else.
Muspellsheimr
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I don't see why we couldn't get minis AND something else. With so few ways to distinguish yourself from the crowd in this game, having something that shows you are a 2 year veteran would be special. I envisioned some sort of in town aura or something, but any unique, untradable form of recognition would suffice.
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I would be far happier with the mini's as character based birthday gifts, if we also got an account based gift. I would love to see something similar to the Prophecies Collectors Divine Aura, but full body instead of hands, that could be turned on and off via /aura
ArenaNet, implement this, or something else similar, and I think a great many people would be happy, that otherwise hate the ideas of more miniatures (such as myself).
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I also hate the idea of gifts being character based only - many people, myself included, have accounts that are 2 years old (not including beta), but must wait several more months, at least, before a character will qualify for these gifts.
baz777
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You never get what you want for your birthday
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rohara
i'm usually quite indifferent towards minis...but i must say, i simply must get a juggernaut and aatxe
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.
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.
EroChrono
Hmmm mini's, not exactly the most original b-day present but it will do I suppose. I still have my 1st birthday to come, so no worries yet for my 2nd .__.
However, mini's would be so much better if you'd have a "weapon/armor slot" for mini's, that just makes the selected mini follow you around without having to double click each time you rezone ...
However, mini's would be so much better if you'd have a "weapon/armor slot" for mini's, that just makes the selected mini follow you around without having to double click each time you rezone ...