Give America Rare mini's

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MMSDome
MMSDome
Raged Out
#1
Ive noticed countries like Japan and Taiwan always get these cool mini's thorugh random draws and whatever a net-cafe promotion is. Why cant we get these cool things in America, I want the chance to get a ultra rare mini without having to spend a ton of gold.
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Wilian Norward
Ascalonian Squire
#2
Yeah give Americans the chance to become instant multi millionares.
Zinger314
Zinger314
Debbie Downer
#3
Because ArenaNet already has the market in America. They need these promotions to entire players in other regions.

Capitalism = <3
lightblade
lightblade
Forge Runner
#4
actually...you DO get rare minis, like gray giant and asura. Asia countries dont get those.
VitisVinifera
VitisVinifera
Banned
#5
out of curiosity, is my grey giant worth millions on Asia, but I can buy stuff like pandas, kanaxais, island guardians for relative chump change?

and if so.........how!
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kurtas
Academy Page
#6
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Why cant we get these cool things in America
Because Asia has more people, who are more dedicated to gameing and require an incentive to play this game over other games which offer real prizes (and no, HVH dosent count).
Sergeant of Marines
Sergeant of Marines
Desert Nomad
#7
Crazy thing is that I live in Japan, and I dont even know how to get one of these, I still play on the American Server even though I get online when most people are just waking up for the morning or still sleeping. Wish I knew how to get these over here, anyone have any ideas???
Pwny Ride
Pwny Ride
Wilds Pathfinder
#8
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Originally Posted by VitisVinifera
out of curiosity, is my grey giant worth millions on Asia, but I can buy stuff like pandas, kanaxais, island guardians for relative chump change?

and if so.........how!
Id love to know the same thing with my Asura actually
Every time i lag
Every time i lag
Banned
#9
why only america? xD
Ludo
Ludo
Academy Page
#10
I don't get this net cafe thing, to be honest. Anything in this game that comes in limited numbers = money. This perpetually seems to favor Asia, but thats cool, whatever, expanding market share and all that jazz. I just dont see why it's still the case when GW2 has been announced. We are all now irrelevant. The "money" has already been diverted, and we are a bunch of ghosts. (This is how business works). My only question is why Japan still gets the 1,000,000$ mini pets. GW1 is over. I don't get it. My dollar for GW2 is still up in the air. : )
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def_mode
Ascalonian Squire
#11
cause u have Bush as ur avatar! jk
Etta
Etta
Forge Runner
#12
maybe you need to inva......liberate those countries, in order ot get them mini pets, Mr. President.
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Frost Gate Guardian
#13
truth be told i wonder if this is why all the companies who sell gold are also asian. they get the good stuff come to us and sell it then take the gold and sell it on Ebay. woul dmake sense.
Div
Div
I like yumy food!
#14
It's called marketing strategy. Go back to school and learn economics :O
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JeniM
Desert Nomad
#15
Typical Americans. Some other country has it so we want it *tantrum*
Darksun
Darksun
Jungle Guide
#16
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Originally Posted by JeniM
Typical Americans. Some other country has it so we want it *tantrum*
Europeans do the same, it's nothing new or country-specific.
Belzan
Belzan
Ascalonian Squire
#17
Quote:
Originally Posted by JeniM
Typical Americans. Some other country has it so we want it *tantrum*
True, we are the spoiled brat adolescents of the world...

GW began in America and moved to Asia later. There have been several incentives to promote game play overseas. Part of making money on a game with no monthly fees is to get more people to buy the game.

Anything rare in game will be worth more. If you think about it, Americans got the 2nd birthday minipets and Asura/Grey Giants first. How many of you sold your Asura (or bought more magazines) for 100k + ectoes while no one else had them?

I think it is fair. Americans get dibbs on a lot of things. I think part of the argument here is about how unfair it is that other countries get exclusive items. Yeah, that makes sense to me. I'd love to have some of those Coke Items. But if this argument is over "they have it and we don't and I want it and why do I have to pay 1000k for it?" then please, throw your tantrum elsewhere. (not a flame to you JeniM, just keeping with the overall tantrum theme).

It is genius really...how better to quickly get gold from American players to players in Asia? Give them something the Americans want!
pamelf
pamelf
Forge Runner
#18
hey, I'm in Australia and we didn't even get the Azura out here.... Not to mention the fact that we don't even have our own servers.
Sophitia Leafblade
Sophitia Leafblade
Desert Nomad
#19
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Originally Posted by pamelf
hey, I'm in Australia and we didn't even get the Azura out here.... Not to mention the fact that we don't even have our own servers.
Actually u did -

Australia..........PC Powerplay..........139 – June..........2nd May

a bit later than most of the others all be it but u still had the chance of one
HawkofStorms
HawkofStorms
Hall Hero
#20
eh... does it matter? I mean, it's not like the OP has a good chance to actually get one of those 12 uber rare minis. Half the super rare mini's get bought up by super rich collectors on European and American servers eventually anyway. Does it reallly matter what region they start out in?