PC Gameplay 1000 Mini Pets contest

NoXiFy

NoXiFy

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

★☆٭Ńēŵ~ŶờЯК٭☆★

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

Mo/Me

Yea... why is it that when NA gets a mini-pet promotion from a magazine... it's in every copy. When it's in a foreign one, and theres only lets say 100, than people buy the magazine and BAM they just made about 100k+200e.

boxterduke

boxterduke

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

Walking the ruins of Ascalon

DVDF

Me/

I think minis should have been left as birthday gifts and that's it or quests items like the moa. This way all the whining and huge prices would have been avoided.

On the other hand, everyone loves money and Anet is giving their minis to magazines and events gets them more money.

Loeil Battlecow

Loeil Battlecow

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

INSK

Mo/E

Still no answer from ANET about if its 1000 codes total or 1000 codes for each magazine? Or How many pact of 1000 codes gonna be realease?
I think we are many that would like an answer to this question.

max gladius

max gladius

Yep, really is me...

Join Date: Aug 2005

My House

L33t

im not expecting 1000 codes / magazine, or 1000 codes total... i think anet threw numbers there to give false sence of security...

I would bet, every magazine printed of the dated / issued one that is said to include the mini, will have a code... so that probably means 10,000 of some magazine, 3,000 of others, and probably 1,000 of a few...

Just stand by for all the listed minis to be as comon as the Mini Gray Giant...

/looks at merchant

/puts all money into lockpicks

Holz

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

Wow what's all the hassle about? I have this magazine and it says there are 1000 codes to be given away to the Benelux (Netherlands/Belgium...). No 1000 codes / country stuff. Just 1000, not that hard . To actually make a chance to win one, you have to answer a question that involves knowledge from within the magazine (this is how they make you buy it). This is the question: "In the EOTN article we can see Jeff Strain standing next to a flatscreen monitor. How big is this monitor according to the article?"
Once you've sent the correct answer, you will get a notification after September 30th whether you are one of the lucky thousand or not. I can't explain it any clearer.

Quote:
Just stand by for all the listed minis to be as comon as the Mini Gray Giant...
No offense dude, but why do you talk like this when you don't even know what the magazine says? It's simple, as I said before. One magazine will not bring one code, there are only 1000 to be given away. Oh NOES! 10 Additional Vizu's, that won't mean anything, no pricedrop whatsoever.... And yes, I know the actual numbers since I have the magazine. 650 Grawl, 100 Oni, 100 Naga, 100 Yeti, 20 Zhed, 20 Shiro'ken and 10 Vizu's. Maybe the Oni/Naga/Yeti will suffer a slight price drop, but the other's wont. And a Grawl isn't worth that much anyways.

Gli

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by max gladius
im not expecting 1000 codes / magazine, or 1000 codes total... i think anet threw numbers there to give false sence of security...

I would bet, every magazine printed of the dated / issued one that is said to include the mini, will have a code... so that probably means 10,000 of some magazine, 3,000 of others, and probably 1,000 of a few...
There aren't actually going to be keys in these magazines, as I understand, but competitions to win them.

TremorCrst

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2007

This is from wartower.de (thx google translator :P )

"How we experience today, a code for a miniature seems to be contained in each expenditure of this special edition, whereby some Minipets should be clearly rarer than others. With Vizu a gerüchtweise number of 10 pieces called, which however confirmed at the momentary time neither, nor will be disclaimed can. To leave safe it is only that additionally to the rare Minipets - which will be altogether about 1000 at the number - also Asura will be contained, in order also really each booklet a code beliegen."

So it seems it's really 1000 RARE minis for Germany, and Asuras in the other copies of the issue... lol that's nice indeed xD

Edit - same thing goes for France:
From the second french Elite fansite:
"then for information it will have there a limited number of these familiar randomly distributed in the magazine and to supplement they one put the familiar one Asura already known"

Edit 2 - lol Spain goes this way instead xD
From the spanish elite fansite:
"1000 minipets. One will announce with one double page in the magazines of end of August and end of September, having given itself the prizes in October. In order to participate it will only be necessary to send to a SMS following the instructions that Micromanía gives. It is possible that the one of the SMS does not do much grace to you, but is the best system than one has been, thus covering also the expenses that the magazine can have with this aid. Micromania now uses that system for all its aids. The maximum cost by message will be apparently of 0,90€ more IVA."

Then:

Benelux: we already know, 1000 pets, obtainable through an extraction amongst people registering on the website and having bought the magazine
Italy: the magazine will randomly insert a card in 1.000 of the 70.000 copies of the issue. The card will have the code for one of the minis (lol it'll be hard for these Italian guys, no Asura reserve plan xD)

Still investigating the remaining countries......

Kain666

Kain666

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

Bran - Romania

TIGG

Mo/A

no minipets for Romania :-< grrrr...

vergerefosh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Englishmen Don't Drink [Tea]

W/R

If it is just 1000 total, then I don't see quite so much what people are complaining about.

If you look at the page then it's kind of listed in order of rarity, in a slightly weird way, seems to indicate most grawl, least Vizu. Fair few grawl in market anyway.

Putting 1000 minis into the market, ok, lowers some prices, but they're high anyway, so meh.

If it was a case of everyone who bought the magazine could get a rare mini, then it could be seen as flooding the market, and lots of people would complain, although personally that is what I would prefer

Underworlder

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2007

Just to confirm, so even if I managed to get the magazine overseas, I still wouldn't be able to benefit from this contest?

Cause although I don't live in Europe, I probably could get a couple of those magazines here, but if it's not open to non-Europeans to participate, I wouldn't bother then.

Marth Reynolds

Marth Reynolds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands

The Lore Enforcers

Me/A

Only for people living in holland and belgium can enter.

it's somewhat lousy translated, in dutch it states it's only for people living in belgium/netherlands, english says: "This competition is open only to Benelux readers of PC Gameplay Magazine".

Gli

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Marth Reynolds
Only for people living in holland and belgium can enter.

it's somewhat lousy translated, in dutch it states it's only for people living in belgium/netherlands, english says: "This competition is open only to Benelux readers of PC Gameplay Magazine".
Mmm... that's rather dubious.

And still no angry Luxembourgians posting their complaints.

yeah_hi

yeah_hi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

UK

I backtracked a couple of pages and didn't see this posted already - apologies if I missed it.

This month's UK PC Zone contains the following blurb about the promotion coming in the next issue (which will be issue #187, December 2007, on sale Thurs October 11th):

"The next issue of PCZ will be nigh on magical, with 1000 bronze, silver and gold tickets to be won, and subsequently cashed in for Guild Wars in-game mini-pets [...] A bronze ticket nets you a Grawl, Longhair Yeti, Naga Raincaller or Oni. A silver gets you a Shiro'ken Assassin or Zhed Shadowhoof. And the ultra-rare gold tickets, of which there are a mere handful, grant you a Miniature Vizu. Shake the packaging if you want to try and guess what's inside - is it a DVD? Is it a pet?"
So, this sounds to me like I could buy up every single copy in every newsagents in the area, and still not get a pet. Or, some random person who never even heard of GW could buy a copy, and have a golden ticket fall out of the packaging before going 'eh' and throwing it away.

Great.

Arcane Moonshine

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

Italy

Extremely Violent Aggressors [EVA]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by TremorCrst
Then:

Benelux: we already know, 1000 pets, obtainable through an extraction amongst people registering on the website and having bought the magazine
Italy: the magazine will randomly insert a card in 1.000 of the 70.000 copies of the issue. The card will have the code for one of the minis (lol it'll be hard for these Italian guys, no Asura reserve plan xD)
That's what's happenin g over here in Italy actually! No special magazine for GW, 1.000 keys in approximately 70.000-100.000 magazines...so actually you have a chance between 1:70 and 1:100 to get a pet, if you don't, you're screwed! furthermore: imagine somebody not playing GW gets one of those "magical" cards out of the magazine...well, yeah...he doesn't bother and throws it away...so i actually think a part of those cards/codes will never be used!
btw...i tried my luck today and bought a magazine...and obviously got nothing out of it, but hey...what are 8 € for poor student...but...wait...I just spent 8 € for a crappy magazine, not even reading it and not getting a pet... DOH!

korcan

korcan

noobalicious

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by yeah_hi
So, this sounds to me like I could buy up every single copy in every newsagents in the area, and still not get a pet. Or, some random person who never even heard of GW could buy a copy, and have a golden ticket fall out of the packaging before going 'eh' and throwing it away.

Great.
lol, that would suck so bad. then again, you might find a golden ticket on the street somewhere

Lu Na Tic

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

SOD

D/Mo

it sucks that benelux people dont get a minipet unless their are one of the lucky 1000, while in America everyone who buys that mag he gets a destroyer minipe which seems nice too.

But lets hope I'm one of the 1000

Hengis

Hengis

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

London

Better Than Life (BTL)

R/

The "ticket in the box" idea was to say the least stupid.

Even after swearing that I would avoid this offer like the plague, I broke down and decided to buy a copy of PC Gamer (UK edition). I had to visit several shops before finding a box that looked unopened. Almost all the boxes had had the small sticky strip sliced though. I eventually found one copy that looked to be unopened, but still got nothing.

The was no reserve back up "asura" or anything for the UK readers.

This whole thing could have been handled a lot better in my opinion.

Marth Reynolds

Marth Reynolds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands

The Lore Enforcers

Me/A

atm the dutch/belgion (and perhaps for luxemburg) lottery sustem has closed (since the 30st september)

and i haven't heard anything from em since, might be that i just didn't win anything...

so did anyone from the benelux get a response yet that they won something? :P

gremlin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

GWAR

Me/Mo

Anyone who has a minscule amount of self respect will stop buying any of the magazines concerned in the pet lottery.

They claim its Arena-nets fault, well I don't care just because someone comes up with a plainly stupid idea didn't need you to aid and abet them in carrying it out.
Its Hurt all the companies involved and deservidly so.

Tell them now and plainly you are not pleased and that you intend to boycot their magazines from now on.

Otherwise the next limited offer might be be in game items.
New green weapons but only if your account is based in such and such country.
Or how about a Samurai character class "not available in Europe of course"

Special game addon only for America/Asia etc etc, ok so I am probably a little ott on that but then maybe not.
As for me Im off to the European court of human rights I feel ill from stress caused by my ability to get a detroyer to play with.

Shadis

Shadis

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by JeniM
Americans don't know what UK is
Americans think UK = London, whenever i talk to Americans online if i say i'm from UK they say "so you live in London?"
This post is a monument to generalizing an entire country due to an insane amount of ignorance. Congratulations.

tortugan

tortugan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

[DVDF]

No one that I know who entered have won something yet.

Lady Ana Stacia

Lady Ana Stacia

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Germany

Beware of our Temper [BooT]

Me/

My husband and I both entered in the Netherlands and have yet to hear anything.

Sparda

Sparda

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2006

The Netherlands

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady Ana Stacia
My husband and I both entered in the Netherlands and have yet to hear anything.
Yes same here i'm still waiting here in the Netherlands.
I hope i hear anything soon.

GlassShardx

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

I don't really think anyone is complaining that americans don't get enough attention, but the problem is when something is released in the USA, we get the least rare items. The PCGamer articles are a good example, mini Vizu's go for thousands of ectos, but mini destroyers or asuras go for 30-50k because of the sheer amount of them. It'll be great when we get some contests like the PC gameplay one that don't oversaturate the game with minipets that are more easily available then some of the white minipets.

Bubba

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

Netherlands

port sledge snow cones [COLD]

No response here yet either. I also entered in the pc gameplay competition

EroChrono

EroChrono

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Netherlands

[WitB]

W/

I'm glad no one heard anything yet.
I was so sure I was going to win, yet no news.. I figured the impossible happened and I actually ... didn't win o__0
Luckily there's still hope.
*Waits impatiently*

What does suprise me;
The Benelux PC Gameplay was the first magazine which offered a 1,000 mini contest, yet it seems the last (european) magazine to actually hand out the mini's.

Edge Martinez

Edge Martinez

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

NC

DKL

Quote:
Originally Posted by GlassShardx
PCGamer articles are a good example, mini Vizu's go for thousands of ectos, but mini destroyers or asuras go for 30-50k because of the sheer amount of them.
I actually got my destroyer for 15k. On the whole magazine thing, for the price they charge you guys for magazines over there (if the price in pounds mentioned earlier was correct), you guys should get a damn Mini Cooper instead of a mini Vizu. 1000 total is lame.

EDIT: Meant to post to the other lame 1000 mini thread, but 1000 is lame in any country so no harm, no foul.

Sparda

Sparda

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2006

The Netherlands

N/

Is there any news about this thing i've been waiting and waiting and still no news.
Or is it so laim that the one who lost didn't hear anything.
I want some up2date info about this so called contest.

Greetzzzz Sparda

thral

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2007

W/

and once again us people in South Africa are left to hope that one day,A-net will care about us, theres alot of GW players here to you know.

Blanche Neige

Blanche Neige

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2007

Caracas, Venezuela

E/

omg south america is always totally ignored!!

Onarik Amrak

Onarik Amrak

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

P/W

Practically anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere is ignored.

Nothing much you can do about it.

AceeBlueEagle

AceeBlueEagle

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

ASH -Ashes of Humanity

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Blanche Neige
omg south america is always totally ignored!!
I'm still planning my trip someday to Lake Titicaca.

/runs off giggling after saying that out loud while typing that

SirJackassIII

SirJackassIII

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Belgium

none

N/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Abbel Calima
On top of that:
Netherlands (17m ppl) has two magazines giving out codes (2000 codes?)
Actually, the Netherlands = The Belgium magazine, and since the Magazine is written in Dutch, it's basically for the Dutch speaking part of Belgium, so ~6 million people, meaning 1000 codes for 23m People. There's no second magazine, the first magazine is the one with the code, the second is the magazine in which they published the review for GWEN, since GWEN came out a few days before the first mag and they didn't have time to review it.

dont feel no pain

dont feel no pain

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Uk,Wales

ROFL all the pc gamer mags have been ripped open in wh smith (uk) XD

Shakkara

Shakkara

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

W/

None of my guild got contacted, and that are quite a lot of entries...

Explodie

Explodie

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Netherlands

LowLandLions [LLL]

R/

I dont even think Gameplay have given away mini pets -_- to people in the netherlands ...

Shakkara

Shakkara

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

W/

Agreed, I dont think they have handed anything out either, even though they say the winners would be contacted over 2 weeks ago...

Some news from Gaile would be nice.

skarkees

skarkees

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

Netherlands

Lament Of The Phoenix [LotP]

Mo/E

yeah A-net where is my Vizu

Blanche Neige

Blanche Neige

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2007

Caracas, Venezuela

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Onarik Amrak
Practically anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere is ignored.

Nothing much you can do about it.
Not every country in south america is in the southern hemisphere, im currently living in Venezuela and it is in north of the equator line (yes the equator line, not equator the country) so not in south hemisphere, but its still in latin america.
And even if i can't do anything about it, its still very unfair .

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

I find it funny that EU and NA players are arguing about how unfair it is that the other one (NA or EU) gets better/rarer/more mini-pet promotions. Here in Australia I can get a number of the magazines concerned but can't enter the "competition" because I don't live in the area (and the rules say I have to) and even if they didn't, the mags aren't available until a minimum of 3 months after they go to the stands in the country of publication.

You argue about how unfair it is to you because you think others are getting more/more chances/better/rarer pets, and seem to completely forget there is a nice proportion of the GW population who won't be able to take part at all.

Central America Region
South America Region
South Africa
New Zealand
Australia
Eastern Europe Region

I'm not going to go into Asia because I"m not sure what is going on there at all. Please, a little bit of perspective from EU and NA players, at least you are being given a CHANCE, which is better than no chance at all.