More mini pets in EUROPEAN magazines.

Gucio

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Poland

Mo/W

Okay, so Anet frequently makes a certain mini pet available in magazines all around the world, but:
1. The only guaranteed ones were the destroyer that was only released in USA, I thought that europe was Anet's main target, but whatever.
2. The european promotion featured only a limited 1000 miniatures, so you weren't sure you got a mini when you got the magazine.

I just want Anet to make a minipet promotion that aims mainly europe, one that guarantees you to get a miniature when you buy the magazine. I know that these mini's won't really be expensive, but it would be a nice treat for a lot of gamers.
Also, I am from Poland, we got a free mini asura with an issue of CD Action, which is very nice, and I thank you for it. But I would really like to see some more magazine mini's in europe, and while we're at it, make them available in Poland, just like the mini asura. Peace.

Solas

Solas

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ireland

Currently LF Active HA Guild, Glad 2, Comm.3, R2

E/

2. wasn't it 1000 PER magazine distributor? as in pc gamer had 1000, gamer uk had 1000 (fake name) etc.

Europe kinda had the free mini celedon which you d/l form the net, it was on eu.guildwars.com and not .guildwars.com, so Europe got first word, personally i'd prefere free ingmae ways to get them besides paying for a mag

Gucio

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Poland

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Talach_Ninneed
2. wasn't it 1000 PER magazine distributor? as in pc gamer had 1000, gamer uk had 1000 (fake name) etc.
Nope, I heard it was 1000 mini's in all. Mini ceratadon is nice, but again, I prefer paying and get the mini for sure, than just keep on trying to get a ceratadon on the web for free.

DarkFlame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ascalon

E/

Talach is correct, its 1000 minis per magazine, not total. The mini Ceratadon is a guaranteed mini and meant for Europe, as Gaile has mentioned, though its not limited to Europe. Why would you not want a free mini as they are still available(afaik). And the European GW site lets you trade-in your Asura code for a destroyer code, well at least the German one does. Check out yours if its possible.

=HT=Ingram

=HT=Ingram

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2005

Anchorage Alaska

Haz Team [HT]

R/W

I think they are great promotions and each one becomes a potential present for birthdays or holiday events... Works for me.

Grats to the people getting them in europe.. I just wish they were for you and you alone. And not tradable. As so many people think of them as a money maker instead of a marketing token or trophy reward for time in the game. I can not tell you how many times I see people get a pet only to turn around and sell it for 100k+ Why? Is the money that hard to get? No , Is there that much out there that is that expensive? NO. Is there not free or near free equivalents that are good alternatives to high priced things thus making the need for massive amounts of gold in game moot? YEP.

So if you do not want them dont take them from someone that would. Thats all I am saying. I like all my pets. And would never sell them for any reason. I may give them to someone ok, as a gift. especially if I get a duplicate, which has happened. Trade, ok, but selling them.. BAD... Just my opinion. Sorry if some don't like it. but Its a just one. Now with duplicates I simply put them on another character then delete them. that way my original pet is still dedicated and accessible to all characters on the account. BUT I then have it in two monuments.. So thats a good use of a duplicate present.

vergerefosh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Englishmen Don't Drink [Tea]

W/R

British one if you don't get a ticket thing, get nothing, which is bleh. Would much rather have been guaranteed at least an asura/destroyer

Onarik Amrak

Onarik Amrak

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

P/W

Ummm, more minipets for Australia please.

kaheiyeh

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Australia

Reapers of Solace

Mo/A

Hell, how about a promotion that is OUTSIDE of USA/Canada and Europe?

You do know there's BILLIONS more players outside of those countries that play GW and have NEVER HAD A SINGLE PROMOTION EVER.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by kaheiyeh
Hell, how about a promotion that is OUTSIDE of USA/Canada and Europe?

You do know there's BILLIONS more players outside of those countries that play GW and have NEVER HAD A SINGLE PROMOTION EVER.
Lol. Right. Lets not forget the fact that prior to the Grey Giant every single one of the promotions a.net had were in Asia.
Check facts first please.

=HT=Ingram

=HT=Ingram

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2005

Anchorage Alaska

Haz Team [HT]

R/W

And Billions? we only are officially at 4 million units sold world wide. what dimension are you posting from...

However I do agree If there are areas that have never gotten a promotion they should get an opportunity for them... But I don't think there are many that has not got SOMETHING.

kaheiyeh

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Australia

Reapers of Solace

Mo/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms
Lol. Right. Lets not forget the fact that prior to the Grey Giant every single one of the promotions a.net had were in Asia.
Check facts first please.
Let's not forget there's more countries and areas other than Asia as well.

gremlin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

GWAR

Me/Mo

So what are people asking for

Presumably the original promos in Asia were either to thank a large fanbase out there or to push a flagging product.

Uk and I assume Europe had the Grey Giant and the Asura "dont see many of them running around over here now, probably because everyone has one so they are virtually worthless.

America Got the Destroyer "good for them" I got one too "lucky me"
As usual Australia got none, Never sure if this is Accidental ommission, Local Law or just the Magazines out there are not interested in the idea.

Be nice if the balance or rare birthday pets was adjusted in countries that had no magazine pet offer but I guess thats a difficult one to achieve.

I am thinking, since differences in local laws prevents an identicle pet offer worldwide the best thing would be to have no pet offers at all.
Then you just get the birthday pets.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by kaheiyeh
Let's not forget there's more countries and areas other than Asia as well.
But your post specifically said Europe, US and Canda. So... not Asia. Also, as somebody pointed out there are only 4.3 billion people on the planet. I'm pretty sure GW players aren't in the billions.

PureEvilYak

PureEvilYak

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Somewhere Luxon Alignment: Chaos

The Dark Fortress

R/

The reason why theres only 1000 minis in the Euro magazines is because those ones are far rarer. Look at how many people have a mini destroyer in towns? Then look at... well, even look at how many people have a grawl, and there were (650?) of them in the promotion, the most of all the types they offered.

Arcane_Penguin

Arcane_Penguin

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

Land Downunder

The Shadowheart Vanguard

R/Mo

the 40k Ceratadon mini pet promotion was for Europe, but they let everyone else have some as well.

Diddy bow

Diddy bow

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

Jawsome!!!!!!!!!!!

looking for one :p

A/D

Id really rather not have them in magizines, the are to expensive really and im not intrested in a PC mag really. I think an in game draw for the whole world (unless a country has some anti gambling law) would be much more fun ^^.

KyaFeathrbow

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2007

Forever Knights [FK]

R/A

I rather liked the process of obtaining the Black Moa Chick - why not more promotions like that? I found it much more rewarding to spend a few hours playing the game and actually earn my pet rather than shell out $10 and upload a code (not that I could do it anyway, being from Asia).

The gray giant, asuran (except for a total of 29, bah), destroyer, grawl, and any one of the Mini Madness giveaways are not available to those of us out of Europe and America.

/signed, not for making it europe-only, but rather international availablity, please.

xXyunaXx

xXyunaXx

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2007

A/N

please make some magazine minpets available for asia too

Gucio

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Poland

Mo/W

Okay, so I see this topic turned into a general discussion about magazine mini's. Post all of your ideas and maybe Anet will come up with something cool BTW, maybe a worldwide Guild Wars magazine or something... ?

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

He, less than 1% cahnces of getting a miniture, and you have to send SMS to get such chances... no, mate... I forgot abuot it.

I only get the magazines when the ministure is a sure price, like the Asura and the Giant.

CHunterX

CHunterX

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Washington

W/E

Free online magazine miniatures > Pay in-store magazine miniatures (which could contain a stolen code)
If they are going to continue offering miniatures in mags that are limited to certain countries, then they might as well just add the pet key to the online store a month later (so the mag has its shelf time).

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

Anything, even one or two years later, would be cool.
It's like with mobile phones, exclusivity do not last long. After a while, anyone can get anything.
That fits much more the GW spirit.
We should not fall in many other RPG sins, that make people fall in greed and grind.

Witchblade

Witchblade

Polar Bear Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

magazine=not free=paying for online pixels

no thx, paying for the game is enough, extra content should be won, not bought

Gucio

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Poland

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Witchblade
magazine=not free=paying for online pixels

no thx, paying for the game is enough, extra content should be won, not bought
Sorry but you also get the magazine that u can read -_-

Witchblade

Witchblade

Polar Bear Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

what if i dont wanna read THAT one ? duh -.-

kradens

kradens

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2007

:P guess.

R/

europeans had a VERY small chance of getting a mini from the 1000 series giveaways, unlike the american destroyer offer.

also the equivalent of germans being able to trade in their asura code for a destroyer code is like a few states in america being able to trade in their destroyers for something different, whilst it did ease the pain of paying so much for a chance at minipet lottery, the rest of europe didnt get that.

so i think its highly unfair to say that the WHOLE of europe was appeased for paying £6 for each mag JUST because germans were able to trade in asuras for destroyers.

no. a large fraction of us europeans were not able to get anything at all in the end. no 1000 series mini. no extra asura, no trade-in-destroyer, no pet....just empty and unsatisfied pockets.

and as for the ceratadons, as word got to the forums, both europeans and americans alike got a good share of the minis. just go look at the american kamadan dists, it was full of people trying to sell the ceratadon. plus, even me, as a european, i go to the guildwars.com and not eu.guildwars.com - so i didnt exactly get a "head start".

Gucio

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Poland

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Witchblade
what if i dont wanna read THAT one ? duh -.-
Dude, most of the magazines that come with a miniature, are really good things to read. Loads of content, a DVD, how could you NOT like it? :P

Blanche Neige

Blanche Neige

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2007

Caracas, Venezuela

E/

why do you even complain? those who do not live in europe or USA do not exist or something? we dont even have a chance ¬¬ !
So give thanks that at least you got something, and something is better than nothing at all.