Thoughts on minipet promotions for other countries - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

BAND OF BUDS ICE

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2007

BUD

30 Oct 2007 at 10:48 - 1

Hi all, i am not sure what it would help, placing a request for a mini pet promotion in South Africa here, but Arena net asked me to go this route, so i am asking all South African Guild wars players to support the idea for a mini pet promotion in South Africa. We feel a bit left out. now i know there will probably be a whole lot of flame wars regarding this, i am sorry. i am just trying to get a nice mini pet for the Rugby world cup champions.

We really love the game, and appreciate all the game offers.
(just jealous of all the other countries getting promotions)

thank you.

this was my request.

Guild wars fan

Hi , was just wondering if there is any Mini pet special editions for South Africa, or at least planned for South Africa

Its really annoying seeing the US getting all the nice pets and stuff, and you have to buy from them. Especially if you have all four campaigns
And you don’t get any special pets, or nothing

Just wondering?

their first responce.
Hello,

Thank you for taking the time out to write us. At this time we have not announced any special minipets for South Africa. We are sorry for any dissappointment this may bring. Any future announcements regarding minipets will be made on our website, www.guildwars.com. Thank you for your support of Guild Wars!

Regards,

The Guild Wars Team

my responce again.
Thank you for responding, the thing is, the Guild Wars playing community in South Africa (the Rugby world champions), only received one mini pet trough a magazine, the NAG magazine, but we see a lot of other adds from other places in the world, and it would be nice if you considered us for a special mini pet as well. We really love the game, and it would be really special to us.

Just think about it.
Please

Big Guild wars fan.
Cheers

and their responce,
Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to write us back. We would recommend that you share your idea about mini pets in South Africa on one of our various fansite forums: http://www.guildwars.com/community/fansites/ as members of our team read these forums daily, and putting the ideas out there for others to comment on allows us to judge feedback on a greater scale. We hope this helps!

Regards,

The Guild Wars Team
...........

Laksman

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2007

Band of BUD

W/Me

30 Oct 2007 at 11:33 - 2

I totaly agree with ICE. Many South African players have mentioned this and have indicated a keen interest in obtaining a special "Africanized" pet unique to this part of the world. Our guild alliance friends and other "allied" players would really grasp the opportunity. And please (!) could we have it properly co-ordinated and/or advertised in the computer magazines this time? We don't want to rush out (again) and buy the wrong issues (again) only to find out that it has been delayed (again!).

SeraCombi

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

Hiding in a cave in old Ascalon

30 Oct 2007 at 11:54 - 3

i vote for south african minipet.

enxa

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Novi Sad, Serbia

Rt/

30 Oct 2007 at 11:56 - 4

Oh i just love those support responses that say everything but dont mean anything >:(

Yang Whirlwind

~ Retired ~

Join Date: Nov 2005

Copenhagen, Denmark (GMT +1)

E/

30 Oct 2007 at 12:05 - 5

Yeah South Africa needs a mini pet promotion - so does Denmark (where i'm from

) ... any other countries feel left out??

Kamatsu

Moderator

Join Date: May 2005

Australia

30 Oct 2007 at 12:26 - 6

Please keep to the topic. Country/race/religion/history bashing/attacking post's not welcome & will be deleted.

MaDDoG1221

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Perth, Australia

DOTR

D/

30 Oct 2007 at 12:38 - 7

Would Also like to vote for Australia! We dont get anything here either.

Solas

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ireland

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

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30 Oct 2007 at 12:46 - 8

more minis the better imo.

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

30 Oct 2007 at 12:55 - 9

personally i think best idea for Anet to keep people playing if they're not giving another expansion is to make mini-pets a very very very rare drop. people will spend ages farming them for very little codeing.
Result more game time - less codeing time than more quests/missions/areas

Lykan

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

StP

R/

30 Oct 2007 at 13:10 - 10

I heartily endorse this event or post.

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

30 Oct 2007 at 13:33 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeniM

personally i think best idea for Anet to keep people playing if they're not giving another expansion is to make mini-pets a very very very rare drop. people will spend ages farming them for very little codeing.
Result more game time - less codeing time than more quests/missions/areas

I say make every monster have a 1 in 200000000000000000 chance to get a mini-drop.

That way ill go farm smiteys again...

WTB MINIATURE SMITE CRAWLER

Saraphim

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Hand of Omega [WHO]

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30 Oct 2007 at 13:37 - 12

^ That's an awesome idea.

Mohnzh

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

Might find me roaming around doing missions in hard mode...or maybe I'm lost in the Underworld...

[KCOR]

Mo/

30 Oct 2007 at 15:20 - 13

I'm not from S.Africa, but I will support it. I've already gotten 2 minipets from promotions in my country. Why shouldn't others getting it too?

Etta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mancland, British Empire

30 Oct 2007 at 15:37 - 14

It’s depending on weather or not South Africa has any 3rd party who would be interest in the promotional stuff and make a deal with NCSoft. Are there any gaming magazine over there that you think might take up the offer? Also how's the player base there?

Look at Australia, they have huge GW player base there and still hardly ever get anything.

Melei Hawke

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

SoF

R/Mo

30 Oct 2007 at 15:51 - 15

I think it is a great idea to include the countries that get left out with the magazine promotions. The online magazine was a good idea although I don't think they were expecting the response and were totally overwhelmed. However, it does give access to everyone regardless of where they live.

The mini moa was another good idea...you had to work for it but it was available to anyone that had all three games and the expansion so again was available to everyone regardless where they live. Also, being ingame means it is not affected by any laws of other countries.

I know that some people think the mini pets are a waste of time but those players don't have to participate. Minipet promotions make a lot of players happy and is an easy thing for a-net to do...making it available world wide makes more sense and takes away a valid complaint of the neglected countries.

/signed

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

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30 Oct 2007 at 15:54 - 16

everyone who play guildwars pay for the game, so i think arena net should stop giving minipets code to one single region. whenever a mini pet is release, it should be available to all or not at all.

Hannes

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

http://www.blowupdoll.co.za/

Band of Buds [BUD] (Officer)

N/

30 Oct 2007 at 16:01 - 17

Hey guys & gals

I'm also from ZA (South Africa).

I just want to say thanks for the support here!

If this is going to materialize is another thing... Well, we'll just hope for the best & see what happens ^^,

Etta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mancland, British Empire

30 Oct 2007 at 16:08 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

everyone who play guildwars pay for the game, so i think arena net should stop giving minipets code to one single region. whenever a mini pet is release, it should be available to all or not at all.

It's not that simple, is it? Unless they do what Gamezines did for the 40K mini dino, eg online give away. If the magazine publisher in South Africa has no interest in the promotion or if the fan base are small, NCsoft won't do it because it's not worth it. It's all about $.

Don't get me wrong I'm all for equal mini pet opportunity. But you can't always get what you want.

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

30 Oct 2007 at 18:00 - 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Etta

It's not that simple, is it? Unless they do what Gamezines did for the 40K mini dino, eg online give away. If the magazine publisher in South Africa has no interest in the promotion or if the fan base are small, NCsoft won't do it because it's not worth it. It's all about $.

Don't get me wrong I'm all for equal mini pet opportunity. But you can't always get what you want.

So how could everyplayer of every region have fair access to minipets?
Events (Mini-pig)
Craftable (Mini-black-moa)
Drops

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

30 Oct 2007 at 18:52 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

everyone who plays guildwars pays for the game, so i think arena net should stop giving minipets code to one single region. whenever a mini pet is released, it should be available to all or not at all.

exactly....why should some places get minis while others dont? Just to push sales in that region is not a good enough reason to pissoff the rest of the gaming community!
(still wtb panda.........hoping that it will get released it other areas soon)

pkodyssey

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

In a cardboard box with Internet

The Order of the Frozen Tundra (TofT)

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30 Oct 2007 at 19:01 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

everyone who play guildwars pay for the game, so i think arena net should stop giving minipets code to one single region. whenever a mini pet is release, it should be available to all or not at all.

Amen Pie........

Agatsu

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

30 Oct 2007 at 19:08 - 22

/signed for "Regional Minis"

As a player who lives in the United States I'm perfectly happy with the mini pets that are available to me.

Sure, I know there are mini pets that have been released in other parts of the world that were not available to me. Some of these I would really like to have, but I'm fine with that.

If Anet wants to release a special pet in a certain area of the world, thats their choice. If South Africa can get a pet just for their area that's OK with me. "It's all good" as far as I'm concerned.

Maximumraver

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

The Netherlands

Twisted Revenge [TR]

E/

30 Oct 2007 at 19:10 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by lyra_song

I say make every monster have a 1 in 200000000000000000 chance to get a mini-drop.

That way ill go farm smiteys again...

WTB MINIATURE SMITE CRAWLER

Though that's probably never going to happen, it would be so awesome.

WTB Miniature Fog Nightmare!

Skuld

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr]

A/

30 Oct 2007 at 19:57 - 24

Go for it, though I think you'd need to find a sponsor first

Quote:

Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

everyone who play guildwars pay for the game, so i think arena net should stop giving minipets code to one single region. whenever a mini pet is release, it should be available to all or not at all.

You paid for the game, not for the bonus extras.

judgedread33

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

Australia, Crikey!

PwnD, plesure wreckin noob donors

E/Me

30 Oct 2007 at 21:36 - 25

Australia needs one1!!!!!!111

all we get is the leftover bits of shrapnel that get thrown at us like the azura and ceradon witch i missed out on anyway.

Inniss

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

Bendigo - Australia

Search For Gwen Foundation

E/Mo

31 Oct 2007 at 00:32 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaDDoG1221

Would Also like to vote for Australia! We dont get anything here either.

Well, we did get the Asura.

But I agree, more minis for Aus.

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

31 Oct 2007 at 00:37 - 27

More love for places that aren't NA or EU - I'm up for that

My issue with the dinos that were released was a timezone issue...

Blanche Neige

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2007

Caracas, Venezuela

E/

31 Oct 2007 at 00:44 - 28

I'm not from south africa but i agree there should be mini pet promotions for there =)
and a mini promotions for central and south america and for other continents/countries that are not EU or NA would be nice too...

MaDDoG1221

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Perth, Australia

DOTR

D/

31 Oct 2007 at 06:42 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inniss

Well, we did get the Asura.

But I agree, more minis for Aus.

How long ago was that? I dont think I was around then..

Rauwen

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2007

Band of Buds(BUD)

W/Mo

31 Oct 2007 at 07:57 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skuld

Go for it, though I think you'd need to find a sponsor first

You paid for the game, not for the bonus extras.

Yes, I did not pay for bonus extras,neither did the regions that benefit more at the moment, but paying for the game the same as everyone else, should entitle me to equal opportunities to recieve bonus extras same as everyone else, which we are not recieving.

I am from South Africa, and we have a huge player base and PC Magazines, we got the Asura pet through a magazine, but that was all. And those issues of the mag was sold out within a few days, I think there is enough of a client base to make it worth while to do it.

I have no problem with NA players recieving a miniture destroyer, I have a problem with having to buy one for 50k and not recieving something exclusive in my region which I can sell to NA players for say 50k.

If I look at the replies posted here it seems the Southern hemisphere is getting the raw deal. Maybe exclusive offers should be done continent wise, that way North America, South America, Africa,Europe,Asia ect will benefit from a exclusive bonus not available to everyone else, which will make it worth more on the open market, because face it, the Asura pet is not worth much, because everyone got one.

Skuld

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr]

A/

31 Oct 2007 at 08:20 - 31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rauwen

... paying for the game the same as everyone else, should entitle me to equal opportunities to recieve bonus extras same as everyone else, which we are not recieving.

This is where you are wrong.

They are BONUS EXTRAS, outside what you payed for the initial game.

Roo Ella

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

Australia

Oz

E/R

31 Oct 2007 at 08:35 - 32

/Signed for reginal OR total worldwide pets
I'm from Australia and managed to get the Azura Destroyer and a Grawl
luckly.
But we usualy get left out unless we order in mags from europe or usa.

Theus Latius

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2007

Cape Town, South Africa

Tomahn Tso Dni [URU]

R/

31 Oct 2007 at 12:29 - 33

ok, i'm also from south africa, and i remember when the asura pet came here, i struggled to by a magazine as they sold out so quickly. but thats about all we get. it would be really cool if we could get an exclusive pet. how about a mini springbok seeing as we are rugby world champs

Hannes

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

http://www.blowupdoll.co.za/

Band of Buds [BUD] (Officer)

N/

31 Oct 2007 at 17:14 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by judgedread33

Australia needs one1!!!!!!111

all we get is the leftover bits of shrapnel that get thrown at us like the azura and ceradon witch i missed out on anyway.

Bwhaahaahaa!!

Yeah man, I know the feeling... Same thing happens here...

BAND OF BUDS ICE

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2007

BUD

31 Oct 2007 at 17:16 - 35

thank you all for your support

i hope Arena makes it a bit easier for us.

but thanks again

MaDDoG1221

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Perth, Australia

DOTR

D/

01 Nov 2007 at 05:11 - 36

Does Anet read these forums?

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

01 Nov 2007 at 11:35 - 37

I say there need to be a mini promotion for the countries left out of there grand sweepstakes and other mini promotions.

Places like South Africa, and Australia are often excluded from taking part in the 1000 min give aways and special promotions on the simple basis that while they are assumed to be connected to a server, namely EURO for Australians, they actually are not allowed to take part in most of the comps run for such servers.

Strike back for the forgotten nations, if we can't get our own we should atleast get equal chance with other nations!

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

01 Nov 2007 at 11:39 - 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaDDoG1221

Does Anet read these forums?

Yes. They actually pay people to interact with the community.

princess of teddys

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

The oblique magical animal[CUTE]

Me/

01 Nov 2007 at 11:49 - 39

Quote:

Originally Posted by pkodyssey

Amen Pie........

But then Why have a mini pet if 1.they do nothing and 2.every1 has them?

beanerman_99

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

In the clouds

[Sage]

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01 Nov 2007 at 13:57 - 40

I dunno...I think I am against this whole "regional mini pets" thing. As seen here, whole regions/continents/countries get left out in the cold. I feel it sends a message that the game company doesn't care about that area.

Sure they do the whole promotional thing in Asia, where the competion to get players to buy your game is fierce, but that doesn't make up for totally ignoring other regions. There are people buying their game everywhere, why cater to just certain regions?

I am all for offering mini pets for tournament rewards and in game/out of game contests that are open to every player. You got the skillz=you get a great, rare reward. Magz promos=not so much.

I would also love to see more in game quests to create a mini. The Moa was a great idea imo. It took me a long time to get and cost a small fortune (gold sink) to get the spiritwood planks, but it was worth it to me. They could do more cross campaign quests for rare minis and single campaign quests for common minis.

Of course now I have waaaay to many minis and can't ever decide which is my fav and want to display