Mini Pig Woes...

Lord Sojar

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

Ok, now this makes me angry...

ANET gave away tons of mini pigs. Some of us were really nice and gave away our mini pigs to those that didn't have any. Now there is a collector for them, and those that gave away their mini pigs to others that were not at the event or who had losing districts are here without mini pigs because we were kind. All those people we gave them to are selling them for...get this... 100k! 100K! WTF? Nice people finish last. Not only do we lose out on any money (which is fine, that was why we gave them away), but now we can't get the new mini using the pig. I call BS on this one, big stinky piles of BS.

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

in a related note, depending on how high these go, I could become rich again........

I think I have 5 or so of these

StormDragonZ

StormDragonZ

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

New York

W/R

Selling the Mini Pig for 100k is a nice way of saying "Hey, I'm a scammer!"

I got 3, sold 2 of them for 3k. I don't need one, so I'm good.

Squishy ftw

Squishy ftw

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

Your backline

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief
I call BS on this one, big stinky piles of BS.
QFT.

121212

Firebaall

Firebaall

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Wow...

Greed

netniwk

netniwk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Bellgium

W/E

Do people actualy buy them for 100k?
The minipets are probably going to be as easy to get as the pig anyway.

Bo Fairfield

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2007

Mu Tants [MU]

Me/

Could someone clarify this for me?

I checked update notes, and see nothing about a collector. Where/who can I trade my mini-pigs with?

Brianna

Brianna

Insane & Inhumane

Join Date: Feb 2006

Agree'd Rahja, kicked right in my arse.

But on a serious note, people are paying 50-100k for a mini pet, when the ''reward'' for trading it in will just be another common item, so quite literally they're paying tons of cash for a stupid soon-to-be common item.

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

are you saying I can sell my sty of pigs now???? for 100k each....hoboy ....

I knew I should never sleep things happen when I sleep......

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

my 13 mini pigs shall get bigger...
i recon this collector is gunna be for lunar tickets (year of the pig)... that would be good. if they want a pig, they will trade in for tickets of the pig and have a slight chance of getting one#


i musta skim read becuase i swear it was talking about extra stuff for the people who got it last year

Aerian_Skybane

Aerian_Skybane

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

House of Caeruleous [HoC]

R/E

This thread is filled with greed-laced fail.

Cmon now, are you serious? Are you really that upset about something, do you only give things to people when you have a motive for yourself? Its not like the rat is going to be hard to get anyways.

If you are complaining about people what people do with something you gave them, then you are less idiotic, but if you are complaining that its ANets fault, holy jeebus you need help..

Freke

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

N/A

D/

Meh, I think it's bs. Hopefull it's one for one, I've always kept myself one dedicated mini-pig and gave the rest away.

JONO51

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

P/

Fingers crossed we get mini polar bear

Kattar

Kattar

EXCESSIVE FLUTTERCUSSING

Join Date: Mar 2007

SMS (lolgw2placeholder)

Me/

I feel your pain, Rahja. I had three at one time. Think I still have a dedicated one somewhere. Seems like some of us always seem to hang on to the wrong things. Heh.

Kashrlyyk

Kashrlyyk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bo Fairfield
Could someone clarify this for me?

I checked update notes, and see nothing about a collector. Where/who can I trade my mini-pigs with?
Agree. Could someone clarify? What collector? What new mini?

Lord Sojar

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerian_Skybane
This thread is filled with greed-laced fail.

Cmon now, are you serious? Are you really that upset about something, do you only give things to people when you have a motive for yourself? Its not like the rat is going to be hard to get anyways.

If you are complaining about people what people do with something you gave them, then you are less idiotic, but if you are complaining that its ANets fault, holy jeebus you need help..
No, I am complaining because I gave a lot of these away out of the kindness of my heart only to now have to buy one from someone for some outrageous price so I can have one again for this collector. I don't regret giving them away, but I do regret that the people I gave them too are now becoming obscenely rich off of a simple gift from the heart. I give, and then get more taken away. I think you missed the point. ANET shouldn't make the mini pig a requirement to get the new mini from the collector. It isn't fair to those that gave away their mini pigs to those that didn't have one.

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

"For those lucky enough to receive multiple miniature pigs during last year's celebration, look for a special collector with a celestial surprise for you"

ok...right on!!!!! why did i give my bro a mini pig.
go 12 more though that i dont need. 1s for keeping

time to get my necro out. havent used him in awhile.
Wow lotsa nice party stuff...loadsa pigs....2500 victory tokens? are we gunna need em this time

Free Runner

Free Runner

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

GW2G

Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kashrlyyk
Agree. Could someone clarify? What collector? What new mini?
The event page has the details. Basicly there will be 2 new miniatures - a Mini Rat which can be gained from Lunar Tokens and most likely the finale and another special mini (Possibly a Nian as it shows a picture of one above it) that can be got by trading a Mini Pig into a collector.

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

well, we will need to wait and see what the reward for these pigs is....it might just be the rat...in which case I will trade in one of mine, otherwise if its just something like a free lunar token, who cares????
and no I wont sell mine---I gave the other bunch I had away as well and kept one for each of my guildees (I have one I dedicated the others are waiting to be picked up---though since its been over a year-----------------)

Freke

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

N/A

D/

They shouldn't make it a requirement to have more than 1, since who actually does like to waste storage space with 5 minipets that at the time couldn't be dedicated and were worth nothing? Might as well give them away to the people who were unable to get them.

Jongo River

Jongo River

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

I was never nice enough to give them away, but I did bin 8 at one time. I originally had one on every toon, but decided it was a waste of space. I tried to sell them for 1K, no bites, so in the bin they went.

I already regretted that decision, a month later, when GW:EN launched. Now it's time for double regrets? Come on ANet, what on earth is the thinking for rewarding players for holding onto a second pet, that was only available a year ago?

Aerian_Skybane

Aerian_Skybane

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

House of Caeruleous [HoC]

R/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief
No, I am complaining because I gave a lot of these away out of the kindness of my heart only to now have to buy one from someone for some outrageous price so I can have one again for this collector. I don't regret giving them away, but I do regret that the people I gave them too are now becoming obscenely rich off of a simple gift from the heart. I give, and then get more taken away. I think you missed the point. ANET shouldn't make the mini pig a requirement to get the new mini from the collector. It isn't fair to those that gave away their mini pigs to those that didn't have one.
If you are upset at people who accept gifts and use them for non-festive or positive deeds, then I agree with you.

If you are upset at ANet about something related to it, then I think you are spoiled. There is no understanding of how this might work. I heavily doubt, especially with the "polar bear fiasco" as it was called, that they would restrict a new mini to "multi pig holders". I am quite sure there will be an alternative way to get the "celestial surprises" other than just a pig trade in. I have ten dollars down on the bet that the "celestial surprises" are lunar fortunes (fits the bill huh?). If not, and it is a non-rat mini, then I guarantee there will be another way to acquire it.

If I am wrong, then yes, that is a bad flow choice, but you have no idea, so QQing about it makes you look oh so selfish. I say we wait and not jump to conclusions, as it only hurts you in the end. Remember everyone buying pigs for 100k last year and then QQing about it. I laughed. Impatience grants nothing to your well being.

Kashrlyyk

Kashrlyyk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Free Runner
The event page has the details. Basicly there will be 2 new miniatures - a Mini Rat which can be gained from Lunar Tokens and most likely the finale and another special mini (Possibly a Nian as it shows a picture of one above it) that can be got by trading a Mini Pig into a collector.
Ok, thanks I only looked on the wiki.

Croco Clouds

Croco Clouds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Montreal, QC, Canada

Divine Illumination [LaZy]

E/A

i only have 1 mini pig, gave away like 5... I'll ask my bro to give me back 1!

Kashrlyyk

Kashrlyyk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerian_Skybane
If you are upset at people who accept gifts and use them for non-festive or positive deeds, then I agree with you.

If you are upset at ANet about something related to it, then I think you are spoiled. There is no understanding of how this might work. I heavily doubt, especially with the "polar bear fiasco" as it was called, that they would restrict a new mini to "multi pig holders". I am quite sure there will be an alternative way to get the "celestial surprises" other than just a pig trade in. I have ten dollars down on the bet that the "celestial surprises" are lunar fortunes (fits the bill huh?). If not, and it is a non-rat mini, then I guarantee there will be another way to acquire it.

If I am wrong, then yes, that is a bad flow choice, but you have no idea, so QQing about it makes you look oh so selfish. I say we wait and not jump to conclusions, as it only hurts you in the end. Remember everyone buying pigs for 100k last year and then QQing about it. I laughed. Impatience grants nothing to your well being.

"Special Miniature Rewards

In addition to the festival rewards mentioned above, two special miniatures will be available this year. For those lucky enough to receive multiple miniature pigs during last year’s celebration, look for a special collector with a celestial surprise for you."

Doesn´t sound like there is much misinterpretation possible.

Painbringer

Painbringer

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

Minnesota

Black Widows of Death

W/Mo

So I guess since I got three last year gave one away and saved the other 2 I should feel thankful

Slayer Z

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2007

The sweat shops of Taiwan/Scotland

Pirates of the Searing [YoHo]

Still got my Mini Pig from last year. =]

IlikeGW

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

I think i trashed mine because no one wanted them. Considering the crappy limited storage in game, I made a wise choice as far as I'm concerned and am not going to lose sleep over this bizarre retrofitting of the pig's value.

SerenitySilverstar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerian_Skybane
This thread is filled with greed-laced fail.

*snip* if you are complaining that its ANets fault, holy jeebus you need help..
I know. People just loathe hindsight and lack the inability to move on.

Another "Humanity Boggles the Mind" Moment: People complain about too many pigs, Anet offers up a solution, people complain about the solution.

Hold me please, I think I've sprained my humanity.

~Frostbyte~

~Frostbyte~

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Croco Clouds
i only have 1 mini pig, gave away like 5... I'll ask my bro to give me back 1!
What an indian giver lol!

Kashrlyyk

Kashrlyyk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by SerenitySilverstar
...People complain about too many pigs, Anet offers up a solution, people complain about the solution.
...
Were the solution added last year noone would have complained. Now it is just too late to be a good idea.

blood4blood

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

I'll have to check, think I still have around 10 pigs undedicated.

Hyprocyon

Hyprocyon

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

[DOG] Defenders of Gods

E/

*SPECULATION*

The designers had a load of these pigs themselves. They can't be bothered to grind out their money in the new loot scaled enironment like the rest of us.

=SOLUTION=

Drastically increase the value of one of the, previously, most worthless, non-merchable, objects in the game.

Sell pigs or new mini in newly invigorated minipet market

WIN!!!

Chrono Re delle Ere

Chrono Re delle Ere

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Land of Hyrule

[GoE]

W/

it says:

For those lucky enough to receive multiple miniature pigs.

Ok now receiving because of luck is something, receiving buy buying off from someone is something else. I want some clarifications about it. Furthermore I think that it is just common dumbness, people trying to scam other people by making them think it's a new mini released NOW for this update. Just wait few days and mini pigs will be crap again.

ducktape

ducktape

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/R

Is the collector there yet, or not until friday? It's a bit ambiguous as to when the collector will be there, and I'm at work so I can't tell.

I only have one mini pig, but that's because I got like 3 from the festival and then trashed them because I needed the storage space for mods and inscriptions and hero runes XD. Curious to see what we get in exchange for the mini pig, if it's something cooler I might trade mine in for it.

I really hope it's something stupid like tokens or fortunes that you get for trading in a pig, that way all the people who actually donated their extra pigs don't feel completely gypped. Also hope it's not like 'get a stack of fortunes for trading your pig, and cross your fingers and hope you get a special mini from the fortunes' because that'd be just as dumb as the polar bear hunt.

kokuou

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2007

N/Me

They're likely not going to be restricted to multiple pig owners. I'm fairly certain that you're going to have to trade your mini pig for the new mini. So, what they're saying is that if you trade your only mini pig for the new mini, bye-bye mini pig.

And the people selling mini pigs for 100k likely have more than one or two, so no, it's probably not the people you gave your pigs away trying to sell them for 100k.

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

lol good point, im seein them sell for about 50k
im gunna be one who doesn't sell his 13 piggy group

take_me

take_me

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

Europe

Country Roads [HOME]

Now I get punished for not buying a Mini Pig for my HoM in time......

ducktape

ducktape

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/R

Watch, it'll be something really cool and I'll end up buying an extra pig for 100k, and then be bummed out that I can't do as much nine rings :P

Decisions, decisions.....

Aerian_Skybane

Aerian_Skybane

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

House of Caeruleous [HoC]

R/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kashrlyyk
"Special Miniature Rewards

In addition to the festival rewards mentioned above, two special miniatures will be available this year. For those lucky enough to receive multiple miniature pigs during last year’s celebration, look for a special collector with a celestial surprise for you."

Doesn´t sound like there is much misinterpretation possible.
I will rehighlight the section that disproves you:

"In addition to the festival rewards mentioned above, two special miniatures will be available this year. For those lucky enough to receive multiple miniature pigs during last year’s celebration, look for a special collector with a celestial surprise for you."

Might NOT be a pet, and if it is, a celestial surprise would most likely be the new rat. But of course, the entire point I am trying to make is that no one knows. Is QQing becoming a precognitive defect?