Mini Pig Woes...

ducktape

ducktape

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/R

So now pig = armbrace? XD

I wish they'd just add the damned collector already so we can find out what we get in exchange for the pig. Hopefully pig prices will end up being around 30k or so, won't mind buying one for that much, unless all I get is some lunar fortunes. Even then, since fortunes are the only way to get a rat....might make the trade.

I MP I

I MP I

Hustler

Join Date: Nov 2006

in between GW2 servers

Mo/

Sweeet. Can't wait for this collector to show up. Hope its not something lame. But then again......

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

One word: HOW??!!??!?!?!?!?!*millions of exclamation + question marks*

ducktape

ducktape

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by tyla salanari
One word: HOW??!!??!?!?!?!?!*millions of exclamation + question marks*
Someone at ANet likes to torment people?

MoriaOrc

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by ducktape
So, did Gaile say anything else other than you -can- trade a dedicated pig to the collector, and that you can only get the rat mini from lunar fortunes? Hoping she had some more helpful info about the event and the minis.
She also said the Lion Mask is coming back, and that it'll be available throughouy the event, instead of just at the finale. But that doesn't relate to the pigs (thread topic).

I'm sitting in Kama watching a lot of people spam prices in the ~25-50k range, and they don't seem to be selling all that quick. Who are these people that apparently paid more then that, and how did they forget that there are about twice as many pigs out there as players?

Jake_Steel

Jake_Steel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Portland, OR

The Older Gamers (TOG)

N/Me

I hope it's ONLY 1 the collector wants and not 3 or 5... Also do you think we can trade Dedicated Pigs?

N1ghtstalker

N1ghtstalker

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetdoc
20K to 30K for a pig is just simply hilarious.

Anything the collector is offering will NOT be worth anywhere near that amount.
i'll laugh my ass of when that collector gives cheap crap

MoriaOrc

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake_Steel
I hope it's ONLY 1 the collector wants and not 3 or 5... Also do you think we can trade Dedicated Pigs?
Gaile said yes on dedicated pigs in the chat (as someone pointed out above I believe).

I hope she's right, as I dedicated the pig I got last year.

Elnai

Elnai

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Top Rating Loss Guild 5/25

Maybe.. I don't really know.

R/

And for clarification: People are now buying/selling dedicated and undedicated for 10k.

Noted in ad1 LA and Kam.

N1ghtstalker

N1ghtstalker

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

i wanna know if we get something good first and then maybe i'll spend a sum of maximum 10k on a pig

Celestial_Kitsune

Celestial_Kitsune

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Me/

Quote:
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. And watch those Lunar Fortunes closely. Your immediate future just might include a miniature Celestial Rat in your pack.
Lunar Fortunes -> Mini Celestial Rat



3-5 Mini Pigs -> Mini Nian

Tom Swift

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2007

Crap - more minis

Ok, getting one each year at the festival is fun - so are birthday presents

But this is getting out of hand - especially when all you see in chat is "wts pigs."

This game has turned into pokemon junior where the only things worth anything anymore are those stupid mini pets.

N1ghtstalker

N1ghtstalker

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

that nian looks banging O_O

1 up and 2 down

1 up and 2 down

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Celestial_Kitsune
Lunar Fortunes -> Mini Celestial Rat



3-5 Mini Pigs -> Mini Nian

I highly doubt Anet would make the Mini Nian 3-5 mini pigs.

KingKryton

KingKryton

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

New Zealand

W/Mo




sametime i brought one for 25k dont wanna miss out

N1ghtstalker

N1ghtstalker

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by KingKryton



sametime i brought one for 25k dont wanna miss out
the economy is getting raped now as we speak

the Puppeteer

the Puppeteer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2007

my friend just got 2 mil richer

Spike Spiegel

Spike Spiegel

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2007

None

W/

I wonder... I've still got a bunch of lunar fortunes from last year -- would they still give a chance at a lunar pig you think?

Dallcingi

Dallcingi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2006

USA

The Black Parades [死人死]

Mo/

man i sold my only one for 5k oops...
probably will go down later, way to many in the market anyways.
the sellers just wanna make profit cause now there is a use for them.
pretty stupid by anet imo.... why use something previous for a new item? just make a way to grind to that new mini lol.

SerenitySilverstar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

WTB more QQing in 48 hours time when these pig high prices won't mean squat.

w00t!

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sorrow's Furnace Hot Tub

RoS

Mo/Me

I heard they were going to give away a Roller Beetle mini in exchange for your extra pig.

SerenitySilverstar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Sorry, but your attempt at artificial pig price inflation fails.

w00t!

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sorrow's Furnace Hot Tub

RoS

Mo/Me

Actually, I was trying to deflate Roller Beetle prices.

Curses, foiled again!

Esprit

Esprit

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dvd Forums [DVDF]

E/

I gave a few away to Guildies who missed the event last year, and I certainly raised an eyebrow when I saw that the mini's will be exchangeable for something.

It sort of does seem like a slap in the face to those who gave away their mini-Pigs.

Stoneys Rock

Stoneys Rock

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Wales, United Kingdom

Great Success [GS]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MoriaOrc
She also said the Lion Mask is coming back, and that it'll be available throughouy the event, instead of just at the finale. But that doesn't relate to the pigs (thread topic).

I'm sitting in Kama watching a lot of people spam prices in the ~25-50k range, and they don't seem to be selling all that quick. Who are these people that apparently paid more then that, and how did they forget that there are about twice as many pigs out there as players?
the beauty is, if this surprise is the minipet its going to well common so I can scab one up for like 3k after the dust settles because everyone and his dog has one. xD I could never part with my piggy, it'll be like last year where the first people to get the lunar rat make out like bandits before the rest get theirs at the feast :-)

MercenaryKnight

MercenaryKnight

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2006

Wolf of Shadows [WoS]

P/

I wouldn't be surprised if they give another way of getting the new minipet besides just mini pigs. Or they'll give them out at the same event like mini pigs, just that people trading minipigs would get them before.

Sora267

Sora267

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel
I wonder... I've still got a bunch of lunar fortunes from last year -- would they still give a chance at a lunar pig you think?
Yep, I used about 100 of mine and got 2 just now.

Polgara Val

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

TSR

Mo/Me

I am getting a whiff of the fact you might need more then 2 or 3 pigs to get what you need from the collector, since the actual guildwars site mentions "those lucky few who got multiple pigs" etc

Sort of get the impression you might need more then one pig for this new "pet".

If it is a pet that is.

Pol

Stoneys Rock

Stoneys Rock

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Wales, United Kingdom

Great Success [GS]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Polgara Val
I am getting a whiff of the fact you might need more then 2 or 3 pigs to get what you need from the collector, since the actual guildwars site mentions "those lucky few who got multiple pigs" etc


Pol
I think it means "spare" as the other unused pigs rotting up your storage theres alot of mini pigs and I mean alot so it most likely means that, arena net are not the type to go screw people over by asking for more than one of these, it most likely mean one.

w00t!

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sorrow's Furnace Hot Tub

RoS

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Polgara Val
I am getting a whiff of the fact you might need more then 2 or 3 pigs to get what you need from the collector, since the actual guildwars site mentions "those lucky few who got multiple pigs" etc

Sort of get the impression you might need more then one pig for this new "pet".

If it is a pet that is.

Pol
Multiple means > 1. So if you have two, that means you have multiple. No indication whatsoever that you will need more than one.

Almost as bad a rumor as the person who said you'd be able to trade them in for Rollerbeetles. Oh wait, that was me.

Polgara Val

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

TSR

Mo/Me

Its possible but you have to admit its not improbable since most collectors in gw actually require more then one of the item he needs to swap for whatever he is providing.

Pol

Covah

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Ontario, Canada

Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ]

Me/Rt

or it means since you got multiple, you can trade ONE of them to the collector to get a new mini, and keep your original pig.

MoriaOrc

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stoneys Rock
the beauty is if this surprise is the minipet its going to well common so I can scab one up for like 3k after the dust settles because everyone and his dog has one. xD I could never part with my piggy
I agree, whatever this new trade (probably mini) is will probably be worth no more then 2-3x what the pig has been all along. And 3x "you can't give these things away" isn't all that high...

Quote:
it'll be like last year where the first people to get the lunar rat make out like bandits before the rest get theirs at the feast :-)
Gaile said that the reward for festival participation will be a "special item" of some sort. Not a mini or a hat. Rats will apparently only be coming from the fortunes this year.

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/

I want a mini rat-----I opened hundreds of those dang fortunes last year and didnt get a single pig out of it!!! If thats the ONLY way to get a rat I will be realllllly PISSSED off!!
I certainly hope Gaile is wrong again.

Celestial_Kitsune

Celestial_Kitsune

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Me/

People, multiple means many:



Source

Original Source

Free Runner

Free Runner

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

GW2G

Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]

On topic of how many pigs will be needed:

In her chat when asked how many would be needed for the special miniature she said "More than 2 less than a dozen"

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/


There had better be a better chance with those dang fortunes than 1 in 100000000000000 like the polar bear or this rat is going to be very very mad!

WinterSnowblind

WinterSnowblind

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Have to feel bad now for those people who have been paying a lot of money for the pigs, only to now need more. I really dislike this whole "trade in your pigs" idea.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Mini Pig is FTW

I'll be keeping mine. Only pet worth having. Soooo common, yet never seen

NecroticChanter

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2007

Toronto

Real Eyes Realize Real Lies[Tree]

P/

thank god I save 5 of them xD

TY ANET