Collector for Special Canthan New Year Mini?

Ok, so i've read the website, which basically tells me only these few, general things:

1. I can trade in a minipig for some unknown mini (which has been speculated being a nian)

2. The collector is not in game yet


So, my question pertains to the specifics of this, although im sure no one REALLY knows that answer...

Does the minipig have to be undedicated?
Do we only need one of it to trade it in?

Hope this helps with some of your questions, but pretty much we all have our guesses.



There's also a thread in Riverside called Mini Pig Woes where people are speculating.

so wait, its MULTIPLE minipets? omg this is rediculous... I understand those "woes"

more than two, less that a dozen?

meh, i only have 3.

Here's a question alittle off-topic but it deals with the event.

Does any of this affect players without factions other then the towns painted up?

yeah I have only 3 little pigs too (maybe they will do 3 based on the nursery rhythm???).
Yeah it kinda succks-----and last year people were paying top dollar when they first came out only to get them as a FREE GIFT at the finale (hint hint gaile---freee gift!!! not dumb lunar fortunes ).....


yes I am better now, and I WILL get a rat if I have to sell everything I own to get it (see avatar).

so........we have to spend how much in a pig buying frenzy to get them before everybody else only to find out that we needed one more and we didnt farm enough money and everybody has already sold them all?

I would like a nice big fat mini pet of Augury Rock, that would confuse em! Big mountain being dragged around!

Coming soon to a thread near you.

"This sucks I gave all my pigs but 1 and now I dont get a special gift"

Followed by "Can we buy the special gift in the store I would gladly pay $300 for one"

Then "No way I spent 3,000,000 gold plus all my ectos to by 10 pigs now your selling them to anyone"

cries of you stink arenanet and other fun comments, and so the canthan new year comes to a close and like most other family holidays it ends in a fight.

Still as long as we remember the fun times we will be back

So Gaille how many celestial Rats do we need for next years special gift.

question's been answered to best of knowledge. closing thread b4 it turns into a whine/whinge/flame/cat feast.