Celestial Rat.

Invader of Dreams

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2008

Order of the Green Tree

Me/Mo

Holy Crap, I want one but have no idea how to can anybody help me out?

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by papryk
3 in a row xd
You forgot to cover the name in the chat panel.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sh1ver
Proof? Post the IGN of the person who PM'd you!
Why that would be proof when you can easily deny it and say you're someone else is beyond me. Then again, you did call someone a kid yet ran to the moderators when you were called an 8 year old. Not quite stopped laughing at that.

Sh1ver

Sh1ver

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkobra
Why that would be proof when you can easily deny it and say you're someone else is beyond me. Then again, you did call someone a kid yet ran to the moderators when you were called an 8 year old. Not quite stopped laughing at that.
Why a mature individual would accuse someone of PM'ing him ingame, especially when my IGN is not broadcasted, is beyond me.

Of course I can deny that an IGN is mines. If it is, I'd have a hell of a hard time dealing with the flood of PM's.

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

You don't need to broadcast your IGN to PM someone else. His is right next to his avatar. Which brings me back to my first point. BECAUSE yours isn't broadcasted, it is very easy for you to deny any name he throws out there.

Sh1ver

Sh1ver

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2008

Which brings me back to my original point:

Throw out the IGN (if he could), let the community deal with the person ingame.

Personette

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2007

took me about 130 fortunes to get the rat. not so bad.

Tender Wolf

Tender Wolf

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2007

All over Tyria, Cantha, & Elona

The Eternal Night Vanguard [TEN]

R/

*falls over in shock* I just got mine in my second batch of lunar fortunes! Second character to go through the quests! Now I don't have to do them again! haha

NecroticChanter

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2007

Toronto

Real Eyes Realize Real Lies[Tree]

P/

I did the quests, got the fortunes, used them, 0 rats. So I bought one for 24k..not too too bad considerate i see price as high as 100k +5e

fishy go moo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sh1ver
You're indeed hilarious. If you can't see a single post in this thread that contained a negative comment towards ANET, then you must be blind in addition to having a lack of understanding of probability. Not to mention your stellar spelling.



LOL wut? I didn't see any spelling mistakes in that post. Sheesh I'm so sick of people who try to act mature who's only insults are fricking spelling mistakes.

OH noes I think I'm about to be called a child or be accused of having bad grammar.

Molock

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Qu??bec

Legacy of Angels [Halo]

E/

OMFG! I am gonna break something

171 fortunes and still no mini rat

Kahlindra

Kahlindra

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

England

Anthems to the Welkin at [Dusk]. 2 man guilds are king.

N/Me

I'm not going to count how many fortunes I've used because I want to stay happy, but two characters have done the quests, and no rodent yet. Although I did just feed a rat to my snake. But that was in real life. A starry, pixelated version would have made me very unpopular. Perhaps it has affected my rat-gaining karma, though.

DeXyre

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

*sighs* 0 rats/600 fortunes...
did all those quests on all my chars, played RPS for a long time and... no rats

fishy go moo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

Mo/E

I wish you guys good luck in your rat travels lol.

xb0vv

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

1876 and no rat anet gtfo........

Jongo River

Jongo River

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

I was going to skip the event on general principle, but I caved and took 3 toons through the quests (once you start...). No rat. I wound down with some rollerbeetle racing (which I'd never really bothered with and it turns out it's very cool, if slightly manipulated). Exchanged VT's for around 180 Fortunes by the end of the day. Still no rat.

And that's why I *hate* lotteries - they hate me back.

Lomi79

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by NecroticChanter
I did the quests, got the fortunes, used them, 0 rats. So I bought one for 24k..not too too bad considerate i see price as high as 100k +5e
lol 100k+5e I saw they are selling it for 10k

Dante the Warlord

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/R

I has to be somewhat common (not 0.33%) I personally believe that its 1 or even 2 percent in chance to achieve the pet, which definitely makes sense when i look at all of these people who got it in 50-100 tries.

All those who haven't gotten one yet, try and save all your fortunes and open a lot of them at once...instead of using them as soon as you get a chance... My hunch, as previously stated, is that the lucky aura(which has an unknown ability at the time) has to deal with the chances of a mini rat dropping.

Remember to all those gettin it, the prices are dropping to get them and by the end of the event they might be around 5-10k to get

zwei2stein

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

i have 6 (550 fortunes .. droprate seems to be 1 in hundred), more than i had minipigs .. that makes me ready for next years switcheroo.

kazjun

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

HoVa

W/N

Went through 530+ worth of lunar tokens and no rat. I frankly would have been better off selling each stacks for people's offers of 18-20k and then buying the rat rather than participating with all this nonsense.

So, no celestial pig, and now no rat. Anet can take it's new years event and @%#! off. I'd have frankly been better off, and had more fun just farming the UW rather than go through this aggrevation. Bah.

ElinoraNeSangre

ElinoraNeSangre

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Near Seattle, WA

Talionis De Cineris [EXUR]

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kahlindra
I'm not going to count how many fortunes I've used because I want to stay happy, but two characters have done the quests, and no rodent yet. Although I did just feed a rat to my snake. But that was in real life. A starry, pixelated version would have made me very unpopular. Perhaps it has affected my rat-gaining karma, though.
LOL that totally rules. :: hugs :: I hope you get one soon!

Pan Head

Pan Head

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2006

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by kazjun
Went through 530+ worth of lunar tokens and no rat. I frankly would have been better off selling each stacks for people's offers of 18-20k and then buying the rat rather than participating with all this nonsense.

So, no celestial pig, and now no rat. Anet can take it's new years event and @%#! off. I'd have frankly been better off, and had more fun just farming the UW rather than go through this aggrevation. Bah.
This is a fact. I have done so many i dont even want to say and no rat. Would have been money ahead just sell and buy the rat outright. Now i have neither.

joghurt

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

R/

3 toons went through all quests, then I got ~250 tokens through rollerbeetle (thank god I don't suck too much at those) which gives what? 450 + 250 = 700 tokens (I got some fortunes using paper scissors game ) so I assume I opened about 240 fortunes.
No rat. fantastic.
No more ways to get tokens either, since I can't be asked to do anymore racing, not mentioning making a new char and leveling it up to level 10!
And I really hoped for a rat this year, since I opened 300 odd last year and finished with no pigs. ~~
I also gave away all but one pig during christmas. Grrr. I hope that we will get a rat for completing a course or something like that, otherwise I will have to buy it. /sights

Big_Daddy

Big_Daddy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

The Big Daddy Experience [BigD]

N/Mo

Weird. I only did 4 quests, got 100 tokens, exchanged them for fortunes (by that time I had no idea about the odds of getting one), opened my 33 fortunes and got the rat on one of them.
So i guess I should consider myself lucky.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kahlindra
Although I did just feed a rat to my snake. But that was in real life.
:O I have a pet snake too!
Shame you can't get THIS rat as quick as a walk to the pet shop, though...
Judging from posts in here of bad luck, I'm not going to TRY.

Reflect

Reflect

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Varna,Bulgaria

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

W/

100 opened, 1 rat

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

200 opened, 1 rat. got it on my 120th ish. i bought the fortunes with 3 mini pigs i found on characters

Kahlindra

Kahlindra

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

England

Anthems to the Welkin at [Dusk]. 2 man guilds are king.

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by ElinoraNeSangre
LOL that totally rules. :: hugs :: I hope you get one soon!
Thanks :-) Me too. I get bored of doing repetitive things quite quickly. Rats for everyone!

Sparks Dawnbringer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Los Angeles

none

E/Mo

I opened 490 and got 2 rats. My brother opened 201 and got none.

Meo Yeong

Meo Yeong

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Canada Eh!

Test

Mo/E

442 fortunes = 0 rats for me

talk about bad luck,I pretty much gave up trying to get one now

choke

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

Finally got one after 600 fortunes.

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

opened 24 got one, that saving partly makes up for the Pig farce

Seamus Laphroaig

Seamus Laphroaig

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2008

W/Rt

opened about 40, got one in my first ten tries. All my fortunes are now going to those red bag thingies.

Sounds like, generally, most people are getting theirs in their first 40-50, but if not, it's a pretty long haul

The Real Avalon

The Real Avalon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Belgium, Ostend.

Mo/A

i'm at around 1000 fortunes now, still not rat, awesome

El Presidente

El Presidente

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Lookout Post #1, Andes Mountains

Custer Was Ganked [7th]

R/

on my 7th opened...

N1ghtstalker

N1ghtstalker

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/


lost the screenshot of my first rat
about number 34 of my lunars i got a rat (first one i opened of my next pile of 33 tokens)
and just last i got a rat of the tokens
made quite the profit

KamikazeChicken

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

I've gone through over 200 fortunes and no rat yet.

1138

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

I first opened 11 fortunes on friday. Got a rat from number 3 and 8.

Today ive opened about 40, and no rats

Angelica

Angelica

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Aussie land

Me/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Meo Yeong
442 fortunes = 0 rats for me

talk about bad luck,I pretty much gave up trying to get one now
I'm going to give up and waste no more of my time on this stupid thing. I thought this year getting the mini would be better than last year.
Lunar fortune tokens give me only rubbish, I have had enough.
It was said that we have 0,33% chances to get the celestial rat .... my foot!
I have used 8 of my characters and got zilck, zero, nada.

Good luck to you all and gratz to everyone who got it.

cr00mz

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

i think it looks like shit... but i still want one

Quaboag

Quaboag

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

Massachusetts, USA

Spidercoven

R/Me

250+ fortunes... no rat. Now I'm out of characters and I think my wife wants me to rejoin the real world so I gave up and bought one for 20k. Looks like all that incidental cash from my farming the Lightbringer/Sunspear titles came in handy.