Mini Bad Luck

Scarlett Romanov

Scarlett Romanov

Guest

Join Date: Jul 2005

Me/

Let's see if I can remember

Mez 1st yr: Rurik
Mez 2nd yr: Fire Imp
Warrior 1st yr: Siege Turtle
Warrior 2nd yr: Juggy
Monk 1st yr: Siege Turtle
Ranger 1st yr: Hydra

To be honest, I don't care if they're white. As long as I dont already have the miniature, I'm happy as a lark. :P

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 Shuuda
It's been said in many "OMG minipet bad luck" threads:

You wouldn't be compaining if you got lots of Bone Dragons/ Gwen/ 3rd Year green pets in a row now would you?

Greedy greedy money hogs. WHat really upsets you is the face your getting lots of minipets which are worth nothing.
If people got lots of those pets, they'd be worth nothing. Most people also keep the pets based on how they look rather than how much they sell for.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

I GOT A FREEZY THE FIRST DAY
also a presear bone dragon
presear shaman 2
presear necrid wallow titan and a few others.

ALSO

5 JADES IN A ROW
AND 17 MORE BOTTOM FEEDER WHITES

been playing since early beta with too many accounts and way to many slots.

only 2500 total hours across all though

but they are fun hours not forced to get ahead of someone else and i give never sell (except merch)

Lycan Nibbler

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

AZ

I decided early on that my luck was so bad that I'd be better selling the presents unopened, which I did with most of the 1st b'day ones (and from feedback I got - it was good that I did). Once though, I had a feeling about one I was going to sell, so I opened it and was lucky.
Now I just sell unopeneds in pre - the whites I get just get dedicated on a chars HoM and then given to some random newbie I see around so I cant remember exactly what I got myself and what Ive obtained.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

All white minis.
No greens, golds or even purples.

All of which were either: Wallows or Sieges.

Seef II

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

I haven't gotten anything better than a grape. (Kirin on Warrior, P. Joko on mule monk)

Oh wait, Mini Piggies...

Lilith St Cyr

Lilith St Cyr

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

I've been pretty lucky I guess, only had 1st b-day and got:
Bone Dragon
Shiro
Kirin
Titan
+ some whites

I pwnd U

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

I have actually had decent luck...

Bone Dragon
Mini Rurik
Temple Guardian
Necrid Horseman
2 Juggarnauts
Jade Armor
Harpy

I think that is it, pretty happy though, I like the Temple Guardian and I got a green and a gold. So meh. Won't get my 3 yr bday present till August though.

Krye Dimag

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2007

Souls of Torment [RIP]

E/

well all whites so far and I got my 3rd yr mini's for 2 characters a couple days ago - both white.

A cave spider and a Irukandji (it looks like a wind ryder w/ a very large male organ (if you get my drift))

I have another 3rd yr coming up in 2 months - see if I am graced w/ yet another white.

No_Burdens

No_Burdens

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

[TKE]

W/Mo

16 minis (no 3rd year till next week), 15 whites, 1 purple Kirin. When do we get to declare SheNaniGans?

R.Shayne

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

First mini I ever got was a Mini Shiro, after that it's been down hill. (normal account)

Don't do the mini thing, just give them to my wife so she can dedicate in HoM and then sell for a profit, I know she has keep the Asura, Destroyer, Ceteradon, Titan, and a few others. That would explain why she has more gold then me.

The Arching Healer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Super Kaon Action Team [SuKa]

Monk 1st: Hydra
Warrior 1st: Fungal wallow
Necro 1st: Troll
Ele 1st: Kirin

Monk 2nd: Thorn Wolf
Warrior 2nd: Wind Rider

Not too bad, they are all different

Turtle222

Turtle222

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

:D:D

D/W

i got a freak accident. 3 ruriks on my chars, with others being white. very mysterious D:

Is2r

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

California

Dreamland Assassins

W/Mo

2 trolls
2 devourers
fungal wallow
2 hekets
2 hydras
temple guardian
and a wind rider

All white and not even the ones i like, just have to wait another year for my third ones.

Zeff Nut

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

Canada

Guild Of The Blue Goblin

W/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by kobey
hehe you can be the biggest devourer minipet collector by buying all of them for 500g or lesser each
Yup, and then next holiday event you can trade in 60 of them at the special Mini Pet NPC for an uber rare green one.

Saint Troy

Saint Troy

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

LowLifeScum.:LLS:. MultiGamingClan

Random Factors Aligned [RFA]

My second account has had some odd luck with second year minis - out of three slots I got two mini elves.

I'm not complaining, just saying.

Anyways, I just trade off any duplicates for ones I don't already have - and you can find people willing to trade a "higher level" one for multiple lower level ones, especially if they are undedicated.

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/

welll I have been keeping track of what my toons have been getting....though the last 3 first years ones I got were all shiros!!

that being said here is the breakdown
first years:
wallow 2
devourer 2
horseman 2
kirin 3
jade 1
hydra 1
turtle 1
titan 1
troll 1
shiro 3

2nd years:
heket 2
aaxtle 2
imp 1 (just got that one for my rit).

still have time for my 3rd years....

guess I have been luckier than most ---though the first ones on the list were the first ones I got---the wallows and the devourers....so that was kinda disappointing. but I dont care about rurik, but a bone dragon would have been nice out of 17 tries so far (and my husband has another 4 that he gives me the minis from---so I got another wallow, devourer and titan from him, he liked the turtle he got so he kept that one!)

T.T.H.

T.T.H.

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Germany

Wolf Guard [WOLF]

E/Me

In my opinion giving those birthday miniatures a "rarity" just like in "trading card games" was one of the worst game design decisions in Guild Wars ever. Because whenever you are not getting a green or gold one (which includes the vast majority of Guild Wars' player base) you think "gnaaa, could have had better luck" and somewhat "ruining" the joy about your character's birthday.

pOmrAkkUn

pOmrAkkUn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Bangkok

Me/Mo

7 accounts ~40 chars non of them reach 3rd year yet

1 Shiro
1 Rurik
3 Kirin
1 Char
1 Joko
the rest are all white T-T

StormDragonZ

StormDragonZ

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

New York

W/R

Ranger 1st and 2nd: Temple Guardian & Mandragor Imp
Mesmer 1st and 2nd: Jade Armor & Fire Imp
Elementalist 1st (turns 2 in June): Hydra
Warrior 1st (turns 2 in November): Burning Titan
Necromancer turns 1 in July: No Mini Yet

I've gotten no duplicates. I'm happy with that.

As for luck, buying a Mini Koss & Shiro for 6.5k each Undedicated is as lucky as you can get for me. I currently have 29 unique minis. No mini I have bought cost more than 13k undedicated.

I wont get my 3rd year mini on my Ranger till December.

MagmaRed

MagmaRed

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

R/

3 Siege Turtles
2 Temple Guardians
2 Hydras
2 Fungal Wallow
1 Whiptail Devourer
2 Jade Armors
2 Necrid Horsemen

Year one was all whites.

2 Thorn Wolves
2 Mandragor Imps
1 Wind Rider
1 Juggernaut
1 Elf
1 Palawa Joko
1 Gwen

All whites, with 2 Purple and 1 Green!

Will know 3rd years in a couple months.

[edit]Added the Palawa Joko I got last night. Get my next 2nd year in a few days.[/edit]

Horseman Of War

Horseman Of War

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

The Cult of Doom

P/

I posted above with regards to my account, but I just thought of this:

my 'second' account... (my friend's who quit playing- now retains our old guild formed in beta and storage for my account) Its an only-prophecies account with the OG pumpkin crown

Only has 3 chars, but all 3 will be getting birthdays within the next 3 months (one is today or tomorrow, will check when I get home)

This account has already gotten a burning titan, elf, joko, rurik.

The account has barely 400 or so hours on it, and I really dont ever use it except on holidays....

...makes me wonder if accounts with 'less' get 'more' from the minis.

Elena

Elena

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Belgium

lets see rot wallow x2
(i know theyre called fungal but i like calling em rot)

CyberMesh0

CyberMesh0

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Charter Vanguard [CV]

N/Me

Yesterday I caught up on mini opening. Two chars from my wife's account, one on my second. All three were whiptails.

whitedragon

whitedragon

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Golden Dragons of Tyria (G0ID)

N/E

The only non white i have gotten was a gold shiro (in pre) but i ant mad =there free.



(wanders how this theard has gotten past Gestapo Ryker

aaje vhanli

aaje vhanli

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Kal
The only thing that pisses me off about them is getting the same mini more than once.
QFT Though I don't mind a couple duplicates, I can't stand how often it is that people get duplicates and triplicates.

cebalrai

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2007

Mature Gaming Association

Me/E

1 Jade Armor
1 Wallow
1 Juggernaut
1 Troll
1 Lich
1 Bone Dragon

Wolfcp11

Wolfcp11

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Ive been here for as long as anyone who isn't a devleoper or a closed alpha/beta... and all my 11 chars have never gotten over a white.

WHY ANET WHY!!!!! D:

INCLUDING 3 WHIPTAIL DEVOURERS!

manitoba1073

manitoba1073

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

ManitobaShipyards Refit and Repair Station

(SFC)Star Fleet Command,(TDE)The Daggerfall elite,(SOoM)Secret order of Magi

hell i get crap minis too.

7 temple gaurdians. WTF man come on. though I did get a bone dragon but the rest were all crap.

Aba

Aba

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2006

Vancouver,Canada

...........all my b-days have gave me nothing but whites.
i cry myself to sleep

Shuuda

Shuuda

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Guildless

Me/

so much Whiptail Devourer hate. If you must know, I think their cute.

shoyon456

shoyon456

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

D/

only ever gotten whites or purples, and not even the good kind (such as mini aataxe)

Seriously, I just click open the presents for shits and giggles now

Motoko Chika

Motoko Chika

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2008

Sunshine state.

Nagas With Attitude [nWa]

Mo/E

All whites for me which included -Whiptails, Wallows, oh and hydras! Gotta love those! And I guess my *better* ones were the 2nd year Fire Imp( I kept that one), and Mandragor..not too bad :/ I guess.

Gli

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

I posted before about how I've gotten only whites so far, but that's not even what I consider the worst of my bad luck.

The worst would be how my oldest character is 6 months younger than my account. I rerolled all my characters way back when a number of RL friends picked up the game, so we could play together from the start onward.

Haodu

Haodu

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

THE University of Michigan

W/

My first mini was a prince rurik xD

the savage nornbear

the savage nornbear

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2008

The Raging Cadavers [rage]

R/

3 jungle trolls in row

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/

checked with my hubby---he got 2 wallows, one jade and a turtle (which he kept).....2nd year was 2 wind riders and a thorn wolf. (still waiting for his 'sin which was created ON factions release date to actually turn 2---geez lots of people got things early, we get them late )

No_Burdens

No_Burdens

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

[TKE]

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by cosyfiep
welll I have been keeping track of what my toons have been getting....though the last 3 first years ones I got were all shiros!!

that being said here is the breakdown
first years:
wallow 2
devourer 2
horseman 2
kirin 3
jade 1
hydra 1
turtle 1
titan 1
troll 1
shiro 3

2nd years:
heket 2
aaxtle 2
imp 1 (just got that one for my rit).

still have time for my 3rd years....

guess I have been luckier than most ---though the first ones on the list were the first ones I got---the wallows and the devourers....so that was kinda disappointing. but I dont care about rurik, but a bone dragon would have been nice out of 17 tries so far (and my husband has another 4 that he gives me the minis from---so I got another wallow, devourer and titan from him, he liked the turtle he got so he kept that one!)
More Shiros than any othe mini and she is complaining. I know some people who would like to stop in and visit... People like this should have their mini's stripped

kobey

kobey

GW Retiree

Join Date: Nov 2005

Sg Unknown [KATE]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by No_Burdens
More Shiros than any othe mini and she is complaining. I know some people who would like to stop in and visit... People like this should have their mini's stripped
I don't see much complaining. Its just a comment that she was hoping to get a bone dragon. I don't see anything wrong with it.

ShadowsRequiem

ShadowsRequiem

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Inde is Smoking [Hawt] *ToA*

W/E

only double I got was 2 prince ruriks which I sold for like over 180k each. Not bad at all :F

Gotta say most of the white mini pets are the best. Thorn wold, aaxte, wind rider, heket gotta love them hopping

lol