Confirmed Mini Polar Bears

gunster

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2008

Guardians of the Star [STAR]

W/E

about 100-150 runs.

No MPB.

dr love

dr love

...is in denial

Join Date: Sep 2006

Hyperion

starcraft 2

P/Me

i saw 2 in LA right now.

one said they did 4 runs, the other 20 runs!
they must have an angel watching over them this christmas!

exploiter

exploiter

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2008

ign Punk Isnt Dead

R/

~100 runs
guess what...

dr love

dr love

...is in denial

Join Date: Sep 2006

Hyperion

starcraft 2

P/Me

the idea about using the cupcakes, fruitcakes, and abandonning the quest is good and all, but thats like spending 1150g each run... i just cant bring myself to do it, with the drop rate of the bear so low.

Necro Quink

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Belgium

Trinity Of The Ascended [ToA]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by exploiter View Post
~100 runs
guess what...
No mpb?

Done about 400-500runs, no mpb . I really want one

Valcion

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by dbulger View Post
the idea about using the cupcakes, fruitcakes, and abandonning the quest is good and all, but thats like spending 1150g each run... i just cant bring myself to do it, with the drop rate of the bear so low.
think of it as an investment, one with huge risk, but potentially huge pay off as well.

Also, don't use them if you don't want to. Fruitcakes saves about 10-14 seconds tops, and a run that doesn't use cupcake/essence takes less than 7 minutes if you actively fight in the end (whenever I /age it always show 6 minutes for me).

Reflect

Reflect

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Varna,Bulgaria

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

W/

60 runs, 2bears






























jk...0 bears

ele pl

ele pl

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Reflect View Post
60 runs, 2bears






























jk...0 bears

Epic long post

At first i was like...







And then, i lol'd

Xslash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by Valcion View Post
think of it as an investment, one with huge risk, but potentially huge pay off as well.

Also, don't use them if you don't want to. Fruitcakes saves about 10-14 seconds tops, and a run that doesn't use cupcake/essence takes less than 7 minutes if you actively fight in the end (whenever I /age it always show 6 minutes for me).

Well, its not an investment when you going for sweets title as well

bday cake = 2 points = 400g
normal sweets are about 1 point = 125g
so you spend 100g extra
fruitcakes are normal sweets, so 0 gold extra

a total of 100g a run

weemanpow3

weemanpow3

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2007

We Farm Your [트두므s]

Mo/

107 runs, No Bear

ddraeg cymru

ddraeg cymru

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

The Guardians Of Wales [GoW]

Mo/

Havnt counted runs but im guessing im nearing 50.
No Bear

Scythe O F Glory

Scythe O F Glory

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

New Jersey

League of Elite [LoE]

D/

About 50 runs, no bear.

Cheevy

Cheevy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Tyria

Ocravia Deathblade /// Light Music Club [K-On]

E/

~300 And............beer.....no bear

Klem Da Aussie

Klem Da Aussie

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2008

Australia

Team Everfrost [eF]

Mo/

289 runs nothing but max sweat tooth :P, friend on 677th run mini polar bear

esthetic

esthetic

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2008

Fantasy Island

[Qtie]

R/Mo

I heard if you wear the Mr. Freezie hat and if Mr. Freezie doesnt die, ie you dont have the 2% moral boost at the end you get the bear..
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/so sick of this

Cheevy

Cheevy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Tyria

Ocravia Deathblade /// Light Music Club [K-On]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by esthetic View Post
if Mr. Freezie doesnt die, ie you dont have the 2% moral boost
u dont bcuz he is boss, and his death gives u 2%MB

Hooded Doom

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

IGN : Hooded Lfg Uwsc, Il H O O D E D Il

someones mad.

D/

cry me a river scythe...50 runs pfft...

ive done over 160, boyce has done over 100 and sek has done ogoing on 70...pfft 50

xD

jks jks

yeah, 160 runs + for me, NO MINI GODDAMNED BALL OF FREAKIN JOY

Zodiac Meteor

Zodiac Meteor

Imma Firin Mah Rojway!

Join Date: Aug 2008

At the Mac Store laughing at people that walk out with anything.

E/Mo

0 runs = 1 bear

I am an Ass. I bought my friend the game for Christmas and his first drop at chest was mini polar bear. He whispered me.
"Whats a mini polar bear."
I told him it was a noob item for first time Christmas players. Everyone has one and I'll buy it for 1k.
Mini Polar for 1k. I'll tell him the truth for a Christmas Present and give it back to him... AFTER christmas. Oh, yeah, ded it to before I give it back.

Edit: What do you guys think?
Early Christmas with giving him 100k while I keep the house of ectos.
Give it back and tell him to sell it for a mountain of gold?

aTT!kus

aTT!kus

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

U.S.

[FluX]

W/

it's true, you are an ass...but i would do the same thing because my nooby friends don't deserve thousands of ectos. I'd sell it, keep the millions, and give him a few hundred k. win-win

Longhair

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2008

Hardmode Champion[Hm]

E/

50 runs. No bear. Not surprised though. gz to anyone that got it.

Ignatius Tremere

Ignatius Tremere

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2006

CANADA FTW!!!!

Mo/

Just shy of 1000 runs spread over 2 accounts and since the begining of the event and no MPB for me.
I have speculation that the drop rate is somewhere around .001~2, or possibly lower.
I'll post again when i hit 2000 runs in a few days.

disarm76

disarm76

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Portugal

At least 150 runs on 2 accounts. 8 stacks of shards.
No bear.

daze

daze

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2008

In my own mind

The Dragon Exchange

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zodiac Meteor View Post
0 runs = 1 bear

I am an Ass. I bought my friend the game for Christmas and his first drop at chest was mini polar bear. He whispered me.
"Whats a mini polar bear."
I told him it was a noob item for first time Christmas players. Everyone has one and I'll buy it for 1k.
Mini Polar for 1k. I'll tell him the truth for a Christmas Present and give it back to him... AFTER christmas. Oh, yeah, ded it to before I give it back.

Edit: What do you guys think?
Early Christmas with giving him 100k while I keep the house of ectos.
Give it back and tell him to sell it for a mountain of gold?
well lets see, since he is a Noob he will have to pay his Noob dues. So if you sell the Dedicated bear for lets say 3k ectos (not sure what it would be worth dedicated). I would at least give him 5-10% of whatever you make off of it. Honestly if i sold it for 3k ectos id give him 100 to 250 ectos.

Rihanna

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2007

Fuzzies Anonymous

E/Me

Over 250 runs here ... no damn bear!

Dante the Warlord

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zodiac Meteor View Post
0 runs = 1 bear

I am an Ass. I bought my friend the game for Christmas and his first drop at chest was mini polar bear. He whispered me.
"Whats a mini polar bear."
I told him it was a noob item for first time Christmas players. Everyone has one and I'll buy it for 1k.
Mini Polar for 1k. I'll tell him the truth for a Christmas Present and give it back to him... AFTER christmas. Oh, yeah, ded it to before I give it back.

Edit: What do you guys think?
Early Christmas with giving him 100k while I keep the house of ectos.
Give it back and tell him to sell it for a mountain of gold?
Sell it and give him back 1k ectos so he can get FoW armor + etc etc at least you make a profit of some sort

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

At this point I'd like to reinforce that there are a LOT of liers out there.

I say about 20 people posting WTS mini polar bear in various towns. But whenever a serious buyer tried to whisper them or trade with them... they mysteriously disappeared.

Still, I think the drop rate is more then it was last year (or at least, people are more efficient farming it now).

Queenie

Queenie

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Too many runs, no bear.

Lystra

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2008

[OHX]Experientia Docet

Rt/

Up to 509 runs. Got that one at 337 runs and that's it so far.( I'm not complaining!)

Seriously, 1000 runs so far? i thought i was doing alot. Thanks for posting

Ill probably stop at 1000 if i even get that high but hopefully another small miracle will drop from that chest.

Wish Swiftdeath

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2007

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lystra View Post
Up to 509 runs. Got that one at 337 runs and that's it so far.( I'm not complaining!)

Seriously, 1000 runs so far? i thought i was doing alot. Thanks for posting

Ill probably stop at 1000 if i even get that high but hopefully another small miracle will drop from that chest.
isn't one enough?

infinite money is infinite money

Noel Hope

Noel Hope

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

America

[SBP]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wish Swiftdeath View Post
isn't one enough?

infinite money is infinite money
Lystra told me in-game that she's keeping the polar bear she has now.

Approximately 300 runs so far. No miniature polar bear, yet.
I'll edit if anything changes.

snodaard

snodaard

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Holland

[Uni]

Mo/

5 runs 0 bears ftw :P

just to lazy to do it more then once -.-

House Music

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

Around 75 runs and nothing.

I can't imagine doing this 1000 times.

Emunator

Emunator

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

DVDF

Mo/E

At 300+ runs now on 2 accounts and no bear yet, well i wont stop till the event is over or i get one.

Well at least i got loads of candy cane shards

Reflect

Reflect

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Varna,Bulgaria

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

W/

20-30 runs a day, from the begining. no golden letters..;/

Hailfall

Hailfall

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Germany

Phantom Commando

N/

I did countless run a day... and last year even too.. and still no bear..

The only one mini i want, that i wont even consider selling :\

Fril Estelin

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by snodaard View Post
can someone help me, I can't afk the run becouse all the snowmen die right away then,
how do you guys do it?
Snowmen resurect after a little while. Be careful not to aggro too many grentches or you'll die.

Happy Wintersday.

Klem Da Aussie

Klem Da Aussie

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2008

Australia

Team Everfrost [eF]

Mo/

lol / agree, got 1302 sweet tooth points, 3094 drunkard and 1204 party points

Lucia

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

W/

summing up the results until now, it seems like the drop rate is lower than 1:1,000.

1:10,000 would be a good guess right about now.

A Kitten On Fire

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2007

...Don't look in your closet.

[令令令令] Officer

N/

100+ runs, still no bear. Not going to give up on this because I am persistent.

Hengis

Hengis

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

London

Better Than Life (BTL)

R/

80 runs for me
150 runs combined for two other guildmates.

No bear.