mini cows pets by 1PM

Coney

Coney

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2008

So, I've had a guy I've been watching all day in boardwalk getting my unlucky down to TRAGIC (124 to go).

I've seen two different celestial oxen since 1PM that have been there ALL DAY - how so quick, given they've been sitting there and are still there in boardwalk doing nothing?

Sure I know 1 in 300 - I also know how fast it is to farm (70-100/hour).

Are these guild bots? Or do the anet/ncsoft nubs like to stroke themselves with freebees?

Edit: free target!!! <ducks>

Edit': I figure they're given out from the fortunes, but yeah 1 in 300... I haven't tried any yet, but still...

scythefromunder

scythefromunder

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2008

CA

Tears Of The Ascended [ToA]

I believe the Celestial Oxen are given through the Lunar Bag thingies.
You are clearly thinking of masks that are given out every other time period

Dreikki

Dreikki

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Kemi, Finland.

Pirates of the Searing [YoHo]

Mo/

Or maybe they're just lucky.

And there's like 10+ of them in my ENG 16 dis atm.

lewis91

lewis91

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2008

Wales

Order of the Azurelight[OA]

E/

I opened 500 of them shitty lunar bag things, at once, obtained through doing all the quests on 6 chars, and i got like 8k worth of gold, and a load of rockets and sparklers. Not one ox, on the other hand, my guild member opened 130 and got 7 ox's...Extreemly annoyed, specially coz she sold them all for 20k each ¬_¬ I want one, and don't get one, the people who don't want them, get them and sell them ¬_¬.

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

You don't get the mini by opening the Red Gift Bags according to the wiki, but by using the Lunar Fortunes. Is this information incorrect?

"Special Miniature
In addition to the festival rewards, there is a special miniature available at this year's festival. Watch those Lunar Fortunes closely—your future just might include a Miniature Celestial Ox."

CronkTheImpaler

CronkTheImpaler

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

midwest

AE

W/Me

im not sure where the mini's can be obtained but i got mine through the lunar fortunes. opened 80 and got one. soooo yea.. im not sure if thats the only way you can get one. maybe the red gift bags also??


Cronk

Nathaniel (Was 'ere)

Nathaniel (Was 'ere)

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2009

A/

I'm pretty sure it's the lunar fortunes which give the mini pets.

The Bard

The Bard

Metal Machine

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scions of Carver [SCAR]

I opened less than 50 bags I think and got 2 Oxes and I know of a few people who got a mini moo moo on their first fortune as well.

Hollygen

Hollygen

Core Guru

Join Date: Feb 2007

UK

Blinkie Ponie Armie [bpa]

R/

I opened 20 lunar fortunes and got an ox. One guildie has opened far far more without luck, another has two. It's all chance, and the more you open the more likely, statisticly to get one.

Certainly they seem to be more prolific than the pigs or rats of the last few years (but that might be my mis-remembering)

fliakyte

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2008

[FALL]

A/W

It's not bags, it's the lunar fortunes.

Don't worry though, they're cheaper than the bags and easier to get if you just farm the Dragon's Nest for tokens.

crazybanshee

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Look out!

E/

I opened about 670 fortunes and got 4 ox's.

russiansteven

russiansteven

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2008

In a chair

R/Mo

The Lunar fortunes do give out the celestial oxes,the oxes are not very hard to get, but on the other hand they are not very easy to get.

Shadowfox1125

Shadowfox1125

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2005

PST

W/

I've opened at least 200 fortunes and not one ox. Shows my luck in Guild Wars.

frenzy12

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2009

A/E

Uhh..

I had 2,393 tokens left over from last year. Used them for lunar fortunes, got 5+ oxen in the first 15 minutes of the event. Pretty easy.

okashii

okashii

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

E/

I opened 250 lunar fortunes and got 4 Celestial Oxes

Nadasee

Nadasee

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

I have opend/used approximately 500 Lunar Fortunes, and from that i got 4 Ox's on 4/5 characters that i have done the quests with.
Still got 2 characters left to do the quests to get some more Fortunes.
So i can relate to the point that it's not that hard to get one this year.

AidinSwiftarrow

AidinSwiftarrow

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

Lion's Arch

R/Mo

I opened about 35 and got an Mini Celestial Ox, all I did was 4 quests. Pretty easy, only took an hour.

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/

been doing these in groups...first group of 40 odd...no ox, 2nd of 83 got 2, 3rd-30 some 0, 4th 33-0, 5th 68-2....seems I needed to have more than 60 of them to get one.
After that I went to bags for the party items as I need them more than a hear of cows (though I like the 4 I have gotten--thanks anet).

Shadowhaze

Shadowhaze

Nothing, tra la la?

Join Date: Oct 2007

I had 501 fortunes. Got a lot of party items, gold, but not even one ox. Last festival I ended up getting around 4-5 rats though, so go figure. Not lucky this year on that I guess. heh

Coney

Coney

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by lewis91 View Post
Extreemly annoyed, specially coz she sold them all for 20k each
Well, FWIW - I heard they were selling for 50k each heh! Not that's I'd bother - the pet scene is a bit... uh, not useful for gameplay, for starters (and it's ugly)...

Coney

Coney

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by frenzy12 View Post
uhh..

I had 2,393 tokens left over from last year. Used them for lunar fortunes, got 5+ oxen in the first 15 minutes of the event. Pretty easy.
ok this is the answer - thread closed.

Mournblade

Mournblade

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

Houston, Texas

Dawn Treaders [DAWN]

W/Mo

400+ opened here and no ox. I got pissed and bought one of those 20k bastages.


GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

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 opened 41 fortunes and got 2. Both came in the last 10 bags, the 2nd one coming on my very last bag.

Feather Is To Bird

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2007

The Barracks (TBRX)

R/Mo

I got 1 within 50, a friend got 1 within 200, all luck.

GODh

GODh

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Netherlands

BFTW and DLRR

it took me apx 900 fortunes to get 1 ox

S_Serpent

S_Serpent

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

When not at Aziure's Wizard Tower you can find my in Belgium

Knigths of the Keyboard Order - KkO

Was trying to get an oxe with the fortunes. Only after doing all quest on 8 chars and getting the last tokens from the events finally I managed to get 1 ox on monday from about 500 fortunes (=1500 tokens)

I believe Year of the rat was lots more balance on numbers (0.33 percent).
Year of the ox did never got close to 0.33 percent in my opinion!
And in my alliance we have multiple +500 fortunes with zero or only 1 ox from that amount so I rather think was a 0.033 percent drop!

DarkFlame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ascalon

E/

Roughly 350 fortunes opened. Got 3 oxes. Better drop rate for me then the rat was, as I only got 1 after opening roughly the same amount of fortunes.