Celestial mini-ox a frequent drop this year?
joea64
Based on my hopelessly unscientific survey of Shing Jea Monastery (mainly AD42) during this past weekend, it seems to me that the Celestial mini-ox is a rather more common drop than I would have anticipated beforehand. I know at least two people in my own guild who got two oxen from lunar fortunes, and I got one of my own on about my 60th or 70th popped fortune (spent the rest of my tokens on gift bags). There were often five or six mini-oxen wandering around within my immediate field of view in SJM yesterday. All that makes me wonder how valuable this year's mini is going to end up actually being. Comments?
Firebaall
3 out of 590 fortunes. Common.
draxynnic
Luck. It took me about five hundred fortunes to pop an ox (I wasn't keeping track, but it required the full supply of lunar tokens from completing all the festival quests on ten characters...)
That said, the price does seem to be lower than for rats last year - the average seemed to be 20-25k, and some people were out trying to buy for as low as 10k.
That said, the price does seem to be lower than for rats last year - the average seemed to be 20-25k, and some people were out trying to buy for as low as 10k.
isildorbiafra
More common than the mini pig...and I dont mean the celestial one 
Mister_Smiley
216 i got 3 of them, i still had another 250 and sold it. I got more and in 37 i got 1 more, so in a total of basicly 250, i got 4 of them. Very Common, but i'm also very lucky.
I wouldn't say more common then the normal mini pig.
I wouldn't say more common then the normal mini pig.
cosyfiep
not sure what the frequency is but I opened mine in batches.
38-0
83-2 (one with 57 left, 2nd with 6 left)
31-0
33-0
68-2 (one with 53 left, 2nd with 28 left)
did the bags for some time...had misc left over lunar tokens on characters who them got fortunes...gave me a total of 6 more
so
6-1--on the first one!! (almost fell off my chair!).
so ~250 and 5 ox
they arent as cute as the mousey (ok, I am a bit prejudiced about the mousey
)....or the pig which may be the reason for the lack of higher prices.
38-0
83-2 (one with 57 left, 2nd with 6 left)
31-0
33-0
68-2 (one with 53 left, 2nd with 28 left)
did the bags for some time...had misc left over lunar tokens on characters who them got fortunes...gave me a total of 6 more
so
6-1--on the first one!! (almost fell off my chair!).
so ~250 and 5 ox
they arent as cute as the mousey (ok, I am a bit prejudiced about the mousey
)....or the pig which may be the reason for the lack of higher prices.
englitdaudelin
177 Fortunes, 1 ox for me. 480 fortunes, 1 ox for a guildie. But 177 fortunes is what, 5 stacks of tokens for an ox? 480 fortunes took 10 characters, I think. For some people, the ox is common; for the people without 6 or 8 characters it might be a little less common.
warrior running
I just bought one
Orfas
I opened over 400 and I didnt get 1 XD
A11Eur0
guildie got 3 after about 500 opens. Like...his last three fortunes were oxen.
I got one then used the rest of my tokens on red bags, so I'd say one after about 300 opens.
I got one then used the rest of my tokens on red bags, so I'd say one after about 300 opens.
kupp
Opened ~350 fortunes, got 6.
{IceFire}
opened 20 and got 1 ox :P
I pwnd U
41-2: 41 fortunes opened and 2 oxes, 1 on the very last fortune.
37-0
So over all, 78 opened, 2 oxes. Better luck then I had with the MPB. >.>
37-0
So over all, 78 opened, 2 oxes. Better luck then I had with the MPB. >.>
Beta Sprite
Around 90 fortunes didn't get me an Ox. I ended up trading an extra Rat I had around for one.
Garreth MacLeod
618 fortunes and no ox. Based on my results....the celestial ox does not exist.
Hailfall
Had to do the quests on all my chars (7 chars) and trading all the tokens i got from that for fortunes to get one on my last set of fortunes.. :\
Guildie of mine got one out of his first 25 fortunes.. -.-
Compared to last year, the droprate has gone down. Last year i ended up with 5 rats or so out of the same amount of fortunes.
Guildie of mine got one out of his first 25 fortunes.. -.-
Compared to last year, the droprate has gone down. Last year i ended up with 5 rats or so out of the same amount of fortunes.
Chthon
I was way over 250 when I get my one and only ox.
zelgadissan
I opened ~75 fortunes and got one ox at roughly the 60th. All my other tokens went to bags.
Aussie Boy
So if there are so many maybe next year Anet in their wisdom will trade 5 Celestial Ox for a normal skin ox
Shadowhaze
I opened a lil over 500...no ox. 
Same as Hailfall - last year, I had good luck with the mini, but not this year.
Same as Hailfall - last year, I had good luck with the mini, but not this year.
MisterB
297 fortunes and zero oxen. Wiki claims 0.33% chance. So I should have opened 3 more.
Yes, I know statistics don't work like that.
Yes, I know statistics don't work like that.
razerbeak
I got 4 of them out of appox. 300 fortunes :P
Kook~NBK~
Out of around 600 fortunes, I got nuthin!
Gratz to those who got 1!
Gratz to those who got 1!
Krill
I opened nearly 400 without one, but did one last roller beetle run this morning and got 2 oxes from my last 20 fortunes.
OoO Rift OoO
83 - 1 mini
33 - 1 mini
17 - 1 mini
Yea i got lucky. Last year o got no mini. Less chance, more random.
33 - 1 mini
17 - 1 mini
Yea i got lucky. Last year o got no mini. Less chance, more random.
Lord Of Blame
300 fortunes, 4 ox
Talon one
7 oxen out of 1425+ fortunes, thats a 0.49% chance or 1 every 200 tokens. maybe i was a bit lucky.
probably the same droprate as last year, but i have more characters to do the quests with
probably the same droprate as last year, but i have more characters to do the quests with
Shadowfox1125
I opened roughly 300 or so fortunes, didn't even get one. I remember getting 6 pigs within ~200 fortunes the first Canthan New Year. /sigh.
Crimzon_DST
I used just shy of 400 fortunes and no mini ox. Last year got quite a few rats in less fortunes.
Hanging Man
I opened around 90 lunar fortunes all together and got one
got my ox on the first fortune I opened to
then i stopped getting fortunes, no need after got my oxy.
got my ox on the first fortune I opened to
then i stopped getting fortunes, no need after got my oxy.
lewis91
um 1 out of 765...extreemly frustraiting after a guildie getting 11 out of 600...common for him, rare for me.
Shadowspawn X
I opened about 140 fortunes and did not get an ox nor did I get a rat last year. So I brought two oxen and traded one for a rat so I'm all caught up anyway.
Shayne Hawke
I sold a guy about 60 Tokens and he came back and said he got an Ox, so that's like 1 in 10 tries.
Moral of the story: It's all luck. Find suckers like I did so that you can buy, dedicate, and sell one of the minis for a net cost of nothing.
Moral of the story: It's all luck. Find suckers like I did so that you can buy, dedicate, and sell one of the minis for a net cost of nothing.
AngelWJedi
i got like 9 ox out of 3-5 stacks of fortunes. but it is lucky based. last year i didnt get one rat so maybe my luck returned to me in time. lol does anyone know the ball park price of these little mooers yet? 
Bobulation
Idk if its more frequent last year, i got 7 celestial rats in 200 fortunes last year.
madriel222
Went through 4,000 fortunes (16 stacks) and got a grand total of 0 ox. Eventually had to buy one from a guildie who got 2 in 10 fortunes...
Chicken of the Seas
I didn't get any at about 200 opened fortunes. I got my rat last year within the first 10 drops though. And I like ox better, meh.
Not The One
opened 712. no mini.
Theus Latius
I got no pig or no rat in the last 2 years. This year anet felt sorry for me and I got an ox on my 10th lunar fortune. Sold the rest of my fortunes and tokens.
LicensedLuny
I did quests, including one of the Istan quests, on all 10 of my PvE characters (Hai Len is so tediously slow,) and used some tokens left over from last year and wound up with 521 fortunes.
From those 521 fortunes I got 4 oxen and gave the spares to friends.
Based on the reports at wiki, seems to me like about a 1/200 or better chance this year. http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Lunar_Fortune/Drop_rate
From those 521 fortunes I got 4 oxen and gave the spares to friends.
Based on the reports at wiki, seems to me like about a 1/200 or better chance this year. http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Lunar_Fortune/Drop_rate