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04 May 2012 at 14:59 - 321

Quote:

Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

But then, if you got a panda or a Kanaxai in the 7th birthday, would you announce it so its price drops slightly as their numbers would no longer be limited, or be greedy, keep it to yourself, prevent at all costs this from being know and pretend to sell it with its usual price?

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I wouldn't say a word. In fact, I would do the opposite and convince people that they would never give Asian minis out for bday presents.

Seriously though, I could see them giving the Asian minis with incredibly low drop rates.

Mintha Syl

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04 May 2012 at 16:37 - 322

Everybody thought about asian minis...what if they were something else instead, for example wik minis? after all they've never been in gifts, and while not by far as rare as asian ones they still mark as rare.

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04 May 2012 at 16:56 - 323

The only thing it is safe to assume at this point is that any mini that is already in the game, but hasn't dropped out of the presents in the past is a candidate for dropping, or that it is bugged and not working as intended.

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04 May 2012 at 17:16 - 324

Quote:

Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

But then, if you got a panda or a Kanaxai in the 7th birthday, would you announce it so its price drops slightly as their numbers would no longer be limited, or be greedy, keep it to yourself, prevent at all costs this from being know and pretend to sell it with its usual price?

I would be quiet initially and sale it quickly, then post all of the evidence so I could afford the others I don't have...

Then re-buy the original 7th prezzy at 1/2 the sales price...

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04 May 2012 at 18:23 - 325

Freezie and Joko.

Boo! (I had both in my Hall already).

Quantum Duck

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04 May 2012 at 19:16 - 326

My bet is still that we don't have a list because the people who got them aren't talking.

Volcane Crucio

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04 May 2012 at 19:21 - 327

Don't know if this has been said yet. The change of them handing out new/old minis for any given character when the 7th year birthday celebrations end might be up there. If GW2 will be released in the next few months or so, only a handful of gw players will be able to get that 7th mini within the time frame of GW2 release. Maybe they'll just release a new/old mini as a celebration of gw being 7 years old, not your char being 7 years old.

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04 May 2012 at 19:55 - 328

Just saw this for sale in Kamadan. He showed it in trade and it looks legit. Said it was from a present and I'm inclined to believe him. Name removed in case he doesn't want to be identified on the forum.

the asassina

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04 May 2012 at 20:03 - 329

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quantum Duck

Just saw this for sale in Kamadan. He showed it in trade and it looks legit. Said it was from a present and I'm inclined to believe him. Name removed in case he doesn't want to be identified on the forum.

That's just a dedicated naga (:, but i must agree there's a lot of people selling naga's nowadays, i've seend 10+ in kama in a week time (from different persons lol)

Gabs88

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04 May 2012 at 20:04 - 330

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dayquil

True, but at the current rate of people seeing the WTS/WTB and the pics etc, I'm under the impression even if we DID get a legit screen or whatnot, no one would believe it anyway. There could be a few "new" minis, the rare ones, that people HAVE gotten from bday gifts, just no one believes them. Just my thoughts on that.

New minis would have to be added to the GW.dat file (database) and they have not. So unless it's previously added but unreleased miniatures we are talking about nothing new is added to game and the rares are old ones.

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04 May 2012 at 20:07 - 331

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gabs88

New minis would have to be added to the GW.dat file (database) and they have not. So unless it's previously added but unreleased miniatures we are talking about nothing new is added to game and the rares are old ones.

That's what I was getting at, that the "new" mini were just rare old ones. Sorry if that didn't make sense.

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04 May 2012 at 23:22 - 332

Quote:

Originally Posted by the asassina

That's just a dedicated naga (:, but i must agree there's a lot of people selling naga's nowadays, i've seend 10+ in kama in a week time (from different persons lol)

So we're expecting some old minis that weren't in a present before, and there's an unusual number of them for sale since the presents showed up, and there's a guy claiming it came from a present. I'm ready to call that a possible present result, personally.

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04 May 2012 at 23:47 - 333

I, personally, haven't seen any increase in asian minis being sold.

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05 May 2012 at 00:58 - 334

do you think if someone had something else drop from 7th year presents other than recycled mini's they would have posted on wiki?

Putting up bogus WTS or WTB in spammadon or trolling posts on guru does not make anything true...

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05 May 2012 at 01:01 - 335

Quote:

Originally Posted by esthetic

do you think if someone had something else drop from 7th year presents other than recycled mini's they would have posted on wiki?

50% chance. or, maybe, just maybe, have it removed from wiki too.

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05 May 2012 at 01:13 - 336

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ethos N F

50% chance. or, maybe, just maybe, have it removed from wiki too.

well if it makes you happy to think there is something go ahead, my intent is not to pop your balloon, just a response to the bogus posts here and spamadon crap trying to raise prices of 7th year pressies to make a profit..

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05 May 2012 at 01:17 - 337

Quote:

Originally Posted by esthetic

just a response to the bogus posts here and spamadon crap trying to raise prices of 7th year pressies to make a profit..

People will always try to drive the price of something that is new up, regardless of if it's actually worth that price or not. Everything starts out at a crazy expensive price, then finally settles down to a normal, average price.

IMO, these presents are currently 25-40e. If someone actually gets a rare rare mini, I think the price would skyrocket, for awhile. Then slowly settle back down to a more reasonable range.

This is just MY opinion/thinking though. Could be way off kilter, who knows.

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05 May 2012 at 01:26 - 338

Quote:

Originally Posted by esthetic

well if it makes you happy to think there is something go ahead, my intent is not to pop your balloon, just a response to the bogus posts here and spamadon crap trying to raise prices of 7th year pressies to make a profit..

I'm not saying there's something rare in the 7th years.
I'm open to the fact that there is, however, and I'd encourage everyone else to do the same.

I'd be lying if I were to say what a Live Krewe Member had said didn't influence my/any curiosity.
Because it does.

ACWhammy

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05 May 2012 at 01:50 - 339

I have an idea.

How about 20 of us all buy 50 presents each at an agreed price, then we each post a video of us opening all of them. That's 1,000 presents.

I don't want this thread to turn into a mathematical discussion but I think having solid proof of 1,000 presents being opened will help in determining if the presents do indeed have other minis besides old birthday minis.

I realize that even if nothing special comes out of the presents that it could still mean that the special minis are very, very, very rare. But 1,000 opened 7th year presents would be good documentation to have.

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05 May 2012 at 01:52 - 340

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACWhammy

I have an idea.

How about 20 of us all buy 50 presents each at an agreed price, then we each post a video of us opening all of them. That's 1,000 presents.

I don't want this thread to turn into a mathematical discussion but I think having solid proof of 1,000 presents being opened will help in determining if the presents do indeed have other minis besides old birthday minis.

I realize that even if nothing special comes out of the presents that it could still mean that the special minis are very, very, very rare. But 1,000 opened 7th year presents would be good documentation to have.

I have 2 gifts lol. I am in NO WAY rich enough to join in this fun

I will bow out and leave the guess-work to the professionals.

Jeydra

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05 May 2012 at 03:52 - 341

Won't lie, really disappointed with the 7th year birthday presents. It's as though ANet have both run out of ideas and resources. That's understandable since GW2 is so close now, but it doesn't stop this from being disappointing.

Missing HB

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05 May 2012 at 07:30 - 342

Well, the main problem for me is that one player will probably already have the miniature he gets in the gift( or let's say in 80% of the time)... I don't believe it's really fun to get something you already have on a birthday. Birthday should be rewarding you something you'll keep, not something you'll instantly sell in kamadan..

What i don't appreciate is the game turning into " get your 50/50 HoM in no time " ( i'm a bit exagerating, but that's the idea), combined with the double event . Players worked on titles for long time, not really fun to see you can do the same today easily...

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05 May 2012 at 07:35 - 343

And as soon as we get the new minis, all the people who QQ the most in this thread are the only one thats going to have the cash to buy them, and then they will be happy.

Mintha Syl

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05 May 2012 at 10:48 - 344

Quote:

Originally Posted by Missing HB

What i don't appreciate is the game turning into " get your 50/50 HoM in no time " ( i'm a bit exagerating, but that's the idea), combined with the double event . Players worked on titles for long time, not really fun to see you can do the same today easily...

Not only bout the work...even something stupid like foes dropping almost only consumables...it's making me sick, my friends are losing the will to play cause it seems the game totally turned into a consumables fest...you do normal missions and are overflooded with them as if you were in some weird Lynch film.
Kind of kills the immersion, as you said the only message we get from this birthday is "quit playing this crap game and hurry to buy our fresh new product, there we feed you titles and minis so you can fill your hom asap and move".

/rant
(really, lately I'm always ranting here, it's sad, I should probably give myself an infraction)

Pyrthas

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05 May 2012 at 12:09 - 345

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mintha Syl

it's making me sick, my friends are losing the will to play cause it seems the game totally turned into a consumables fest...

Stop playing for the next four days?

Chieftain Alex

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05 May 2012 at 12:16 - 346

According to the guy on http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Talk:Miniature_Vizu, they've obtained a vizu as their gift.

Picture is:
https://rapidshare.com/#!download|14...D2CE6|1024|768

I guess they could have texmodded the icon, but seems legit.

Mintha Syl

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05 May 2012 at 12:17 - 347

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyrthas

Stop playing for the next four days?

Giving up playing for two weeks would have been..no thanks. I don't see why I should leave the game because of this, though I believe complaining is still legit...
Also you totally missed the point of the full post apparently.

LocoStar

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05 May 2012 at 12:25 - 348

Its shouldnt be an info in text panel like - "You recived MIniature Vizu?" Or minis just apear in inventory?

thelessa

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05 May 2012 at 12:30 - 349

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeydra

Won't lie, really disappointed with the 7th year birthday presents. It's as though ANet have both run out of ideas and resources. That's understandable since GW2 is so close now, but it doesn't stop this from being disappointing.

I too am disappointed in the minis this year, they have a whole Zaishen Menagerie to take minis from, and I would be very happy to get a mini Stalker, Black Bear, White Moa etc.

I love minis, just wanted something different, to add to my collection.

Chieftain Alex

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05 May 2012 at 12:41 - 350

Not if they log out to go report their drop on the wiki before screenshotting :P

but good point, could still be a hoax..

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05 May 2012 at 12:43 - 351

edit............

Mintha Syl

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05 May 2012 at 12:45 - 352

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACWhammy

It would just appear in inventory.

This is why we need videos of people opening the presents.

but even videos could be edited, right?

take_me

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05 May 2012 at 13:31 - 353

Quote:

Originally Posted by LocoStar

Its shouldnt be an info in text panel like - "You recived MIniature Vizu?" Or minis just apear in inventory?

Yes, there would be a line in your chat. At least I had it when I opened my 2 presents.

Pyrthas

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05 May 2012 at 13:32 - 354

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mintha Syl

Giving up playing for two weeks would have been..no thanks. I don't see why I should leave the game because of this, though I believe complaining is still legit...
Also you totally missed the point of the full post apparently.

My point was that you were making lots of different points that had nothing to do with each other. Having a bunch of drops that break the immersion for you or something is a temporary problem.

You were also complaining about Anet deciding to give people lots of consumables and make their titles easier, but lots of people have been complaining about that in the thread, so I didn't see much point in rehashing it. Sorry about that, though. I should've been clearer that I didn't mean to say that your only point was a complaint about getting drops you don't like for two weeks. (That sounds snarky. I promise I don't mean it that way!)

Anyway, here's what I thought the message was: "If you want to finish your HoM/GWAMM, we'll help you. But since we're not doing anything to affect normal gameplay, except adding drops for two weeks, you're more than welcome to keep doing whatever you wanted to do."

Olle

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05 May 2012 at 13:40 - 355

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACWhammy

It would just appear in inventory.

This is why we need videos of people opening the presents.

it will say "You recieve a miniature Vizu"

And who is stupid enough to NOT Printscreen when they recieve an elite mini?

EDIT: If someone shows a picture like this, I think Jhon or any other dev that knows about the 7th minis would post to stop people from verbually killing eachother.

ACWhammy

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05 May 2012 at 14:00 - 356

Can someone post a screenshot of the line appearing in your inventory showing which mini you received? any mini please

edit: nevermind

Ok this SOLVES THE ISSUE

Our Blood

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05 May 2012 at 14:46 - 357

Still waiting for real proof...

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05 May 2012 at 15:04 - 358

Why can't people just trust the wiki on this issue and leave it be. It's obvious that pandas don't drop from 7th birthday presents. Trust me on this.

Polgara Val

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05 May 2012 at 15:06 - 359

Unless we get some sort of confirmation from Anet then I would say we dont have any proof yet.

Pol

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Anna

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05 May 2012 at 15:17 - 360

The problem is that it's supposed to be a birthday present.. Someone that has 50/50 already basically gets nothing from his 7th year birthday if the point is just to make more HoM complete.

Giving everyone a miniature corresponding to the five gods wouldn't have been hard to implement ( 5 minis only) and would have satisfy everyone...