So I was posting in the "What did you get for your 7th Year Birthday" thread when it got out of hand and got closed. Personally, I think it should be cleaned up and re opened but that's not for me to decide.
So on to my question.
What does a mini pet mean to you? Well, for me it actually is like the pokeman ideal where you have to collect them all. But knowing that some minis are out of reach for the wrong reasons, I decided smartly to stick to the ones that are only released for Birthdays. Sure, I have celestial ones and a ceratadon because they were easy and cheap to collect and trade for. I enjoy my collection and the only ones I need are from the 5th years presents. Nine in total left to collect.
Unfortunately 7th year minis now also include asian ones that I'm guessing drop in extremely rare cases once again starting the cycle of overpriced minis all over again. Making it hard for players like myself who could care less about the cost of the minis and enjoy the completion side of collecting. My whiptail is as valuable as any green mini sort of thing.
I'll never waste my life by giving up on friends and family and a social life to farm for these just to say I have one. I'll never botfarm to acquire money to buy one either. My account is too valuable and my life is worth more then a few minutes of showing a mini in a town or outpost when 95% of the people there could care less.
So what's a minis value to you? Is it money? Prestige? Is it something that just looks cool? Something I haven't thought about? Post your thoughts.
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What does a mini pet mean to you?
jayson
Motoko
Expensive minis make you better than everyone else. Obviously.
dunky_g
The only reason I have ever bought Mini pets is for my HoM.
I never have one out, and as soon as I have dedicated my mini, I delete it. Now I have 50/50, I have no need for minis, and I will sell all future birthday gifts unopened.
I never have one out, and as soon as I have dedicated my mini, I delete it. Now I have 50/50, I have no need for minis, and I will sell all future birthday gifts unopened.
Black Metal
different pets mean different things
the vast majority of them are HoM dedicating fodder.
some are ones I just really want
others are purely investment
the vast majority of them are HoM dedicating fodder.
some are ones I just really want
others are purely investment
Perkunas
I will take whatever I get and put them in my HoM's. I wanted mini's for the 6th year, the tonics are worthless to me.
instanceskiller
After I've dedicated enough pets for hom (after which I delete them because they hog space), I have usually sold most new minis I get. However, I have kept three (celestial Dragon, Tiger, and pig). I have dedicated them and kept them on three of my chars because they were given to me by a generous guildie during their respective CNY. They are also currently the only gold pets I have ever owned in my almost 7 years of guildwars (and I do have quite a few characters...I hate my luck).
Anyways, basically...it depends on how I get the mini and whether it is sentimental or not.
Anyways, basically...it depends on how I get the mini and whether it is sentimental or not.
Zylo16
Besides HoM, the only minis I really care about are the bunnies. That's pretty much it :P
although, I'm not saying I would turn down any pandas either...
although, I'm not saying I would turn down any pandas either...
Daesu
The majority of them are HoM fodder and they were either destroyed or given away after dedicating except for the few that I like. I don't have the time to try to sell dedicated mini pets since their demand is so low and they do take up valuable space.
Honestly I can't be bothered with the rare asian minis or whatever. Since they are purely cosmetic and doesn't affect my performance in PvE. Most people in town don't care if you are rich or you have a rare mini. I certainly don't.
I have been selling all my birthday minis, even the rare green ones. The ultimate destiny of a mini is to be dedicated in someone's HoM anyway.
Honestly I can't be bothered with the rare asian minis or whatever. Since they are purely cosmetic and doesn't affect my performance in PvE. Most people in town don't care if you are rich or you have a rare mini. I certainly don't.
I have been selling all my birthday minis, even the rare green ones. The ultimate destiny of a mini is to be dedicated in someone's HoM anyway.
cosyfiep
most of my minis mean nothing--a few have sentimental value (like kunnie) and a few others I just really liked (my hubby loves his turtle--he like turtles in RL so that would figure).
I collect (in RL) cute stuffed toys--and the minis that look like cute stuffed toys are ones I would like to have (panda, mpb) and I have some of the cute ones --moa chick, yakki....
I dont care for the people ones for the most part (I like evinnia so I got her) and most of the creature ones are meh or bleh (and yes, some of these are 'high end' --vizu, 'sin, etc)
THEN
it turned into the pokemon thing (I do this with the RL stuffies too--much to my hubby's dismay)...though I have no doubt that my collection will remain unfinished (my hubby is happy about that in RL too--some items are just too rare or too costly to obtain).
I collect (in RL) cute stuffed toys--and the minis that look like cute stuffed toys are ones I would like to have (panda, mpb) and I have some of the cute ones --moa chick, yakki....
I dont care for the people ones for the most part (I like evinnia so I got her) and most of the creature ones are meh or bleh (and yes, some of these are 'high end' --vizu, 'sin, etc)
THEN
it turned into the pokemon thing (I do this with the RL stuffies too--much to my hubby's dismay)...though I have no doubt that my collection will remain unfinished (my hubby is happy about that in RL too--some items are just too rare or too costly to obtain).
ACWhammy
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So I was posting in the "What did you get for your 7th Year Birthday" thread when it got out of hand and got closed. Personally, I think it should be cleaned up and re opened but that's not for me to decide.
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When I first played the game, I didn't care about minis. Then a friend of mine gave me a mini temple guardian and I was hooked! I decided then that I wanted to collect all the minis. Little did I know that some ranged in prices of over thousands of ectos. I thought - how could someone get that much?
I have not reached my goal yet but I hope I will be able to now if the highest end minis drop from 7th Yr Presents.
I don't think all minis should be available to everyone for a low price. I kind of value minis as collectables like baseball cards or coins in real life. Some maintain value, some go down, others go up. It's what makes collecting them half the fun in my opinion.
Whatway
I like them because they remind me of my favorite parts of the game; Aatxes, smites, raptors are all awesome to me because I've spent so much time with them in-game. I'd pay huge for a spectral vaettir for the same reason. My moa chick I keep because it was hard work way back when to get it, and my celestial rabbit is my lucky charm because I only had to open a few fortunes to get it.
None of the others really appeal to me at all. A shiroken would be cool, but the only thing I'd want from any of the others is their value as alternative currency. And I don't have enough cash to need that.
None of the others really appeal to me at all. A shiroken would be cool, but the only thing I'd want from any of the others is their value as alternative currency. And I don't have enough cash to need that.
Shpongle
it means HOM statue
ruk1a
HoM points, that's about it. This is the only game I've ever actually collected more than 5 pets in, and only because there was a point to it beyond the obvious collecting. I never take my time to stop and look at peoples pets, although the chibi gwen has always held a place in my heart.. lol
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AlexaCocopuffs
Well to me, Zhed is the only mini I want just because there one of the cooler minis IMO...not much you can do with money in this game after you've played 7 years 
. Anyone know why unded Zhed is like 75a now? Just message me an answer or something, I really wanna know cause I have to know if I should hussle my hussle to get one now or will they drop more. anyway, staying on topic, basically I like minis because there is nothing else to get in this game.
dusanyu
one less inventory slot, somthing to dedicate than delete.
Loki Seiguro
Nothing really....I just buy them for HoM...and I persaonlly never take them out except for mad imp..thats the only one I know with movemnt animation that is just cool...
Star_Jewel
I started playing before the HoM calculator, so when I heard about minis I viewed them as a nice token to commemorate a year of playing. I only intended to own the minis I earned.
I had no idea what was going on my first CNY, so missed the ox (I did eventually buy one to make up for it, only because I had no idea if the game would still be around in 2021 for me to have another crack at it), but I did the quests for my celestial tiger (and subsequent celestials), and enjoyed the first year whites (and occasional purple) I opened. I also had a lot of fun with the moa chick quest, and have done a couple of MPB runs.... These things have an emotional symbolism for me.
It was with a bit of sadness that I had to take mini gifts from friends and buy a bunch of latter-year minis to fill my hall. They don't feel truly "mine."
So I guess to me, a mini pet is like a souvenir -- a reminder of an experience.
I had no idea what was going on my first CNY, so missed the ox (I did eventually buy one to make up for it, only because I had no idea if the game would still be around in 2021 for me to have another crack at it), but I did the quests for my celestial tiger (and subsequent celestials), and enjoyed the first year whites (and occasional purple) I opened. I also had a lot of fun with the moa chick quest, and have done a couple of MPB runs.... These things have an emotional symbolism for me.
It was with a bit of sadness that I had to take mini gifts from friends and buy a bunch of latter-year minis to fill my hall. They don't feel truly "mine."
So I guess to me, a mini pet is like a souvenir -- a reminder of an experience.
EPO Bot
They do NOTHING. I wish you could convert them to a con set or something, once you dedicated them.
HanSolo
Some minis I refuse to sell. They are part of my characters. Example being my yakkington and my celestial dragon.
Gli
They're a wasted inventory slot, except the expensive ones. Those are an extremely good use of an inventory slot due to wealth compaction. I hear you can make them walk around too, which might entertain some people.
Olle
50% THEY ARE NOTHING
50% "I love them!"
I'm one of the later ones.
But i only love my Oni, an NON DUPED one.
50% "I love them!"
I'm one of the later ones.
But i only love my Oni, an NON DUPED one.
David Moonbow
it is a mean of keep cash in another form (which is failure atm)
i have my favs which shall never be SOLD
i have my favs which shall never be SOLD
Andemius
I like minipets, they're a nice thing to throw your money at. I've still got all the ded ones from my HoM, just cos there's no reason to sell the for me.
Personally, I like the mini pig and cele pig. Just because of some "age" value to them I suppose.
Personally, I like the mini pig and cele pig. Just because of some "age" value to them I suppose.
Zenzai
Most of them are nothing but HOM points or something to sell for profit.
drkn
I had been collecting minis a long time before the HoM calculator kicked in - and i'd already got nearly all annual pets back then, except for the Eye and MKT (there were no 5th year pets then). I also got some other pets in my HoM, dedicated years ago just for the fun of dedicating and collecting - nothing too high end, like Asura, Varesh, Livia (was a must after she was added in WiK), some Celestials.
So i had 58 pets in my HoM once the calculator came out and i pretty much haven't dedicated anything since then for a long, long time.
About a month ago i decided i want to finish my annual collection, at least with the two greens, and maybe with the 5th years if their prices drop a little when we're closer to GW2. I did get MKT and the Eye, finishing my 1-4 collection, but i didn't really bother anymore - it might change, though.
So yeah - it's more akin to collecting coins (which i got into for some time, but then sold the whole collection) than just boosting my HoM. Deleting or giving away pets once they're dedicated - except for the chosen few - doesn't change a thing in this approach.
However, i've also made the most money in the game thanks to pets. One day, several years ago, i thought i'd try to trade pets (and only pets), with only 15k to my name, starting with cheap-ass whites, ending up with as high as Kuunavangs (and one lucky Grawl). My pet trading 'career' was never continuous, though - i traded only when i needed money for something, and it always kinda worked, getting me all i needed in a week or two, without ever leaving towns. Thanks to pets, of all kinds but asian rares that went through my hands, i was able to completely fill three HoMs and get three GWAMMs (Glint had her kid's helping claw in it, too).
That stuff makes one kind of sentimental for pets.
@down
Very same thing here, 'working' on the same titles even 
So i had 58 pets in my HoM once the calculator came out and i pretty much haven't dedicated anything since then for a long, long time.
About a month ago i decided i want to finish my annual collection, at least with the two greens, and maybe with the 5th years if their prices drop a little when we're closer to GW2. I did get MKT and the Eye, finishing my 1-4 collection, but i didn't really bother anymore - it might change, though.
So yeah - it's more akin to collecting coins (which i got into for some time, but then sold the whole collection) than just boosting my HoM. Deleting or giving away pets once they're dedicated - except for the chosen few - doesn't change a thing in this approach.
However, i've also made the most money in the game thanks to pets. One day, several years ago, i thought i'd try to trade pets (and only pets), with only 15k to my name, starting with cheap-ass whites, ending up with as high as Kuunavangs (and one lucky Grawl). My pet trading 'career' was never continuous, though - i traded only when i needed money for something, and it always kinda worked, getting me all i needed in a week or two, without ever leaving towns. Thanks to pets, of all kinds but asian rares that went through my hands, i was able to completely fill three HoMs and get three GWAMMs (Glint had her kid's helping claw in it, too).
That stuff makes one kind of sentimental for pets.
@down
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Pewterbrain
Mini pets are fun for me to collect, similar to chasing down the max titles, completing GWAMM and a full HoM. Just a target that's fun to work towards and complete. I also wanted to collect "all" minis, but the asians were simply out of reach for me. I don't have the time to farm/grind/power trade that much wealth, so I set a goal of 100 minis in my HoM and called it good.
If the 7th year presents gives me the opportunity to pick off a rare asian mini or two, then great!! If not, I'll just do other fun goals like completing my treasure, wisdom and luxon titles even though I already achieved GWAMM. You should keep the game fun and enjoy it, otherwise it is work and that is a four-letter word!!
I am really disappointed if the other thread was closed; it was quite entertaining and offered a good view of the many personalities that play the game worldwide.
The thread also had a good lesson for life in that you shouldn't put all of your wealth into one type of investment. Everything fluctuates in value, whether it is ecto, arms or rare minis in GW or currency, stocks, gold and real estate in real life. All those peeps that cried a river when their Enron stock became worthless didn't shed a single tear as the stock was sky-rocketing. It was only unfair after they liquidated all of their other assets and placed it all in a phony stock.
Simply take this 7th birthday present decision by Anet as a cheap lesson in diversifying your assets!! Oh yea, also remember GW is simply a game you play to have fun!! Nothing more unless you are a shady gold reseller.
If the 7th year presents gives me the opportunity to pick off a rare asian mini or two, then great!! If not, I'll just do other fun goals like completing my treasure, wisdom and luxon titles even though I already achieved GWAMM. You should keep the game fun and enjoy it, otherwise it is work and that is a four-letter word!!
I am really disappointed if the other thread was closed; it was quite entertaining and offered a good view of the many personalities that play the game worldwide.
The thread also had a good lesson for life in that you shouldn't put all of your wealth into one type of investment. Everything fluctuates in value, whether it is ecto, arms or rare minis in GW or currency, stocks, gold and real estate in real life. All those peeps that cried a river when their Enron stock became worthless didn't shed a single tear as the stock was sky-rocketing. It was only unfair after they liquidated all of their other assets and placed it all in a phony stock.
Simply take this 7th birthday present decision by Anet as a cheap lesson in diversifying your assets!! Oh yea, also remember GW is simply a game you play to have fun!! Nothing more unless you are a shady gold reseller.
Swingline
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Mini pets are fun for me to collect
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Sacred Gee
The only purpose they served for me was filling my HoM. Other than that, they're just bag/chest fillers. A few people in my alliance/guild wanted the expensive ones I dedicated, so I gave them away. I couldn't care less about the gold for 'em, since both of my accounts were maxed on gold a while ago.
They were kinda fun to have way back in the fun days. Hell, 99.9% of the time I didn't even remember to have em tag along with me.
I remember grinding for those Peacekeeper & Panda minis, but that got old quickly...
They were kinda fun to have way back in the fun days. Hell, 99.9% of the time I didn't even remember to have em tag along with me.
I remember grinding for those Peacekeeper & Panda minis, but that got old quickly...
DreamRunner
I like collecting minipets for the sake of the collection. But they're only two which stand out from the rest for me. It's a shame, but people seem to be more concerned with the economic status of minipets rather than the aesthetics. I feel like it should be the other way around.
Reformed
If everyone could easily get full sets of these no one would be interested in them at all. Collecting 101: extremely limited supply relative to demand equals big price tag. There is no grand conspiracy here of rich players to lock everyone else out of these, it's basic supply and demand. It was a completely unreasonable expectation for the overwhelming majority of players to ever "complete" a mini set prior to the 7th gifts and it still is. If you want to get technical no single player even has a complete set because of the frogs.
Voodoo Rage
Nice Robocop avatar, Reformed...
I was on a b-day mini-pet kick before the HoM rewards were announced (back when they were cheap). But now they are all just sitting in the bags of 2 mule toons.
The mini's that mean the most to me are the ones that I actually "earned" or dropped for me, like the mini moa chick.
I was on a b-day mini-pet kick before the HoM rewards were announced (back when they were cheap). But now they are all just sitting in the bags of 2 mule toons.
The mini's that mean the most to me are the ones that I actually "earned" or dropped for me, like the mini moa chick.
Masochism
I like to think of it as having some humor to it. Something that was intimidating in the storyline like a titan or a destroyer made so tiny and docile, it just makes me giggle. Sort of breaks the fourth wall a bit though. I liked collecting them just for the sake of collecting rather than just HoM scrambles.
drkn
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Captain Krompdown
To me, they mean that the powers that be thought their game would shrivel up and die (i.e., stop producing profit) if they didn't give people something random to do and/or some way to feel superior to (or at least as good as) others.
Here are minipets: Collect them all!
Here are inscribables/greens: You're pro, too!
Here are destroyer/oppressor/tormented weapons, etc.: Go farm stackables!
Here's polymock: Here's another game to play in case you don't actually like guild wars!
These are pacifiers. A fondness for these things is a sure sign of mental girlishness (which is OK if you're a girl).
Here are minipets: Collect them all!
Here are inscribables/greens: You're pro, too!
Here are destroyer/oppressor/tormented weapons, etc.: Go farm stackables!
Here's polymock: Here's another game to play in case you don't actually like guild wars!
These are pacifiers. A fondness for these things is a sure sign of mental girlishness (which is OK if you're a girl).
drkn
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Reformed
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Economy 101: whoever controls the majority of the limited yet relatively highly demanded supply can dictate the prices.
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The market determined the price of (for example) MKGs and those winners who sold made a conscious decision to take "fair value" for them. It's not a conspiracy. No one is going to sell a very limited item for a price affordable to the masses unless they are ignorant or trying to make a point.
drkn
Oh, of course. The thing is that soon after MKGs were released, it was the market that set the prices, or, well, the commonly known and accepted market rules. If someone bought them all out two days after their release, getting every issue of MKG in their hand, well, that's where the problem starts
Same if someone controls over 90 unded Asuras at the same time - making lots of profits on them is pretty easy then.
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In case you didn't get it, it was also a comment on how stupid calling something 'a sign of mental girlishness' is. Thank you for pointing out that there are us, mental girls who like some parts of the game, and others, manly Hulks with their big and rare hammers for smashing and bashing.
Same if someone controls over 90 unded Asuras at the same time - making lots of profits on them is pretty easy then.
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In case you didn't get it, it was also a comment on how stupid calling something 'a sign of mental girlishness' is. Thank you for pointing out that there are us, mental girls who like some parts of the game, and others, manly Hulks with their big and rare hammers for smashing and bashing.
Captain Krompdown
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Slighly off topic, but what are the in-game signs of mental manliness, then? Other than listening to something else while playing rather than touchy GW soundtrack.
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You asked what minis meant to me, so I told you. To me, they belong in the same bin as the other junk listed. I have no desire to take this thread off topic.
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In case you didn't get it, it was also a comment on how stupid calling something 'a sign of mental girlishness' is. Thank you for pointing out that there are us, mental girls who like some parts of the game, and others, manly Hulks with their big and rare hammers for smashing and bashing. |
Tullzinski
I have only two minis that mean anything to me:
1. Naga Raincaller that I won from the mini madness contest. Which meant that I was lucky.
2. Polar Bear that I got after years of farming. Which meant that I was obsessive and lucky.
1. Naga Raincaller that I won from the mini madness contest. Which meant that I was lucky.
2. Polar Bear that I got after years of farming. Which meant that I was obsessive and lucky.
June Bug
My Gwen Doll is very dear to me. Not because it is (was?) very expensive and something to show off, but because I really wanted it and worked so hard farming Nick for 7 months and just getting the common present drops. Then suddenly during Wintersday 2009 she dropped from a gift set of just 5. I felt it was sort of like Nicks xmas present for me. I also like my celestial pets (cow, tiger, rabbit and dragon, those are the ones I have). I just like how they look really.