Birthday Presents & Miniatures

The New Guy

The New Guy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Southern CALI

Eraserheads

N/Me

I only got 1 of these mini pets 'cause I ----ing deleted 2 of my original chars for about 3 and a half months ago now to make a necro and another warrior! Daaaaaaaaaaaaammmmm!!!!!!!!

X of Thulcandra

X of Thulcandra

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Sector 001

N/A

W/

I don't get my own mini-pet until Late July. T_T

floppinghog

floppinghog

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

pit of brimstone

Squad Six Six Six [ssss]

A/Me

does anything play as a factor for the rarity of the mini pet?
i mean how do you get a GREEN pet... lol i could understand the gold-purple-blue-white type deal but still why we gotta get random colors... lol

i got 11 months on all my chars, i thought yesterday or today was the mark for a full year... i guess i still gotta wait

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

I've had my ranger so long he's gone grey.

Need to check account...

JohnnyBluejay

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2006

Seekers of Sanctuary

R/Me

I think they are birthday presents, as in your 1 year birthday for a character made when gw was first released.

I had only one character made when Gw was released 12 months ago. This is a little gift for having the game for 1 year. My other characters that were made afterwards didnt get a present. Must have been a glitch if the presents from pre searing made it through. I got a little hydra!! Its awesome.

Johnny

Solberg the Exiled

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Xen of Onslaught

N/

Man, this is just awsome. Too bad, it'll be another 4 month before I can get my....

although... I could always try to play the minipet market, could make a profit buying and selling them.

Jedediah Strong

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Knights of Destruction

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by SAQ
...Anyone who play 1 year can get such a present? That'll be cool (Not transferable, account based present).

But getting for the GW birthday is another way to go.. but there might be people missing out heaps if they don't play within a month!
Well, they are transferable. I got a mini-Necrid Horseman. Got it out, let it run around a bit. Wow. Woohoo.

Sold it for 300K about 5 minutes later. I don't need one. I did need gold (for all the upcoming armor upgrades I am gonna be doing).

shadowfell

shadowfell

hamonite anur ruk

Join Date: Jan 2006

Echovald Forest

[PhD] Teh Academy

Me/A

1. They're permanent

2. They are given to a 'character' upon the 'characters' one year burthday. This is character based, not account based. Check /age, to see if your character is eligible. If you have a birthday in one months time, your character should recieve his fuzzy friend.

2. They are transferrable and tradable, put them in your storage, show them to your friends, put them on the ground. They will follow you faithfully until you put them away.

3. They are sickeningly cute. You can barely stand all the cute fuzzy feelings they give you.

4. You cannot accidentally sell them to merchant, since they have the value of 0, but you can sell them to traders or your friends, or give them away, if you are so cruel and heartless to pass on your pet.

5. They are are exact mini replicas of creatures and people in the first and second chapter, but the lettering describing each in inventory, can be white, purple, gold, or green. Just like weapons and runes, this is supposedly to determine, rarity and value.

6. This almost makes it up to me, the fact that I had to buy the standard edition, while still waiting for my collectors edition to ship.

Cygnus_Zero

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

N/Me

I don't understand why we can use them in towns. That would be so much fun. I can't think of why they wouldn't allow this. You can turn it off whenever you want do its not like you need to be bothered with people asking questions when you are busy.

The problem is the only time you can pull it out is when you're outside, and I don't know about anyone else, but i'm too busy to be messing with a pet outside of towns. The only time I would ever even want to bother with it is in a town. Seems like they got this backwards to me.

SirJackassIII

SirJackassIII

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Belgium

none

N/E

Got a Whiptail Devourer...

If anyone wants to trade for a Siege Turtle, I'd prefer one of those.

floppinghog

floppinghog

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

pit of brimstone

Squad Six Six Six [ssss]

A/Me

i wish we could show our weapons in outposts and/or towns too

i almost wish we could use speed buff skills in towns sometimes... lol some are WAY too big. pets should be able to be shown off in towns.. come on we apparently dont get the same ones.

we can hide our capes, and hide our head gear. I know its like MOREMOREMORE, but i think we should beable to show our weapons/pets or not... least we can tell what people use if they wish to show.

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
Hey, guys, here's some info you might like about the birthday gifts. I'm going to post a little fact sheet for you:
  • You will receive a birthday gift on any character who is one year old.
  • Yes, it's character, not account.
  • You may keep that gift forever; it will not expire. (We would not do that to you!)
  • You may trade, give, or sell (for in-game currency only!) your gift(s).
  • If you exchange with a player who has a character who is less than one year old, the gift will not go away. (Again, we would not do that to our players -- these gifts are yours to share!)
  • If you want to see what happens with your 2nd birthday... stay tuned!
This is a small thing, but this is a huge thing, I think, and will please every player in the game. I can't tell you how proud I am of this tiny element, and how much it means to me. I've not seen my pets, yet. I'm on my way now.

And I can only say: Dev Team, you rock!!!
omg, i can't wait. My main character Grim is 11 month old, i think my mes is about ... 8 or 9 month old. I wonder if i get two different type of presents?

Jacky Chun

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Mo/

I should be getting mine within the next week. Can't wait.

kaya

kaya

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

NBK

hmm... too bad they cant do it for account age. i've been playing this game 12+ months now with 2 accounts, but because i like to change things up, the oldest of my 6 pve characters is only 6 months, but that doenst at all show for the time i've played. o-well i guess. what a-net does is what we get i guess.
i feel like i'm being punished for re-rolling my characters just to play the game again. gg

TheShadowedBlade

TheShadowedBlade

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

You Cannot Escape It You Are A [Wave]

W/

So.... how many pets can you have out at one time?

Lasher Dragon

Lasher Dragon

Draconic Rage Incarnate

Join Date: Apr 2005

Iowa

Alphahive

R/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by TheShadowedBlade
So.... how many pets can you have out at one time?
One - if you bring out another it replaces the one you have out.

LucasAshrock

LucasAshrock

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

1 little question: i have 3 char totally full of weapons ecc.. where is the mini? Is there a command for call it?

Lasher Dragon

Lasher Dragon

Draconic Rage Incarnate

Join Date: Apr 2005

Iowa

Alphahive

R/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by LucasAshrock
! little questio: i have 3 char totally full of weapons ecc.. where is the mini? Is there a command for call it?
Clear some room, then log out and log back in. Worked for me.

M Sparkle

M Sparkle

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

Cavalon

BOTR

R/Mo

Here's my Burning Titan

Mako

Mako

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

Midgar - Sector 7

Star Scar Reunion [VII]

N/Me

So I wonder how much these are selling for? Ridiculous money I presume.

Jacky Chun

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Mo/

I've seen several being sold for 100k + 30 ecto.

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

wow.. 6 characters in your account and all have presents with different miniatures. You could probably sell all 6 for close to 500k of profits!

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by sir skulkcrasher
wow.. 6 characters in your account and all have presents with different miniatures. You could probably sell all 6 for close to 500k of profits!
Not really... each character has to have their one year birthday, not the account.

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by MSecorsky
Not really... each character has to have their one year birthday, not the account.
But i'm talking about once all your characters got the present. I'm curious to see how much these minatures will be in 5 or 6 months?

Solberg the Exiled

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Xen of Onslaught

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by shadowfell
They are given to a 'character' upon the 'characters' one year burthday. This is character based, not account based. Check /age, to see if your character is eligible. If you have a birthday in one months time, your character should recieve his fuzzy friend.
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Why only if you have a birthday in 1 month time? are they gonna take away all the minipet after a month or something? Or is it just that you will no longer recieve birthday present after a month? I ask this because I still need to wait 4 more month for my first character's birhtday.

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by sir skulkcrasher
But i'm talking about once all your characters got the present. I'm curious to see how much these minatures will be in 5 or 6 months?
As other characters age, they'll be getting theirs... so more will be available. Should be a gradual price decrease.

RobotMULE

RobotMULE

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/W

Can you dye them?

Sergeant

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2006

I got my Jungle Troll Yesterday, surprisingly roars quite loudly and is a bit "dirt" coloured. Soooooo, being the charitable monk I am: I signed up with some newbies doing missions. Stuck near the back, and released it a few times and putting it back it inventory. But as you run behind the party they're going: "WTF is making that roaring?" then hide it


I'm so evil ;P

fiery

fiery

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2005

maryland

InYurFace Gaming [IYF]

R/

I bought some around 80-100k +, this means alot of farming time.

Olfin Bedwere

Olfin Bedwere

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Stillwater, Oklahoma

W/Mo

Wished I`d of gotten a Jungle Troll, my Siege Turtle just make turtle noises.

Bwsk8

Bwsk8

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

R/E

Prices are amazingly unstable, but i allready made a few 100k off buying and selling.

Digital Bath

Digital Bath

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Lords of Blood

W/Mo

I got a Minature Fungal Wallow....whatever that is :P

1 more month till my next alts bday =D

h4mx0r

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Asian Fanatics [AF]

A/Mo

I got a Jade Armor

I want something else
anyone wanna trade?:P

master_ranger_matt

master_ranger_matt

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Salt Lake City, Utah.... no im not mormon

Radicals Against Tyrants [RAT]

R/Me

yes these are cool, but this is a huge economic disaster. this is when time playing, not skill, gets you things. they should make them non-tradeable, like the preorder items.

Phoenix Avenger

Phoenix Avenger

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

Wisconsin

Eternal Knights

E/Mo

unfortunetly you can only have 1 pet of the same type out at the same time :-( it wont let me have both my fungal wallows out at the same time. i double click either one, he comes out, i double click either of them he goes back in... is that a bug? because it seems like it shouldnt be this way... they are different pet items, shouldnt they be allowed to be out at the same time?

rollntider

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

anarchy

Me/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by master_ranger_matt
yes these are cool, but this is a huge economic disaster. this is when time playing, not skill, gets you things. they should make them non-tradeable, like the preorder items.
not really, you can have a level 7 ranger that is a year old that hasnt got anymore than 10 hours played have one. I know, because I had one. He was going to be nerfed next week, but now I have a necrid horseman.(glad I waited ) He turned a year old today.

Beldan

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

W/E

Got a fungal wallow which is really common but still managed to sell it for 90k and should be getting another one on another char in the next few days but will probably keep this one

Lowly Peasant

Lowly Peasant

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

I'm a bit cheezed off. It says my warrior (which I created during the Beta event) is only 10 months old. My monk got his because I made him on the release date, but I don't understand why my warrior is being shown as being newer than he really is.

VGJustice

VGJustice

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

Tyria, cappin' ur bosses

Boston Guild [BG]

R/W

Cool, my Ranger just turned one, and got himself a Fungal Wallow. That thing looks like a seriously deformed hedge hog, I love it XD

Willy Rockwell

Willy Rockwell

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Someone said they wanted every mini-pet except the Char. Well, here is my Char Shaman and I love him. He struts around like he is in charge of everything.