Collector NPC for Mini-Pets

plasmasword

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Make a collector that you trade stuff to for bday presents. I was thinking Trade in 1,000 Mursaat Tokens for a Mini-Jade Armor, or 1,000 Mahgo Hydra Claws for a Mini-Hydra. If anet is against high priced items, this might be a way to make them come down. Or you can earn one and give to someone else as a bday present

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by plasmasword
Make a collector that you trade stuff to for bday presents. I was thinking Trade in 1,000 Mursaat Tokens for a Mini-Jade Armor, or 1,000 Mahgo Hydra Claws for a Mini-Hydra. If anet is against high priced items, this might be a way to make them come down. Or you can earn one and give to someone else as a bday present
ah ha ha ha...no -.o

The Birthday presents offer something unique to the owner. If they want to sell it, its up to them.

Create a trader for something that takes 12 months to earn? Better be 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 claws for that.

Pillz_veritas

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fun Loving Gamers

R/Mo

I honestly think they should all be customized to owners, make it account winde, and make it so you cna get anyone you want. Thats just my opinion though.

Fargin Scotchsman

Fargin Scotchsman

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

wudn't you like too know...

Noobs Of Steel

ya, i think the shud be customized. i get one in a week fo me ele , so ima see wut tems do, o goody

Chris1986

Chris1986

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

New Jersey

Not signed.

As I said in another post like this, if any Joe Shmo could get a mini-pet, it would defeat the purpose of giving out the BDay presents to the people that have been loyal to the game for the past year.

ANet would never do this.

tONYY

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Its a Birthday present, not some collector crap...

Stolen Souls

Stolen Souls

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

If they made a collector for these, then the whole idea of them being "special" would be ruined. But then again, selling them ruins the idea, as well...*shrug*

teh_noob_pwner

teh_noob_pwner

Banned

Join Date: May 2006

none

Mo/E

/notsigned

i think minipets should be removed but w/e have fun with yo pets (:

BakedMonkey

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

R/

/not signed.

The mini-pets were created for one reason only, to celebrate the birthday of one year old characters. Having a collector for them like already stated above, will defeat its purpose. Prices high for them? don't buy it, just wait for your 12 months to come and past.

fenix

fenix

Major-General Awesome

Join Date: Aug 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger

Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ????????????????&#

W/

Worst idea ever. This idea makes me a sad panda.

B Ephekt

B Ephekt

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Team Crystalline [TC]

Mo/

Horrible idea.

You apparently miss the entire point of the mini pets. gg

fiery

fiery

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2005

maryland

InYurFace Gaming [IYF]

R/

My my, so much flaming, get a pet and be happy with it.

Snowman

Snowman

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wales, UK

Devils Scorpions

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by talon
Worst idea ever. This idea makes me a sad panda.
lol, I agree...

Quit being so jealous OP..

playing a game for over 12 months is a huge acheivment, no other game gives you presents like this!

I just think its sad that people sell them on

Mr Wolfmaster

Mr Wolfmaster

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

Hurricane Katrina Relief fund [Give]

Mo/

Heh such mean words everyone calm down, it's just an idea after all.

But I do have to agree. The mini-pets are special for those who have played 12 months. Altough if it did really take 1000 mursaat tokens, you'd most likely have to play for 12 months to get that many.

Still it should be left as is.

/not signed

rollntider

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

anarchy

Me/Rt

I think they should have a pet collector, but no the current pets. You could get like a melandru tabby or a Moa hatchling. They would act the same as current pets , but they arent the current pets we have today.

BahamutKaiser

BahamutKaiser

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Heightened state of mind.

P/W

This degrades the value of the gift, it is special because you can only get it by playing certain characters for a long period of time, like a thank you for staying with us gift. If you want it, then either wait for it, or haggle it off someone.

Miss Innocent

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

I wander.

Mo/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Wolfmaster
Heh such mean words everyone calm down, it's just an idea after all.

But I do have to agree. The mini-pets are special for those who have played 12 months. Altough if it did really take 1000 mursaat tokens, you'd most likely have to play for 12 months to get that many.

Still it should be left as is.

/not signed
Nope; 10,000 mursaat tokens isn't too hard to farm.

I like the way it is now. I just got a couple birthday presents, and I'm pretty happy about it. I just wish I had known sooner so I wouldn't have remade my other 2 characters a dozen times before they were settled.

Trin Storm

Trin Storm

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Balthazar's Fury

R/Me

Its a fun little treat from Anet - not signed -

Wait your turn like the rest of us.

Static

Static

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

New York City

W/Mo

/Not Signed

If there was a collector for minipets, it would kill all the glory of having one. All the veterans that were around since beta or since GW started, get an awesome reward, that they can show off to others. In my opinion, the minipet is the best reward ever for the veterans, thats why its called a "birthday" present, because it actually took some time to achieve one. Not trying to flame you, but this is a horrible idea.

rollntider

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

anarchy

Me/Rt

whats wrong with other pets being at a pet trader? The ones we have now cant be gotten except on a birthday. i love my necrid horseman and Titan. I would not sell them for anything, but i think it would be awesome to have some other pets to be purchased.

Static

Static

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

New York City

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by rollntider
whats wrong with other pets being at a pet trader? The ones we have now cant be gotten except on a birthday. i love my necrid horseman and Titan. I would not sell them for anything, but i think it would be awesome to have some other pets to be purchased.
You could buy them, only from people and only if they want to sell it.

Elena

Elena

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Belgium

my only grief is that in a month or so i have bin playing guild wars for 1 year i yust aint got my starting char and now i wont get a cool neato toy for playing the game i pay youre diner A-Net

rollntider

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

anarchy

Me/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Static
You could buy them, only from people and only if they want to sell it.
I didnt state myself clearly, a pet trader but with different pets. Birthday pets are only recieved on birthdays, and other different pets available from a pet trader. You could not buy a birthday pet at the trader, just different pets.

Wyvern King

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

R/N

/not signed

But a /signed idea from me would be:

There is a pet trader NPC. He has a few minipets that are not the same as birthday ones. I don't know all of the bday ones, but I guess his could be slightly more boring ones such as Mini Charr Axe Warrior, or Mini Bandit etc

Also, you cannot get it yourself - you must get, say at least 2,000 of a certain stackable drop from that enemy and then had to trade them to the NPC, but the minipet goes to someone chosen by you on your friends list or in your guild.

This way you could give stuff to people on their real birthdays - and since it's only for other people, you'd need a trusted, good friend (or if you agree to both get 200 items and get eachother at same time, you must trust them). Also not bday minipets, so it doesn't take the magic off them.

On the other hand, it would just bring up a market of people selling those stackable drops... so not signedafter all

Dougal Kronik

Dougal Kronik

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ontario, Canada

Glengarry Fencibles

R/

/not signed

The journey to earn the mini-pets is more important then the possession of the mini-pet, I think.

What's the value in creating a character that you never played for 1 year and get a mini-pet. Same as getting one from a trader.

Bankotsu_Lightbane

Bankotsu_Lightbane

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Goodyear, AZ

No Flames On Our Cape [EwW]

Mo/

Just like I see a lot of people saying...not a reasonable idea. Those items are too common and that would make the birthday presents too easily obtainable.