Talk:Miniature/Archive1

Quitting gw

Giving away minis: Bone Dragon, Lich Lord, Water Djinn, Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh, White Rabbit, Mad King Thorn, Kuunavang, Varesh Ossa, Mallyx, some of them are ded and unded u choose

And i have more Rare Weapons: r9 Voltaic Spear, Tormented Daggers, Tormented Str Sheild Obsi Edge r8 chaos axe inscri and more Ectos ill be in Kamadan america dis 1

Pm me IGN: N I N O V —The preceding unsigned comment was added by ZzZzZz (talk • contribs) at 00:27, 5 December 2008 (UTC).

Really? --99.244.204.77 00:27, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

ummmm —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hellfirez (talk • contribs) at 00:28, 5 December 2008 (UTC).

The wiki isn't a trading or advertising medium; if you wish to advertise trading and whatnot, there are forums and other fansites which will house that for you. -- Brains12 \ talk 00:30, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

I'm gonna call BS on this too btw... anyone who's been on the internet for more than 2 days could pick this out. :) -elviondale (tahlk) 05:17, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Question..

...What's the point having mini pets?--BTR 21:42, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

They are cool and represent your commitment to the game and ArenaNet's appreciation for that commitment. -- Wyn 21:45, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Oh--BTR 21:55, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Mini-pets are like elite armor....only more....useless, only thing they are good for is so you can say "haha look what i have", rare mini's are just another reason to stroke your e-pen. 69.131.130.247 08:57, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

You guys act like A-net created these to make players happy........ Their sole motivations were towards economic manipulation. Before mini-pets A-net would constantly punish the rich and reward the poor to maintain thier "Player Driven Economy" (ROTFL) These little pets along with title tracks to add value to party items and such were all they could come up with. The fact that adding grind only makes the economy less appealing to most seems not to factor into thier thinking. In any event thats what mini's were for.

Question. Which mini's are specifically considered "rare" by the hall of monuments calculator and which are unique? My Green Moa shows as unique but I can't find anything that tells me which are considered rare. Thanks Oct 13, 2010

i think that golds and purples are considered rare more gold then purple.- Zesbeer 04:14, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Golds are rare, greens are unique. Just like the rest of the game. - Tanetris 07:53, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

In-Game Miniatures

Im trying to find out the drop chance percentage for the Miniature Mallyx, Miniature Polar Bear and the Miniature Ghostly Hero. You recieve them all from chests of some discription but i can't find out the % chance of getting one. I'v looked on the wiki pages for the Miniatures and the Chests that drop them but found nothing. I did find some tables added by other Users but none of them had even one Miniature drop. Im guessing that the drop chance is about 1% but would like to know the actual percentage. Can Anyone help me?

Titan Crow 20:29 22 December 2008 (UTC)

At this point, with so many wiki people farming the miniature polar bear, I would guess it's drop chance to be much less than 1% (possibly on the order of 0.1% or 0.01%), but with such a low drop rate, there really is no way to be sure. Same problem with the miniature mallyx and ghostly hero. The only way we're going to be able to accurately find out these percentages is if ANet leaks them to the wiki. Blood Red Giant 21:32, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Summoning

So if I get this straight, you can summon a miniature and then walk to another area and just summon it again, or will it stay summoned? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:93.125.165.187 (talk).

Summon it again. Fox007 11:04, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Celestial Ox

We're getting close to the Canthan New Year 2009 time. Being based on the Chinese New Year, we might expect it to start in just a few weeks. I suppose we might expect a Celestial Ox minature this year? Sure hope it won't be as maddening as the Miniature Polar Bear. 76.30.79.54 23:27, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Naw, it won't be as bad as the mini Polar Bear, lol. They come out of the Lunar Fortunes so be sure to farm a lot of them. I got a Celestial Rat last year as well as many friends so they can't be too hard to get. I'm just wondering if they'll make a new skin for it, use a celestial form of the cows the roam outside, or if they use the model from the ox in Prophecies [which would be awesome :D]. Magic 08:52, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

I highly doubt a new model. Just to much work/benefit, esp. as Linsey has said modelers are rather busy. A celestrial skin on an existing model would be my guess. Backsword 08:56, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

I want a miniature nian...-- Shew 04:47, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

So this is pet nr 68 then? (There are currently 67 different miniatures available in total.) Sjeng 21:01, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Minipets as Allies

I was just wondering.. the page states minipets are treated as allies and can give buffs on specific skills like the Paragons "Leaders Comfort." But I got to thinking, if it helps with skills then by chance does it work with the Paragons Leadership attribute? When using a shout or chant does it factor in as an ally to give back energy? Magic 08:58, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

No. --Jette 09:00, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Wrong. Yes it does as long as the paragon shout or chant affects allies. 189.33.71.221 15:03, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

It indeed does. so if you playing a paragon in pve ask all players to take along a mini pet for your energymanagement. works like a charm Fear 07:04, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

too early for ideas for 4th year Mini's?

anyone got some ideas about what 4th year's are gonna be? i just cant wait to find out, the tension is killing me, hope there's a Mini Doppelganger. The Only Warrior 09:02, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

User_talk:Gaile_Gray/Fourth_Year_Miniature_Guesses Kei Miyaichi 23:49, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

just saw a dryder miniature in LA id1 from character "Lucy Snowe [GWen]"

What about a "mini-you"?

Well i know it's kinda weird,and that i should place this in suggestions(don't know ow to...). But what about a miniature that looks like your character XD.It would be cool not? no account:call me sierra --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 217.136.189.240 (talk). You could post your character in the Hall of Monuments, then it could be a rare b'day present

4th Year

Just saw a Mini Word of Madness in Great Temple of Balthazar, the guy says it's white. Saw a Mini Kveldulf, a Mini Krait Neoss and a mini Dredge Brute in Kama, also all white. If these are the whites, can't wait to see rarer ones ^^ --Oneshot 07:54, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

As you see them, add them to the list in the article. -- Wyn 08:20, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Will do, thanks for posting those ones ^^ Oneshot 08:23, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

This years minis look pretty amazing. --Burning Freebies 18:50, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

4th year minis

I dunno about anyone else but im kinda disappointed about them. I think they lack creativity. Anyone else feel like this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 0:33, 29 April 2009 (talk • contribs) at 65.189.201.89 (UTC).

Yeah, just a bit :[ 71.100.212.254 13:22, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

They are freebies... I wont be seeing my first 4th year mini for another 2.5 years unless I buy it ... if ya got one, enjoy the fact you get to have all the fresh minis whenever they come MrPaladin 13:28, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Everything about the 4th year update fails. It will not surprise me at all if A-net starts selling in game gold or "title packs" or some other crap like that when GW2 rolls around. After the way they kicked their players around in GW1 they may need too............... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.221.118.93 (talk • contribs) at 16:16, 6 May 2009 (UTC).

Suggestion

Mini pets pick up loot for you? Perhaps? Please? Something? 68.47.192.6 05:32, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Yeah! and like.. give them.. GUNS, YEAHH, AND MAKE IT SO YOU CAN MOUNT THEM AND FLY AROUND. Wait, hold on, no lets not do any of this. Future 11:38, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

i know im not supposed to laugh but LMAO Fear 07:05, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Highly probable that hundreds of high-end miniatures were lost

It is a lot more probable that hundreds of "high-end" mini's were generated snd ADDED than it is that they were lost. A-net didn't even come close to banning everyone who duped stuff. For the sake of Argument lets say they got 99.9% of the people that duped multiple stacks of a particular rare-minipet. Lets also say that they located and banned 99.9% of the people that bought them and redistributed them. (I think it is pretty fair to say that those numbers are very very very generous, there is no way to know an exact percentage, but I know a few people who got over on the duping bug, and I am certain I do not know .01% of the people that duped.) Now lets say that mini-pet was Kanaxai, of which there are supposed to be 49 in game. all it would take was for 1 stack of them to remain in order to increase the total prescence by 500%. Even if the original 49 were removed that would be generating them not losing them. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.221.118.93 (talk • contribs) at 16:14, 6 May 2009 (UTC).

Why do you keep referring them as a stack? You can't stack minipets. O.o Magic Talk 01:58, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

New mini?

I just saw a guy in GToB with a mini Yuletide and im just wandering wth is this because i've never seen it and there is no info about it in wiki. i got a screenshot if u dont belive me --Aartist21 14:27, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

nvm i've found it its a mini elf my bad >< --Aartist21 14:29, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Is the notes on all the mini pages neccesary?

"This is a miniature version of the _____". Is that really necessary? 24.233.254.51 00:45, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

So how else do you suggest we phrase a nice sentence that links to the creature page? -- ab.er.rant 13:39, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

Most characters dont know what a flying dragon is if they dont have factions, or dont know what a semi-invisible man holding a glowing axe is, so the link guides the player to the right page and given appropriate information. Flaming Hot Chilli 08:39, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Which miniatures

Are needed to consider the completion of the Hall of Monuments? Than 04:55, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

20 of them --adrin 04:57, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Duping

Damn teh duping discovered when nf came out now i see soem popel have liek 80000 e left overs -.- im sick of this --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 95.180.9.137 (talk).

What was the duping bug? I mean how did it work? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:67.174.73.81 (talk).

I've gotta ask.

Has anyone tried to solo w/ a paragon and use miniatures for allies? you know for a leadership bonus or something... I dunno thought it'd be funny...Ζεφ 22:30, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Minis count towards leadership bonus, and other things like for Leader's Comfort. Vili 点 22:56, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

so you haven't tried it then? ...Ζεφ 02:31, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

you can only have one mini out per player so you couldnt exactly "solo" much but yes it does give a good boost to an allready powerfull class if your whole party had minis out --Azreal of Skyrim 14:55, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Paraway+Minis is pro :D 75.61.32.166

"paraway is pro"

hurr hurr hurr —Jette 20:14, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Seems like you guys didn't bother actually trying this. I tried with both those which affect party members and those affecting allies and I did not get any more energy either way. ***EAGLEMUT*** TALK 23:30, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Leadership has a cap, didn't you know? is for Raine, etc. 14:26, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Minis have been observed having drops assigned to them.

GuildWiki has a clear screen shot of a drop assigned to a miniature Gwen. That seems like sufficient proof of the statement until/unless someone has evidence that it was a hoax. Ideally, I'd like to see this wiki have its own screen shot. In the meantime, I hope this link will do: [1]   — Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 05:44, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Uh, look at the talk page for the image in question. I'm 99% positive it's just a guy with that name for his character. ANet didn't reserve even important character names like Shiro Tagachi, so I'm pretty sure anyone can make a char named Miniature Gwen (unless someone else has it already obv). -Auron 06:24, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

I read the notes and I've seen the screenshot [2], which shows a full party (with no one named Miniature Gwen). On the one hand, Auron, I agree that you are correct that anyone could easily create the toon just for a screen shot hoax. On the other hand, the guy has insisted that it was his guildie's mini's drop, so shouldn't GWW:AGF apply?

How would you want to go ahead proving/disproving the claim? Is there anything to the theory proposed on the page that suggests that heroes/minis auto-collect their drops? (The idea being if you move a hero/mini quickly as the item drops you can prevent the pick-up from taking place, thus leaving it with an unusual assigned to.)   — Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 06:39, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

As far as proof concerns, 1 screenshot is hardly enough, at least on this wiki. It could be a newly introduced bug, though, since there haven't been reports about this on the past.

If possible, someone with time could try duplicating the bug, since the described method for attaining the results appears to be simple enough. Until then, i would avoid adding it to the article.--Fighterdoken 07:58, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

It looks like a fake. I prefer a screenshot more effective than that. I think we should take it down until there's more proof surrounding the drops. I've never seen a drop like that for any of the miniatures I've had out. -- riyen ♥ 14:59, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Even if it's real, one known instance in three and a half years hardly seems noteworthy. 24.197.253.243 15:25, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

"As far as proof concerns, 1 screenshot is hardly enough, at least on this wiki." "one known instance in three and a half years" What we have is one documented instance for something that, at best, is only going to happen in extremely rare circumstances, which might be less than 1-2x/year. Even if the theory above is true (and, atm, it has no documentation afaik), it's impossible (in a practical sense) for the typical player to create the controlled conditions necessary to replicate it.

So, our choices are: (1) assume a hoax, (2) assume it happened, or (3) set about trying to verify the possibility that it could happen some other way. I'm willing to take the time to try to validate this via ANet; who (there) is likely to be able/willing to respond?   — Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 18:32, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

The thing is, that small of an image. I'm questioning it, because do you see that item with the icon over it , highlighting the name of the mini, etc.? I think with the image being so small... It's possible of a hoax more than real. I'm agreeing with you though Tennesse Ernie Ford, I prefer to consult with Anet on it and consider it like a bug, maybe. -- riyen ♥ 18:48, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Also look at the second image, [3]. Anyhow, who at ANet should I consult with first?   — Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 18:59, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

I'd send it to the bug department. [4] -- riyen ♥ 20:03, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Now, if some expert would bother to step up and do the inverse, white black and the checkerbox test. Pika Fan 15:37, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

lol agreed. -- riyen ♥ 17:27, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Gallery

Unfortunatly my wiki-fu is so subpar i dont even know how to do bold in a message or create a link. but i do think it would be fantastic to have a gallery of mini's. you know like youd find with weapons. just a suggestion of course but i honestly think that players would enjoy a nice gallery of miniatures. I hope i get a response or two out of this. ^^ 76.20.33.106 09:30, 25 October 2009 (UTC)briar

You can see the images on the individual pages or <gasp> visit Guild Wiki's page, which has a gallery.   — Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 18:02, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

I am working on a gallery for the Miniatures that'll have a link in the notes section. -- riyen ♥ 18:05, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

The miniature gallery is up for viewing pleasure here -) Gallery of miniatures -- riyen ♥ 21:50, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

What the hell?

Is this possible i saw a mini avatar of sweetness?? look at the picture

It's this Miniature Mad King's Guard. :) Fae 20:11, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

oh thank u very much i was freaking out = D Jague_War 20:14, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

Menagerie picture

Is there a reason, why the menagery ppicture in the header ist not defind as 300px or 350px image? I think, by making it a little bit bigger the first impression of the page would be a lot better. Just my 2 cents, befor I do it myself :) Balwin 17:51, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Reason. it's sized as the other thumbnail images are sized across the pages. We're hoping to get an updated picture as Zesbeer is to make one. -- riyen ♥ 19:55, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Mad King's Guard

Why is this mini placed in In-game reward? Wouldn't it be better do place it under Miscellaneous? Mistress of Trade 12:41, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Aye, good spot. Moved it as the Miscellaneous section even states for official contests and because it's in Others on the nav bar. ~Celestia 14:05, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

this mini is under the greens section..its a gold mini --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.34.116.225 (talk).

Thanks, moved. -- FreedomBound 15:23, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Year 5

So, whats the word on year 5 minipets? Deathless2288 19:09, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Nothing official. We probably won't know anything until they're released.--Pyron Sy 19:14, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

A mini Xunlai Chest! InfestedHydralisk 23:19, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

I think that its going to be very big, year 5 after all is a bigger anniversary than year 4 since many are fascinated with factors of 5. Remember what they did last year? It was quite a big release of new stuff (including the free chest pane) along with other paid unlocks. Deathless2288 03:03, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

OMG! I absolutely would want a mini Xunlai Chest... That would be so awesomely funny! Brilliant InfestedHydralisk --Nekki 22:15, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

A Mini Chest would be about dumb, I think.-[1MIND]Tear777

Mini Doppleganger, that changes emotes/sex based on character class, if at all possible The Only Warrior 02:32, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

The "mini-me-miniature" was already suggested multiple times before the second annul series, we likely won't see it here. But i was already for ages waiting for a Miniature Glint, i think we will see that one sooner or later taking in the unique slot. And i hope a Miniature (Frost) Wurm might appear someday as well - and that wurm is not as stationary as a Xunlai Chest while in the ground after all^^ —ZerphaThe Improver 12:30, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Miniature Master Togo. 'nuff said. Markus Clouser 11:57, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

People guess that there will be something different or "cooler" than before every year, and there never is. Just as long as there's a good selection of minis available (no more holiday/joke minis please), I'll be happy :) 68.118.250.100 04:33, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Mini God Avatars would be pretty sweet too, I reckon. And hopefully, if we find out what Menzies looks like eventually in FoW or something, a Mini Menzies will probably drop from the chest just like Dhuum. -- Lacky 06:41, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm hoping for anything human. We didn't have even one human mini last year. (Though we did get one norn and one dwarf.) -- Dashface 14:59, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Just something I noticed... On the official site it says the presents will be released on April 23rd. Here above the 5th year box it says April 25th. Perhaps it needs to be changed? Or is the official site wrong? --Lustre Of Havoc 話 21:01, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

I changed that. I doubt they're wrong with both "Friday" and "23". Markus Clouser 11:02, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Needs to be a mini paragon of some kind, right now there isn't. Only profession for which there is no mini. I wanted to collect one mini of each profession. Ramei Arashi 15:20, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

One of them is Dunkoro. is for Raine, etc. 15:40, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

That old fart? What a waste... <_< Rose Of Kali 19:55, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

The green might be Kormir, saw someone selling it but I never saw it for myself Midio 23:48, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Lies. The list is already leaked and published. Rose Of Kali 01:04, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Damn they did it again. Every profession except the paragon has a mini. Ramei Arashi 02:38, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm completely distraught that ONCE AGAIN... no Mini Dying Nitemare. ='( -Curin Derwin 03:26, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

We get... Ventari? Another Devourer? Mox? Oola?!? And no mini-hunger!?!??! Aw, come the bloody hell on! (mini Shard and mini marley are nice, though) - VileLasagna 08:43, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Aww i was hoping for a miniture Wurm,it would mostly be a dust trail but it would be something that when ever you stop moving, it looks like it could eat you or at least vekk :'( Criminal mastermind 09:00, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

If your looking for a dust trail minipet, go for Mangrodor Imp.--Neil2250 , Render Lord 09:41, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Nahh, i was just wanting something dangerous looking... and still looked like it would eat vekk Criminal mastermind 19:35, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Mini Peacekeeper

o.o I've seen several random individuals in LA, TotA and Kam selling these now for scary ecto amounts but still nothing in game and never any on the ground.. is this just a silly prank or did they add some new minis for the mantle vs blade ramp-up? -Sleepy Kitty --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:99.190.188.253 (talk).

My philosophy is, if you can't show it, it doesn't exist. 85.19.140.9 13:56, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Green = Mox

Mini green 5th is M.O.X. just got one... ** 188.23.181.125 23:51, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

CONGRATS! --174.130.8.142 00:09, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Um, congrats, but how is that even possible that you got one already? Didn't the alpha/beta characters get reset, so it's not technically possible to get one before the 26th? Also, IP post long after the gw.dat leak... O_o Rose Of Kali 01:03, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

whisp in game Lithril Ashwalker ill buy them for ANY price Lithril 02:22, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

All minis are now on the list! MOX is green, and congrats to whoever it was that got one! Lots of the ones I guessed were made, cool! I want the siege devourer, and Zhu Hanuku!!! Tender Wolf 02:36, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

"Lots of the ones I guessed were made, cool!"

o_O You guessed like...2 (If we count the Fire Drake). Your guesses. Rose Of Kali got 4.--Sharkinu 05:24, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Sigh

Another year goes by without the abbility to purchase or buy a mini skale. Oh well, theres always next year.The Savior 10:56, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Again another yr ... this was suppose tobe a good yr for mini.. most are lams.. other are "cute" but common... can we have a cool hero like Menhlo.. Seems like factions is the theme. MOx as green.. they really like those golems...im my thoughts.. one of the lamest yrs yet````Usil

M.O.X.... that is a fail green minipet, first year green minipet remains the best in my oppinion. They should have done a character like Baby Dragon. InfestedHydralisk 03:59, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

A mini baby dragon would just be a mini kuunavang. –Jette 04:55, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Jette jette jette, first time ever ive seen you fail, he ment Baby Dragon , Not Kuunavang --Neil2250 , Render Lord 04:57, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Oh, that one. I thought he meant the one Goren finds or something. –Jette 05:21, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

What Neil said. :> InfestedHydralisk 00:54, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

The reason they can't do a mini Glint is because she's too big. The wingspan alone would make her twice the size of any other pet. –Jette 01:01, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Baby Dragon is not as big as Glint. InfestedHydralisk 02:21, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Yeah I just checked, it's not even as big as a Siege Devourer. InfestedHydralisk 02:23, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

The problem is the proportions of the model, not the size of the monster. –Jette 02:43, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

It's not even that, it's her polygon structure. They said it was "technically" impossible, not that it would look odd. And since they have to "borrow" artists from the GW2 project, I doubt they'll get one just to make a new model for Glint that would be technically possible to minify, maybe with her wings folded for aesthetics. Rose Of Kali 16:34, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

I actually attempted to make Glint in mini form along with a lot of other iconic and badass things that people have asked for but I wasn't sure if we could do. I just made them all and tested to see if they worked. Glint, did not work. I sized her down as far as I could before it would start crashing the server (learned the hard way, woot!) and she was still huge. Like, rly huge. Not so much with the miniature. Sorry I didn't believe you, Curtis, when you told me 2 years ago that we couldn't do Glint, I tried anyway and it was totally worth it. She was still amazingly cool to look at. I'd love to sneak her in as an uber crazy ridiculously rare mini (since that's the only way I could justify it - you'd almost never see her so it'd be ok, right?), but who know's if that'll happen. Oh yeah, also, the anims totally break down when sized that small. Zhu Hanuku gets away with it by being a floaty kraken. Glint just looked kinda broken. So it would actually need some anim love to be shippable. So..... yeah.... =x - Linsey talk 08:07, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Oh and hate to break it to ya, but the baby dragon is the same amdl file as Glint, it's just been sized down. - Linsey talk 08:08, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Someone's in a good mood! :D is for Raine, etc. 17:34, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Miniatures Fail Again

The 5th years were a disappointment. The Siege Devoureris is like the Whiptail Devourer, King Adelbern is really similar to Prince Rurik, and Oola is similar to the Asura. I think the Seer could have been a purple or greater rarity. Lastly, M.O.X. was a pretty lame idea for the green.

Firstly... Free... Secondly... If you got a 5th year gift quit the complaining, consider players of the game who never get the newest gift because of starting later... sure eventually I'll get a 5th year gift for my characters, in like 3 more years... but by then someone like yourself will be complaining about the 8th year gift choices... The gifts are only a real joy to the oldest of players, now let me go check if any of my characters have their second year gifts yet... 192.203.160.241 13:17, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Why Mox!?

Most people have no desire to own a miniature MOX. Why didn't they make something cool like Rift Warden. MOX is straight Mickey Mouse. Many people made good suggestions on Gaile Gray's page; apparently our ideas don't represent the community, o wait, we are the community. Bummer.( I wouldn't buy a Mini Mox for 50k, let alone 50 ecto.-[1MIND]Tear777 - Tear Wunmynd Vll I do like the mini Ventari, Oola, and Seer. I also know that some people will be very happy with the Drake.

Picture

Why is such an obvious picture of a photoshopped image on the page? Minipets page would be better represented by a few players standing around with their own pets out. 192.203.160.241 13:41, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Good question. It also makes it look like you can put out multiple minis at once. It's a technically good photoshop, but not a good representation of the article. Rose Of Kali 16:12, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

yea i hate the image i wish i would have taken screens of this years April fools joke....- Zesbeer 10:19, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Well, April's Fool's pics wouldn't be a good representation, either. So far those "jokes" have never repeated, so it's not likely we'll ever see it happen again. I did take this. Rose Of Kali 12:27, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

nope, nothing more would be needed than a party with their minis out or an intown screenshot of people with their minipets... it would be very hard to have the mini's in a line but having all the minis in shot be facing the "camera" would not be too hard... 192.203.160.241 16:15, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Featured picture (front page)

Why is the picture for the front-page section the one with dead Gwen? Isn't that a bit morbid? I thought it was vandalism at first...--Cyberman 18:53, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

its an example of the dead mini bug... tho since the bug is no longer possible I wonder why its still there 192.203.160.241 18:57, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

That's more like it. -- Arduin 19:22, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

[1MIND]Tear777 - I have some screens of the large minis from April Fools. If anyone wants them Email me: (e-mail removed)

Price stupidity?

I've been collecting minis for a while and have never seen the persistent ridiculous pricing for new birthday minis as for 5th year. Since when do renewable (no matter how rare they are there will always be more) mini pets command 200+ extos (6k x 200 = 1.2 million). Someone suggested that since farming builds were nerfed that every one thinks they can recoup that way. There is also the notion of novelty - because they are new they command more. At those prices you might think about real rare ones if they are available. --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.56.41.52 (talk).

Supply & demand. InfestedHydralisk 20:11, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

Why not a kind of pricing on wiki on minis?

Cause it's wiki, not a price market. You can check it out at guru. InfestedHydralisk 00:22, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

New Minis

I was thinking... we should have a new section for the Royal Gift minis. Just loping them in with In-Game on the table seems inappropriate. Eive_Windgrace 03:31, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Why does it seem inappropriate? -- FreedomBound 10:34, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

yea the in-game section is the most appropriate place for the minis.- Zesbeer 10:55, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Minis should have a greater purpose

I think that it would be a lot more satisfing if minis were obtained not by birthday presents but by sucessfully killing the given creature a specific number of times in the hardest mode. The mini should signify your superiority over that enemy and should be a monument to your accomplishments. Obviously non-enemy minis would have to obtained in a different way. They could either be kept in the birthday presents or given as a reward to a really hard quest/s given by the minis character. I say this because I hate the idea of waiting years in hopes of getting the mini you want only to be disappointed and to never get another shot at it except for buying it. It would just be way more satisfing to me if the minis had some real meaning more than luck! This is supposed to be a game of skill not of luck but too much in this game is dependant on luck! Luck doesnt make the game more challenging it just makes it more annoying. Randomization should only happen where it is necesarry or appropriate.

I Like this idea, it would be an awsome addition to Guild Wars 2. Although for the superiority to remain, the miniatrues would have to be exclusive (customized) to the character/account that had achieved the number of kills to obtain the miniature. I can see this working as an extra tab/box in your inventory that would hold all the miniatures you have successfully gained. This would however mean that Anet would have to come up with a different idea for birthday presents.. however that wouldn't be hard would it? --Alien 19:17, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

I would like it if they just picked crap up for me when my inventory isn't full. –Jette 01:18, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Trivia

"If you double-click your miniature to take it out, then while it's still out, put the mini you Xunlai Chest, your mini will stay with you untill you leave the area that you are in." Couldn't I just as easily double click on a miniature in a Xunlai Chest? 71.129.56.0 22:48, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes. -- FreedomBound 23:29, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

114 different miniatures?

Isn't the number actually 111 since all Miniature Greased Lightnings share the same skin? Sardaukar 04:28, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Established area for trading?

Question: Is there an established area people go to for the purpose of trading and/or acquiring minipets from other players? Like is Lion's Arch District 1 the best place, or Kamadan? Or is the trade chat channel global across all towns and districts? Redscull 20:40, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Like everything from everything; Kamadan, American dists is the place to buy/sell everything, nothing is specified (aside from the small feather community of LA int1).--Neil • 20:43, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I have better luck selling War Supplies in LA, buying zkeys in GToB, and doing any type of mini trading in eotn outpost. American markets are always more populated and about half the ads in the trade window are from AED1, but lots of people post from others.  — Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 20:48, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

^Personaly, ive never been to EoTN to check the trading there, The FPS realy pisses me off, but heres a short summary list.

Lions Arch: War In Kryta Items & Feathers.

EotN: Minipets (?).

Eye of the North: Z-Keys.

Kamadan (Spamadan) : Everything else.

--Neil • 20:53, 17 November 2010 (UTC)