Is there a limit to the minis we can make?

Is there a limit to the minis we can make?

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Posted by: calankh.3248

calankh.3248

So in reading through things on the forum here, I have more questions.

Though there are 5 city stops and 5 minis, we only get enough mystical cogs to make 2 or 3?

Will I still get 100 cogs a day for doing each city instance the first time or am I out of luck because I was out of town on those days?

Is there any way to make all 5 event minis? Or does getting the complete set require spending gems?

If spending gems is required to get them all, I will be very disappointed. I realize minis are not required for gameplay but it seems kind of cruel to give out plans for them but restrict how many of them you can make. One of each per account I could see, but to have to choose 2 of the 5 models is just mean. Merry Christmas, look at the things you must spend more money to get! Bah.

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Posted by: Beast.9516

Beast.9516

I believe you only get the 3.

Beast [Beastess Isdottir][Meilikki Isdottir][Kaunista Illusio][Savant Bixxie]
Aspiring Brotherhood [PACT]
Fort Aspenwood

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Posted by: TheUndefined.1720

TheUndefined.1720

Unless they’ve changed it again, you should only get the cog / stuffing / glue reward the first time you complete it.

Originally you were only able to make 2 of the 5 toys. However, due to a problem with people unable to get their rewards from the Tixx chest in LA, ANet decided to give everyone an extra 250 cogs.

So all in all you’re able to make 3 total toys with the cogs, but you may need to buy extra stuffing / glue.

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Posted by: calankh.3248

calankh.3248

Well that’s really disappointing. Thanks for the replies.

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Posted by: Lacechan.6524

Lacechan.6524

You have to spend gems to get the remaining minis you do not make. It was stated in an interview that they hope people would be willing to commit a little of their time and money to support the game and team for giving you three weeks of an event for free that they have been working on since Halloween.

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Posted by: calankh.3248

calankh.3248

I understand they need people to spend money. But there is a lot of paid content with this release. I was planning to spend $20 of my christmas money on a costume and 10 pack of the wintersday mystery boxes to get a chance at those minis, but I’m seriously reconsidering it based on this.

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Posted by: Lacechan.6524

Lacechan.6524

I would advise against the mystery boxes, unless you get lucky you will only experience disappointment.

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Posted by: calankh.3248

calankh.3248

Hm. looking at threads about those I think you’re right. Bummer. Wish they’d go back to the halloween method of mini distribution, I really don’t like these RNG based ones. And that snowman is cute.

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Posted by: Borssimus.8694

Borssimus.8694

I would advise against the mystery boxes, unless you get lucky you will only experience disappointment.

I guess I’m lucky then. i bought 30 boxes and got all three minis plus 3 doubles to make Foostivoo……

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Posted by: Lacechan.6524

Lacechan.6524

They seem to be testing various methods of delivering mini pets to find out what earns them the most money to keep them alive and doesn’t make everyone angry.

Halloween had you buy the set for 500gems, twice if you wanted Chainsaw. They are all account bound.
Lost Shores had you gamble (250gems per attempt or 1,800gems for 10), but you could sell them on the Trading Post.
Wintersday has you gambling (100gems per attempt or 800gems for 10) on one set of pets (Snowman, Infininarium, Festive Golem, Foostivoo) and paying (350gems per) for part of a second set of pets (Princess Doll, Plush Griffon, Toy Ventari, Toy Golem, Toy Soldier) that you were not able to make based on what you used your 2 (or 3) in-game forging options on. All of these pets are account bound.

I don’t have too much of a problem with Wintersday on the second set (the toys) because it lets you have some of them for free so if you aren’t a big collector or you didn’t want to have to pay for that one pet you really liked they gave you an option. The first set (the ones exclusive to the random box) is pretty horrible though.

I guess their first two attempts for gem store exclusive pets didn’t go over so well for them? Could kind of understand for the Lost Shores one because those chests are crazy expensive, although I think almost everything that came from it could be sold. I guess for Halloween they had expected a lot more people to bite on it but it didn’t pan out.

If they introduce any minis for January / February (which they probably will since they have stated the content in those updates combined will rival that of a paid expansion) we’ll see if they learned / listened from the feedback.

An interesting thing is that weapon skins went from worse to decent in terms of acquisition from Halloween til now. I’m also curious if they will keep them the same for the next event or change it up.