Changes: Miniature

Revision as of 06:24, 18 April 2007

General

Miniatures, also referred to as "mini pets," are items that reserve one of your inventory spots. When activated, a small duplicate of the named creature will appear and follow you around. Miniatures were originally added by the developers to show appreciation for long-time players, but have since become available through a variety of different means.

You can trade, give away, drop, and destroy miniatures.
You cannot dye miniatures, or sell them to NPCs.
You can have multiple miniatures in your inventory.
Miniatures appear while you are in explorable areas, missions, towns, or outposts. There cannot be more than 20 miniatures per district.
To activate or deactivate a miniature, double-click on it in your inventory.
Only one miniature can be active at a time. If you activate a second one, it will replace the active one automatically.
Miniatures cannot attack, nor do they have skills or special abilities. They also cannot be targeted or cause collision. They do, however, count as an ally of the owner's party and can be affected by some AoE effects.
Miniatures take the form of creatures from any campaign. It is possible for someone who only owns a Prophecies account to receive a miniature of a Factions or Nightfall creature.

Acquisition

Birthday Present

Birthday Present
File:Birthday Present.jpg
Inventory Item

Each character will receive a present when that character is 1 year old (Type /age in game to see a character's age).
Double-click on the present to unwrap it and reveal the miniature.
You will receive a Birthday Present on any character who is one year old.
- If a character's inventory is full upon his/her birthday, the present will appear when next logged in with an empty space.
You may keep the present forever; it will not vanish later.
You will not lose a miniature if you receive one via trading and your character is under a year old.
Each annual series has:
- 8 White (Common)
- 3 Purple (Uncommon)
- 2 Gold (Rare)
- 1 Green (Unique)
Find more about birthday miniature drop rates in this page : drop rate/Birthday Present

Collector's Edition Presents

ANet has prepared a miniature in appreciation for players who bought the Guild Wars Factions and Nightfall Collector's Editions.
- Factions owners receive a miniature Kuunavang
- Nightfall owners receive a miniature Varesh
Once you add the CD key to your account you will receive a message to type /special in any outpost or town. After doing so you will receive an item named Factions Collector's Edition Present or Nightfall Collector's Edition Present. Double-clicking on it will turn it into the corresponding miniature.
Each account may use this command to generate only one Collector's Edition Present.

Promotional Giveaways and Prizes

Miniatures have been made available through various give-aways and Guild Wars contests. See the table below for details.

In-game Miniatures

It is possible to receive a Miniature Mallyx from a Coffer of Whispers in the Domain of Anguish.

It was possible to receive a Miniature Pig from a Lunar Fortune and the Celestial Pig's visit during the Canthan New Year Festival 2007.

It is possible to receive a Miniature Ghostly Hero from the Hall of Heroes victory chest.

List of Miniatures

Birthday Present First Annual Series

Inventory Image	Name	Color	Availability
File:MiniBoneDragonIcon.jpg	Bone Dragon	Green	Birthday Present First Annual Series
	Prince Rurik	Gold	Birthday Present First Annual Series
	Shiro Tagachi	Gold	Birthday Present First Annual Series
	Burning Titan	Purple	Birthday Present First Annual Series
	Charr Shaman	Purple	Birthday Present First Annual Series
	Kirin	Purple	Birthday Present First Annual Series
File:MiniFungalWallowIcon.jpg	Fungal Wallow	White	Birthday Present First Annual Series
File:MiniHydraIcon.jpg	Hydra	White	Birthday Present First Annual Series
File:MiniJadeArmorIcon.jpg	Jade Armor	White	Birthday Present First Annual Series
File:MiniJungleTrollIcon.jpg	Jungle Troll	White	Birthday Present First Annual Series
File:MiniNecridHorsemanIcon.jpg	Necrid Horseman	White	Birthday Present First Annual Series
File:MiniSiegeTurtleIcon.jpg	Siege Turtle	White	Birthday Present First Annual Series
	Temple Guardian	White	Birthday Present First Annual Series
	Whiptail Devourer	White	Birthday Present First Annual Series

Other In-Game Sources

Name	Color	Availability
Miniature Ghostly Hero	Green	Hall of Heroes victory chest
Miniature Greased Lightning	Gold	Top 100 in Rollerbeetle Racing during Canthan New Year 2007
Miniature Mallyx	Green	Coffer of Whispers
Miniature Pig	Gold	Lunar Fortune and Celestial Pig's visit during Canthan New Year 2007 event

Other

Inventory Image	Name	Color	Availability
	Kuunavang	Green	Factions Collectors Edition
	Varesh Ossa	Green	Nightfall Collectors Edition
	Kanaxai	Green	Guild Wars Championship in Japan #1 team (up to 8 members) Taiwan region Nightfall title contest prizes (6 were given) Taiwan region friend introduction event prizes (12 were given)
	Panda	Gold	Guild Wars Championship in Japan top 2 teams (up to 8 members each) Taiwan region, 1~49th signup to help newbies during first two weeks of Nightfall retail (49 were given) Taiwan region Nightfall title contest prizes (61 were given) Taiwan region GW 1st anniversary wallpaper contest prizes (10 total)
File:MiniIslandGuardianIcon.jpg	Island Guardian	Gold	Guild Wars Championship in Japan top 3 teams (up to 8 members each) Taiwan region, 50~99th signup to help newbies during first two weeks of Nightfall retail (50 were given) Taiwan region Nightfall title contest prizes (61 were given)
	Longhair Yeti	Purple	Japanese netcafe promotion (500 were given through lucky draw) Official page Taiwan region Nightfall preview event GM game winning prizes (250 were given) Taiwan region Nightfall title contest prizes (61 were given)
	Naga Raincaller	Purple	Japanese netcafe promotion (500 were given through lucky draw) Taiwan region Nightfall preview event GM game winning prizes (250 were given) Taiwan region Nightfall title contest prizes (61 were given)
File:MiniOniIcon.jpg	Oni	Purple	Japanese netcafe promotion (500 were given through lucky draw) Taiwan region Nightfall title contest prizes (61 were given)
	Miniature Gray Giant	Gold	North America: PC Gamer, US edition, November 2006 issue Europe: Magazines list @ GW Europe
	Miniature Asura	Gold	North America: PC Gamer, US edition, May 2007 issue World-wide media partner list showing regional publications, and their shelf dates Europe: Magazines list @ GW Europe and CD-Action (04/07)

Miniature Gallery

Notes

Dragondoll — Miniature/Birthday Doll with a name and level in an outpost.

While the color of the miniature is indicative of its rarity within each annual series, the rarity does not always carry over to non-birthday present miniatures. Be sure to check current market conditions when buying or selling a miniature.

Since the 2007 Canthan New Year Festival, birthday dolls have happened to be seen in outpost with levels or their own party icon of anywhere from two to eight, and names under the miniature itself.

External Links

The Birthday Present page from the Official site.

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 *While the color of the miniature is indicative of its rarity within each annual series, the rarity does not always carry over to non-birthday present miniatures. Be sure to check current market conditions when buying or selling a miniature.
-*Since the 2007 Canthan New Year Festival, birthday dolls have happened to be seen in outpost with levels or their own party icon of six, and names under the miniature itself.
+*Since the 2007 Canthan New Year Festival, birthday dolls have happened to be seen in outpost with levels or their own party icon of anywhere from two to eight, and names under the miniature itself.
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