Ashbash Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I was thinking earlier today about how a lot of people like to stick with the same team year after year. I was curious if anyone would have a change of heart if there was an avatar for each team in the cup? Similar to how there was an avatar for Battleground of the Obelisk only you wouldn't actually have to win while on this team. So anyways the point of this is the following question: If you were given an avatar for the specific team you joined each year, would you continue to stick with your usual team or would you join a different team each year to collect them all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxen Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I hate to admit it but I would definitely switch teams. Avatar collecting is my favourite thing to do on the site, I'd have to have them!! *grabby hands* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ahamut Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 oooh that raises a good point. I like Moltara but then i love collecting avatars !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sabs Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 That's tough. lol I would hate to ruin my loyalty streak with my team. But, I might collect all the avatars just encase they retire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_lady_j Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Same here. I have team favorites, but I'd have to collect all the avatars. Gosh, do you realize how long that would take?! Well... there's something to be said for site loyalty too. :laughingsmiley: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siniri Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I think the site will be long gone before you can collect all the avatars. Or at least very, very different. Just the thought of 18 more ACs makes me shudder. Spritzie, Lady Lyuba, deboratibi and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ11 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I would switch to get avatars... I think it would be quite fun to collect them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeló Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I would totally switch teams just like we switch factions .. Avatars >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Loyalty lol leverhelven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 haha well I had a hard time picking my team this round anyways...I would keep switching. But the question is...how long will the AC stick around.. hmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leverhelven Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 MAN! If it were for avvies, I'd have to apologize to my beloved Haunted Woods, for I'd pick a different team everytime! But HW would always have a special place in my heart, of course, just like the Awakened still do ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novelista Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I guess that was a silly question, then. I don't know one person in this game (or at least on this board) who wouldn't love the chance to bounce about and collect avvies each year. *high five* .Brianna. and Lady Lyuba 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonceinadream Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 It would probably be tempting to switch but I know that I'd never actually be able to collect all of them (18 more years? I don't think I can manage that...) so I'd probably just stick with Faerieland. But then, with all the team switching, it wouldn't be all the same people as normal so it would be different anyway. It's a tough question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgJu Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 it would take a lot more than a silly avatar to make me leave Terror Mountain....like Prytariel getting traded/retired or a year where TM DOESN'T compete (like how teams sat out early tournaments to keep an even number) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingeevee Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 it would take a lot more than a silly avatar to make me leave Terror Mountain....like Prytariel getting traded/retired or a year where TM DOESN'T compete (like how teams sat out early tournaments to keep an even number) Pretty much the same for me. I love collecting avatars but I'm extremely loyal to Mystery Island! It would have to take all my fellow MIYPits to leave, MI not playing, and Vela Binal leaving to leave. I'm still upset over losing Bertie Shurtz but Mystery Island still has my full support ^^ AgJu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgJu Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Pretty much the same for me. I love collecting avatars but I'm extremely loyal to Mystery Island! It would have to take all my fellow MIYPits to leave, MI not playing, and Vela Binal leaving to leave. I'm still upset over losing Bertie Shurtz but Mystery Island still has my full support ^^ Prytariel is one of the main reasons I joined TM six years ago; my favorite species is the Aisha and she's an Aisha captain. Heck, my first pet from my first account was a cloud Aisha for a long time. I adore Prytariel. :) if she left Terror Mountain, there's no guarantee i'd leave with her, but i would strongly consider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashbash Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 I think the site will be long gone before you can collect all the avatars. Or at least very, very different. Just the thought of 18 more ACs makes me shudder. Well the question is really just a hypothetical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamentis12 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 While the avatars would be nice, hypothetically speaking. I'm pretty much rooting for Maraqua, I'd only consider joining another team if the avatar were really neat/cool or peophin related. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deboratibi Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I guess having one avatar for each team and having to join ALL the teams to obtain them wouldn't be a very good idea, BUT a loyalty avatar would be nice. Say, if you've joined the same team at least 2 or 3 times in a row, you'd get an avatar. Obviously, the avatar wouldn't be team-specific, it could just say something like "Loyal Fan" or something like that. But yes, hypothetically speaking, I would change teams if it meant getting an avatar. Lady Lyuba 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Lyuba Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 It seems like avatars greatly outweigh loyalty. Loyalty shmoyalty! If there are avatars involved, everybody will drop their loyalty to get all of them. I never understood the point of having to have every single avatar in existence, especially when quite a few are long retired and you can't get them anymore, they're not that special, they're overrated, they're just 50X50 little blinking pixels...I don't get other players. So no, I don't think avatars would be a good idea. The AC is already greatly messed up to begin with, avatars for each team would just mess it up even more. We don't need any more team bandwagoning. I guess having one avatar for each team and having to join ALL the teams to obtain them wouldn't be a very good idea, BUT a loyalty avatar would be nice. Say, if you've joined the same team at least 2 or 3 times in a row, you'd get an avatar. Obviously, the avatar wouldn't be team-specific, it could just say something like "Loyal Fan" or something like that. But yes, hypothetically speaking, I would change teams if it meant getting an avatar. This. An avatar out of loyalty, I think, is a great idea. It means that you can't just earn an avvie by joining a team, but have to stick with said team for a long time in order to obtain it. As long as it isn't team specific of course, because if it was, then you'd have to switch every few years after you've earned the Loyalty avatar for another team. Nope. Do not want. That said, I think I'd probably only choose the teams I like the most and get the avvies for my favorite teams. I've been quite tempted at the thought of joining the Darigan or HW teams, but my loyalty to Maraqua prevails in the end. Should something like this happen, I'd probably play for a few teams for a year each for the avvies and then return to Maraqua. So...I'd only switch for some of the avvies, but not for all of them. paperdoll66 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdoll66 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I'd stick with my team. I look forward to the Altador Cup, but I know I would be a lot less enthusiastic if I was just playing for a random team each year. I've invested a lot in my team: hours of playing, putting together customizations for my pets, and starting a related gallery. I'm never going to get all of the avatars, and they just haven't been that much of a priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lia Seeya Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I'm *relatively* loyal to Shenkuu, although I only say that because I'm such a sporadic player. Some years I'll miss the AC entirely or come back right in the middle of it. I'll just kind of go "eh, don't feel like playing this year" and not join any team. That being said, Shenkuu is my favourite and I've even written some fanfiction about them, haha. But on to the avatar talk: Yes, I would totally go around each year to join a different team in order to get the avatar. It will take years, but I would like to give it a go! I guess having one avatar for each team and having to join ALL the teams to obtain them wouldn't be a very good idea, BUT a loyalty avatar would be nice. Say, if you've joined the same team at least 2 or 3 times in a row, you'd get an avatar. Obviously, the avatar wouldn't be team-specific, it could just say something like "Loyal Fan" or something like that. But yes, hypothetically speaking, I would change teams if it meant getting an avatar. This idea sounds really good! It would really encourage people to stick to their teams. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novelista Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Would you please link me to your Shenkuu fanfic(s), Tivsy? I'd be interested in reading them. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lia Seeya Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Would you please link me to your Shenkuu fanfic(s), Tivsy? I'd be interested in reading them. :) Oh gosh, I haven't uploaded them anywhere. A few of my friends have read them, but they're so outdated now because I was writing them years ago, haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novelista Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Oh, pooey. Yeah and if they're that old, I might not recognize some of the player names, since I just started the AC last year. Oh well. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Avatars over team loyalty. Sorry, Team Darigan. But once I finish collecting everything, I'll go back to sticking to Darigan. It'll be like going back home after traveling the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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