Does it bother anyone else?

[Panduhh]

Okay, I know I'm probably going to get some hate on this... but does it bother anyone else when people are constantly saying:

OP: Selling [insert random villager here] 10million bells or 200 TBT!

Someone who has said villager as dreamy: Oh! I really want so and so but I can't afford him

OP: WILL VOID [VILLAGER] IN 10 MINUTES.

OP: VILLAGER HAS BEEN VOIDED.

Like, I understand you may really want that 10 million bells, or 200 TBT, but you would rather void a villager than give them away to someone who has them as a dreamy because you didn't get what you want?

I am a cycler. I do not say TIER 1 VILLAGERS 200 TBT. TIER 2 100 TBT. My villagers are generally free. Why? Because I know some people out there really want them and can't afford to spend 10 mil on a villager!

It's not that you want money for them, really, I get that. It's that someone would VOID a villager when there is someone on their thread who has said "I really would like this villager, but I haven't got the funds."

Before anyone says "Well, that's not how real life works--" Stop right there. This is a game. It's not 'real life'.

I'm probably alone in thinking this way
Also, no, this did not happen to me recently. I've just been seeing it a lot and it really annoys me. I am a very giving person and I hate when something goes to waste when someone can use it. I am this way in real life to. O love to donate, I love to make people smile.

 

[Annika.]

It bothers me too. For example, even 1m is still more than what you get from voiding.

But I do sell my tier 1 villager for a fair price, probably because there's enough interest for them. I don't expect the 30m, but if I can make 10m off a villager, then that's what I'm gonna do. People can easily get bell through this forum, so it's not asking for too much.

Though for Tier 3 and below I would honestly just take the first offer and be done with it. There probably wouldn't be any interest anyway.

 

[inkling]

Though I get where you're coming from I have to disagree. I used to cycle and I think doing that once in awhile is fine but if you do it all the time there's no point. Also when you think about it if you really can't afford igb are you even really playing the game at all? It is just a game thats the point. Games only reward you when you put in the effort. Every individual can choose to help out new players but its not the end of the world if somebody refuses you, bc its just a game (so nobody is getting hurt) and the game doesn't work without rules and consequences.

 

[Sansa]

Sometimes this has happened where I've had to void a dreamie because no one came to take them and I ran out of hours to hold them. Usually that happens when someone backs out of a deal or something. There's a lot of behind the scenes stuff that can make a situation seem different than from what actually happened.

I do always try to give away a villager whenever possible though rather than void them!

 

[GalacticGhost]

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[Panduhh]

Though I get where you're coming from I have to disagree. I used to cycle and I think doing that once in awhile is fine but if you do it all the time there's no point. Also when you think about it if you really can't afford igb are you even really playing the game at all? It is just a game thats the point. Games only reward you when you put in the effort. Every individual can choose to help out new players but its not the end of the world if somebody refuses you, bc its just a game (so nobody is getting hurt) and the game doesn't work without rules and consequences.

I cycle because I like to, and like you, occasionally I will sell a higher tiered villager. Though I can't remember the last time I sold a villager... I don't feel like I cycle for no reason though. I cycle because I want to help people obtain their dreamies and I am succeeding. I suppose to some people that is pointless, but not to me. My point is if they say "Bob is in boxes, I need 10 mil" and no one wants to buy him, but someone says they want him what's the point in voiding him when you can give him away for slightly less or free? I also understand it's just a game I said so in my first post.. but it still bothers me lol. I understand and respect your point though!

I just think if you're already taking the time to post them up on a website that you may as well just give them away if no one is interested. Like I said though I am a very giving person. I enjoy doing giveaways and love when someone can smile and think "Wow, I was really lucky today!"

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Sometimes this has happened where I've had to void a dreamie because no one came to take them and I ran out of hours to hold them. Usually that happens when someone backs out of a deal or something. There's a lot of behind the scenes stuff that can make a situation seem different than from what actually happened.

I do always try to give away a villager whenever possible though rather than void them!

THIS is understandable!! I have voided many villagers because I just could not hold them any longer. But I have held them as long as I possibly could. I don't see this as being annoying, you tried!!

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I haven't seen it happen before, but it must feel terrible seeing a villager for sale and then seeing them get voided because you couldn't afford them and nobody else was interested in them.

It's even worse when tier 4/5 villagers are autovoided even when there are people who have them as dreamies. Melba is one of my favourite villagers, but sadly she's pretty hard to find because of her unpopularity and the fact that many people with cycling towns in the Villager Trading Plaza would autovoid her.

If I ever come across her I will let you know! I do not auto void ANY villager on my cycling thread anymore, and in my first post I even say " I never know who is going to be someones ultimate dreamy" =]

 

[daynapapaya]

Though I get where you're coming from I have to disagree. I used to cycle and I think doing that once in awhile is fine but if you do it all the time there's no point. Also when you think about it if you really can't afford igb are you even really playing the game at all? It is just a game thats the point. Games only reward you when you put in the effort. Every individual can choose to help out new players but its not the end of the world if somebody refuses you, bc its just a game (so nobody is getting hurt) and the game doesn't work without rules and consequences.

I completely but politely disagree with the bolded. A lot of people who play the game diligently and put in a lot of time and effort sometimes still don't have millions of bells to spare. Before I joined this forum, I had been building up Noveon with no help, from scratch, for a year and a half. When I discovered this site, I realized I wouldn't be able to afford any of the villagers I wanted because I only had like...900k in IGB. Luckily, Chief moved into Luneta a few weeks later, and I was able to sell him to someone who wanted him for tons of IGB, and then I was finally able to afford to buy some villagers of my own until I had enough TBT build up here to use that instead. So just because someone doesn't have a ton of IGB to throw around doesn't mean they aren't "really playing the game".

 

[Mothership]

This bothers me a lot, too! I think it's kinda mean to void someone's wanted villager just because they can't afford to pay the asked for price. I've seen that happen several times on this site and it annoys me more each time I see it.

The people I've seen doing this are NOT any of the ones who are dedicated cyclers, tho.

 

[Belle of Pripyat]

It doesn't bother me because I stay out of that forum. I think part of the fun of having dreamies is getting them on your own, either via the campsite or from pure luck if they move in. I really hope Maple moves into my town one day but if she doesn't, she's doesn't. I don't want someone else to sell (or even give) her to me. *shrugs*

I don't know... It's one thing to buy hybrids, clothes and furniture, but villagers? Doesn't getting your dreamies quickly from other people take away some of the excitement?

 

[visibleghost]

It doesn't reslly bother me but I understand what you mean. I'd definitely much rather give a villager away to someone who wanted them but couldn't afford them than voiding the villager ;;
I don't cycle though but ye

 

[gem83]

It doesn't bother me because I stay out of that forum. I think part of the fun of having dreamies is getting them on your own, either via the campsite or from pure luck if they move in. I really hope Maple moves into my town one day but if she doesn't, she's doesn't. I don't want someone else to sell (or even give) her to me. *shrugs*

I don't know... It's one thing to buy hybrids, clothes and furniture, but villagers? Doesn't getting your dreamies quickly from other people take away some of the excitement?

Not really. I was jumping up and down from excitement when I went into Diegoboy's town to adopt Kyle. Everyone's different though. I was just so burned out from trying to get my dreamies myself that I gave in. Now I don't see a point in going to all that trouble when you can get your dreamie much quicker in the VTP.

 

[The Hidden Owl]

I can understand, but just because you can't afford a villager doesn't mean that they are going to give it away for free. The seller set his requirements and if he wants to fluctuate and give the villager away for free/lower price, that's their prerogative. There are plenty of villagers out there and someone else will be giving them away for free.

People also set prices so that people won't turn around and sell them right away. Prices keep the people who don't really want them away.

While I can understand that some people just can't afford villagers, that's completely ok, but just because some people don't give villagers away for free doesn't mean that they should have to. They are working to earn their money and there are plenty of ways that people can get money to afford the villagers.

 

[gem83]

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Exactly. I fished and caught beetles on the island every day for weeks and made maybe 2 mil bells? You can't buy anything with that on here. People who don't have that kind of time probably wouldn't have as many bells. :/

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But anyway, onto the actual topic of the thread.

I do think it's really mean to do that. Most of the cyclers on here already have millions and millions of bells or thousands of TBT, so why be greedy? I've met a few cyclers and other people who were very kind and let me have a villager for free or a lower price because I couldn't afford them. (Highly recommend Diegoboy if you still need some dreamies, he lets people have villagers for free all the time, no matter what tier they are.) I just hate it when that happens to people. I've started doing this thing where if someone doesn't have enough TBT for a dreamie, I'll send them what they need so they can buy their dreamie. It's just nice to see their reactions and to know I helped someone out.

 

[Panduhh]

I really do love seeing all the different points! Even people who disagree with me. There are just different people in the world who do things for different reasons! I will admit, some of the people who disagree with me did have valid arguments that I never thought of. I am still going to keep doing what I'm doing by trying to help people obtain their dreamies for free or a reasonable price BUT.. I still hate seeing a villager that someone wants be voided

 

[Dorian]

I figure everyone has their own style of trading and such. And I have actually been given high tiered villagers for free by some kind players. Really, I think like with most things, it all comes down to timing. But to each his own.

 

[laineybop]

As a cycler, I do anything I can to avoid voiding any villager. Regardless of tier, I try to find homes for all of my villagers. I try to set fair prices so that anyone can get a tier 1 or 2 for way under market value, even if I take a loss. I've played long enough & have accumulated enough bells that I can take less & not really care.

That said, that's my choice to do so. I don't expect anyone else to give villagers away for free or lower their prices. It would be nice if more people would, but I do understand why they don't.

 

[daynapapaya]

Reading this thread makes me wish that there was a sub-forum in the VTF for buying/looking for villagers, instead of that one stickied thread at the top that no one really frequents...that way a cycler not wanting to void a villager that might potentially be desperately sought after by someone can check the thread titles in that sub-forum to see if there is anyone seeking that villager before they void them? Idk, maybe there's a better solution, but I often feel like there are a lot of flaws with the way the VTF currently is. Like there's something missing that could make villager adoption process much easier.

 

[mayortash]

It's all down to personal preference. My personal preference is not to ask for bells - I enjoy earning them in game myself and it takes the fun out of the game for me. I've been playing for over two years and have only just gotten over 2 mil in my bank. Does it bother me that other people do it? No. But I do wonder sometimes what people do with that money.

That being said, the flip side of this is people saying they want your villagers but then never checking back and then that villager goes to the void. I hate that

 

[gem83]

Reading this thread makes me wish that there was a sub-forum in the VTF for buying/looking for villagers, instead of that one stickied thread at the top that no one really frequents...that way a cycler not wanting to void a villager that might potentially be desperately sought after by someone can check the thread titles in that sub-forum to see if there is anyone seeking that villager before they void them? Idk, maybe there's a better solution, but I often feel like there are a lot of flaws with the way the VTF currently is. Like there's something missing that could make villager adoption process much easier.

YES THANK YOU OMFG You have no idea how much I despise the "no buying/looking for threads" rule (along with how hard people will come down on your ass for making one). There really should be a sub-forum, as no one uses the stickied thread to find homes for villagers.

 

[SensaiGallade]

I agree with you too. I find it very unfair when you have to void villagers when others just sack off the trade. And it is true that tier 4 and 5 villagers are just getting harder and harder to find just because people find them unwanted and useless!

It's really annoying. There are some nice tier 5 and 4 villagers out there. My favourites Olaf! He's a nice villager and I don't understand why he isn't appealing to other people!

Also paying ridiculus amounts of bells and TBT for a popular villager is stupid! There are plenty of tier 1 and 2 villagers out there and yet, we pay high prices for them, Why aren't we paying high prices for tier 4 and 5? They're rarer because people don't care about them and chuck them to a side. I mean I spent 10 million bells on Diana and Whitney, Julian moved in randomly, Octavian for 250K (luckily), Marshal for free and Kid Cat for free. Why can't it be like that for all villagers? Affordable prices!