Is it me or do villagers lose their value when EVERYONE wants em?

[Gingersnap]

Not really. Honestly, this entire villager debate with NH has been exhausting. I don't remember this much fighting over non-popular/popular villagers in the NL era, so I have no idea what changed now. I have some popular villagers on my island, I guess. But I didn't choose them/seek them out because they're popular or I wanna be like "Look at my cool and rare villagers!" I got them because I really wanted an island of villagers I love, and besides most of these I animals I've never had before because they were too expensive/I didn't want them in NL. People shouldn't shame those with popular villagers, just like how people with popular villagers shouldn't shame people for liking ones that are lower on the tier list.

Honestly, AC feels like Pokemon to me. Everyone has a favorite villager/everyone has a favorite Pokemon. I don't like Barold but I'm sure theres someone out there who does. The value your villagers have, popular or not, comes from your own experience from them- not based off what the internet says.

 

[Halloqueen]

I don't pay any mind to tier lists and who is considered popular. Some of my favorites like Ankha and Lucky are popular, while other favorites like Sterling and Knox or Cobb aren't. My favorites are spread out throughout all of the tiers. The only thing popularity influences for me is how much it would cost to acquire them from somebody else on the forums if I can't track them down on my own in my game. I like who I like and build my towns and island around them, and that's that. I have enough favorites that I never repeat them from town to town either, and each list of residents is unique.

I know I'd be more interested in other people's towns who have less popularity-driven residents, but I wouldn't look down on anybody who has all S tiers and A tiers or something. People like who they like and it's their prerogative what they do with their game to enjoy themselves.

 

[Feferily]

You sound like a pleasant person to be around.
I certainly wouldn’t be bothered if most of the world were filled with nicer people—even if that would make them less unique.

I feel like we need to be less concerned about being special and be more concerned about being happy and understanding.

Aw, thank you! And I think it's totally fine to want to be special! Everyone deserves that! It's just when it begins to cut into your own enjoyment that it becomes a bad thing.

Much like how I've been stuck editing my island because I was worried it wouldn't ever be perfect! ^^

 

[trashpedia]

I don’t really care about how popular a villager is or what not and I do think it’s kinda sad that people base their self-worth over how popular their villagers are.

I will admit that I do have some popular villagers on my island like Wolfgang, Freya, and Beau, but I didn’t actively seek them out and spend tons of NMTs specifically looking for them however.

I will be honest and say that I do get deeply annoyed with hating people who want popular villagers on their island. I mean, if they want them, that’s their choice.

 

[Mezzanine]

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[Kyneria]

If it's personal value, I don't think it should matter. My permanent residents are character I've fallen in love with, I don't care if other users have them on their island as I only care about having them in mine. Same with more and less popular characters, I already said it in another thread.

Do you like a character that happens to be popular and a lot of people want it? Great, go for it!
Do you like a character that happens to be unpopular and you don't really see it in other people's islands? Great, go for it!

It doesn't matter what others want, just what you want on your island. And it's also ok to at some point let some go and experience other villagers, don't be afraid of change.

If it comes to a more economic point of view, popularity usually means that the prices are going to be high, more so when getting what people demand it's not as easy (amiibo characters vs non amiibo), but at some point people are slowly going to have what they wanted (or new ways for getting villagers are going to appear, like the campsite method or new amiibos) and thus, prices will go down eventually.

 

[Dormire]

TBH. This kind of discourse is so shoved into everyone else's throats the same way how "popular villager" stans are being absolutely vocal and rabid.

The thing is popularity isn't decided by law, it's decided by the amount of people who are gravitating to that particular object/person/animal. Raymond/Marshal/Judy/Sherb etc. is popular because of the massive group of people who genuinely likes them. If people out there just want to follow "trends" that's mainly because of profit or social status. (i.e: Raymond is well-sought and expensive having him would be like being the pinnacle of richness, and those people who think of it this way are (in my opinion) absolutely bonkers in the head.)

The thing about dissing the popularity too is bringing the fans of those particular trend, down. Like:

"Ew? You're just into x because they're popular!"
"Why like x when you can like y? y is SOOO much better than x!"
"I only like y villagers, because I'm not a sheep!"

While these are personal opinions, these are directly targeting the group who just so happens to like that thing; which makes them following the "hate" trend or to avoid being chastised for liking that specific ongoing trend. (I mean they don't have necessarily have to but we're not all known to have self-confidence most of the time.)

Obviously the ones who're rabid and absolutely bonker fans (like that person DMing someone on twitter to relinquish Raymond (LOL)) are equally the same. Entitlement shouldn't be shoved esp. if you don't even own the villager.

Anyways, to people who are offput by the popularity, yes. They can lose value to those specific people only. Because in the end of the day, it's their personal preference. To me, Raymond is valuable to me because I genuinely like him. He can lose value to some people but to me he won't. Because *I* like him. They don't.

 

[cheezu]

In the end it all comes down to personal preferences.
One of my ultimate favorites is Zucker who is quite popular but I've also got a very unpopular dreamie, Peggy, that I don't see mentioned anywhere at all.
Recently, Sherb and Boyd have made their way into my heart. I haven't been seeking them out but when I saw them on Island tours, I fell in love - Sherb is obviously quite popular and Boyd isn't at all. So yeah...

 

[Grimlock]

Aw, thank you! And I think it's totally fine to want to be special! Everyone deserves that! It's just when it begins to cut into your own enjoyment that it becomes a bad thing.

Much like how I've been stuck editing my island because I was worried it wouldn't ever be perfect! ^^

Oh, I wasn’t saying people shouldn’t want to be special but rather that they shouldn’t worry about being special. As you said, it’s when it becomes a detriment that it needs to be put aside.

If things don’t look right to me, I simply can’t enjoy it, so, after I lost Raymond, I went on a resetting spree until I found a suitable island. It took me several hours across three days. It still wasn’t perfect, but I had to stop or otherwise I simply wouldn’t play the game at all. I am definitely never doing that again! I bought Stardew Valley a few years ago, and I still haven’t got past the first day because I couldn’t get my character to look just the way I wanted it.

 

[coderp]

I believe that villagers in New Horizons are a basic commodity with the abundance of amiibos. I find myself not only less interested in specific "dreamies", but I find myself completely abandoning villager trading altogether. Amiibos really ruined my interest in trading villagers. Now I settle on what I find myself, or whoever moves in.

 

[Sami]

It depends on if you're talking about market or personal value. Obviously, if a villager is found to be incredibly popular, high demand comes with a high price tag - but you have to look at why they become so popular in the first place. The designs are cute or unique, neither things that are negative, so it makes sense that they'd be so sought after.

If you're talking about personal value, then my personal opinion is no. I didn't become involved with the online community until this game, and several of my long time favorites are still seen as very popular. That's because I like really cutesy or unique designs, just like a lot of other players. I love the villagers I have for personal reasons, not because so many others love or want them, and therefore their value to me isn't affected by anyone else.

It's beneficial to separate your own feelings from the majority. If you like something, go for it, and likewise don't feel pressured to get something because everyone else has it.

 

[Ananas Dragon]

I agree with this, I swear I can't go to one town without seeing somebody popular (ik ik im a hypocrite because I have many populars)
But I don't like them because they're popular, I like them because design and they are friend.

Also hopkins is underrated, give this precious bunny some love

 

[elo-chan]

I think there's a reason why they're popular. I love a lot of villagers that are less popular (Filbert, Henry, Chevre, etc), but for me I only wanted 1 of each species and 1 of each personality if possible. For example, I love Vivian (snooty wolf) but I ended up going with Diana (snooty deer) because I already have Fang, who is a cranky wolf (and there's not that many appealing crankies to me besides the wolves imo). I'm still kind of in the process of cycling out villagers every now and then based on how well I think I connect with them over a period of time. Dotty and Marshal are perms because I had them in NL and I just can't imagine myself owning a different smug or peppy. I can't see why anyone would ever adopt a villager without at least liking the way they looked.

 

[Rosch]

I love the villagers for who they are and not because of their tier placement/popularity. If they are popular, then cool. If not, then it's also cool. They are my villagers and they are living on my island anyway.

 

[victoriae350]

I agree with others. I like who I like. Their value is based on that. So if they're in my town, they're in my town because I like them! And because I value them. Even if others have them in their town, their value doesn't decline ^^

 

[sierra]

There's 300+ villagers and I see the same 15 villagers on everyone's dreamie list lol.

 

[kojuuro]

Not really, it's not like the other villagers on other people's island affects yours, so just get who you want. I have a lot of villagers who are very highly tiered but I don't have them because I like how popular they are. If I only wanted popular villagers I wouldn't have skipped Sherb, Fauna, Marina, Goldie or Beau when villager hunting but I didn't feel like it was time to move them in yet.

Even if others love or hate them, in the end it doesn't affect my island at all. As much as this game can be multiplayer through trading, in the end your island is your own and you should have who you want on it, popular or not.

 

[Zane]

For the most part I really don’t care, it only starts to seem bland to me when all 10 villagers in a town are super popular ones Lol. Like there really wasn’t even *one* villager outside of the golden top twenty or whatever that made the cut.

 

[Le Ham]

Just a theory that came to me: Often our villagers of choice, our favorites, can be a reflection or an extension of who we are. When a villager I love isn't so popular or well known, I like to think to myself, "that's my villager." Like how some people on this forum identify themselves with a villager/use them in usernames or profile pics, for example Marshal, Sprinkle, Melba and Bella are ones I've seen. It feels like a part of you to have that favorite villager or group of villagers because it highlights your individual tastes. It speaks to who you are.

When maybe a handful of other people show appreciation for your villager, maybe in a way it affirms how you feel about yourself. On the other hand when they get super popular, some people don't let that popularity bother them and they like who they like, but others may end up liking the famous villager less because it's in such high demand, and if it was your favorite villager, you yourself could end up feeling unoriginal or less valuable. Seems to just be either a humanity or just Western culture thing, we all want to feel unique, and some of us like to point to our villager tastes to express that uniqueness.

 

[Khaelis]

I don't think so. If anything, it is the opposite... the more something is desired, the more people are willing to pay for it.