Your town (dreamies) is what id judge as a perfect mix tbh
some uber populars
but also some super cute underrated one such as Blaire, and Sprinkle to an extent
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Why Bother With Popular Villager Hype?
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Your town (dreamies) is what id judge as a perfect mix tbh
some uber populars
but also some super cute underrated one such as Blaire, and Sprinkle to an extent
To be honest, I only looked at the popular villagers as monetary value unless I specifically wanted them. I never really had the urge to go against how the game is supposed to be played i.e. reset the game to control who's coming in, where they're planting their butts at, or time traveling. Not knocking on those who do it though. I added the originals in my village as dreamies purely from the emotional connection of them being here from the start, and the others because I thought it'd be cute/funny if the monkeys got together to discuss monkey related things.
I think the most popular villager I have is Zell, I don't have dreamies or anything like that, some of them are really cute, but I don't really care if I don't get them, I like having villagers move in and out, gives variety to my town.
the only popular villager i was planning to make some efforts for was Whitney, since i want my town made mostly of Snooty and Jock villagers, and my snooty gals have to be aesthetically beautiful. But yes, she's kinda too much like Francine, but she's staying anyways.
Merengue, however, is starting to feel too plain for me. I got her from starters and i'm thinking that probablly i'll let her go some day. But that's not going to be soon, or even a final decision.
Merengue, however, is starting to feel too plain for me. I got her from starters and i'm thinking that probablly i'll let her go some day. But that's not going to be soon, or even a final decision.
Julian is the only villager hat I really wanted purely because he shares my birthday. That's it.
It seems that people like Marshal for the looks and topped with his size and personality he seems like a shoe in. I don't like him that much because of the solitary hair he has, just some bit of blonde hair. That's it.
Leonardo moved in today and I just loved his name. Sure I looked for whether he was popular or not but it didnt matter, if he decides to move and I'm okay with it then he can go. The only reason for the popular villagers in my town is purely their pictures and if I can earn money from them then its a bonus.
It seems that people like Marshal for the looks and topped with his size and personality he seems like a shoe in. I don't like him that much because of the solitary hair he has, just some bit of blonde hair. That's it.
Leonardo moved in today and I just loved his name. Sure I looked for whether he was popular or not but it didnt matter, if he decides to move and I'm okay with it then he can go. The only reason for the popular villagers in my town is purely their pictures and if I can earn money from them then its a bonus.
Gummysaur
erik is air, erik is life
most people want really cute villagers for a really cute town. If you have Stitches and Marshal sitting on a bench together and sleeping around a bunch of flowers, then it's adorable...then LIMBERG comes over and photobombs what would've been an perfectly cute screenshot.
It depends on the town they're going for, really. The only really super popular villager I have is Stitches, and Colton used to be popular, I think. Wolfgang is decently popular, I suppose.
I didn't even know Stitches was popular when he moved in, same goes for Wolfgang. I didn't find this forum until I had my town for a couple weeks, and I had a full town by then. Stitches moved in randomly, and Wolfgang was in the campsite.
That being said, a lot of people will say, "All the villagers say the same stuff! Does it matter what they look like?" and I think that if they're all gonna say stuff, then you might as well pick some that you like.
Despite this, I think there are some people that do want villagers simply because they're popular.
I didn't even know Stitches was popular when he moved in, same goes for Wolfgang. I didn't find this forum until I had my town for a couple weeks, and I had a full town by then. Stitches moved in randomly, and Wolfgang was in the campsite.
That being said, a lot of people will say, "All the villagers say the same stuff! Does it matter what they look like?" and I think that if they're all gonna say stuff, then you might as well pick some that you like.
Despite this, I think there are some people that do want villagers simply because they're popular.
I literally found a list of villagers and picked out the ones that I liked. Some I like are NOT cute, like Roscoe. Many people dislike him because his eyes turn yellow and red when he is angry, but that is why he is my favorite dreamie xD
I live my villagers, though.
BUT NOT BAROLD. HE CAN DIE.
I live my villagers, though.
BUT NOT BAROLD. HE CAN DIE.
What doesn't make sense is this:
Agnes and Becky are BOTH Uchi. Becky however, is a tad more popular. Why is it that two villagers with the same personality are deemed different tiers than each other?
Because people judge everything by appearance.
Agnes and Becky are BOTH Uchi. Becky however, is a tad more popular. Why is it that two villagers with the same personality are deemed different tiers than each other?
Because people judge everything by appearance.
My favorite villager is not even that popular ( Moe, he is the best!!!!) and I do have 2 popular villagers: Way before finding out about villager popularity I found Whitney at my campsite and thought she was really pretty, so decided to invite her to live in my town. As for Marshal, it was a bit different. I wanted to have another smug villager ( I let Chops go because I didn't like him) but I needed to get the town projects offered by smugs soo bad and decided to look at the options I had. I went through the list and saw Marshal and thought that if I had to chose one, it would be him. Then I found out here that he is super popular u_u I also found out about Julian ( hadn't seen him, idk why). Julian was cool but Marshal won, so when I had 8 villagers I soft resetted for him.
Wanting to have all popular villagers is ridiculous in my opinion.
Wanting to have all popular villagers is ridiculous in my opinion.
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Becky is snooty, but I do see your point. But I think this is the kind of game where you're allowed to be really choosy completely based on appearances.
Would you rather have Beau or Barold?
Chief or Rizzo?
Rosie or Pate?
People can have towns full of all popular villagers if they want, even though most of the super popular villagers are lazy, smug, peppy, and normal. I think in that case it's super boring unless you're really into those personality types. I don't have an issue with people wanting popular villagers until you get into the topics of scamming, bullying, and lashing out because you lost a raffle.
The same reason people go through hatching thousands off eggs for a shiny. For personal satisfaction. Getting that perfect town, is something they can look at, and feel proud of. It's not really weird, to be honest. The game is about customizing a village to your desire. How do you want your town to be? Perfect, oh ok. How does the perfect village look to you? What villagers are there in your perfect town?
I certainly have some very popular villagers in my town but honestly even before the game was released in the US I was googling the villagers and thinking of which looked really cool to me. I never even knew of messaging boards/trades for the AC games till after getting this one. The octopi are easy because I love octopi in real life so I really wanted all three in my town to have my octopi family lol. I've loved Egyptian mythology and history since I was a small child and I love cats so I was automatically drawn to Ankha as well. Apollo isn't one of the most popular but I know many think he is due to the movie which may be true but I've actually never seen the AC movie. I had Apollo in a previous AC game and he was a starter for me in this one too so I've just kept him. Genji is more medium tier popular but I actually cycled through him once before when I ran a cycling thread and I really enjoyed his style and personality...I rehomed him with someone but I just recently got him again through a trade for my main town to replace Marshal's spot.
Generally I think it's based on look, value, personality, and house decor/items. Also some people have personal aspects that tie into why they want a certain villager...I know when I held a Stitches giveaway quite a few people said they reminded them of a childhood bear they had.
Generally I think it's based on look, value, personality, and house decor/items. Also some people have personal aspects that tie into why they want a certain villager...I know when I held a Stitches giveaway quite a few people said they reminded them of a childhood bear they had.
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monochrom3
just a salted fish
When I actually saw Diana at the game as my starter, I found her very pretty and that's why I fell for her. Same with Erik, I found him cute when I saw him on the campsite while doing the villager reset trick, but I passed him anyway(which makes me get Marina instead, but I like her so that's OK).
I want Fauna because I think she'll go very well with Flora and Diana, and I'm keeping Marshal because I took the chance when doing the villager reset trick(but I prefer Jacques over him tbh), so you can say they're both are the only ones that I'm planning to keep not because of personal preference.
I could say the only really popular villager I'm looking is Fauna, since Marshal and Marina aren't really dreamies(but I do share some memories with Marina on WW), and I already have Diana from the start. The rest are fairly popular(Apollo, Phoebe, Flora, Erik) or not really popular(Jacques and Sparro, these two birds are awesome and underrated at the same time).
The only hype I don't really understand is Stitches. He's alright but I think he's a bit too popular and overrated. I sorta understand Julian's(he's a unicorn but that's pretty much it) and I understand Marshal's(people find him cute, is smug, has sloppy etc.).
I want Fauna because I think she'll go very well with Flora and Diana, and I'm keeping Marshal because I took the chance when doing the villager reset trick(but I prefer Jacques over him tbh), so you can say they're both are the only ones that I'm planning to keep not because of personal preference.
I could say the only really popular villager I'm looking is Fauna, since Marshal and Marina aren't really dreamies(but I do share some memories with Marina on WW), and I already have Diana from the start. The rest are fairly popular(Apollo, Phoebe, Flora, Erik) or not really popular(Jacques and Sparro, these two birds are awesome and underrated at the same time).
The only hype I don't really understand is Stitches. He's alright but I think he's a bit too popular and overrated. I sorta understand Julian's(he's a unicorn but that's pretty much it) and I understand Marshal's(people find him cute, is smug, has sloppy etc.).
People like cute villagers. Cute villagers are popular for a reason. If people want to have popular villagers in their town there's nothing wrong with that. This game is about making your town perfect to you.
Edit: Also, it can't be helped who you're attracted to anyways
Edit: Also, it can't be helped who you're attracted to anyways
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Wholockian
Midochlorians are the power house of the force
I only like (some) of the popular villagers as they're more unique.
Kid cat (he's mid-popular (I think)) has a helmet
Ankha (uber popular) has the head thing
Lucky (popular) is a mummy
And others relate to me:
Rosie shares her name with my dog
^w^
But I do think it's stupid when people lose and they go on a rant. I mean, if you say "awh" or something, I can understand it as you wanted them, but some take it too far.
What's worse is they get the villager, then suddenly decide it's ugly and sells it. I feel sorry for those that gave away a villager,and those that REALLY wanted it didn't get it because someone who had never even seen the villager 'wanted' it
Kid cat (he's mid-popular (I think)) has a helmet
Ankha (uber popular) has the head thing
Lucky (popular) is a mummy
And others relate to me:
Rosie shares her name with my dog
^w^
But I do think it's stupid when people lose and they go on a rant. I mean, if you say "awh" or something, I can understand it as you wanted them, but some take it too far.
What's worse is they get the villager, then suddenly decide it's ugly and sells it. I feel sorry for those that gave away a villager,and those that REALLY wanted it didn't get it because someone who had never even seen the villager 'wanted' it
songoftheskies
Senior Member
Haha, agreed !
No one would like Marshal as much if he were a gorilla -___-
( at least for me ; m ; i really dislike gorillas and monkeys, the animals )
Marshal - I honestly don't know where all his popularity comes from--but he reminds me of Gil from Tree of Tranquility/Animal Parade:
^So if I ever got Marshal, it'd be because I married Gil in both of those HM games.
Anyway, people are drawn to what they like and love and if they love it enough, what they have to go through for it isn't a big deal. I just get frustrated by people who want villagers just because they are rare/expensive. Too many people like things just because of rarity and it kind of kicks those who truly love for what it is--not what it's worth.
There is definitely some sense of crowd-sourced value that infiltrates your experience of the game. Erik was the first of my villagers to ping, and I couldn't bid him goodbye fast enough... for some reason I'm not really into the deer, and I find a lazy personality funnier when it's a dog (because, food and sleep, y'know). Then I came on this board and realized lots of people loved Erik, and I felt bad that I didn't have this knowledge when I let him go so I could give him away. Shortly after, both Julian and Marshal moved into my town via the campsite. I never thought I liked the smug personality, but I saw how loved they were here, so I gave them a chance. I actually really like both of them for the same reason Jennifer said: they remind me of Julian and Gil from my beloved HM games!
(Jennifer, I married Gil on my second playthrough. I had to marry Chase the first time? clearly I like emotionally unhealthy relationships in the virtual world! Real husband is not tsundere. Heh.)
I can't fathom even earning 30 million bells in game, much less giving it for one villager... but whatever floats people's boats as long as they are kind and polite to others! When I see people using imperative sentences or exclamatory commands in a giveaway situation, it really bothers me.
- - - Post Merge - - -
Oh, and my son and I were weirded out when Rasher first moved in...scars on a pig named after bacon? Really? But he turned out to be such a fun villager. I had to let my son take him to his own new copy he got for Christmas! And I love love love Maelle--she's really cute, and has a deep voice and a flapper bob like she's Velma Kelly or something. So definitely each villager can have a lot of appeal. Except maybe Hippeux!
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