Krisprolls
Banned
Now, it's not like there's no casual garbage left.
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Avatars are Dead - REJOICE!!!!!!!!!
- Thread starter Miles Quaritch
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Now, it's not like there's no casual garbage left.
Annihilator
Member
People spent money on avatar clothing?? Wow...
Diablohead
Member
Things I liked about avatars:
Were used in some games, especially indie titles which made them kind of fun.
Things I disliked about avatars:
Everything else.
They were only made because of the Wii's early success, to just drop them for the next system shows that.
Were used in some games, especially indie titles which made them kind of fun.
Things I disliked about avatars:
Everything else.
They were only made because of the Wii's early success, to just drop them for the next system shows that.
I never spent money on avatars on PS3 but I would be slightly annoyed if Sony decided to remove them. Not because of the costs, but because some of them can be considered "collectibles" and one time only things that were only available once.
I have limited access to them on my Vita since it doesn't collect the entire premium collection of avatars on PS3 but it still maintains the free ones which is fine.
But with Xbox Avatars they remind me more of home avatars and I would be more annoyed if they decided to ditch that if I spent a reasonable amount of money on them and it seems generally more expensive.
On the other hand it seems more expensive to maintain, but given that they had it for so long loyal Xbox fans would have had something friendly to welcome them back to the new console.
I have limited access to them on my Vita since it doesn't collect the entire premium collection of avatars on PS3 but it still maintains the free ones which is fine.
But with Xbox Avatars they remind me more of home avatars and I would be more annoyed if they decided to ditch that if I spent a reasonable amount of money on them and it seems generally more expensive.
On the other hand it seems more expensive to maintain, but given that they had it for so long loyal Xbox fans would have had something friendly to welcome them back to the new console.
Are you implying that Miis have "soul"?
Are we sure we're not misunderstanding what the press release said?
Like, what they could have meant, "no avatar items will transfer over to XBONE."
I always got the impression Microsoft was making a decent bit from digital cosmetic goods for your avatar. I don't see them just entirely throwing avatars away if that really is the case.
Like, what they could have meant, "no avatar items will transfer over to XBONE."
I always got the impression Microsoft was making a decent bit from digital cosmetic goods for your avatar. I don't see them just entirely throwing avatars away if that really is the case.
Jawmuncher
Member
They'll replace them with something else.
They want that money people payed to dress them up.
They want that money people payed to dress them up.
Xbox support says avatars aren't dead, for what it's worth.
https://mobile.twitter.com/XboxSupport3/status/336917532088860673
https://mobile.twitter.com/XboxSupport3/status/336917532088860673
Uh ? Didn't think about it when typing my post. I was speaking on a more general look basis.
Never thought about it that way, I can imagine that 360 avatars can be seen as soulless, yeah. But then the question of the wii ones 'soul' is debatable.
More soul than Xbox avatars since you didn't have to pay for every piece of cosmetic as far as I recall.
I had a gundam mii on my wii which was pretty cool.
I personally prefer generic PSN avatars since they are simple.
abracadaver
Member
Wtf? I really liked them in kinect games. Way better to play with my own avatar than some random guy
I'm so confused now.
Their reply to the follow up question makes it seem like they're not sure.
ChosenPredator
Banned
I liked them to I guess we're going to be seeing portraits of people or they're coming up with something else - but they were fun to see other peoples avatars
But mine has a Ryo Hazuki jacket
This, I can't see a problem, they were really harmless and with some items they looked really cool
Diddy Kong
Banned
Good riddance
Bacon_Boss
Member
What part of having an online characterization is casual or garbage? Despite being a kneejerk reaction to Miis, I liked avatars, they were a neat bonus to the system, but ultimately weren't used very often.
EDIT: Oh! They're not dead. But I see this "natural identity" thing maybe being an issue. Blizzard tried it and the fans weren't down.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I like avatars, though. The upgrade / abandonment of Miis would be celebration worthy, but not this.
plagiarize
Banned
did you post that with a straight face?
blame space
Banned
but.. I bought an indians hat.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Can you quote the tweets in question. That's just a page of incomprehensible gibberish to me.
The Real Napsta
Member
lol no
sixteen-bit
Member
How is Kudo Tsunoda taking all of this?
Canis lupus
Member
Well, I never spent money or decorated my avatar so it doesn't really affect me.
Vigilant Walrus
Member
And... it's gone.
But don't worry. We've added a lot of new ads for you to enjoy.
EDIT: TBH though, I thought avatars were better than what was on PS3 and Wii. They just lacked some more control.
KojiKnight
Member
Remember that 10 years of X-box live special outfits you got? Yeah... throwing them out like microsoft is throwing out it's sense...
Miles Quaritch
Member
Where would the ads go on the new UI? There's no place for them.
Oh wait, you're trying to make a funny. Carry on.
Dead Prince
Banned
all those avatar accessories purchases. basically no 360 content is coming over to one except live?
ElRenoRaven
Member
Well at least that's one good bit of news to come out of yesterday. I hate Mii's and Avatars and shit like that with a passion.
Freezasaurus
Member
Microsoft already LOL'd all the way to the bank on that one. And the people who paid for avatar items learned a very important lesson.
Which is, don't buy digital shit from scumbags.
Wickerbasket
Member
I liked Avatars.
Oh well.
Oh well.