Having expensive avatars. Is it a must?

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TerraLunaa

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TerraLunaa

AikoMiyoko

Do you dress to look expensive? Or do you dress to portray the character you are building on Gaia, be it yourself or cosplay?
I see a ton of avatars that look so cluttered with expensive stuff for 'status', but does it really matter?

Thoughts? biggrin
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ugh my boyfriends avi is so cluttered and expensive, it's annoying. He's so obsessed with the most expensive items.

I love your avatar- it's very classy. smile

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You're welcome. gaia_diamond

[rawrioreo]

i have to agree with you.. ^^

[Haru Namika]

does my pendant look pretty on me it was 66,000 gold i lyke expensivve things whats wrong with it

[Negi163]

I dress for RP character
I always had Kottan and Cecil by my side since 2009 mrgreen

[Imaginary_Catalyst]

I don't have the patience to save up for an expensive avatar. If it wasn't for the Marketplace, I wouldn't even have the stuff I have now. But I'm happy with this. 3nodding

[Nekati]

In the wayback time, I was in an avatar-centric guild where I would run contests. My favorite one was the one where I placed a price cap. At the time of entry you had to submit a tally of full store price or average market value. I don't remember id the cap was 1000 or 10000, but the entries were astounding.

[xxLuckyLionxx]

Not a must. I think an avi can look great with cheap items if they are done right. I always like to see something different or new when it comes to the items that people combine. A great artist is still great whether they paint with cheap or expensive paint. 3nodding

[InSanor]

Its not necesary at all to have avatar that costs millions. Heh, first submission I ever made is realatively cheap to make, and so far people have seemed to like it.

[Ruru Ary]

Imaginary_Catalyst

I don't have the patience to save up for an expensive avatar. If it wasn't for the Marketplace, I wouldn't even have the stuff I have now. But I'm happy with this. 3nodding

same here

[Nemih]

i mean, i like to match expensive stuff together just because everything i always seem to fall in love with is expensive D: but i don't dress for 'status' i think the people who do are attention whores with low self esteem. lol i think people should just have fun! cosplay, make cute adorable outfits, or theme's. i have a couple for holiday themes and such cause it's fun! but it's a waste to dress to impress unless it's for a contest maybe?

[Chesapeake Cannibal]

I would not say that my avi is "expensive" so I can say that I don't dress for status. I buy items based on if I like it or not. there are alot of expensive stuff that I would not buy because I don't like them. and it doesn't matter which items you have.

[Naya Merai]

I don't really "build a character" and I don't purposely look to put only expensive stuff on. I can't even afford most of the expensive stuff, especially now. I just make avi's I like that go together well. Usually using stuff I used in the past or like to use, but mixing with stuff I'd actually be able to get that I maybe don't have. There is no "oh lets make it a special character" or "oh lets use these types of items." for me. It's usually I just wanna use a certain item or color, and I put together what works. Just because someone dresses expensive doesn't automatically mean "oh yeah they're only dressing for status." At least in my opinion.

[josey]

For the *AvA* I believe that, these days, the kinds of avatars that I would personally consider worthy of winning are, inevitably, expensive (UNLESS it's a clever concept avatar).

But I do NOT equate "worthy of winning" with "nice" or "pretty" or whatnot. There are plenty of extremely easy-on-the-eyes avatars that are inexpensive but maybe not original or "creative" enough, imho, to deserve a spot in the winner's circle. Most of my "realistic" avatars, I would say, don't come close to being "worthy," even though I personally love them.

[Digital Art]

Absolutely! I used to be all black, but now I'm going through a white stage. C:

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-_PandoraArt_-

I dress to match, like someone else says it sometimes requires me to pay a little more for certain items but its because it works so well with the current avatar design I'm going for 3nodding

Same here~ I usually go thru colour moods, so I buy what matches with that colour :3

[Elliot Ravenswood]

Time to time I've seen rich gains on avi with a bunch of random items on them

And lemme tell u something: in my opinion there avi has no kind of sense or style.

I mean come on. U have all those money at least try and make effort to make a GOOD avi. U know what I'm saying

My point is, money is not matter if u want a stylish or good-looking avi.