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With all the newer items shifting towards the more pastel color palette, I'm finding myself preferring some of the older items better. More specifically, the older collectibles and gold shop items. Does that make me an outcast since lots of the newer items are less appealing to me?

It could be due to the fact that so many items are out there now I just can't find myself grasping what truly is there. But what I do see are lots of pastel items, which I'm personally not keen towards. I adore lots of the recolors of gold shop items, but when it comes to making outfits, I find myself leaning back on older items. Nostalgic reasons, perhaps?

What about you? Older or newer items? A little bit of both? How does the pastel color palette appeal to you?

EDIT: I've had several ask me to define what I meant by "older" items. By older, I mean 2003 - ~2007/8, which can also include the earliest evolving items.

Most of my items are old. All I ever wear.

That's understandable. A lot of the new items are ridiculously expensive! I do agree with you on the cream colored ones; they're one of the few newer colors I like. I'm still baffled they're considered more valuable than quite a few 2003 collectibles. But when you re-release things like that, what can you expect?

And that's great you're utilizing a starter shirt! I don't see many avatars who use them, whether to avoid a stigma or they don't care for them. Either way, I commend you for not being shy sporting a starter item! 3nodding

That is a good point you mention. Quality has definitely gone up compared to lots of the older items, I will agree with that.

I just wish that same quality would translate into the gold shops every now and again besides just the Loyal's Bazaar. I don't have access to the shop at this point in time. I hope there'll be another gold shop update in the near future, but given the direction the site has been going towards, who knows how long that will be.

I would like to see that, too! I've noticed there are quite a few oddball colored items that just don't seem to go with anything. I think the older purple colors would be a good example of that. Looking at all the newer purples now, it seems like the older purples were all over the map as far as hue consistency is concerned! I've also seen a couple of shoes that have a unique color to them that I've yet to see match with anything as well.