Why does orignal villagers matter to anyone?

[plaguedspirit]

I love my villagers to have a story behind them. I like the "lived-in" feel of their homes. I like having that connection with someone else through their villagers. I don't care what the state of their house is. And if I did, it would take a week, maximum, of them asking for items in their house.

So personally, I don't really understand it either.

 

[Isabella]

Not sure. I only started seeing the whole "original villagers" thing recently. It didn't matter to people much when the game first came out, but I guess people are picky with their villagers house interiors.
And can't you reset the shirt & catchphrase by talking to Isabelle?

 

[Pokemanz]

I guess it's just something collectors do. I don't really see why though, because if the "original" is your dreamie he/she is obviously going to stay and become "tainted", so to speak.

And like plaguedspirit said, I like villagers with "history". I just gave away Opal, who has been in my town since June 10, 2013, a few days ago and her house had all kinds of things in it. This tells what kind of person the other player that had the villager was. When they asked for furniture, did they just give them any random thing? Or was it something that relates to that villager's unique personality?

Maybe I'm thinking too much into this.

All I know is, I love how villagers remember you after they leave. Julian was my favorite villager until he somehow moved away without telling me. Luckily he moved to my friend's town so I can see him all the time. He still calls me by my nickname, has the catchphrase I gave him, and even the greeting! He also remembers all the old villagers. They really do carry history with them wherever they go.

And the Off - topic Award goes to...

 

[rose star]

Some people like a clean slate to start with, or maybe they really like the look of the villager's original house.

Me, I'm not too picky. I don't like when a house is full of random crap though (Lily, come on, stop replacing everything with fish), but I don't care about shirt/catchphrase etc because I'm going to personalize it anyway. And their houses are going to change, it's just a fact. You just have to give them things that you think would look good in their house!

 

[ririchan.01]

I don't really mind whether the villager is original or not. Although it would be super annoying if their houses were filled with fishes, butterflies and fossils D<

 

[Damniel]

Yeah as long as the house isn't filled with awfull stuff

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Oh and bump

 

[Sanaki]

Because people are picky.

 

[Roseology]

I think it matters because people like the traits/house/clothes the villager come with and it's easier to start off with then getting Isabel to change everything for you.

 

[EpicMeli]

I think it's dumb to want original villagers too. Though, I have received some with... interesting new catchphrases.

 

[MayorSaki]

I understand that people want villagers original houses, cause I agree that their houses are really ugly when they're full of bugs and other trash xD Personally I don't care about original villagers at all, I always mess up their houses anyway

 

[Kennedy-kins]

Some people don't want a full house full of random fish and bugs or other items that don't match. I don't care if I buy them unoriginal, I'm just happy that I have them. (Original is preferred, but not a necessity.)

 

[Mairen]

I don't prefer originals at all. sure, it's nice to get them in their "brand new" state, but when it comes down to it, I just would like that villager to be a part of my town. I feel like I can work on changing their clothes or giving them new furniture as time goes on. I understand how a house full of bugs and fish could be annoying though!

 

[dulcet]

ya as long as the house isnt full of junk ill be ok