Why must we put villagers in these "popularity" tiers?

[eeveelovee]

Why cant we all just love all the villagers the same??? Who decided this tier business? One person may say that a certain villager belongs in the top spot when another person may say that the same villager belongs in the lower spot. Why cant we just have love for all the villagers? Who cares who is popular??? Just like whatever villager you want! Who cares what tier they belong in! I just wanna live in a tier free, judge free animal crossing world, dont you?

Sorry, just a rant. Feel free to put in your opinion on the matter

 

[~Mae~]

I completely agree with you! However, on here the 'tiers' aren't as much popularity, but how high in demand that villager is or how many people want to buy it. That way people know how much to charge

 

[Steelfang]

This is an issue with a lot of online communities for games. Definitely not exclusive to Animal Crossing, and it's one of the reasons I haven't gotten involved in any Fire Emblem communities. I think competition is another draw for tiers. For some people, I think it sort of enhances their experience with the game. For me, I feel like it would ruin it, so I don't pay attention to tiers.

 

[Dom]

I've hated that tier concept from the beginning. People (ok not everyone) are taking advantage of this and some very nice villagers are getting voided for not being pretty enough? Talk about reflecting society.

I don't think it would pass if we were to be placed in tiers in real life. Even the very person who started the tiers would hate it.

 

[Captain Crazy Chicken]

I hate how Pecan is hated for being ugly.

 

[Kanaa]

i think all villagers are super sweet, but we all have certain standards for what pipes our interests making us put villagers into certain groups of popularity. I think it's wrong but its what we do

 

[patriceflanders]

I've hated that tier concept from the beginning. People (ok not everyone) are taking advantage of this and some very nice villagers are getting voided for not being pretty enough? Talk about reflecting society.

couldn't agree more

 

[MayorCaroo]

Does it maybe have something to do with supply and demand? Out of 300ish villagers there's a few that's so sought after it's reasonable to charge more for them. I'm fine with the tier system because my favorite villagers are mostly the "lower tier" ones, so I'll be able to get them for free or for very low cost XD

Whatever they say, Hazel, you are number one to me!

 

[Jamborenium]

I agree tiers are lame, but hey at least I can take advantage of it to get a lot a bells for a tier 1 villager because most people would give a BJ just to get certain tier 1 villagers

 

[tumut]

This is an issue with a lot of online communities for games. Definitely not exclusive to Animal Crossing, and it's one of the reasons I haven't gotten involved in any Fire Emblem communities. I think competition is another draw for tiers. For some people, I think it sort of enhances their experience with the game. For me, I feel like it would ruin it, so I don't pay attention to tiers.

The thing about Animal Crossing is that the characters don't have potential and they're all the same as far as being an npc. It makes sense for you to put pokemon or fighters into tiers when some may be overpowered and may unbalance the game. If you choose not to play a competitive game using tier that's fine to. But it's not like one villager is better than another and they have competitive potential, which makes the idea of tiers for Animal Crossing kinda ridiculous.

 

[seigakaku]

Does it maybe have something to do with supply and demand? Out of 300ish villagers there's a few that's so sought after it's reasonable to charge more for them. I'm fine with the tier system because my favorite villagers are mostly the "lower tier" ones, so I'll be able to get them for free or for very low cost XD

Whatever they say, Hazel, you are number one to me!

Awh I agree Hazel is the best ;p; but tiers are also about real world business practices. Supply and demand as said above. The "prettier" villagers are demanded more so the prices rise for them but I haven't seen any of them move down at all, really... I mostly desire the lower ones anyway and got my tier 1~2 by campsite lol.

 

[Soda Fox]

I find the tiers pretty pointless, but I'm not really in the business of trading villagers for profit. If a friend of mine wants my villager, I would let them have it if it's moving. But otherwise I don't cycle out my villagers much, and when I do I'll take whoever moves in, at least for a little while. Sometimes I find ones I really like despite my initial reaction to them.

~Ed, my BF4EVA

 

[Optimistic Dinosaur]

Well, we put humans in tiers all the time. Categorized by race, color, looks.... What is the difference?

 

[Hypno KK]

Personally, I don't care much. Even if we didn't have a tier system, some villagers would still be more popular because of their design and people would notice that. At least having those lists helps provide a guideline for prices and trades. Plus, it's useful when you like a villager and need to know what you may need in a trade.

You also don't have to go by the system in trades, especially outside of TBT (like playing with friends). There are people who give or get high tier villagers for free or trade low tier villagers.

 

[Earth Wolf-Howl]

Does it maybe have something to do with supply and demand? Out of 300ish villagers there's a few that's so sought after it's reasonable to charge more for them. I'm fine with the tier system because my favorite villagers are mostly the "lower tier" ones, so I'll be able to get them for free or for very low cost XD

Whatever they say, Hazel, you are number one to me!

D'aww. Love that little drawing. I adore Hazel myself, and that just made my day.

But I agree. So many fantastic villagers are underappreciated just because of some little thing about them (like poor Hazel and her unibrow); because they're forgotten in favour of the same villagers you see over and over again. I have a deep appreciation for villagers that would never appear in Tier 1 purely because they make a given town all that more unique. It hurts to see so many of the good ones forgotten because of the higher tiers, though.

 

[Kenziegirl1229]

I hate how Pecan is hated for being ugly.

I love Pecan!!!! I don't exactly like the tiers anyway! Imagine a society where at a certain age you were placed into a tier? That would feel horrible if you weren't in a good tier. That's how our villagers feel. Poor Portia, (who I love,) always being auto-voided. Then you have Stiches, who everyone loves! It's not a fair concept to me. I never seemed to understand why we need them anyway! No offense if you like tiers, but I don't!

 

[Asterisk*]

Completely agree! The top tier villagers get so much publicity, but there are lower tier villagers that are equally as cute.. if not more!

 

[Dry-ice-bat]

THIS REMINDS ME OF SMOGON IN POKEMON!
OHH I HATE SMOGON.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I QUIT POKEMON, TO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMOGON RULES, AND EITHER HOW THEIR WRONG OR THE LAW.
rant over.

 

[NikkiKaji]

THIS REMINDS ME OF SMOGON IN POKEMON!
OHH I HATE SMOGON.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I QUIT POKEMON, TO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMOGON RULES, AND EITHER HOW THEIR WRONG OR THE LAW.
rant over.

Totally getting off topic...sorry~
Smogon isn't an official thing, so you don't have to go by it if you wanted to. You could just do the official tier: VGC, which was made by gamefreak and allows mostly any pokemon. The only reason smogon is a thing is to keep certain pokemon in their tiers where they belong and make the game fair. Would it be right to face a kyogre against a ledian because there are no official rules? I agree Smogon can sometimes be idiots, but they take votes usually from people who are skilled and would make a good decision to move a certain pokemon or not.

However, this is NOT Smogon. The villager tier list is completely out of whack. Villagers like Kid Cat are tier one, while others like Poppy are really low. I don't ever see the villager tier list going by vote, but instead observation, which isn't really the best way.

 

[Earth Wolf-Howl]

Totally getting off topic...sorry~
Smogon isn't an official thing, so you don't have to go by it of you wanted to. You could just do the official tier: VGC, which was made by gamefreak and allows mostly any pokemon. The only reason smogon is a thing is to keep certain pokemon in their tiers where they belong and make the game fair. Would it be right to face a kyogre against a ledian because there are no official rules? I agree Smogon can sometimes be idiots, but they take votes usually from people who are skilled and would make a good decision to move a certain pokemon or not.

However, this is NOT Smogon. The villager tier list is completely out of whack. Villagers like Kid Cat are tier one, while others like Poppy are really low. I don't ever see the villager tier list going by vote, but instead observation, which isn't really the best way.

Actually, I think Poppy was Tier 2 last time I checked. But I get what you mean.