Luckymiltank
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I hope this is the right place for this. That and this hasn't been done already.
Now, I don't mean to go causin' any wars or anything, but I really want everyone's honest opinion here, what's your take on the whole "Villager Trade" System?
What I mean by this is not just trading villagers, it's the buying and selling along with it. I've heard a lot of people give it grief and for some very good reasons, I might add. I've heard talk of how highly valued certain villagers are, making it almost impossible to get popular ones, like Julian and Marshal. Of course it's easy to get frustrated.
I've also heard a few people talk about how wrong it is to buy and sell villagers like tools of a trade (or many other inanimate objects).
Here's my point of view:
Good things come to those who work for it.
Now, let me explain to you a thing.
For just about all of the villagers and items I have and have had, I have had to work hard for them. Be it raising bells, selling them to people who wanted them, sometimes even doing a very kind thing and giving them for free; It's always been hard work. What I don't like to see is when players bash others because they've entered the "Villager Trade" market, saying hurtful things simply because they're working hard (Or not so hard in some cases) for their dreamies.
There was a term I was taught in high school AP History class. It was TINSTAAFL -- There is no such thing as a free lunch.
I find that this term applies here, since as the saying goes- Nothing is life is ever completely free. Somewhere down the line, there is always someone, somewhere who pays for it. This goes with villagers as well, in my opinion. Sure, villagers may not be meant to be bought and sold they way they are, but it's all about supply and demand - Simple economic terms.
If villagers have a high price on them, it's not because people want to troll you and scam you for your hard earned bells. No, it's because a lot of people want that villager, and there's not enough supply to keep the price down to meet demand's demands, so to speak.
Does that make the "villager market" just? Probably not, to a lot of people.
But let me ask you. When you work hard to earn the things you want, doesn't that make it all the better? Sure, not everyone wins in auctions. Yes, there are a lot of scammers out there, but that shouldn't divert you from trying again. The bells aren't that hard to make if you know what you're doing, even for non-TT'ers. There's plenty of guides out there.
As for the morality of it - there isn't much I can say. Sure, villagers are supposed to be the neighbors we're supposed to know, love and keep. But that doesn't mean you should go and bash others because they buy and sell them. Do keep in mind that, no matter how life like the game is, that's just what it is - A game. Buying and selling of pixels occurs all the time in several games in several ways, and just because it's villagers here, doesn't mean it's a sort of slave trade.
Who knows why people enter the market. I entered it because I had popular villagers and had sky high dreams, so I knew I would need the bells for it to happen. Does that mean you have to enter the market just to make quick bells? Of course not. But it's just one reason why people do it.
Your thoughts?
Sorry if none of this makes sense, I'm typing this at 6:31 am EDT/EST, and have had no sleep. If it's gibberish, please disregard this and go about your day.
But seriously, I would like to know where a lot of people stand on this matter, and once again, I apologize if this has already been done and I DO NOT intend to start any wars with this, so kind words only, please?
-looks up- Man, this had to be the longest post I've had here on TBT. -rolls off to bed-
Now, I don't mean to go causin' any wars or anything, but I really want everyone's honest opinion here, what's your take on the whole "Villager Trade" System?
What I mean by this is not just trading villagers, it's the buying and selling along with it. I've heard a lot of people give it grief and for some very good reasons, I might add. I've heard talk of how highly valued certain villagers are, making it almost impossible to get popular ones, like Julian and Marshal. Of course it's easy to get frustrated.
I've also heard a few people talk about how wrong it is to buy and sell villagers like tools of a trade (or many other inanimate objects).
Here's my point of view:
Good things come to those who work for it.
Now, let me explain to you a thing.
For just about all of the villagers and items I have and have had, I have had to work hard for them. Be it raising bells, selling them to people who wanted them, sometimes even doing a very kind thing and giving them for free; It's always been hard work. What I don't like to see is when players bash others because they've entered the "Villager Trade" market, saying hurtful things simply because they're working hard (Or not so hard in some cases) for their dreamies.
There was a term I was taught in high school AP History class. It was TINSTAAFL -- There is no such thing as a free lunch.
I find that this term applies here, since as the saying goes- Nothing is life is ever completely free. Somewhere down the line, there is always someone, somewhere who pays for it. This goes with villagers as well, in my opinion. Sure, villagers may not be meant to be bought and sold they way they are, but it's all about supply and demand - Simple economic terms.
If villagers have a high price on them, it's not because people want to troll you and scam you for your hard earned bells. No, it's because a lot of people want that villager, and there's not enough supply to keep the price down to meet demand's demands, so to speak.
Does that make the "villager market" just? Probably not, to a lot of people.
But let me ask you. When you work hard to earn the things you want, doesn't that make it all the better? Sure, not everyone wins in auctions. Yes, there are a lot of scammers out there, but that shouldn't divert you from trying again. The bells aren't that hard to make if you know what you're doing, even for non-TT'ers. There's plenty of guides out there.
As for the morality of it - there isn't much I can say. Sure, villagers are supposed to be the neighbors we're supposed to know, love and keep. But that doesn't mean you should go and bash others because they buy and sell them. Do keep in mind that, no matter how life like the game is, that's just what it is - A game. Buying and selling of pixels occurs all the time in several games in several ways, and just because it's villagers here, doesn't mean it's a sort of slave trade.
Who knows why people enter the market. I entered it because I had popular villagers and had sky high dreams, so I knew I would need the bells for it to happen. Does that mean you have to enter the market just to make quick bells? Of course not. But it's just one reason why people do it.
Your thoughts?
But seriously, I would like to know where a lot of people stand on this matter, and once again, I apologize if this has already been done and I DO NOT intend to start any wars with this, so kind words only, please?
-looks up- Man, this had to be the longest post I've had here on TBT. -rolls off to bed-
