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Why are avatar's being used to imply fanboyism/allegiance?

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KrigareN-

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This has become a more frequent occurrence now. in this forum and I don't know why. Can't people use images of the games they love as avatar in a gaming forum? Why does it have to be traced back to a console brand?

Unless you have a picture of the hardware as avatar, I don't see why this has catched on.
 
DocSeuss

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first post gets it, really.

If you're concerned about fanboy wars, you've already lost. All you need to do is ignore the fanboys and talk about what you like.
 

FormatCompatible

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Pretty sure you can report that kind of behavior to a mod if you believe that it's being done in a malicious way.
 
Argot

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This is why you choose early 20th century symbolist paintings as your avatar instead.
 
Miker

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Oct 25, 2017
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It depends. Never trust someone with a Knack avatar.

But in all seriousness, I notice people who participate in mass avatar edits like the Delsin beanie, the Kratos beard, and so on. It colors my opinion of their post, can't help it.
 
PSqueak

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KrigareN- said:
This has become a more frequent occurrence now. in this forum and I don't know why. Can't people use images of the games they love as avatar in a gaming forum? Why does it have to be traced back to a console brand?

Unless you have a picture of the hardware as avatar, I don't see why this has catched on.
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Avatar quotes are simple, quick jokes about the users, hardly are they ever used seriously to legit discredit arguments.
 
Silky

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Miker said:
It depends. Never trust someone with a Knack avatar.

But in all seriousness, I notice people who participate in mass avatar edits like the Delsin beanie, the Kratos beard, and so on. It colors my opinion of their post, can't help it.
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Yeah that's pretty weird, I'll concede in thinking that
 
ASleepingMonkey

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Oct 26, 2017
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THANK YOU!

I can't reply to DC fans anymore, even if I'm not being a dick or anything, they just single me out as being a Marvel fanboy. It's really frustrating and makes me want to engage less. I like Marvel movies but I'm really vocal about how flawed they are and can be not very rewatchable.

I don't have any real allegiance toward anything. I like what I like and I'll talk about the flaws, I'll criticize, etc.

I play primarily on Xbox but I prefer PlayStation exclusives because I think Xbox has really been lacking this generation. Doesn't make me a PS fanboy.
 

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Yeah I agree with you OP. I hate it when I'm having a discussion about something that has a distant relation to my avatar and someone quotes it for no real reason other to imply I'm bias against something.
 
Bansai

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Well I am a fanboy of Yakuza so do your worst ERA, I don't care ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
hibikase

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Yeah, I stopped using an avatar here because it gets annoying to be judged by it.
 

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Because it's easy. People like easy targets rather than tackling their argument itself.

I remember on another forum someone got confused by me criticizing Soul Calibur's fanservice because I had Taki's face as an avatar, lol.
 

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KrigareN- said:
Oh, I didn't even know it has had this impact already. That's unfortunate.
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Oh, this has been a thing for awhile. I brought it up months ago. Nothing happened, so I just report and ignore users that use it as a way to discredit someone's viewpoint.

I'm obviously not referring to folks who avatar quote people in a joking manner.
 
Grapezard

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KrigareN- said:
This has become a more frequent occurrence now. in this forum and I don't know why. Can't people use images of the games they love as avatar in a gaming forum? Why does it have to be traced back to a console brand?

Unless you have a picture of the hardware as avatar, I don't see why this has catched on.
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Of course a guy wearing glasses named KrigareN- would say that, I bet you only play KrigareN- games.
 

Soony Xbone Uhh

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KrigareN- said:
This has become a more frequent occurrence now. in this forum and I don't know why. Can't people use images of the games they love as avatar in a gaming forum? Why does it have to be traced back to a console brand?

Unless you have a picture of the hardware as avatar, I don't see why this has catched on.
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What's the difference between having a Switch avatar or Mario avatar?
Both is basically 100% associated with Nintendo.

It's probably more a mixture of the avatar and what opinions the people express.
Everyone has their favorite brand, platform and games.
 
jayu26

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Because it's true. For example, when you see a dude with Rich Evans avatar you think to yourself, "good for nothing hack fraud, I bet he watches Star Trek all day." And I can't blame you for thinking like that.
 

TornadoValley

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I chose my avatar when I first created my steam account during my preteen years and kinda just stuck with it ever since. No idea why I chose it, I'm not even that much of a Pokémon fan.
 
hotcyder

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I've got a shoob Fox McCloud with a God of War Tattoo and a Sea of Thieves Pirate Hat n' Eyepatch so I'm a console centrist :(
 
GamerEra

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Based on your avatar I would say you like JRPGs and anime. Would say that's wrong?

If a user had a Kirby avatar it's safe to assume they're a Nintendo fan.

If they're flat out calling you a fanboy/console warrior the you should bring it to a mods attention.
 
OSHAN

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I read the OP a couple times and I'm not even sure what's being said. I'm an SNK fanboy? Hmm, I guess I am. Good point, OP. Very good.
 

Doof

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My avatar denotes that I am a man of taste and sophistication, and that I only enjoy the highest quality entertainment the internet has to offer.
 
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KrigareN-

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Soony Xbone Uhh said:
What's the difference between having a Switch avatar or Mario avatar?
Both is basically 100% associated with Nintendo.

It's probably more a mixture of the avatar and what opinions the people express.
Everyone has their favorite brand, platform and games.
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I guess you're right. I shouldn't have made that distinction.

People should be able to use whatever avatar they want and not have it used as a way to dismiss their opinion, of course provided that the avatar isn't malicious or inappropriate.
 
Eumi

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Normally whatever the person posted was dumb on its own. Avatar quotes are just a fun jab at them.

That's not to say there aren't times that people dismiss opinions based on avatars though. That's why I use Q, because that's something everyone can agree on.

Everyone.
 
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