Since we have a LOT of duplicate threads on Armatars, I'm creating this sticky post where users can discuss ideas about armatars.
We've stated several times that Dan is in charge of armatars at the moment, and that if you want new armatars to go let him know. We have several new ideas for armatars on AG3 that we'll discuss in this thread as we work on it.
For starters, we ARE going to allow custom armatars at some point. I'm not sure if it'll be there when AG3 launches, but it's a priority. We'll have strict requirements, probably something like being a member for more than 6 months, and have a certain number of points/achievements or a reputation level of a certain rank or something. The specifics are still being worked out. One idea is that at one level (points/achievements/reputation), you could upload an armatar that only you could use. At another level, you could unlock it for your friends to use. At another level, your followers, and at the highest level, make it available for anyone on the site. We've also discussed the idea of letting our most artistic users create entire *sets* of armatars for the site.
In AG3, all users will have a unique URL for their armatar, which they can use on other sites if they choose. We'll have a link on your dashboard that will show you what the URL is or how to download a high-quality version of the image.
All armatar uploads will be heavily scrutinized by human eyes before they go live on the site. Users who abuse the system by uploading an image against our Terms and Conditions and other rules and guidelines about images will be permanently banned from the site.
Anyhow, if you have other ideas, questions, suggestions, please place them here. If you see other users asking about AG3 armatars, please direct them back to this forum thread.
Well, I'd really love to have any "moe" called image as armatar. They are usually Manga/Anime characters but any fanart avatar would fit very well.
I'd also like to suggest:
Since the new AG3 is going to count how many times you play a game, and you have an internal score on the game, letting Game Uploaders to upload an avatar of their games (OPTIONAL obviously), like an icon or so, so I could chose it with determinated prerrequisites as armatar. For example, I LOVE Gemcraft, And i play a lot now the Labyrinth, and I'd like to have any armatar of it. Then, i need a minimum of 10 plays and a score of 50.000. Then I get a pop-up message saying "you unlocked the Gemcraft Labyrinth armatar".
@zengoku. Cormyn talked about something similar to your idea in another thread. Here is the quote.
One idea we've had is that unlocking an achievement in a game will make the game icon available to you as an Armatar. So if you play a perfect Exit Path game or something, you'd get the Exit Path icon as your armatar. Whether that's permanent or temporary, or we just make it available to you whenever you want it, we haven't decided. But that's one of several plans we have for Armatars.
I would recommend having a TaC pop up when you try to upload an armatar. Just have it pop up the first time, but make sure people agree to it, and then have them press agree whenever they want to upload anything the next time, a bit like deviantart does it. This would give a reason for permabanning someone the moment they upload something that breaks the rules, because they have "read and understood" the rules every time they use this function, which means that they are actively trying to break the rules by uploading whatever they just uploaded.
Isn't that what is undergone when members first get registered though, Cenere? :O
Perhaps, but again, this is based off of dA. I find it a good way to put the rules just on the edge of everyone's mind, since you have to make sure the little box is checked every time you use this uploader. People will have to be active about the rules, which also means they have to be either morons or actively choosing not to follow the rules, to get in trouble. Further, seeing this will be an image uploader, I assume it would have a different TaC than the site in general has, like pointing out the image should be made by yourself, all rights should belong to you, you are giving permission for others to use this armatar, and, depending on how the rules will actually work, the image should not contain any copyrighted, trademarked or otherwise character without the permission of the owners of said right. Currently, unless you are posting in the Art section, or you are claiming an image as your own, you are allowed to post pretty much everything that does not break the pg13 or the rule about text.
By having this on its own, it makes for something less likely to be looked over and forgotten, the users does not have to go look through and entire TaC whenever they want to use the armatar uploader, it would have easy to follow rules and so on.
I just find it to be a bit easier to manage, both for users, image moderators (or whoever will look through the images) and staff.
I could see us showing an abbreviated list of Terms and Conditions like Cenere described, and the user must select a series of checkboxes saying "No, this isn't porn", "Yes, I made this image myself", "Yes, I agree AG can delete my image if it's inappropriate", and so on.
would it be possible to have a custom armitar? i mean one for alot of points but you could draw your own picture and use it for an armitar? it would be cool, but i guess it would kinda defeat the purpose of unlocking them =( i donno it is up to you guys =D
I say we should have the same system on AG3 just more armatars to choose from. Say if I get this many points, instead of unlocking 3, maybe we could unlock 5-10. I personally don't want custom because it could get out of hand really easily and I think the armatars look superb.
@StrategicCaptain: Not many people from what I've noticed like sticking with the AG Armatars.
Personally, I would love the idea to be able to upload our own pictures or pictures from Google Images, as long as they are rule-abiding, but I know that AG has to worry about copyright laws, so I really don't know how the latter would work out.
Drawing our own though would be awesome, as long as they are rule-abiding.
I go through many of the Armatars and just can't find one to stick with for a while; I'd rather just be able to draw my own or get one from Google Images & I'm sure many would agree. But, I hope we still will be able to have these Armatars on AG3.
Also, with unlocking more each time you rank up or whatnot, that ruins the whole point of it. People would be having all the Armatars and that would make some less unique.
