I Changed My Avatar

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#1

pigknight

Jan 07, 2009 18:41:56
Just a heads up, but I changed my avatar to this. Just so no one gets confused.
#2

dirtyfrank

Jan 07, 2009 19:04:04
So why did you have to start a thread about it?
#3

pigknight

Jan 07, 2009 19:39:14
Because I tend to look at people's avatars to recognize them. And I thought other people did too. :P
#4

dirtyfrank

Jan 07, 2009 19:41:05
So, you recognize me because of the big ugly orc that is wielding magic?
#5

RUMPLESTIX

Jan 07, 2009 19:42:35
So, you recognize me because of the big ugly orc that is wielding magic?

Wait, I thought I was talkingh to markustay63 all this time!
:P
#6

dirtyfrank

Jan 07, 2009 19:46:35
Wait, I thought I was talkingh to markustay63 all this time!
:P

Who? What? I haven't seen anyone else that uses the same avatar that I do, but of course I only go to a couple of different boards. *shrug*
#7

RUMPLESTIX

Jan 07, 2009 19:47:46
Who? What? I haven't seen anyone else that uses the same avatar that I do, but of course I only go to a couple of different boards. *shrug*

Try this:

I would have to concur - the vilest beings in the universe are all Elves. :D

Whereas a Illithid lets you know it would like your brain, and a Beholder is very up-front about shooting you with it's eyestalks, an Elf will pretend to be your friend and then turn around and steal your Nether scrolls...

Buncha lowlives...

#8

dirtyfrank

Jan 07, 2009 19:51:20
I guess that's why I've never seen him, I don't visit the FR boards often. Anyways, I'm sure he's not as funny as I (not saying that i'm ever trying to be funny, it just happens). ;)
#9

pigknight

Jan 07, 2009 19:56:11
Pretty much ya.
#10

boj0

Jan 08, 2009 9:40:25
I found out I had the same avatar as SpearSpike when I first started, yeah, I changed that quick.
#11

batshido

Jan 08, 2009 9:44:09
I found out I had the same avatar as SpearSpike when I first started, yeah, I changed that quick.

A wise call.
#12

Cpt_Micha

Jan 08, 2009 9:44:28
Oh god, I feel bad for ya, boj0.

I've got two Avatars that I try to use on these forums. One is my current one, my other one is was just a fad.

I've not really seen anyone else with mine.

Also I tend to check avatars when I first meet a poster (because most repeat avatar useage indicates a sock puppet). After that though I associate that Avatar with that person.
#13

batshido

Jan 08, 2009 9:48:54
(because most repeat avatar useage indicates a sock puppet).

Only for the really dumb ones.
#14

Cpt_Micha

Jan 08, 2009 9:50:24
Only for the really dumb ones.

That should tell ya something about my opinion of the average poster that sock puppets. :P
#15

boj0

Jan 08, 2009 10:04:17
It kinda sucked too, because I chose that avatar as a nostalgic thing, (the cover character from the 2nd edition PHB), so I was really disappointed to change it. However, Two-Headed Dragon is pretty badass :D
#16

oxybe

Jan 08, 2009 10:20:12
i did see a few others with my avatar, so i'm debating changing it to the old one back (i think it was a draconian of some sort... it was dragony either way)
#17

zombie_babies

Jan 08, 2009 10:23:16
Avatar Schmavatar. ;)
#18

batshido

Jan 08, 2009 10:28:20
Avatar Schmavatar. ;)

And this is why you're still under suspicion.
#19

Cpt_Micha

Jan 08, 2009 10:37:32
Zb=RC?

NOOOO SAY IT IS NOT TRUE!

Or would that be a good thing? Because it would confirm what we all believe.. that RC is just the ultimate in posting sarcasm.
#20

boj0

Jan 08, 2009 10:43:20
Conspiracy time!
TD = baneofelves
Because no one would suspect it
#21

Cpt_Micha

Jan 08, 2009 10:47:29
Wow that would be a shocker.

So who's my "Anti Self"?
#22

batshido

Jan 08, 2009 10:49:21
Conspiracy time!
TD = baneofelves
Because no one would suspect it

Ironically, a group that I play with online had a theory that TD was really one of our buddies under an assumed screenname. That didn't pan out.
#23

oxybe

Jan 08, 2009 10:49:32
would i even have an anti-self... am i the anti-self? i mean... i'm the one with the goatee... or would my anti-self have a goatee on a goatee?
#24

batshido

Jan 08, 2009 10:49:57
So who's my "Anti Self"?

Jeff Gordon.
#25

Cpt_Micha

Jan 08, 2009 10:50:00
Batshido=Dopplegangster?

Bats, nice try but it has to be someone on the forums... (Unless Jeff has indeed resumed stalking me.. and is now surfing the same forums I do and no one's told me yet.. *Looks around with shifty eyes*)
#26

crimson_lancer

Jan 08, 2009 10:50:27
My Avatar is on one of the absolute LAST pages, and I've never seen another person with it.
#27

Cpt_Micha

Jan 08, 2009 10:59:53
Crimson, your Anti Self alternate id is Psionx isn't it! You sly devil!
#28

zombie_babies

Jan 08, 2009 12:32:22
I can assure you all that I am not R_C. Probably not. Possibly not. Maybe.
#29

batshido

Jan 08, 2009 12:39:08
Batshido=Dopplegangster?

Please. If I was going to troll, I'd at least be artful about it.

Bats, nice try but it has to be someone on the forums... (Unless Jeff has indeed resumed stalking me.. and is now surfing the same forums I do and no one's told me yet.. *Looks around with shifty eyes*)

Best part; you'll never know.
#30

Cpt_Micha

Jan 08, 2009 12:44:03
That's what makes it so diabolical!
#31

crimson_lancer

Jan 08, 2009 13:06:14
Crimson, your Anti Self alternate id is Psionx isn't it! You sly devil!

Silly Micha! I'm the one with the goatee, remember? :D

But yes. Yes it is.
#32

Cpt_Micha

Jan 08, 2009 13:11:03
Silly Micha! I'm the one with the goatee, remember? :D

But yes. Yes it is.

I knew it!

how do you keep up with trimming that thing? Mine was just too annoying.
#33

baneofelves

Jan 08, 2009 13:25:14
Conspiracy time!
TD = baneofelves
Because no one would suspect it

Umm. No. Not funny. besides, his avatar is a dragon, and mine is a devil. My dragon avatar from before was different.

Besides, when I find something broken in 4E, I fix it myself, instead of starting a 300 page thread that whines about it.

But it is treu, no one would suspect it...so wait. You think I argued with myself on several threads?
#34

crimson_lancer

Jan 08, 2009 14:01:48
I knew it!

how do you keep up with trimming that thing? Mine was just too annoying.

OCD. :D
#35

Lord_Ventnor

Jan 08, 2009 14:34:26
I've seen the avatar I use used by a couple different people. But it's not really all that common.

So, whose my secret, evil alter-ego, I wonder?
#36

Nyronus

Jan 08, 2009 16:51:11
I picked this avatar sometime after I joined. Mostly because Lord Soth is a badass.

That being said, as soon as I started using it, everyone and their great grandmother (hyperbolically speaking) picked it up. Oh well.
#37

fenrir7139

Jan 08, 2009 16:59:22
I haven't seen too many people with my avatar, although I can name one (On the Wings of TPK) who does have it. Otherwise, can't name anyone, though I have seen it a few times.
#38

RUMPLESTIX

Jan 08, 2009 17:33:36
(The Rumplestix stops foraging and works its way into the clearing.)

My original avatar was under a different name a long time ago and had about three posts to its credit. I took a vaction from computing and everything had changed and I had forgotten my password. Then even more changes and 4th edition all came around before I actually rejoined. At first, I had some inferno guy from d20 modern or somewhere. Then, I found this masterpiece.

(The Rumplestix appears to be uncertain, or listening to something.)

Baah! Those researchers have found me again! I thought I had lost them.

(The Rumplestix rapidly exits the clearing. Perhaps it is going to forage on threads in a new location.)
#39

m-bark

Jan 08, 2009 17:48:11
And this is one reason I don't get an avatar here. It forces people to recognise my name! :P
#40

dirtyfrank

Jan 08, 2009 17:48:11
Orcs are the best.
#41

RUMPLESTIX

Jan 08, 2009 18:01:48
Orcs are the best.

Check out this post:

[post=12748487]Tyberian, the former avatar of RUMPLESTIX[/post]
#42

pigknight

Jan 08, 2009 18:09:41
I haven't seen many with my new one, there was one guy with my old one.

Also, every thread I make becomes a hot thread. :P
#43

crimson_lancer

Jan 08, 2009 18:43:43
OverlordHeian has yours, pigknight.
#44

pigknight

Jan 08, 2009 19:11:04
...I found that out...
#45

Bloodsoul

Jan 08, 2009 19:23:25
I've seen my avatar around once or thrice. I've thought about changing it, but.. ah, I like it.
#46

frida

Jan 08, 2009 19:58:49
I used to have Psyduck as my avatar. I could really relate to that character.
http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/psyduck.gif

But I like my current avatar. Its simple and poetic.

I dont remember what your old avatar looked like Pigknight.
#47

pigknight

Jan 08, 2009 20:13:00
I think it was Drizzt. I dunno he had a cloak and was stooped over.
#48

batshido

Jan 08, 2009 20:20:50
I think it was Drizzt. I dunno he had a cloak and was stooped over.

I always thought it was Raistlin.
#49

dirtyfrank

Jan 08, 2009 20:24:07
I always thought it was some dude.
#50

crimson_lancer

Jan 08, 2009 20:24:53
I always thought it was Frank's Mom.
#51

dirtyfrank

Jan 08, 2009 20:34:55
Oh, SHNAP!
#52

pigknight

Jan 08, 2009 20:34:59
OOOOOOH SHNAP!

EDIT: Ninja'd
#53

dirtyfrank

Jan 08, 2009 21:38:17
You changed your avatar?
#54

fenrir7139

Jan 08, 2009 23:17:06
Lulz. But yeah, it was Drizzt; from the cover of the Crystal Shard. Apparently, "Black Skin" instantly transferred Drizzt from obsidian-shaded skin to being african. Go figure. :P
#55

ADHadh

Jan 09, 2009 7:58:49
Even if everyone has the same avatar as mine, I'm not changing it. This zombie just looks a lot like me. The one in the back even more so.

I'd still prefer using my own avatar though.
IMAGE(http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/a/d/adhadh.jpg)
#56

frida

Jan 09, 2009 19:04:05
I think it was Drizzt. I dunno he had a cloak and was stooped over.

Oh yes! I remember it now.

I use this avatar when I have a free option.

IMAGE(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd247/Bergholtz/iso-8859-1Qjag_fE4rg.jpg)
#57

oxybe

Jan 09, 2009 19:14:23
if given the choice of custom avatar?
IMAGE(http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v115/240/89/506661900/n506661900_249773_3388.jpg)
#58

Dark_Stryke

Jan 09, 2009 19:38:04
I've been using this avatar ever since I started here on the boards, and I don't intend to change it. Occasionally I see people with this avatar, but it'd be more likely to show up on the Magic forums, which I no longer frequent (it's the card Arcanis the Omnipotent, for those not in the know).

I tend to recognize people by their avatars. It's jarring when two people with the same avatar post one after another.
#59

pigknight

Jan 09, 2009 20:02:01
Mines an Orvhov guildmage I think.
#60

Dark_Stryke

Jan 09, 2009 20:57:09
Mines an Orvhov guildmage I think.

I think it's spelled "Orzhov", but yes, yes it is.