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Nocturnal
Nocturnal


Promising
Supreme Hero
posted May 25, 2011 05:23 AM
Edited by Nocturnal at 05:26, 25 May 2011.

A question about custom avatars

Can we put something or some character from another game as our custom avatar? For example a Street Fighter character? As Campcom holds the copyright I though maybe it wasn't legal so I wanted to ask.

EDIT: I have posted this at the wrong place. Can someone move it to Turban Tribunal?
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gnomes2169
gnomes2169


Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Duke of the Glade
posted May 25, 2011 05:25 AM

Have you seen the Bauldur's Gate avvies? That is a yes, captain, as long as you can size it properly. (Ask Jabanoss or Adrius)
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Nocturnal
Nocturnal


Promising
Supreme Hero
posted May 25, 2011 05:27 AM

OH REALLY? Nice nice nice
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Roesisch
Roesisch

Tavern Dweller
posted March 01, 2012 12:53 PM

Can't update my Profile

Hello, I can't update my Profile. It tells me I have to choose a non-taken avatar-pic, because mine would be reserved by another user. I have this avatar-pic since I registered here ages ago... What can I do about this?!?

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favio
favio


Hired Hero
posted December 10, 2012 02:27 PM

I still dont understand how to make my new own avatar here. How to upload it from my PC here at forum

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The_Polyglot
The_Polyglot


Promising
Supreme Hero
Nuttier than squirrel poo
posted December 10, 2012 02:45 PM

@favio:

1st step: Have 50 posts to your name
2nd step: Find the picture You want as your avatar
3rd step: Ask Lizard nicely to upload it for You in this thread. (If needed, he'll even resize it for You, he's awesome like that)
4th step: Find the avatar in the avatar list, and set it as your new one, once Lizard's uploaded it. In your case, it'll be named something like *favio_[YEAR]*

You can request 1 custom avvie per year, so choose wisely!
Please note that even if only one avatar can be reserved per member, it's considered impolite to set someone else's old custom avatar as your own.
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favio
favio


Hired Hero
posted December 11, 2012 02:13 PM

Thanks a lot for answer.

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Caracal
Caracal


Adventuring Hero
posted January 06, 2014 07:21 PM
Edited by Caracal at 19:21, 06 Jan 2014.

I have a question. I tried to use one of the avatars and ofc I also got the message that it is being used by another player. Now under every avatar it states how many users are using it....what is it determined by?? How come 7 users can use avatar that I would like to use and others are used even by greater number of people like 15 or 20, but I can't use this particular one for some reason. What do I have to do to change that? I would like to have H2 black dragon one.

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DagothGares
DagothGares


Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
No gods or kings
posted January 06, 2014 07:24 PM

People can reserve an avatar when no one else uses it and then no one else can use it for their avatar.
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Caracal
Caracal


Adventuring Hero
posted January 06, 2014 08:36 PM

as I stated 7 people are using this avatar so it isn't reserved.

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Gnomes2169
Gnomes2169


Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Duke of the Glade
posted January 08, 2014 02:20 AM

Caracal said:
as I stated 7 people are using this avatar so it isn't reserved.

Actually, there could be 6 other people who got it before it was reserved by one of them. It only prevents people from taking it in the future, it doesn't remove the picture from their possession. So even if it is reserved, multiple people can still have it.
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Caracal
Caracal


Adventuring Hero
posted January 08, 2014 06:55 AM
Edited by Caracal at 07:01, 08 Jan 2014.

I see thx for explaining. Is there possibility to upload Your own avatar from your own PC.? Another thing is what about avatars reserved by people who are no longer active? I have seen those in gallery and as a matter of fact I also know that those players are not active for few years now. Is there a chance to make those avatars available for new people? Or will they remain forever unobtainable and not used by anyone therefore IMO wasted??

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fred79
fred79


Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
posted January 08, 2014 07:14 AM

good point. there should be a cut-off time limit for avatars, according to how long someone has been gone.

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OhforfSake
OhforfSake


Promising
Legendary Hero
Initiate
posted January 08, 2014 07:16 AM
Edited by OhforfSake at 07:18, 08 Jan 2014.

I don't see why not you shouldn't be able to use an image from your PC.

E.g. go to any image uploading home page, such as imgur.com, and upload from computer.

Then right click on the uploaded image, click copy image url (or whatever it's called in your language) and paste it in to this code, replacing the text "image code":
[img]image code[/img]
If you quote it, remember to remove the [b] tags, as they're just there so I could write this example without the forum thinking I'm trying to upload an image.

Post said code in the avatar upload thread, and I imagine LW will tell you if it can be uploaded (which in my experience it usually can).

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good point. there should be a cut-off time limit for avatars, according to how long someone has been gone.


While not a completely satisfying solution, I'm sure it's possible to get an already existing avatar re-uploaded under a different name, as avatar names does not uniquely define what is in the picture and I doubt anyone is going to look through the massive archive to find out what is already uploaded for any given image.
Not that satisfying because of the 1 avatar pr. year limit, though (not to mention unnecessary bandwith usage, but I'm sure if Val recognizes the problem, he'll solve it).
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Storm-Giant
Storm-Giant


Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
On the Other Side!
posted January 08, 2014 01:56 PM

It's a shame that generic avatars can be reserved (I can't select the H2 Titan T_T).
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Gravorce
Gravorce


Adventuring Hero
posted September 08, 2016 01:02 PM

Yes I have come across this problem too. It is a bit silly that you could potentially create an account post 50 times and reserve an avatar then disappear forever - that avatar is now useless

Hey @Storm-Giant you are a perfect example of why this is not fair, you have the perfect username for a Titan but can't use his avatar. I feel sorry for you now

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OhforfSake
OhforfSake


Promising
Legendary Hero
Initiate
posted September 08, 2016 01:11 PM

I think you can re-upload it, though I agree it's odd that public avatars (those provided by the community) can be reserved.

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marmot
marmot

Tavern Dweller
posted December 05, 2016 11:43 PM

Related to this, does anyone know what's the situation with the 'Boar' avatar (from HOMM3)? I was wanting to use it but I got the message about it being reserved for someone. Is there any way I could unlock it or is it just permanently blocked?

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tax_375
tax_375


Hired Hero
posted December 15, 2016 10:21 AM
Edited by tax_375 at 10:22, 15 Dec 2016.

Will there be new avatars from HotA sometime? Creatures, heroes?

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fred79
fred79


Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
posted December 15, 2016 02:26 PM

tax_375 said:
Will there be new avatars from HotA sometime? Creatures, heroes?


that's a good idea(and not only from the HotA team, but others who make creatures/heroes as well). but there are downsides, maybe. it could be something that the HotA team/other teams would see as "their brand"(which is why i didn't give my avatar away, because i see it as my brand logo). but on the other hand, they would be associated with the standard homm3 works, which i think, is prestigious.

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