Avatars

***Avatars*** are one of the most wanted things in PIMD, it's your face after all! They also grant sweet percentage bonuses to your stats.

While many shards are tied to specific events, there are avatar shard collections that are continuous and in the game for extended periods of time.

You can use activators to turn the shards into the masculine or feminine avatar or the shards can be used as currency to purchase the avatars from the shop.

The number of shards required can change from collection to collection. The shards could be obtainable in different ways, but most often opened from boxes!

## Equipping

You can equip new avatars by going to the Store and tapping "See All" in the Avatar Shop section, or by tapping on your current avatar while on your Profile to reach the avatar closet, where all your avatars are kept.

Another option is scrolling down your profile screen and tapping *view all* on "items".

## Obtaining

Some avatars can be bought right in the Avatar Shop in the Store.

You can win avatars in the spinner, Story Passes, side stories, some boxes, and event leaderboards. You can also get avatars by combining Avatar shards!

## Avatar Shards

Shards are items you collect that turn into avatars!

There are two types:

Avatar shards that combine on their own.

Avatar shards that need an activator to combine.

Activators can be purchased in the Shop. Shards can be collected from boxes and sometimes during events, as well as gifted and traded with other players.

## **Story Avatars**

The main goal of hunts is to complete Stories to earn rewards. A part of these rewards are exclusive avatars!

There are typically four sets of Story avatars per hunt, with two different kinds (one being non-VIP and the other being VIP).

As in the boxes, the gender of the avatar you receive and its favored stat bonus alternates each hunt.

## **Basic Avatars**

There are several "basic" avatars that are always available to purchase in the Shop. These avatars have varying prices, with the currency being Extra Credit.

When first creating your profile on PIMD, the 10 EC avatars are available for free choosing as your default. You can only choose one ー the rest will need to be either collected via snapshots or purchased in the Shop, if you so choose.

### **Snapshots**

The "snapshots" mentioned above are part of the tutorial for new players. If a player collects 100 snapshots of a specific default avatar, it will transform into that avatar. You obtain by trading with other players.

## Monthly Avatars

Each month, **A Thinking Ape** releases a set of themed avatars. You can find these avatars in the monthly shop and can purchase them with "Avatar Coins" or won from the Monthly Timer Box.

### **Avatar Coins**

Avatar Coins can be purchased directly from Molly's Corner in the Shop or opened from monthly timer boxes.

These coins are used to purchase the avatars from the Shop. The avatars are only available for that month and change every month!

## Social Shopper Box Avatars

A ***Social Shopper box***, also called a buddy box, is a box received in your Rewards Inbox following either your own purchase of EC or Doctor's Notes, or a clubmate's purchase of either. EC and DNs can both be bought in the Store.

Multiple possibilities await when you open a Social Shopper box, including avatars!

There are four sets for each male and female avatars available, with different stat bonuses and at different rarities. Each set has two kinds of avatars: a non-VIP one and a VIP one.

The chance of getting an avatar out of a Social Box is small, but it does happen! It can sometimes be frustrating opening up a box in your Rewards Inbox and not getting an avatar, but eventually you'll get one. Just have patience!

## VIP Champagne Box Avatars

Another surprise for the Rewards Inbox lies in the VIP Subscription packages. This can also be purchased in the Shop and will grant you a number special VIP Champagne Box's every week.

In the VIP Champagne Box, there are three sets of both male and female avatars, again at differing stat bonuses and rarities. These avatars also have non-VIP and VIP versions.

The VIP also comes with various collectible items that will combine together to create avatars! The collectible items are easy to get in the VIP Champagne box, as they are common. The items can also be traded or gifted between players, meaning you do not need to purchase the VIP Package to be able to get these avatars.

There are now 17 sets of avatars that are available through combinable items in the Champagne Box. To keep up with the set you can find this forum link.

Simply head to the Store, swipe over to the plans tab, and purchase a VIP membership!

## Hunt Avatars

### Box Avatars

Avatars can be received as a part of hunt boxes. These avatars are usually two male and two female avatars ー each avatar being a non-VIP and VIP one. Both have two different stat bonus possibilities.

The male avatar can have either the higher strength bonus or intelligence bonus, and the female avatar would have the opposite. Which avatar has which bonus alternates every hunt. To elaborate, one hunt it will be strength male / intel female. The following hunt would be intel male / strength female.

These avatars can be earned via LITE boxes ー opened using $1,000 in in-game currency and earned 2x an in-game day by completing 2 respective parties ー or PIM-key boxes ー opened using a 10 EC PIM-key and earned as random drops from Party of the Day, Pro Party of the Day, Cat Café, Pizza Pop (Art), or rare hunt-exclusive invite sessions.

## Transformable Avatars

Also found in hunt boxes are collectible items that will transform into either a male or a female avatar after you collect an allotted amount. Some collectible items are hunt specific.

Another type of transformable avatars is the *annual avatars*, introduced during Black Friday of 2018, these avatars are available in all hunt boxes moving forward. There are 24 altogether ー a feminine and a masculine version for each of the twelve months.

Alongside this every year during Black Friday, they come out with a new one and the old ones are no longer in boxes; they can be won in the extracurricular events until the next *Black Friday* comes. The activators are available in the Shop for $1,000 in in-game cash, one for male and one for female.

You can either win these from hunt boxes, extra-curricular reward boxes, or trade with other players.

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## Leaderboard Avatars

Every hunt has a leaderboard that lists what players collected the most drops, and depending on what "place" you finished in, you can get really awesome rewards! And of course, these rewards can include exclusive avatars.

A leaderboard has three tiers: Top 500 collectors, Top 100 collectors, and Top 10 collectors. These are often referred to as T500, T100, and T10 for short. The last two are where you get the avatars!

T100 gets the non-VIP versions of the avatars, and T10 gets both the non-VIP and the VIP versions of the avatars.

## Avatar Bonuses

***Avatars*** are often chosen for their aesthetic. Players want an avatar that looks visually appealing. However, avatars are not only for looking good on PIMD.

There are different stat bonuses for different types of avatars. Many players, especially those that do not PvP, do not pay attention to an avatar's stat bonus when equipping the avatar. Many don't even know what it means!

An avatar's favored build-type (strength, intelligence, or even build) can help a player completely maximize their overall bonus. This particularly helps in PvP.

But how to you calculate which avatars would help you maximize your overall bonus?

### **Calculating Max Bonus**

Calculating this involves a little bit of mathematics. It can be a little intimidating, but it's a simple "plug and chug" formula.

#### **Key**

Variable "x" refers to an avatar's strength bonus.

Variable "y" refers to an avatar's intel bonus.

Variable "s" refers to your raw strength.

Variable "i" refers to your raw intel.

Variable "b" refers to the overall max bonus.

#### **Formula**

{(x ÷ 100) × s} + {(y ÷ 100) × i} = b

**To receive your maximized overall bonus, you want an avatar that has stat bonuses similar to your build.**

Hence, a strength-built player would want a strength-built avatar. An intel-built player would want an intel-built avatar. Finally, an even-built player would want an even-built avatar.

**Examples**

**#1 ー Even Build**

**Avatar's Stat Bonus**

[s]45%/45%[i]

**Player's Raw Stats**

[s]1,000,000/1,000,000[i]

**Formula**

{(45 ÷ 100) × 1,000,000} + {(45 ÷ 100) × 1,000,000} = b

b = +900,000

**#2 ー Strength Build**

**Avatar's Stat Bonus**

[s]69%/23%[i]

**Player's Raw Stats**

[s]1,500,000/500,000[i]

**Formula**

{(69 ÷ 100) × 1,500,000} + {(23 ÷ 100) × 500,000} = b

b = +1,150,000

**#3 ー Intel Build**

**Avatar's Stat Bonus**

[s]21%/65%[i]

**Player's Raw Stats**

[s]500,000/1,500,000[i]

**Formula**

{(21 ÷ 100) × 500,000} + {(65 ÷ 100) × 1,500,000} = b

b = +1,080,000

###### Other Links

Another Guide to Avi Bonuses

Avatar Database on PIMD forum

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