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fo ex. while scrolling through the forums, going to eat dinner, etc i personally don't, mainly b/c my activity log would be way off and battery life aha
I typically try not to unless i fall asleep. Sometimes if i'm waiting to meet up with a friend i do but most of the time if i'm not playing then it's off. The battery life isn't quite there to be running all the time imo.
I seldom turn my 3DS off now that I think about it. It's always just on standby. It's become a habit for me to just close the screen and resume later after I save. My 3DS has terrible battery life probably from this bad prolonged habit but then again I've had it since near launch so it's still doing good for its age!
I'm really bad at getting distracted by things especially when playing acnl. I'm 99% sure that the only reason I got my badge for playing over 500 hours is because i just leave my ds on while i'm on the forums or on tumblr or something. xD
I never turn my 3DS off, mainly because if I do, I forget to turn it back on before I leave the house and then curse myself later for missing out on valuable StreetPasses.
I try not to, I have problems with charging so Just plugging it in doesnt always work, I have to rearrange the wire so to not waste battery life I dont, plus overcharging can destroy battery life/Capacity so I rather not spend more time charging then needed.
Edit: I should say, I do not know what type of battery my 3ds has, Some batteries have ways to prevent overcharging but ^^ better safe than sorry!.
I use to leave it on all the time in the home menu, but closed when not playing.
Now I turn it off if I'm not playing it because I don't want the battery to get low. It also makes it more of a hassle to pick up and start playing again, which is good. That way I can focus on other, more important, things and not be as easily tempted.
If you are referring to leaving it open with the game running I don't do it often, but sometimes if I am playing and have to jump up to do something real quick I just set it down, still open and everything. However, when I did this the other day my cat knocked it off the bed and knocked out the SD card with the game on. So, bye bye town. I may have to rethink this habit.
It depends a little, if I'm planning on resuming play after done I just leave it open with the sound turned up so I can hear if a villager pings me. Or if I'm waiting for someone to come to my town for a trade I will leave it open and the gates open as well But if I don't have any more daily stuff to do and nothing to wait on I usually turn the game off, it's easy enough to load it back up again if I find I want to play more later
Usually for tanning, or if I'm doing the diving trick. Sometimes I leave it open if I get an invite or a villager wants to visit me and I have a lot of time until then, so I can do other things.