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[Saaga]

It's like people are held at gunpoint to continue playing this game...
Seriously, if you get burnt out or bored, play something else! Take break for a few days, a few weeks, months, or never return. It's okay.
Every game get gets old eventually. Thats normal. If ACNH has lasted you through two months of non-stop playing, I say thats a pretty good deal for 60$/£/€.

I don't see the point in threads like these. It only serves to spread negativity and spark arguments, as has been shown.

I agree with what you said mostly, but I wanted to comment a bit what you said in the very end.

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To be fair, this thread started normally but then got into a bit of fight mode because some people resorted unnecessary name calling because some people didn’t share the same subjective opinion of the game as them and there were also misunderstanding at least between two people who made up in the end. While the arguments took many replies from the thread, there are many who stay on topic and discuss about it in civil way. The topic itself isn’t the issue, it is the people who behave badly towards other people who do not share the same sentiments as they do.

I see many threads that I think are ”pointless”, but I do not go those threads and tell the OP it is unnecessary discuss about the topic they have written about. People can choose to ignore topics if they see something they don’t like or agree with and others are allowed to discuss things you may found negative and argumental. And vice versa.

As for the topic itself, I play less than before, but may stop playing for a good while until more updates have happened as I have grown bored of the doing the same things every day and overall don’t feel like playing. I know everything will be fine when I decide to return as there is no negative aspects of not playing for a while, save for maybe there being more weeds than before. The amount of hours doesn’t dictate if I actually enjoy the game or not, just how much I have played it. Before anyone assumes that I got bored because of TT or whatever, I only did it once due certain circumstance and wanted to experience the event I missed and where I left off, but didn’t come back to the current date because I wanted to play on day basis.

I have gone to work every day, so I didn’t get bored by the game by playing it for many hours because I simply didn’t have that much time as those who were quarantined. Doing the same repetitive things for a long time will eventually get boring and it is normal to want to do something else instead of continuing to do something you do not enjoy anymore. And my other gaming list needs a bit of shortening anyway, so maybe for not playing Animal Crossing for a while may spark interest to it again much later after few updates have happened. Or not.

 

[marieheiwa]

i play for a short while every day, longer if a friend wants to play with me or if i’m in the mood to decorate and terraform! growing up with this game i used to TT and play for hours on end, as i got older i realised that made me burn out faster.

even in NL, doing stuff like obsessing over the campsite trick and selling villagers for so many bells that it took HOURS to even transfer them, killed the fun for me too...NH is the first game i’ve been able to play “naturally”. NL lasted 500 hours for me until i started playing in new towns in other cartridges/languages but the magic was never caught again for me.

i’m not sure how many hours i have on NH atm, probably about 150-200? so i can’t say which one will “last more” but my guess is on NH as it’s going to be regularly updated which i love. it took months to unlock everything in NL anyway so this just means it’s easier to avoid spoilers for me haha.

i know lockdown has everyone bored but try different hobbies! i’d usually prefer to spend the bulk of my time on an art study or language studies, working out, etc. idk if i’m allowed to link to websites but there are a ton of resources for these out there! or you could even try a totally new style of game including free to play games if that’s more your cup of tea. there’s lots of online comics you can read for free that can really draw you in, there’s something for everyone out there. i BET most people have loads of stuff they’ve always wanted to learn - i have about 500 - and it’s really really fun doing that!

this is just my experience. everyone is different. however if you get tired of it just stop playing it! move on to something else. there is no obligation to play this game for hundreds of hours. some games are an amazing experience at 8 hours! some are extremely repetitive (competitive multiplayer) but still extremely fun as you can keep improving...you’re not “not getting your money’s worth” just because you don’t play literally every day. it doesn’t make you a “bad fan” either. your island and animal pals will be waiting for you to come back when you’re ready!

 

[moonolotl]

I'm a very on-off type of person, so ill spend like 2 or 3 days barely touching the game then ill spend an entire day playing it lol
I get bored SUPER easily but also get back into things pretty easily

 

[Kaiaa]

Hey everyone, I removed some posts from this thread. If your post was removed, all I ask is that in the future you don’t continue heated conversations that would have better off been reported instead of replied to. We should be respectful to others regardless if their opinion differs from ours. If you noticed your post was removed, it was likely because it was part of the problem, quoted part of the problem, or had no relevance to the topic of the thread. Please know that this post is your unofficial warning to keep it on topic. Any disrespectful posts after this post will result in an official warning.

I’m still playing and trying to develop my town. I don’t get to play often unfortunately!

 

[-Blue-]

It's like people are held at gunpoint to continue playing this game...
Seriously, if you get burnt out or bored, play something else! Take break for a few days, a few weeks, months, or never return. It's okay.
Every game get gets old eventually. Thats normal. If ACNH has lasted you through two months of non-stop playing, I say thats a pretty good deal for 60$/£/€.

I don't see the point in threads like these. It only serves to spread negativity and spark arguments, as has been shown.

No one is saying they're being forced to play this game. Topics like these are good because there are just as many topics that are praising the game for what they did right. But we shouldn't ignore things that are holding the game back. And we shouldn't silence them either. Because than it makes it look like the game doesn't have any flaws.

I'm finding myself playing the game less to. Will I still boot it up every day for a bit or every other day? Yes, I will. But at the same time things like mini-games for friends to play together online would give people more to do whenever they do play the game again.

A lot have said how the villagers have more diverse dialogue now, but it all feels like less to me. I rarely get them asking for any favor, wanting me to visit their home or mine or random visits, having hide and seek, and I got the treasure hunt maybe once in the two months I have been playing. I would talk to my villagers all the time in the other games because I never knew what they would say or ask for/to do.

In NH I'm just running pass them without talking now because when I do talk to them they regurgitate the same dialogue. 'I'm thinking about (that person you traded with and didn't talk to me once) I wonder what their island is like'

'I heard you dug fossils yesterday, did you give them to Blathers? Thanks for picking the beach clean of seashells. I noticed you shaking trees all day did you at least leave the rest of us some fruit?' This gets old after a while. It's not even dialogue that's based on their personality.

I dig for fossils everyday and so does most everyone else. It's a good source of bells when the museum is done or close and Blathers keeps giving you extras. So every time I talk to my villager they spit out the fossil dialogue the next day. They need to program their dialogue options to not spit out what you did the other day so much. It makes me not want to even bother talking to them. And that's part of what AC is about. But they also gutted most of the other interactions villagers would initiate.

The pinging system was also better in NL. Both games still ping for you, but if your inventory is full NL villagers wouldn't ping you to give you items. In NH if you're inventory is full the villager will say 'Oh I forgot what I wanted!' I mean how hard is it to program it not to happen if your at max capacity? They managed to do it in NL somehow.

 

[Bioness]

Today, was actually the first day I did not play Animal Crossing since release.

I guess I've done so much that I am just waiting on content updates. Also Nintendo removing the two hybrid islands put a bad taste in my mouth.

 

[cami_tayler]

I go in waves. Like (in NH and New Leaf) I'll play it for months then get tired of it and break for a week or so then I get back into it again about week or two later. But you're definitely right they need serious and interesting updates or events.

 

[windwake-me-up-inside]

I've been playing non-stop since launch and have not slowed down. Maybe it's just because I make my own goals? Like earlier was getting all the hybrids, and now i've moved to trying to get all the KK songs and building my town to be perfect, one day at a time.

 

[Gunner]

This'll sound weird but I'm personally happy less people are playing. I feel when this game came out during lockdown a lot of disingenuous people jumped on the bandwagon, a lot of people just wanting to play to either gain self gratification/show off. Honestly for a while the games popularity actually made me dislike the game somewhat because I felt like real fans were getting pushed away by people who didn't fully appreciate the game and were just playing it while their other pastimes were banned due to lockdowns. I certainly don't remember having to pay 50,000 bells to visit someones town in New Leaf or people selling bells on EBay when New Leaf came out, or immense levels of scamming and vitriolic TT debates. This games release really did show me why smaller communities are superior to larger ones.

 

[eminyan]

I have definitely! I love the game, I really do- but the lack of other activities and content right now is a bit frustrating. I know this is supposed to be a progressive game, with more content coming with time but there's just too little things to do rn. I look forward to future content and I love the progressive style of the game but at the same time there should be a default amount of/more content before releasing things bit by bit.
I get it's not meant to be a daily everyday game but I know many who have already gotten bored of it despite not playing it daily, including myself.

This'll sound weird but I'm personally happy less people are playing. I feel when this game came out during lockdown a lot of disingenuous people jumped on the bandwagon, a lot of people just wanting to play to either gain self gratification/show off. Honestly for a while the games popularity actually made me dislike the game somewhat because I felt like real fans were getting pushed away by people who didn't fully appreciate the game and were just playing it while their other pastimes were banned due to lockdowns. I certainly don't remember having to pay 50,000 bells to visit someones town in New Leaf or people selling bells on EBay when New Leaf came out, or immense levels of scamming and vitriolic TT debates. This games release really did show me why smaller communities are superior to larger ones.

I get your point but I don't think everyone playing because of rough times right now are all just jumping on the bandwagon? I understand if you mean older fans but every fan is a real fan and I feel like making a strict difference between new fans and older fans is low-key gatekeeping. There's nothing wrong with preferring a different economy or smaller communities or liking the game with a smaller fanbase, just think it's a bit narrow-minded to assume everyone who played because of stress from quarantine doesn't count as a fan or their reasons to enjoy a game during such sad times is invalid.

 

[Mayor-of-Bliss]

My problem right now is the lack of favors.
Now I'm okay with my island overall I only play 30 min to an hour. I kept trying to decorate when I dont want to because idk what to do and realized what did I do in previous games?

I used to play animal crossing like this:
Check stores do daily stuff. Go fishing. Run into villagers while fishing. Say hi. They ask for quest. Do quest. Yay furniture. Go back to fishing. Repeate like five times. Maybe decorate my house with some furniture I got doing quests. Quit.

Now I play like this:
Daily stuff. Decorate. (Remove this now im done decorating mainly) Get materials. Say hi to villgers. They give me money or shirt for present..


Try to go fishing (I opened NL and wow there's more fish in that game tbh and they come right to you. I feel like fishing in this game is GC or CF ugh). Get frustrated but see animal. Say hi. They say hi. No quest. Go back to fishing. Kind of bored. Quit.

I just.... Previous games for the way I play had a nice feed back loop.

One day I got two favors I was excited! Maybe I have high enough friends with villagers they want me to do things for them!

Nope. Haven't gotten asked a favor in at least 3days to a week.

I like decorating. But... I would rather do favors to raise friendship than presents... I really liked animal crossing DIDNT do presents like Harvest Moon or Stardew Valley because that felt shallow to me. I don't give my irl friends presents very much but I do nice things for them.

Maybe I just need to raise friendships more for favors idk. Did they ping more in NL? I rarely get pings but I'm not sure.

I miss diving. I know that's coming back maybe or something but...

I like new horizons.
I know maybe because I can craft that should excuse my villgers from giving me furniture very often.

I just miss favors.

 

[Undies]

I'm starting to play less, I have a 5 star island, all the current seasonal recipes, I have all the available fish/bugs, I have 10 villagers I'm happy with, and fully upgraded my house. So once Xenoblade Chronicles comes out unless we get a big update I'll probably stop playing AC completely for awhile.

For me I think turnips are what ruined the game for me. In one week I made millions, which meant I could fully upgrade my house (including paying off the final loan that doesn't really matter). I have so much money that if I see a TV at Nooks' Cranny I can afford it without needing to spend days irl fishing and stuff to afford it.
IDK if others have a similar problem re regretting buying/selling turnips? I feel like the loans should be harder to pay off or turnips should be nerfed alot.

 

[eminyan]

I'm starting to play less, I have a 5 star island, all the current seasonal recipes, I have all the available fish/bugs, I have 10 villagers I'm happy with, and fully upgraded my house. So once Xenoblade Chronicles comes out unless we get a big update I'll probably stop playing AC completely for awhile.

For me I think turnips are what ruined the game for me. In one week I made millions, which meant I could fully upgrade my house (including paying off the final loan that doesn't really matter). I have so much money that if I see a TV at Nooks' Cranny I can afford it without needing to spend days irl fishing and stuff to afford it.
IDK if others have a similar problem re regretting buying/selling turnips? I feel like the loans should be harder to pay off or turnips should be nerfed alot.

agree! i love completing things right away but i think being able to as ruined some of the fun

 

[-Blue-]

Today, was actually the first day I did not play Animal Crossing since release.

I guess I've done so much that I am just waiting on content updates. Also Nintendo removing the two hybrid islands put a bad taste in my mouth.

Wait what did Nintendo do? They got rid of some of the mystery islands? Why would they do that? There's so little content right now as there is.

Turnips are what I did towards the end of NL. I used to visit the island to bug and shark hunt all the time. It kept me active and playing. It was fun. I didn't mind if I burned an hour. It was rewarding. Now everything is a bell sink and the only way to make bells realistically is by turnips. They should had never gotten rid of the island bugs and sharks.

And Nintendo actually made one of those butterflies spawn less with a patch. You know cause getting bells in this game is so easy any other way. I mean they literally forced us to go to turnips. And I wonder if that's because they're being so greedy and want us all to roll over and go online (more money for them)

 

[itsrowan]

I definitely stopped playing at some point, but not necessarily because of disappointment. I preordered the game and played it throughout the first week it was released, but I stopped because of personal matters and responsibilities. I revisited it a few weeks ago and I've been playing occasionally ever since!

I agree that it gets repetitive at some points, so I try to spread out my play sessions so that I don't get burnt out too quickly. I used to play AC:NL daily, but I'd end up taking month-long breaks because I'd get bored of it pretty quickly. I say some of the hype behind this game is justified, but like any life simulation game, it's bound to feel boring at some point. I feel as if it's up to the players to find ways to make it more interesting, which is fun in itself!

 

[trashpedia]

Coming back to this forum post now, I barely do much in the game other than talk to villagers, dig up fossils to sell them, and checking stores. I feel like there just isn’t much to do after a while. I don’t spend more than 30 minutes each day now.