anyone else NOT burned out?

[Your Local Wild Child]

I just got inspired for a hotel, so that’ll probably take me up to the august update. I’m playing less overall but I still play a lot

 

[SirSean]

I play everyday but not as much as I used to. Been busy playing some other games on Steam lately

 

[Skyfall]

Also not burnt out. I got burnt out fast on NL so I’ve been going slow on this one. There’s still so much to do or things to look forward to, so the game still feels fresh to me.

 

[sarosephie]

I can usually find some kind of creativity everyday. I recently just got the idea to build a hotel in my town so that gives me a little stuff to look at and do every day!

Otherwise I just kind of do the daily tasks.
Since Pascal arrived, I can do my scallop hunt and collect more clothes and junk.
I don't know if you can get multiples of clothing items if you've already got the set.

 

[fuzzdebell]

I still play daily though not as much as before because of work. I always can't wait to get off work and continue playing, lol! I'm playing it at my own pace and don't feel the need to complete everything asap. Now that I know how to use Discord, it helps me a lot in trading with others and keeps my interest in the game. I still have lots of things to do. Definitely not burned out. I know one day I will stop playing it but currently still enjoying it very much

 

[JellyBeans]

I did get burnt out about mid June but after tearing down half my island and redecorating it I keep getting new ideas and it keeps me going! and diving definitely helped, as well as school keeping me from playing as much as I did initally

 

[toadsworthy]

I definitely go through periods of being frustrated with my island and taking more lulls, and then times where I'm inspired and want to work on things. Sometimes I just want to log on and talk to my villagers too

 

[pup]

i'm not! i've definitely felt like i needed a break from the game after a long weekend of playing, but that lasts a few days at most. i pop on for at least an hour or more every day. i just gave away 20mil bells to add some challenge back to the game and to incentivize playing in a more casual/slow way.

i'm also a big kid and working 9-5 in addition to doing freelance work, so i can't play as much as i want. i really want to go find gullivar and reroll for some fun items!! no time for that at the moment, though. eventuallyyyyy. i'm grateful for the updates giving me some things to be excited about.

 

[Etown20]

it does gets monotonous even after the update, when i keep diving and diving and still keep getting pearls. it's kind of a good thing and a bad thing. a good thing because that means i'd keep going back daily to try. the bad thing is if this causes me to quit diving altogether out of frustration. LISTEN NINTENDO: GIVE US THE DIY'S FIRST BEFORE DOZEN OF PEARLS



oh yeah. i realize i never talk about this but i'm also delaying my ideal villagers. or as what they say "dreamies". i've bought amiibos, actually months ago of my beloved villagers, but i haven't scanned majority of them. i'm enjoying my current villagers and i think i'd invite the amiibo villagers one by one by the means of a villager thinking of moving out instead of kicking them out. i had this thought of maybe i'll get bored once my island is full of my ideal villagers that i don't want anyone to move out anymore.

I'm trying to do the same thing stretching out villagers. I used one amiibo early because they had a birthday coming up and have also moved in one campsite villager, but for the most part, I've been trying to just wait for the 15-day ping and not let villagers go until I've gotten there photo.

In addition to that, my island is still only 3 stars and I'm missing critters and plenty of DIY, so hopefully everything together will continue to keep me interested. Even though the gameplay can be monotonous at times, I find the world Nintendo created with this game to be so pleasant that I just like hanging out there.

 

[FRANS_PLAYER]

I'm not at all! I won a hybrids flower giveaway and spent forever moving all of them into neat patterns in hedges. I'm replacing my bridges and adding a celestial post office (possibly). I have a lot of work to do!

 

[rosabelle]

After I reset and tried to catch up (I tt back to my start date and had to tt forward day by day ‘til I reach present day) I had expected to feel at least a little bit burned out but after 2 weeks I’m not totally burned out at all lol. In fact I’m more excited to decorate my island more now that I am doing trades. Guess there’s really still a lot more left to do in the game. I’ll probably start playing less once I’m done catching up though.

 

[elo-chan]

I like designing so as long as I have undesigned spaces on my island, I will never feel burned out! That feeling when I complete a decorated space is just so satisfying. I have not even begun to catch bugs, fish, collect art etc. because I want to fully design my island before I crack down on achievements. I imagine I'll keep playing the game for much, much longer

 

[Jhine7]

Not burned out, just now sticking to the things I really want to do. Instead of the things I feel like I have to do.

 

[stiney]

I was burned out. I took 2.5 weeks off. At first it was accidental, like, I went to bed and realized I hadn't played all day or woke up the next morning and realized I hadn't played yesterday, something like that and then realized it was because I just didn't want to log on. It seemed like this massive chore. I was also really stressed with work, and about to take a week off, so I said I'd catch up while I was off the week leading into the Fourth of July.

Then I was on vacation and instead I watched Avatar and Legend of Korra (and Star Trek Discovery since I still had time left on my CBS All-Access trial...) and I still didn't want to play. My cousin texted me to say how fun swimming was and I still didn't want to play. (Plus I hated swimming in NL so I didn't believe her.)

And then last Friday, I suddenly did want to play. And I logged back in via time travel so I wouldn't miss time and over this past weekend I played an entire week's worth of the time I missed--so now I'm just two weeks behind instead of two and a half.

But swimming IS fun! And I needed the break so I could get back to my villagers without guilt or self-imposed pressure to DO EVERYTHING. And I think that's why I burned myself out, I got sort of min/max-y in my head that I had to do All The Things Every Day or otherwise I was "missing" things. I had to log in multiple times a day to get the three DIYs from my villagers, I had to shake all the trees to get the furniture items, give presents to all my villagers, do all the shopping, water flowers (and I just could NOT get a purple hyacinth or windflower to save my life--finally got a purple hyacinth this weekend though! Once I get a purple windflower, it's time to start trying for blue roses), etc. It got to be where it seemed like a chore to do all those things, rather than a delight. And even though diving adds a new "chore," it's fun enough that I don't mind.

 

[applesauc3]

Honestly when I wasn’t happy with my island I was feeling burnt out, but I put in the work to make it something I’m proud of in terms of terraforming and now I find it so relaxing and I look forward to playing every day. I think people might be stressed with the amount of work their island needs, but I’ve flipped that script to realize this is literally the point of the game and it should be fun! For anybody reading this who is stressed, just let yourself be creative and don’t feel so restricted to themes or what you think your island should look like! Have fun!

 

[SweetDollFace]

I play every day once or twice. I always get ideas and things online so i get excited about trying them out.

 

[airpeaches]

I had a few dips where I got bored with certain things and took a couple days off, but I wouldn't have called that being burned out. Right now I'm just the opposite; I just started to completely revamp my island ((yet again)) a couple days ago, and I'm super excited to do it!

I feel like the game has a lot of design and decoration options so there's a lot to come back to each day, or evedy couple days. And like others in this thread have mentioned, I've barely made a dent in the mermaid and pirate items they just reintroduced. I enjoy working to try and get the new fish and bugs each day/night but don't pressure myself into trying to find all of them asap.

I think a lot of times I find myself (and I'm sure others can say the same) rushing to complete things in the game, especially when it first came out, but I've learned to slow myself down a little! Having a really janky work schedule right now due to covid has also helped me to take my time, though LOL.

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Honestly when I wasn’t happy with my island I was feeling burnt out, but I put in the work to make it something I’m proud of in terms of terraforming and now I find it so relaxing and I look forward to playing every day. I think people might be stressed with the amount of work their island needs, but I’ve flipped that script to realize this is literally the point of the game and it should be fun! For anybody reading this who is stressed, just let yourself be creative and don’t feel so restricted to themes or what you think your island should look like! Have fun!

Also this!! I found that, when I felt burnt out and couldn't find the desire to play for days at a time, I was just really unhappy with my island. Once I changed it, I found my interest rejuvenated and the game much more enjoyable and relaxing!

 

[SRS]

I was starting to feel burned out in June. Updates really help, though. Like, it parcels out features that I would have burned through in the first month of playing otherwise. So I made a point to log in as soon as the Diving update was live, and I haven't even scraped the surface of the mermaid collection.

The danger for me with AC is actually this forum. (Ha!) As much as I love the community aspect and getting help finding those items or villagers I really want, there is a danger to just get everything from other people instead of "grinding" for it yourself. So then once you have that villager you wanted or have completed the set of items you wanted, and it only took you a couple days of buying, selling, and trading on the forum to get it, rather than a month or two of daily gameplay, it can feel hollow, in a way. Like it was too easy. I should mention that I've never time traveled in any of the AC games I've played, the closest I come to "cheating" is taking advantage of other people who are doing it to get a villager I want from someone who is cycling.

I do think that constantly finding new goals is key to keeping engaged. I want to get back to using Harv's Island to create some fun scenes or tell stories (imaging that me and my villagers are putting on a play) and share that via the Island Journals. That motivates me to buy clothes at Able Sisters and furniture at Nook's Cranny even when I feel like I've got more stuff in my inventory than I'll ever use. Cause even if the themes of my house room's are pretty set, I can still design a totally different set of rooms on Harv's, take pics with my villagers posed in them, and tear it all down and redo it ad infinitum. Basically, I've not really taken full advantage of Harv's Island and I want to start doing that more.

My other goal is terra forming and decorating. I like a wild looking island that's functional to move around in, so I'm often overwhelmed by all the really fancy islands with so many custom paths and designs everywhere. But sometimes when I see a customized island that still has a beautiful, wild aesthetic I'm inspired to do more with the terraforming. My island is far from complete (the fossil wing of the museum is the only collection I've completed) and by taking the game slow I think I'll still have goals into the winter.

Also:

I used to love the Dream Town feature from New Leaf and visiting someone's town that had a theme or told a story. Aika is a legend. I would love if New Horizons would implement this feature again. Right now there's so much concern about good behavior that I'm scared to visit people's islands and when I do a trade I'm in the front gate for 2 seconds and then hopping right back out again, lest my host think I'm up to no good. Being able to visit a town and just wander around for as long as I want to, carefully touring houses, no worry about offending or stepping out of bounds, was a joy that I hope we get back for New Horizons.

 

[KimvW]

No, not burnt out at all. There is so much I want to achieve, so if I get bored or frustrated with one thing, I just focus on something else for the moment. I also made a second player so I can decorate their home, which helps.

 

[GEEBRASS]

Not burnt out at all! I love it. Most days I spend multiple hours in-game doing stuff. The closest I have come to burnout was when I was overwhelmed with flowers and my catalog was much smaller, so it was harder for me to decorate or terraform in ways that were satisfying.