Well, there is one thing I can say I certainly agree with you as far as gripes about the game goes, and that is turnips. Good lord, constantly going back and forth between the station and re-tail gets old quick.
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Press B for the text to go fast, continuous press B to make the boatman stop singing ....

Being poor makes the game so much more challenging, plus you don't have the money to do the bell shuffle. Lol
I think AC:NL is a routine game, there is no other way to play than as a routine. If they made an AC game that didn't play with that routine method, it probably wouldn't feel like AC.
Everything you said is on point, though. A trading archive thingy that is accessible at all times would be pretty dandy, especially if you don't have to add friend codes to trade items on it. I'm all for finding a way to end the bell shuffle, and add more storage space.
However, I wouldn't say I'm bored with the game. There are times where I play for hours during the span of a day, and there are times where I play for a bout 30 minutes for the entire day. The events, trying to complete my catalog/museum, collecting all the medals, and online keeps me coming back. NL is more like therapy than anything else, I play it to unwind.
I've also noticed online sessions are pretty brisk, a lot of the people on my list are added for trades, and no one really wants to hang out on AC:NL. I remember how social everyone was in WW and I wish NL was more like that. Not sure what happened.
I'd just like some friends who just wanna hang out.
When all else fails, harass people at club Tortimer. I like to pretend I'm a pillaging viking, and demand people to empty out their bank accounts. Don't be the buttface that traps people on the island, though. That's lame.
For me I set personal goals inside the game.
Eg, right now I wana have all petit villagers. Than I'll start laying path, yes kinda late, but I don't wana go thru the heartache that many suffer because the villagers build on their path.
But my pwp placement is very bad, most likely have to tear down and build again.
Slowly enjoy and I wana at least go thru one whole year to see everything.
Can't wait to build snowman!
Ive had the game since release and im not bored yet. I still dont have all of the Rococo furniture, only have 1 gulliver item, no gracies, no cafe, only 2 public works built so far. I guess its all about how you play, but I dont get much time to play every day maybe only an hour or so during a long session. I can see how the people who play 10-12 hours a day would get bored. Im pretty sure I would get bored with anything I spent 10 hours a day doing. I think taking a break and setting new goals might help. I have lots of little goals that I work on a little bit every day.
Ive had the game since release and im not bored yet. I still dont have all of the Rococo furniture, only have 1 gulliver item, no gracies, no cafe, only 2 public works built so far. I guess its all about how you play, but I dont get much time to play every day maybe only an hour or so during a long session. I can see how the people who play 10-12 hours a day would get bored. Im pretty sure I would get bored with anything I spent 10 hours a day doing. I think taking a break and setting new goals might help. I have lots of little goals that I work on a little bit every day.