Club Tortimer - What was your experience?

[Mint]

I wish that too! Is there no way at all with the 3DS?

It makes me wonder if the Japanese players now feel "invaded" or something (or maybe just inconvenienced) with so many of us non-Japanese speaking players on Club Tortimer. And our numbers will only grow. I went on another Club Tortimer spree after the first time and had a couple of Japanese players arrive on the island... only to leave instantly. Makes me sad.

If they do feel that way, they should stick to the local option on Club Tortimer.

I've mostly met nice people, but I have met some very rude Japanese kids that kept demanding money from me. One kept asking Leilani to leave, would cancel, ask to leave, cancel, meaning no one could leave. I had to flick the wifi switch off to escape. But that happened when I visited CT with my Japanese game. ^^;

 

[jesughs]

Most of the people I've met on Club Tortimer don't speak at all, but I met this one Japanese girl and we talked for a while. She was really cool, and we were using Google Translate so we could understand each other, haha. It was really fun, and she gave me her friend code and I gave her mine but when I registered it, it didn't work. I think I misheard her or something, but it sucks 'cause she was cool.

 

[eyeplaybass]

I only went once and I stuck with North America only. When I first showed up there was one girl there. She hung around and we talked just a little bit (she said that my character looked adorable! ) and then she asked for my friend code and left. The next person to show up ran around a bit and then left without even saying hello to me. I thought it seemed kinda lame and wasn't sure if anybody was ever gonna show up and do tours with me, so I left.

 

[Ronbonbeno]

The first person I came across was a Japaenese girl who didnt speak any english, she kept trying to talk to me in Japanese and I was like I dont speak Japanese but we exchanged text faces and played many games.

Then After that i decided NA only and I met two Canadians who were older,46 and 34 or something like that, they were really nice and the one girl told me where the beetles and sharks were for me to catch.

 

[Superpenguin]

I met a nice Japanese player yesterday. He made a strong effort to speak English and I could understand him. Though he didn't use any spaces having Japanese as his first language of course. He played some tours and talked for a bit.

 

[Jarrad]

It was amazing! I met this kind Japanese girl! Although I couldn't understand what she was saying for the majority of the time, but it was still fun! We exchanged accessories, I gave her my red bandana and she gave me her glasses! We also exchanged a few small sentences, but other than that we were totally isolated by our language barrier! (Still, it was fun!)

Later, another player arrived and he was from Japan too! This guy could speak some English so we managed to exchange friend codes!

 

[AC Cafe]

All the Japanese people I've met didn't speak a lick of English, and it was really awkward. We just did our own thing on the island. Played one mini-game with someone though. The English speaking people I've met weren't very talkative either. So I just use Club Tortimer to use the Island shop or check to see if the Island is in night time when I play during the day. I don't go there for social purposes anymore.

 

[Winona]

Most of the time, they just wouldn't talk to me. But that's okay. I basically only visit the island in order to not feel alone. If I know that someone else is there, I feel just... a little better. :'D

 

[Jake]

I just got the island today and it had the membership card in stock, so I bought it and have gone a few times.



I've been about 6 times, and all times they don't even say anything (i don't care though) - they just come to the island, and leave a minute later.

Except just them I got some crazy japanese girl who kept asking me questions (she asked for my age and I said 174) and then I had to go have dinner so I was like 'bye' and she like 'i love you'

 

[pocky]

1st experience: I went in and the person that was in there left right away -as in before I could even see who they were or where they were.

2nd experience: I went in and there was a guy from Japan. He told me that he was 17 and asked for my age. After I told him that I was 21 he asked to exchange Friend Codes. But I had sort of forgotten mine and I couldn't go to the home screen while in Club Tortimer

 

[Marjet]

1st experience: I went for the first time and there was an American player. He was just catching bugs and he gave me some tips. Then I tried it too, but it didn't work out that well so I let him do his thing. Then his basket got full and he left.

2nd experience: I saw a really cute Japanese girl arriving. We played a lot of games together and collected loads of medals. We exchanged friend codes too. She was very nice but not very talkactive. But that didn't really bother me that much. :3

3rd experience: Another Japanese girl came and I was just catching some bugs. We talked for a little while and she then gave me a Silver Axe as a present! We also exchanged friendcodes and I'm so happy with my Silver Axe! ^^;

 

[insaneluzer]

My Club Tortimer experiences thus far have been disappointing, tbh. I noticed I was put with a different group no matter how quickly I would set sale for the island again, so I think there's something wrong with the matchmaking. Their system creates tens of thousands of islands even when there are only a little more than that trying to get into sessions. I never got matched with more than one person, and when that person left it would take FOREVER for me to be matched with someone again. Can't say I'm surprised, but I feel like I was ripped off of 50 medals. :/ The only people I met on the CT island were either trying to "troll" me by scaring all the bugs, refusing to join me for tours, and hitting me repeatedly with net. The one person I did eventually find who wanted to talk got me to trade friend codes, but he turned out to just be an annoying kid. Eventually had to block him because he wouldn't stop begging me to go to his town, both through best friend messaging and swapnote! I think I'll just stick to inviting people to go to my island with me/going to other towns for their islands.

 

[Julie]

I imagine that most people come and then leave immediately because they want to find rare items on the island to buy. So they come, and if they don't see something they want, they just leave.

I went once, but nobody came or was there, so I just did my own thing I guess... I plan on going a lot more tomorrow to see if I can meet anyone. I know bits and pieces of japanese and can understand a little katakana... but it's probably not enough to hold a conversation.

 

[Aivilo]

I've been once with another person, and he had wiped all forms of life off of the island and dug holes everywhere possible o.o

 

[Torotix]

I just played it in Australia only, the guy that was there was pretty nice, we exchanged friend codes and stuff after playing some tours, but during that other people came just to see the items and left. I don't really blame them though.

 

[Eir]

I agree with OP; an ability to switch to a Japanese keyset would be really nice since I seem to meet a lot of Japanese players and many times, they can't understand me.

It also doesn't seem very populated; every time I go, there's either no one or only one other person on the island. Now, I only go there to glance at the daily stock of items.

 

[LemyLekySama]

I've been twice now & both times the ppl in the International island were pretty swell. Mostly, they just did their own thing. Tried communicating, but it was kinda hard.

 

[SodaDog]

I managed to meet someone korean and Japanese.

 

[Officer Berri]

What's the club Tortimer membership thing look like? I hope it doesn't look like letter paper because if that's the case I missed it yesterday or the day before. ;-; I didn't go to the island today. -.- Now I'll have to play the game this evening and kill even more of my grass. Blugh.

 

[Wish]

What's the club Tortimer membership thing look like? I hope it doesn't look like letter paper because if that's the case I missed it yesterday or the day before. ;-; I didn't go to the island today. -.- Now I'll have to play the game this evening and kill even more of my grass. Blugh.

It is the letter paper