Do you ever feel villager regret?

[Chungus]

As in, have you ever let a villager go because you knew it was the right thing to do for your village in the long run, but then have instant and very painful regret?

Today, I let Eloise go so I could invite another snooty that would compliment the rest of my villagers better. I am still terribly sad over this! Has this ever happened to you? If so, what have you done to make yourself feel better? I’m thinking of writing a personal short story about how Eloise’s departure has impacted her neighbor, Shari. Exceedingly cheesy, but I am sure it will help me release my pent-up regret, lol.

I know Animal Crossing is just a game, but I feel like I actually befriend the cute pixels on my screen.

 

[brockbrock]

I definitely had instant regret when I let Walt move out. I really wanted him in my town as he's one of my favorite villagers, but when he moved in he didn't really fit in anywhere. One small things to another led to me letting him move on. I'm definitely happy with the villager who replaced him (Butch), but I do really miss the guy.

 

[Chungus]

I definitely had instant regret when I let Walt move out. I really wanted him in my town as he's one of my favorite villagers, but when he moved in he didn't really fit in anywhere. One small things to another led to me letting him move on. I'm definitely happy with the villager who replaced him (Butch), but I do really miss the guy.

Walt is my favorite villager of all time! I imagine that would be hard. I felt bad even temporarily displacing the Walt in my New Horizons island — even though I have his amiibo card. It’s rough!

Butch is a good dude, though. And if he fits your island better, more power to you. You had to do what you had to do. Granted, it still hurts!

 

[Squinish]

Going to copy this from a thread I posted on another forum. To save me some time typing.
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Ok, so yesterday I had a chance to get Raymond. I really wanted Raymond. Me and so many other, right? Well I had to loose a villager. I had a couple that I was ok with letting go of. I had their Framed Photos and took good care of them. They would have been missed but I was ok with there leaving.

Tangy was not meant to be one of them. I mean I had her Photo (she was the first to give me one). She is my second favorite villager. She makes the cutest face when you give her a gift and she is like, "Willy, I can haz." I gave her a green cheerleader uniform that she would wear all the time.

Try as I might. I could not get anyone else to leave and time was running out and.... and... I told her it was ok to leave. "You go be a super star. Follow your dreams Tangy. Your going to go far kid." I have had Tangy in every Animal Crossing game I have played and she has left me before, but this time. This is the first time I gave her permission to leave.

I said my goodbyes and got Raymond. He's great, I love him but today. I stopped in at the Service Center. Just checking for Rusted Parts cause Guliver was on the island the day before. As I am looking I saw an outfit. It was a Cheerleader Uniform. It was a green Cheerleader Uniform.

She forgot it as she was moving out and I am on the floor of the service center crying like a baby. Why did I do it? Just to get Sassy Cat. I mean sure, I really like him but WHY! Why couldn't Marina or Skye said they wanted to move? Why not Ankha? Sure Ankha is my favorite villager, but I have her amiibo so I can get her back easy. No, it had to be Tangy.

God my heart hurts right now. I am going to make a little memory shrine for Tangy until the day she comes back. On that day I will give her back her Cheerleader Uniform and beg her to never leave me again.

 

[spawnpoint]

Going to copy this from a thread I posted on another forum. To save me some time typing.
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Ok, so yesterday I had a chance to get Raymond. I really wanted Raymond. Me and so many other, right? Well I had to loose a villager. I had a couple that I was ok with letting go of. I had their Framed Photos and took good care of them. They would have been missed but I was ok with there leaving.

Tangy was not meant to be one of them. I mean I had her Photo (she was the first to give me one). She is my second favorite villager. She makes the cutest face when you give her a gift and she is like, "Willy, I can haz." I gave her a green cheerleader uniform that she would wear all the time.

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Try as I might. I could not get anyone else to leave and time was running out and.... and... I told her it was ok to leave. "You go be a super star. Follow your dreams Tangy. Your going to go far kid." I have had Tangy in every Animal Crossing game I have played and she has left me before, but this time. This is the first time I gave her permission to leave.

I said my goodbyes and got Raymond. He's great, I love him but today. I stopped in at the Service Center. Just checking for Rusted Parts cause Guliver was on the island the day before. As I am looking I saw an outfit. It was a Cheerleader Uniform. It was a green Cheerleader Uniform.

She forgot it as she was moving out and I am on the floor of the service center crying like a baby. Why did I do it? Just to get Sassy Cat. I mean sure, I really like him but WHY! Why couldn't Marina or Skye said they wanted to move? Why not Ankha? Sure Ankha is my favorite villager, but I have her amiibo so I can get her back easy. No, it had to be Tangy.

God my heart hurts right now. I am going to make a little memory shrine for Tangy until the day she comes back. On that day I will give her back her Cheerleader Uniform and beg her to never leave me again.


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I'm about to cry, I'm so sorry that happened and I hope you can get her back ;-;

 

[Chungus]

Going to copy this from a thread I posted on another forum. To save me some time typing.

Oh my goodness, this nearly brought me to tears! Whenever I find an old villagers’ clothes in my recycling bin, no matter who they are, I get insanely sad and uncomfortable. I found Fuchsia and Punchy’s shirts I gave them in the bin, which especially tore at my heart strings. I keep these items in my closet and never touch them again because it makes me sad every time. In my most recent situation, Eloise left behind the crappier of the clothing I gave her. That was a slight relief.

Your love for Tangy reminds me of Maddie, who is my peppy in New Horizons. I can’t think of letting her go without feeling awful since we’ve bonded, too. I gave her a cheerleading dress, too (the pink one) and she wears it all the time.

Just... wow. Your post was absolutely heartfelt, good sir. If you want to join my pity party so we can vent to one another, please do so.

 

[Squinish]

I'm about to cry, I'm so sorry that happened and I hope you can get her back ;-;

Oh my goodness, this nearly brought me to tears! Whenever I find an old villagers’ clothes in my recycling bin, no matter who they are, I get insanely sad and uncomfortable. I found Fuchsia and Punchy’s shirts I gave them in the bin, which especially tore at my heart strings. I keep these items in my closet and never touch them again because it makes me sad every time. In my most recent situation, Eloise left behind the crappier of the clothing I gave her. That was a slight relief.

Your love for Tangy reminds me of Maddie, who is my peppy in New Horizons. I can’t think of letting her go without feeling awful since we’ve bonded, too. I gave her a cheer-leading dress, too (the pink one) and she wears it all the time.

Just... wow. Your post was absolutely heartfelt, good sir. If you want to join my pity party so we can vent to one another, please do so.

Thank you. Sorry, didn't mean to make you sad. Though this is a far better response then that of the other forum I post on. When I posted it. All I got was hate for letting Tangy go for ACNH Fan Boy (they used a different f word). Which I am use to. I know how to deal with trolls. It is great to get nice replies back though.

I am not sad about it anymore. In fact I look at it in a positive light. When she comes back (and she will come back). I will get her actual home, not the one I made her move into. She was the first villager I invited to my island. She was on the first rare island I went to. So she got the crappy furniture I kinda forced her with.

It also let me do something kinda creative. By making the shrine. I needed to do something with that hill I made. Now it's not so empty.

Even funnier and perfectly timed. Marina asked to leave the day after Raymond arrived. I was a little mad at her but I found a post for Marshal. I quickly sent her packing and got Marshal. This completed another goal.

Some think there is destiny and other think it's all chance. I don't know about either of those. All I know is you can't look back at the things you might have had. Just look at the things you have and find joy in the actions that lead to you them.

 

[Chungus]

Thank you. Sorry, didn't mean to make you sad. Though this is a far better response then that of the other forum I post on. When I posted it. All I got was hate for letting Tangy go for ACNH Fan Boy (they used a different f word). Which I am use to. I know how to deal with trolls. It is great to get nice replies back though.

I am not sad about it anymore. In fact I look at it in a positive light. When she comes back (and she will come back). I will get her actual home, not the one I made her move into. She was the first villager I invited to my island. She was on the first rare island I went to. So she got the crappy furniture I kinda forced her with.

It also let me do something kinda creative. By making the shrine. I needed to do something with that hill I made. Now it's not so empty.

Even funnier and perfectly timed. Marina asked to leave the day after Raymond arrived. I was a little mad at her but I found a post for Marshal. I quickly sent her packing and got Marshal. This completed another goal.

Some think there is destiny and other think it's all chance. I don't know about either of those. All I know is you can't look back at the things you might have had. Just look at the things you have and find joy in the actions that lead to you them.

First of all, that was so uncalled for of those trolls. I’m sure they just never experienced villager regret or even had a single meaningful friendship in Animal Crossing. Plus what’s the point of berating someone when the villager was already gone? Unfathomable.

I’m glad you are looking at this positively! I agree, having Tangy’s proper house might make all this pain very worthwhile. I love my boy, Kevin, but his house is rancid (he was my starting jock). When you put it all that way, you’re right — what happens today wouldn’t be possible if not for the things that happened yesterday.

Man, I need to take a leaf out of your book while I still mourn Eloise. Do you have any other tips that helped you get to the point of acceptance and inspiration where you’re at now? I’m personally worried about how to go about building a new friendship with Purrl, Eloise’s replacement.

 

[Squinish]

First of all, that was so uncalled for of those trolls. I’m sure they just never experienced villager regret or even had a single meaningful friendship in Animal Crossing. Plus what’s the point of berating someone when the villager was already gone? Unfathomable.

I’m glad you are looking at this positively! I agree, having Tangy’s proper house might make all this pain very worthwhile. I love my boy, Kevin, but his house is rancid (he was my starting jock). When you put it all that way, you’re right — what happens today wouldn’t be possible if not for the things that happened yesterday.

Man, I need to take a leaf out of your book while I still mourn Eloise. Do you have any other tips that helped you get to the point of acceptance and inspiration where you’re at now? I’m personally worried about how to go about building a new friendship with Purrl, Eloise’s replacement.

Some people want to just watch the world burn. Then there are some people who just want to sh*# on it. ;P

Oh Sheldon was my starting Jock and Pashmina was my sisterly. Sheldon was never going to be permanent, but he was little buff bud. Always out to flex on the world. The day came when he asked to leave and it felt like it was time to start searching for the dream list. It was sad to. I really liked him but my list of favorite villagers is 63 names long. So it's hard to have them all on your island.

Make a shrine like I did. Be creative. It helps if you have their picture but if not. Try to find it. Makes it better. If not, that does not matter. What matters is to look goodbyes as not an ending but a beginning. We are all walking down a path in life. At times we walk it with others. In the end all paths split and break off from each other. We may meet again and walk the same path or never again. We just have to keep walking and smile at the next person to walk our path with us. I smiled at Raymond and ask him what's happening today. He smiled back and said it's paradise here on Trinity. Ya it is. Even during the times it feels a little like hell. ;P

 

[Chungus]

Some people want to just watch the world burn. Then there are some people who just want to sh*# on it. ;P

Oh Sheldon was my starting Jock and Pashmina was my sisterly. Sheldon was never going to be permanent, but he was little buff bud. Always out to flex on the world. The day came when he asked to leave and it felt like it was time to start searching for the dream list. It was sad to. I really liked him but my list of favorite villagers is 63 names long. So it's hard to have them all on your island.

Make a shrine like I did. Be creative. It helps if you have their picture but if not. Try to find it. Makes it better. If not, that does not matter. What matters is to look goodbyes as not an ending but a beginning. We are all walking down a path in life. At times we walk it with others. In the end all paths split and break off from each other. We may meet again and walk the same path or never again. We just have to keep walking and smile at the next person to walk our path with us. I smiled at Raymond and ask him what's happening today. He smiled back and said it's paradise here on Trinity. Ya it is. Even during the times it feels a little like hell. ;P

Sheldon!! He’s a cutie for sure. My friend wants him, too! But I agree that we can’t have them all. Every time I am tempted to move in a villager from New Leaf into New Horizons, I have to remind myself that New Horizons is a new adventure and I don’t need all of my New Leaf friends beside me to have a good time. By the way, Pashmina is super cute, too.

Ah, I don’t know how easy or difficult it is to obtain villager pictures. I have them in New Leaf but I’ve yet to encounter them in New Horizons. I have my villager posters, at least! I could make a cute little room on Phototopia with Eloise and scan her in and pose her and everything. And, of course, stick a poster in a room if I’m feeling it.

That connection you made to Raymond and his way of calling his village a paradise... It was simply beautiful. You have a way with words and I am very thankful that you shared them with me! I will do my best to remind myself of the same when I get sad.

 

[Manon_Despoina]

I have regretted letting Harry and Sprinkle move out! I did not even get their posters before I let them go, because I only discovered the poster thing afterward... One day, I want a room with the posters/pictures of the villagers I let move out.. so now I will have to go, find and buy those

 

[Squinish]

Ah, I don’t know how easy or difficult it is to obtain villager pictures. I have them in New Leaf but I’ve yet to encounter them in New Horizons. I have my villager posters, at least! I could make a cute little room on Phototopia with Eloise and scan her in and pose her and everything. And, of course, stick a poster in a room if I’m feeling it.

Do you know how to get Framed Photos from villagers. It's easy, just takes about 30-? days to get it. It's all about friendship points. If you do then I suggest you learn how to make Iron Wall Lamp. It's the best item to give them that won't affect how there house looks. Wall mounted items don't show up in their homes. It does cost you iron and clay but not to expensive. Unless you are doing every villager at the same time. ;P

I have regretted letting Harry and Sprinkle move out! I did not even get their posters before I let them go, because I only discovered the poster thing afterward... One day, I want a room with the posters/pictures of the villagers I let move out.. so now I will have to go, find and buy those

Tell me about it. I let Sheldon leave with out getting his photo. I know about the photo island. I though I had already gotten it, but guess I did not summon him over to the island when I did my Amiibo Cards.

 

[Shyria]

I do experience it and probably will every time! I take this game too seriously haha

I recently managed to get all my houses filled up with villagers I like, so now my goal is to get everyone's photo then let most of them move out when they ask so I can meet new villagers.

Stella was the first to go (I actually didn't even manage to get her photo, and that is real regret right here) and I quit without saving 3 times when talking to her about moving because I couldn't make up my mind! The day she moved I actually felt a little sad...

But making sure I find them a new island to move to (no void for my babies) and getting their photo (well, poster in Stella's case...) before they actually move out makes it a little bit better.

 

[Underneath The Stars]

i regret letting shari go before getting her picture and the special reaction

 

[seularin]

katt!! i was getting bored of seeing her everyday (her being my starter, also having her boring starter house), and her letters cluttering my mailbox. i felt soso happy when she finally pinged to move out—no regrets; then a week later i started missing her? i was confused because—“rin, u‘ve wanted her to ping since 4ever wyd”. i finally opened her letters today and when i tell you i teared up, i cried.

 

[Chungus]

Do you know how to get Framed Photos from villagers. It's easy, just takes about 30-? days to get it. It's all about friendship points. If you do then I suggest you learn how to make Iron Wall Lamp. It's the best item to give them that won't affect how there house looks. Wall mounted items don't show up in their homes. It does cost you iron and clay but not to expensive. Unless you are doing every villager at the same time. ;P

Ah, so I should give each villager an iron wall lamp every day until they give me their picture? Or do I reset before the conversation finishes and keep gifting them it until they decide to give their photo?

But making sure I find them a new island to move to (no void for my babies) and getting their photo (well, poster in Stella's case...) before they actually move out makes it a little bit better.

I, too, take this game way, way too seriously. Sadly, I had to make room for a villager trade so my poor baby Eloise was voided! How do I reconcile that? By going back to this thread and reading everyone’s words of encouragement.

katt!! i was getting bored of seeing her everyday (her being my starter, also having her boring starter house), and her letters cluttering my mailbox. i felt soso happy when she finally pinged to move out—no regrets; then a week later i started missing her? i was confused because—“rin, u‘ve wanted her to ping since 4ever wyd”. i finally opened her letters today and when i tell you i teared up, i cried.

That was me! I almost lost it reading Eloise’s letters she sent me before she asked to leave — but I only read after she left. I’ll share them with you guys here:

 

[Shyria]

Ah, so I should give each villager an iron wall lamp every day until they give me their picture? Or do I reset before the conversation finishes and keep gifting them it until they decide to give their photo?

Yes you gift it to them everyday! They don't hang it up in their house do it doesn't mess up the interior, and as it's a crafter item that sells well it gives you lots of points!

 

[Bulbamander]

Yes! I had Daisy living on my island in the early days. I was kicking her out with an amiibo because I had too many normals on my island. When I went to go to the campsite she was sat outside the tent reading a book. I felt so guilty one day I will get her back.

 

[Squinish]

Ah, so I should give each villager an iron wall lamp every day until they give me their picture? Or do I reset before the conversation finishes and keep gifting them it until they decide to give their photo?

Ok so watch this video about how to get the most points per day. It will help. Don't forget wrapping paper. ;P

 

[neoqueenserenity]

Felt really bad about letting Gigi leave as she was one of my first villagers in City Folk too ;-; ironically, she moved into my mom's town! And she remembered me! My mom loves her so I feel a lil better about letting her go.