Do you ever feel villager regret?

[Chungus]

Update: Eloise, the villager in question in my first post, moved from my void to my friend’s! That’s right — Eloise is alive and well and will be living on my friend’s island for a bit! I know she’s going to ultimately be voided again, but I’m so happy to now have the chance to see her again and tell her how much I adore her. ❤

I’ll update the thread with a picture of the reunion!

Now, however, I’m left wondering where my other BFF is. Huck, where are you? I hope he’s still in my void or otherwise on an island where he is loved and cherished.

Edit: It’s us in front of her new house in the lovely town of Nedville!​

 

[thischarmingboi]

I've more-so felt regret when getting a villager honestly. I thought Claudia looked unique and pretty interesting when I saw her on an island which, combined with her being snooty, made me think I would love having her on my island but she has been so underwhelming. I come close to forgetting I have her a lot of the time, she just hangs in the background and doesn't do much.

 

[Darcy94x]

Yup I had this with gonzo and I vow to get him back one day! I was silly and gifted all my villagers bugs and felt I ruined their houses! But I also feel it gives me something to work towards! I was always told ‘never regret anything because at that time it was what you wanted’ go get em back everyone <33

 

[0019293893]

At first I had regret about letting Diana go because I traded her for Witney from the campsite but... I no longer regret it she is best girl

 

[Opal]

Yes, Charlise. I'm conflicted now about if i should get her back as my uchi or amiibo fuchsia in.

 

[IronDefender]

Kinda felt bad letting Naomi go, she was actually really cool and had a lovely house but she didn't suit my island aesthetic. A week earlier I was villager hunting and found Celia but really wanted Midge and it was even harder because they have the same personality type (Normal) in the end I didn't take her (Celia) and I felt this big pang of guilt hit me and I'm still really not over it

 

[fluttershy300]

Cherry, funny enough I wanted to move in Judy and she was the first to ask. She asked multiple times if she could move out before so I just said “forget it”. I miss her.

 

[AppleBitterCrumble]

I had to pass up on Stitches and Julian bc they wouldn't fit with my tropical theme ;_;

 

[Jhine7]

Not yet, but I could feel bad letting Zucker go eventually. But he doesn't have his nice house and I have his photo.

 

[JunoHorizon]

I let Nan go because of basic starter house and miss having her around. Never got her photo though so I have a good excuse to bring her back if I find her.

 

[rezberri]

i imagine i will once my villagers start moving out. even tho i want to get their pictures, that never is enough sometimes. but i think getting other villagers and seeing how they are will let me appreciate any attachment i had to previous ones. even tho i dont rly support ppl who sell fake amiibo cards, they're filling a need that Nintendo won't and im not opposed to buying some to return my dear friends to my island.

 

[Samashy]

I let Kyle go because I needed 0 smugs so I can get Raymond through the Campsite method. This may sound silly but since everyone has the same dialogue I never talked to him because I didn't want to spoil the smug dialogue;; I've seen my dreamies in his house, and when he was sick I would give him the medicine, I made him sing K.K. Lullaby and shipped him with Fauna xD. Plus I really loved his interior, he gave off Luka from Miraculous vibes. I oddly felt sad when I let him go. It sounds like we spent a lot of time together but I was ignoring him most of the time. I kicked him out with a random cranky villager in the campsite and gave him away to someone who would want him. I actually started to tear up, I didn't expect I'd feel sad. When he said he wouldn't forget our time together and for being his friend it really hit;;
I'm looking for him again now since I want him back, but I'm doing so in New Leaf.

 

[Chungus]

You guys are hitting close to home. Either we fear we won’t like the first villager’s replacement as much as the first, or we regret not spending enough time with the villagers we lose. In the end though, all things shall pass — either we will move on from the original villager, or we know for sure how dedicated we are to the original that we get them back. ❤

By the way, I discovered something positive about Eloise living on another island! My friend sent me a photo of her still wearing the same sari I gifted her way back when.

 

[CourtLulu]

I wouldn't necessarily say regret for them leaving as much as I regret why. When I first started I was so obsessed with getting "popular" villagers I kicked out ones I liked that were "ugly", and now that doesn't matter to me at all now. I think at some point you need to let them go, but.... I needed more time with Canberra She took such good care of me and I switched her for Ankha who I felt pretty neutral for. I hope I find her again some day!

 

[junebuggy.99]

I feel lucky enough to say that I haven't had any regrets with moving villagers out, although there were a few I had to let go that were very difficult for me to do (Olaf and Piper).

Although I have a feeling that soon enough I'm gonna want a new villager in my town and I'll have to let one of my current ones go :,,,,(

 

[MayorJuan]

the things they tell you as soon as you let them leave such as "i'll never forget you" or "you were such a great friend" it makes me more sad rather than regretful. lol.

 

[Tiger513]

The only villager I regret letting go so far is Peck. He was one of my starters, so he had an awful house, but he was such a cute little bird!

 

[basicbobagirl1130]

Darn, I felt villager regret when I kicked out Sly in my island. He was gonna go in the long run, but I kicked him out more early to hold a spot for a villager. I gave Sly a royal crown (biggest mistake ever, only wore it once) and was one of my favorite starter villagers! Over time, I started to not like him as much, and kicked him out. I wish I got his framed photo before he left!

 

[Barney]

Nope!

The only villager who's left our island is Marshal, and we're fine with it.

My three year old son who plays a bit with me each day got obsessed with Octavian after I showed him a picture of him online, so I tracked down his amiibo and pretended that he'd just shown up in the campsite.

I explained to my son that for him to move in, someone had to leave and he instantly said 'Marshal', which I wasn't surprised by - neither of us really warmed to him. Being a three year old though, I expected him to change his mind, so I gave him a good week or so to change his answer before we did the final move...and every time he said 'Marshal'. I even ran through all the other villagers to see how he'd feel if they left and he always said 'no, I love them'! He thought Marshal was moody, though.

Seeing how excited he was to have Octavian moving in meant there was no regret whatsoever for me.

We're set on our ten villagers now though - I don't want to risk it again!

 

[Cafehrenbach]

I got rid of renée I knew I wanted to but I still felt awful doing it and now I miss her and Nintendo needs to make and update where your old villagers visit you